Andy Hood

'What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen Swallow!?'

[Andy Hood @andyhood75]

Happy Centenary you marvelous legend 🎉🎉🎉 #SirDavidAttenborough

[Andy Hood @andyhood75]

Black-throated Diver giving point blank views here at Flamboro yesterday. A crazy record on a very small pond...!!

[SBBOT @Sandwichbirdobs]

Not quite the Spring migrant we were expecting. The ringing team alerted us to some serious SBBOT patch gold, our first Marsh Tit in 30 years!

[Holly Grogan @hollygroganart]

Puffin Portrait. Coloured pencils & PanPastels on Pastelmat

[Andy Hood @andyhood75]

@lizardschwartz Their even better up close...

[Andy Hood @andyhood75]

@CCfunkandsoul @realrobgrant RIP Rob 😢😢

[Irish Coast Guard @IrishCoastGuard]

Valentia MRSC coordinated a rescue after a fishing vessel ran aground at Dingle Harbour, Co. Kerry. Coast Guard helicopter Rescue 115 winched 14 people to safety, with the support of Rescue 120F, RNLI lifeboat & Dingle Coast Guard. 👏 Huge thanks to all units involved.

[Andy Hood @andyhood75]

Smart Eastern Black Redstart
in St Mary's churchyard, Scarborough today. @nybirdnews @RareBirdAlertUK @BirdwatchExtra @BirdGuides @BirdWatchingMag

[Andy Hood @andyhood75]

One of two Dusky Warblers at South Landing, Flamboro today @RareBirdAlertUK @Britnatureguide @BirdGuides #BirdsSeenIn2025

[Falcon @FlconEYES]

Inside NOAA mission to #Melissa today.
#AvGeek #ADSB #planespotting #27Oct

[North Ronaldsay Bird Observatory @NRonBirdObs]

Not the phone call we were expecting from Rob at the nets this morning. 1cy male Siberian Rubythroat trapped at Holland!

[Andy Hood @andyhood75]

Black-faced Bunting along Spurn Peninsula, Just south of the breach this afternoon. ✔️💪💪 @spurnbirdobs

[Andy Hood @andyhood75]

Absolute scenes at @Bempton_Cliffs late on Wednesday afternoon as the @tophilllow White-throated Needletail was relocated there. At times inches over our heads🤯🤯💥💥 @BirdWatchingMag @BirdwatchExtra @Britnatureguide

[Allan Conlin @AllanConlin]

WOW!! Mourning Dove on St Agnes today . Finally gave itself up after three days of looking ..💥💥💥 Well done Kieth Pellow on his great find #Scillymagic aaaaand relax 😆

[RareBirdAlertUK @RareBirdAlertUK]

'Rocket Bird' Thrills Birders in East Yorkshire

The White-throated Needletail – famed for its speed and rarity – has been recorded on the British mainland for the first time since 1991.

https://t.co/43MTGDU9gI

[Andy Hood @andyhood75]

@dg_aitken @FlamboroughBird @Bempton_Cliffs

[Andy Hood @andyhood75]

@lizardschwartz They'll be even more ill if it doesn't reappear 😉😉

[Jo Hood @Jo_birding]

Absolutely mental! White-throated Needletail! Phone video! @FlamboroughBird

[Andy Hood @andyhood75]

@01000011S Not half Cliff. An absolute stonker of a bird!!

[Andy Hood @andyhood75]

Ohh lawd!!!
White-throated Needletail showing a bit well at @Bempton_Cliffs at the moment @RareBirdAlertUK @BirdGuides

[Andy Hood @andyhood75]

@SteveOnHilbre @Bempton_Cliffs @RareBirdAlertUK @BirdGuides Thanks Steve 👍👍😁