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Dave Hobson

@seedsnipe.bsky.social

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Birder and Photographer based in Hornsea East Yorkshire with the odd trip to some amazing countries.

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Dave Hobson @seedsnipe.bsky.social · 17h

Western Paroti doing a mesmerising out of this world dance for the nearby female.
In my 45 years as a birder this tops everything I have seen.
The male did the "full" dance on four occasions in the two hours we were there.
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Dave Hobson @seedsnipe.bsky.social · 1d

Blyth's Hornbill a beast of a bird, several seen on most days throughout West Papua.

Dave Hobson @seedsnipe.bsky.social · 3d

Common Paradise-Kingfisher
one of ten species of Kingfisher recorded in West
Papua Sept 2025
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Dave Hobson @seedsnipe.bsky.social · 4d

Male Magnificent Riflebird, we only had a limited amount of time with this stunner as the mother of rain storms descended upon us.
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Dave Hobson @seedsnipe.bsky.social · 5d

One of the first Birds of Paradise we saw in West Papua was the Twelve Wired BOP

Dave Hobson @seedsnipe.bsky.social · 6d

Male Great Frigatebird Jakarta Bay Sept 25 with Wise Birding.

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Dave Hobson @seedsnipe.bsky.social · Aug 26

Picked up these seven Glossy Ibis as they drifted down from Flamborough this evening along the seafront then did a left turn and flew onto the mere.

Dave Hobson @seedsnipe.bsky.social · Jul 27

Found 2nd Lesser
Emperor today at Hornsea two weeks after finding the first, well pleased.

Dave Hobson @seedsnipe.bsky.social · Jul 7

Hornsea seawatch this evening produced ad Pom north, 3 A Skua, 51 Manx,
and 34 L Gull being the highlights.

Dave Hobson @seedsnipe.bsky.social · Jul 7

Three hour sea watch at Hornsea this morning.
C Scoter 85n 51s
Teal 4n
Gannet 216n 70s
Fulmer 1n
Manx 4n
Med Gull 3n
L Gull 6n 1s
Curlew 1n
Whimbrel 2n
A Tern 1n
C Tern5n 1s
S Tern 6n 10s
Puffin 1n 2s
Auk sp 50n 1869s

Dave Hobson @seedsnipe.bsky.social · Jul 6

An obliging 2cy Caspian at Hornsea yesterday.

Dave Hobson @seedsnipe.bsky.social · Jul 1

Two hour sea watch at Hornsea this morning saw
Manx 2n 11s
Scoter 89n 139s
Teal 13n 25s
L Gull 9n
Puffin 1s
Gannet 80n 55s
S Tern 5n 11s

Dave Hobson @seedsnipe.bsky.social · Jun 30

Well pleased to find a
Lesser Emperor at Hornsea mere this morning, the sites first.

Dave Hobson @seedsnipe.bsky.social · May 13

The Great reed Warbler at Hornsea mere today only gave its self up when a boat was hired!

Dave Hobson @seedsnipe.bsky.social · Apr 16

Drake Lesser Scaup this morning at Hornsea mere.

Dave Hobson @seedsnipe.bsky.social · Apr 14

Nice!

Dave Hobson @seedsnipe.bsky.social · Apr 9

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Have a great trip Dale.

Dave Hobson @seedsnipe.bsky.social · Mar 24

Very nice to see this half mile from home on the cliff top, Hornsea. A very heavy crop with an annoying heat haze.

Dave Hobson @seedsnipe.bsky.social · Feb 28

Agree Andrew, pre-capture on the R5ii seems to work well.

Dave Hobson @seedsnipe.bsky.social · Feb 25

A productive walk along the local river today produced drake Smew, three Goosander, five Great Egrets, ten Buzzard and three Red Kites.