Gary Watton
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Birder / Photographer
BOU life list 366
Often out with my wife Fiona and meeting many other birders on our travels. You may know us as the deaf couple 😊
BOU life list 366
Often out with my wife Fiona and meeting many other birders on our travels. You may know us as the deaf couple 😊
Hume's Leaf Warbler this morning at Marston Vale Forest Park in Bedfordshire. Had several good views but tricky to get the camera focused on this very mobile bird.
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November 23, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Hume's Leaf Warbler this morning at Marston Vale Forest Park in Bedfordshire. Had several good views but tricky to get the camera focused on this very mobile bird.
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Finally got round to see the Boat Tailed Grackle today at Holbury, Hants. That journey it had on a ship across the Atlantic - if only it could tell us the full story it would be amazing I'm sure. Thanks to Sue Knight for letting us in her garden.
November 16, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Finally got round to see the Boat Tailed Grackle today at Holbury, Hants. That journey it had on a ship across the Atlantic - if only it could tell us the full story it would be amazing I'm sure. Thanks to Sue Knight for letting us in her garden.
Isabelline / Red-tailed Shrike at Woods Mill, West Sussex this afternoon. It was always distant but good to see! @rarebirdalertuk.bsky.social
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October 26, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Isabelline / Red-tailed Shrike at Woods Mill, West Sussex this afternoon. It was always distant but good to see! @rarebirdalertuk.bsky.social
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Two Spotted Redshanks in the foreground, picture taken from the Rushy Hide at WWT Slimbridge. It was a great afternoon in spite of the blusteryconditions. @slimbridge-wild.bsky.social
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October 25, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Two Spotted Redshanks in the foreground, picture taken from the Rushy Hide at WWT Slimbridge. It was a great afternoon in spite of the blusteryconditions. @slimbridge-wild.bsky.social
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Temminck's Stint from the Rushy Hide at WWT Slimbridge
this afternoon. Saw it for ten mins before it flew away. @slimbridge-wild.bsky.social
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this afternoon. Saw it for ten mins before it flew away. @slimbridge-wild.bsky.social
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October 25, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Temminck's Stint from the Rushy Hide at WWT Slimbridge
this afternoon. Saw it for ten mins before it flew away. @slimbridge-wild.bsky.social
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this afternoon. Saw it for ten mins before it flew away. @slimbridge-wild.bsky.social
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Bittern from the Zeiss Hide at WWT Slimbridge
this afternoon, one of 2 birds seen. @slimbridge-wild.bsky.social
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this afternoon, one of 2 birds seen. @slimbridge-wild.bsky.social
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October 25, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Bittern from the Zeiss Hide at WWT Slimbridge
this afternoon, one of 2 birds seen. @slimbridge-wild.bsky.social
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this afternoon, one of 2 birds seen. @slimbridge-wild.bsky.social
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Dusky Warbler at Walsey Hills NOR yesterday morning. Showed well a few times before it disappeared! Nice to meet @shaunevans.bsky.social
Went on to see the Pallas Warbler at Sidestrand which showed well too.
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Went on to see the Pallas Warbler at Sidestrand which showed well too.
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October 20, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Dusky Warbler at Walsey Hills NOR yesterday morning. Showed well a few times before it disappeared! Nice to meet @shaunevans.bsky.social
Went on to see the Pallas Warbler at Sidestrand which showed well too.
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Went on to see the Pallas Warbler at Sidestrand which showed well too.
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Tuesday morning saw me dipping the Radde's Warbler at Reculver but walking back to the car I was delighted to find this Yellow Browed Warbler in a small flock of tits. Also saw another one a couple of miles away!
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October 16, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Tuesday morning saw me dipping the Radde's Warbler at Reculver but walking back to the car I was delighted to find this Yellow Browed Warbler in a small flock of tits. Also saw another one a couple of miles away!
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Rather than post the usual shots of the Rutland Baird's Sandpiper I thought I'd offer up some alternative angles of what must be currently the most photographed bird in the UK.
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October 12, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Rather than post the usual shots of the Rutland Baird's Sandpiper I thought I'd offer up some alternative angles of what must be currently the most photographed bird in the UK.
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After seeing the Rutland celebrity yesterday we decided to re visit the Greater Short-toed Lark at Snettisham as I wanted better pictures now the weather has improved. It didn't disappoint.
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October 12, 2025 at 12:29 PM
After seeing the Rutland celebrity yesterday we decided to re visit the Greater Short-toed Lark at Snettisham as I wanted better pictures now the weather has improved. It didn't disappoint.
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Brown Shrike at St Davids, Pembrokeshire this morning. At first we saw it by the road with other birders but it disappeared, so I followed a footpath to the east and found it again.
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October 10, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Brown Shrike at St Davids, Pembrokeshire this morning. At first we saw it by the road with other birders but it disappeared, so I followed a footpath to the east and found it again.
