Jeff Hazell

I'D RATHER BE BIRDING, even if I have been doing so since the mid-1950's.
Ex ringer (in the 70's) and helped build an inland heligoland trap in Middx.

[Jeff Hazell @levelsbirder]

@AndrewKirby18 @SomersetWT @AvalonMarshes @_BTO Very Nice! 😊

[Andrew Kirby @AndrewKirby18]

Female Bittern at Catcott Lows this afternoon and a pair of Cranes flying around.
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@AvalonMarshes
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[Jeff Hazell @levelsbirder]

@AndrewKirby18 @SomersetWT @AvalonMarshes @_BTO Great video-clip Andy, looks like toad-in-the-hole was on the menu 😉

[Andrew Kirby @AndrewKirby18]

lunch time at Catcott Lows for me and a Cattle Egret yesterday. Mine was nice and the Cattle Egret probably thought his was nice. It promptly got heartburn. I did watching it.
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@AvalonMarshes
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[Paul Coombes 📷 @paulcoombes844]

Nightjar 🐦
spotted this male roosting alongside some clear fell, his lady already has chicks 🐥 🐥
Estimated 🥚 laying around 11 / 12 May .. very early for up in the midlands 🤔
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@MylesRadford @paulasykes1971
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Nottinghamshire
31 May 2026

[Oliver C Wright @OW_Photography]

As a macro photographer a female wolf spider with her spider babies on her back is ‘one’ the best UK macro pics to get IMHO.

Yesterday I found my 1st of the year! Unfortunately not so many babies but it’s a start 🙂

I’ve 8 females round the pond with eggs so hopefully more soon

[Pat Collins @PatCollins_UK]

Very aggressive looking Peregrine seen in Yeovil today, I think this is probably the female. @somersetbirds @SomersetWT @yeovpereg

[Jeff Hazell @levelsbirder]

Consider myself lucky to have seen 101 species of Hummingbird after visiting Canada, Trinidad & Tobago, Venezuela, SE Brazil, Panama and Ecuador. Here's a few: Booted Racket-tail, Golden-tailed Saphire, Violet-tailed Sylph and White-bellied Woodstar.

[jeremy mcc @jeremymcclemen1]

Very close flyby from a beautiful female Barn owl taking food back to her young. @BBCSpringwatch @BirdGuides @DorsetBirdClub @WildlifeMag @thetimes

[Heather England @Heather24623189]

Fabulous Male Emperor Dragonfly.. Sat low on a bramble stem its Blue abdomen gleamed like a jewel.. Not the best camouflage against its predators!!. @BDSdragonflies

[alan lewis wildlife stuff @LewisStuff]

Golden-winged Sunbird at the Dragon's Teeth, Aberdares, Kenya - this stormer is one of the best birds in Kenya and this male stayed for a few seconds allowing some great views:

[Jeff Hazell @levelsbirder]

Something I've not seen before in 50+ yrs of birding: So VERY CUTE, a Mute Swan carrying her cygnets on her back. For a short video click on the YouTube link below.
On YouTube because its in 1080p - only 720p on 'X'
https://t.co/l6GLNlaJ7G

[Jeff Hazell @levelsbirder]

@GriffinWildlife @naturetrektours Excellent!! Chris.

[Chris Griffin @GriffinWildlife]

A great final species to see on the pre-tour extension was a pair of Caspian Plover... Highly sought after over here in Kazakhstan but not seen in Astana since 2018, so a huge slice of luck! @naturetrektours

[Jeff Hazell @levelsbirder]

@SomersetBirder A Beauty, Marc. BTW its common name is Emperor Dragonfly (Anax imperator)

[Marc Hunt @SomersetBirder]

Blue Emperor Dragonfly at Shapwick Heath NNR, in Somerset 😍

[Jeff Hazell @levelsbirder]

@rivers_disguise @alanashman5 @RSPBHamWall @berrowbirder That's good Tara, happy for you 🩷 We're suffering in old age. Kay had compression fracture of her spine, March '25. The vertebra heals in broken postion, now lots of back ache. All my teeth except 3 broke off at the gum over 6wks, while brushing! Looking to be Grt GP's in July😊

[Jeff Hazell @levelsbirder]

Rare drake Blue-winged Teal @RSPBHamWall the 2nd record from here and only the 2nd in Somerset. Video taken looking directly into the very bright low evening sun at 20:15 hrs 29-May. Apparently it is mostly associating with a small group of distant Gadwall.

[Jeff Hazell @levelsbirder]

@rivers_disguise @alanashman5 @RSPBHamWall @berrowbirder Hello Tara, Kay and I were only talking about you when we saw this bird, as we we away visiting famliy and missed your great find! Hope you and yours are well 😊

[Jeff Hazell @levelsbirder]

@JulianThomas19 @RSPBHamWall Thanks Julian, I'd forgotten about the 2 old records up to 1982, and never even new about the Steart record.

[Jeff Hazell @levelsbirder]

@geoffbrookes888 Just Fab!!