Matt Hall

Bristol based birder. Severnside patcher. Record shots from a Nikon P950.

[Matt Hall @matthewjhall95]

@bri66thomp @bristolbirding Very nice! Do you have any more photos of that tern? Shape looks quite Arctic like but see single photo might be misleading

[Matt Hall @matthewjhall95]

@birdphotos007 @reuben_veal1 Thanks! Do you have any open upperwing shots from when it was flapping?

[Matt Hall @matthewjhall95]

@MarkDowie Ahhh gotcha that makes more sense - cheers!

[Matt Hall @matthewjhall95]

@Westburyjayner Thanks so much that's really helpful

[Matt Hall @matthewjhall95]

@JDPhotography24 South African Shelduck! Grey head with white face. Think it's been kicking around for a while

[Matt Hall @matthewjhall95]

@TimJukes4 @slimbridge_wild That's a buff breast for sure - great find!

[Matt Hall @matthewjhall95]

@Nickgoatman Looks good to me! Nice one

[Matt Hall @matthewjhall95]

@oliver_paisey These went NE from Aust Services at around 08:45 yesterday! Didn't quite nail them at the time and forgot about the photos until we saw your post

[Matt Hall @matthewjhall95]

Hawfinch flying west over Dorsington Close, Hatton Park this evening - I think just outside your recording area @Warwick100B?

[Matt Hall @matthewjhall95]

Having gotten my ear in on Scilly, very pleased to join the patch Yellow-browed Warbler club with one calling then eventually seen well at Aust STW. Bonus 2 Hawfinch and a Brambling over Aust Services with 6 Barnacle Goose scoped towards Littleton Warth made for a lovely morning

[Matt Hall @matthewjhall95]

What a week! And not all about the scarcities - whilst having our picnic lunch sat on Pelistry Beach discussing how tropical it looked we were interrupted by this Snow Bunting flying in off and running around our feet. Scilly magic @scillybirds

[Oscar Dewhurst @OscarDewhurst]

End of a great week on Scillies with @matthewjhall95 & @MigrationMatt. No yanks but some nice team finds of ortolan, Richard’s pipit, apparent sib lesser whitethroat & snow bunt, then a bonus red-throated pipit that flew over us at Lands End before the drive home! We’ll be back…

[Matt Hall @matthewjhall95]

Red-throated Pipit south over Land's End carpark with 2 Mipits @BirdGuides @RareBirdAlertUK

[Matt Hall @matthewjhall95]

Brilliant day on Severnside. Goshawk (patch tick thanks to @OscarDewhurst), Dark-bellied Brent, 5 Pintail, Marsh Harrier, Treecreeper (rare here) plus 1st Redwing and Siskin Aust Services/STW. Lesser Yellowlegs, Spotshank, Little Stint and Ruff on Pilning Wetlands @bristolbirding

[Matt Hall @matthewjhall95]

Lesser Yellowlegs on Pilning Wetland (currently on Butts Pool). Been dreaming about finding one on patch since I started birding here! @BirdGuides @RareBirdAlertUK @bristolbirding

[Matt Hall @matthewjhall95]

Not what I expected to see on patch today! Managed to intercept this White-tailed Eagle at Aust Services heading SW. Initially seen at @slimbridge_wild this morning before departing downriver over Sharpness. Seen from Severn Beach after me too. Very exciting! @bristolbirding

[Matt Hall @matthewjhall95]

Brilliant few hours on patch. Black Tern hawking over Pilning Wetland plus Little Stint, Curlew Sandpiper, 3 Ruff, Hobby, 2 Whinchat and 2 Wheatear. 2 Manx Shearwater were off Severn Beach over high tide. Migrating over to the friendlier place at https://t.co/3lYFRDQyuC

[Matt Hall @matthewjhall95]

Birds everywhere today. 7 Whinchat, 5 Pintail, 2 Ruff, Green + 3 Common Sand, Greenshank, 10 Knot, 24 Snipe New Passage/Pilning Wetland. Osprey, 17 Common Tern, 10 Avocet, 3 Whimbrel, Redstart Aust Services/STW. Hirundine movement of 2000+ Swallow, 1200+ House and 25 Sand Martin