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Greater Short-toed Lark this afternoon at Snettisham Beach, Norfolk. It was very windy and the bird was on the beach path which had long grasses on one side sheltering it. Life ✅️ no. 363
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October 5, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Greater Short-toed Lark this afternoon at Snettisham Beach, Norfolk. It was very windy and the bird was on the beach path which had long grasses on one side sheltering it. Life ✅️ no. 363
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Went to see the Turkestan Shrike at Dunwich Heath, Suffolk yesterday. Waited nearly three hours before it left a small copse with thick shrub onto the heathland by the cliff. The wind, rain and poor light made taking pictures tricky. Happy to get a life ✅️
October 4, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Went to see the Turkestan Shrike at Dunwich Heath, Suffolk yesterday. Waited nearly three hours before it left a small copse with thick shrub onto the heathland by the cliff. The wind, rain and poor light made taking pictures tricky. Happy to get a life ✅️
Pied Flycatcher. Saw good displays and singing from the males against a back drop of fresh Forest of Dean greenery on Sunday. A most enjoyable few hours at one with nature.
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April 29, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Pied Flycatcher. Saw good displays and singing from the males against a back drop of fresh Forest of Dean greenery on Sunday. A most enjoyable few hours at one with nature.
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Nightingales are showing well at the moment in West Sussex as this one did on Saturday. Saw at least four as well as two Cuckoos. At Pulborough Brooks.
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April 29, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Nightingales are showing well at the moment in West Sussex as this one did on Saturday. Saw at least four as well as two Cuckoos. At Pulborough Brooks.
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Grasshopper Warbler at Pinkhill, Farmoor very early this morning. Being deaf we found it difficult to find the two birds we saw as we had the place to ourselves and can't locate by sound!
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April 18, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Grasshopper Warbler at Pinkhill, Farmoor very early this morning. Being deaf we found it difficult to find the two birds we saw as we had the place to ourselves and can't locate by sound!
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We saw three White Billed Divers on Saturday afternoon from a boat within a mile of Portsoy. They were constantly diving and it was nigh on impossible to get close views despite the skipper trying. Hence record shots. @rspbscotland.bsky.social
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April 18, 2025 at 7:21 PM
We saw three White Billed Divers on Saturday afternoon from a boat within a mile of Portsoy. They were constantly diving and it was nigh on impossible to get close views despite the skipper trying. Hence record shots. @rspbscotland.bsky.social
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At the Boat of Garten Woods we came across a small flock of these Crossbills by a glade near the known cross tracks. They kept us entertained for a good while, even dropping down to drink from the small puddles.
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April 18, 2025 at 7:18 PM
At the Boat of Garten Woods we came across a small flock of these Crossbills by a glade near the known cross tracks. They kept us entertained for a good while, even dropping down to drink from the small puddles.
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Subalpine Warbler at Weymouth yesterday. Tricky photography conditions with the sun behind the bird and twigs making focusing difficult. Best of hundreds of photos!
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April 8, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Subalpine Warbler at Weymouth yesterday. Tricky photography conditions with the sun behind the bird and twigs making focusing difficult. Best of hundreds of photos!
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Good size comparison between Dunlin and Least Sandpiper.
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6th April 2025
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RSPB Medmerry Stilt Pool.
6th April 2025
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April 8, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Good size comparison between Dunlin and Least Sandpiper.
RSPB Medmerry Stilt Pool.
6th April 2025
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RSPB Medmerry Stilt Pool.
6th April 2025
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Amazing how many aquatic larvae this Dipper can hold in its bill. I took this picture from the Steps Bridge at Dunsford Nature Reserve in Devon. Tried looking for more during an evening walk upstream but sadly too many dogs swimming even though notices say must be on a lead.
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April 8, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Spotted this beautiful male Yellowhammer by the RSPB Medmerry car park just before going down to the Stilt Pool to see the Least Sandpiper.
4th April 2025
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April 8, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Spotted this beautiful male Yellowhammer by the RSPB Medmerry car park just before going down to the Stilt Pool to see the Least Sandpiper.
4th April 2025
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This is just one of about forty Red Kites feeding on worms in a Berkshire field being ploughed. It was a spectacular experience watching them from behind a fallen tree.
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April 8, 2025 at 7:32 PM
This is just one of about forty Red Kites feeding on worms in a Berkshire field being ploughed. It was a spectacular experience watching them from behind a fallen tree.
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Nice to see the Little Ringed Plovers returning to a local country park only 5 mins from our home in Hampshire ❤️
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April 3, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Nice to see the Little Ringed Plovers returning to a local country park only 5 mins from our home in Hampshire ❤️
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Serin at Restharrow Scrape, Sandwich Bay on Friday morning (7th March). Perched in the small tree by the first hide soaking up the emerging sunlight early morning.
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March 9, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Serin at Restharrow Scrape, Sandwich Bay on Friday morning (7th March). Perched in the small tree by the first hide soaking up the emerging sunlight early morning.
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