Andy Stockhausen
@andy-1963.bsky.social
Bristol-based sports journalist with a passion for birding. Mostly retired now and spending more time on my local Severnside patch, though still prone to twitching on occasion.
Red-footed Falcon still showing well at Aberlady Bay before flying off to roost just after 9pm. 4th Aug 2026. #birdinglothian #birdingscotland #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #birdsseenin2026 #redfootedfalcon #birdguides @rarebirder.bsky.social
WOW!!! A White-throated Sparrow was found on the Isle of May this morning and the blog has the full story: isleofmaynnr.wordpress.com
Like I suspect many Norfolk birders, today I sat on a high spot on my patch to scan for a distant Black Stork-and was overjoyed when I actually saw one! But I didn't expect it to fly towards me and drop out of the sky onto a tiny pool right next to me for few lovely mins, until a jogger flushed it!
Interesting flava Wagtail on Severnside today. No yellow in supercilium, dark malar stripe, broad dark lateral crown stripe, limited yellow on rear flanks/undertail coverts. Candidate for a juvenile Blue-headed Wagtail? Pic: Brian Lancastle #ukbirding #avonbirding
Interesting flava Wagtail on Severnside today. No yellow in supercilium, dark malar stripe, broad dark lateral crown stripe, limited yellow on rear flanks/undertail coverts. Candidate for a juvenile Blue-headed Wagtail? Pic: Brian Lancastle #ukbirding #avonbirding
A return visit to the Long tailed Shrike site early this morning for hopefully better views of this stunning bird. Clearly it’s not going hungry! #ukbirding
The switch to a north east airflow produced a modest fall of passerines on the Severnside patch today. An early start at Aust yielded Whinchat, Garden Warbler, 2 Lsr Whitethroat, 9 Common Whitethroat, 6 Blackcap, 2 Willow Warbler, 8 Chiff, a Yellow Wag and a Whimbrel. Also Clouded Yellow. #ukbirding
Bang average phone-scoped video of today's Glossy Ibis at Herriott's Pool, Chew Valley Lake. You get the picture . . . #ukbirding #avonbirding
Bang average phone-scoped video of today's Glossy Ibis at Herriott's Pool, Chew Valley Lake. You get the picture . . . #ukbirding #avonbirding
Excited to be reading Kenn Kaufman's classic account of Big Year birding in North America. Kingbird Highway kindly loaned by my Severnside patch birding pals Don and @kidphotographer24.bsky.social #ukbirding #birdingbooks
Good start to a new month. Glossy Ibis showing well on Herriott's Pool, Chew Valley Lake this morning. Could this represent the vanguard of another West Country invasion? #ukbirding #avonbirding
With fewer than 500 remaining adult Spoon-billed Sandpipers (see update at bottom of this blog wadertales.wordpress.com/2020/10/22/s...) this is very welcome news! #ornithology
RareBirdAlert@rarebirder.bsky.social · 6d agoMajor boost for migratory shorebirds as UNESCO expands Korean tidal flats site www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/M...
Good start to a new month. Glossy Ibis showing well on Herriott's Pool, Chew Valley Lake this morning. Could this represent the vanguard of another West Country invasion? #ukbirding #avonbirding
BIRDS IN S. GLOUCESTERSHIRE: JULY 31st 🔎 A Glossy Ibis was seen heading north over the estuary from Severn Beach this morning taking the S. Glos 2026 Year List to - 2️⃣1️⃣3️⃣ 😊 It represents the 26th record. www.thebirdsofsouthgloucestershire.co.uk #UKbirding #Southglosbirds
July and August sees the return of large larids to Severnside and an opportunity to find Yellow-legged Gull on patch. I managed to dig out a fresh juvenile and this smart adult (pic by @matthall95.bsky.social) in an early-morning visit to Severn Beach. Now for a Casp . . . #ukbirding #avonbirding
July and August sees the return of large larids to Severnside and an opportunity to find Yellow-legged Gull on patch. I managed to dig out a fresh juvenile and this smart adult (pic by @matthall95.bsky.social) in an early-morning visit to Severn Beach. Now for a Casp . . . #ukbirding #avonbirding
Of course, I was in Cornwall when Severnside's first Bonaparte's Gull was found by @severnsidebirds.bsky.social on Tuesday! Back on patch last night, I was relieved to finally catch up with this nearctic vagrant after an exhaustive 5-hour search. Grip-back! Pic: @matthall95.bsky.social #ukbirding
Of course, I was in Cornwall when Severnside's first Bonaparte's Gull was found by @severnsidebirds.bsky.social on Tuesday! Back on patch last night, I was relieved to finally catch up with this nearctic vagrant after an exhaustive 5-hour search. Grip-back! Pic: @matthall95.bsky.social #ukbirding
Trying some paper to see if it's OK, so here is a work on progress. Long-tailed Shrike A4
So many tributes to Bill Oddie today. I laughed so much at the Goodies, a real family favourite at home when I was growing up. Bill's LBBB was an hilarious revelation as a young birder. Then to do a bird race with Bill, Dick Filby & Rod McCann (May 1990) was a blast & never forgotten. #ukbirding
Kilnsea Wetlands and Beacon Ponds brought much of the highlights from today’s sightings, including our first Buff-breasted Sandpiper since 2018, 2 White-rumped Sandpipers, Little Stint and 2 Roseate Terns. #Spurnbirds Buff-breasted Sandpiper by Thomas Willoughby 📷 (1/2)
Not what you want to hear on the Spurn radio when you've barely got back from the boozer Sunday morning. Guess I'll take it though, Buff-breasted Sand delighting us all @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social today 😀
‘Yelkouan Shearwater’ (Puffinus Yelkouan Yelkouan) phenotype, we saw 2.5nm off Dartmouth last Sunday 19/07/26 on a #SuperSeabirdSunday : in moult no white saddle bags', dark diagonal bar broad at base on underwing, flank line, foot projection, attenuated look, undertail good 👍 Photo by Tom Wallis.
JULY 25th: Well, after a frustrating wait to get to the Gloucestershire Long-tailed Shrike, this evening those frustrations were amply rewarded! Faithful to it's favoured Bramble bush it performed brilliantly! A huge thank you to @andy-1963.bsky.social 👍🏻 #UKbirding
Having seen the Crail Long-tailed Shrike, I decided to bide my time before heading to Eastleach, hoping to avoid the crowds. It was well worth the wait! Sensational views in company with fellow Bristol birder @martynhayes.bsky.social #ukbirding
Having seen the Crail Long-tailed Shrike, I decided to bide my time before heading to Eastleach, hoping to avoid the crowds. It was well worth the wait! Sensational views in company with fellow Bristol birder @martynhayes.bsky.social #ukbirding
A relaxed evening walk on the Severnside patch served up a peachy Whinchat (pic: @kidphotographer24.bsky.social) in perfect light, half a dozen Kestrels hunting, the arrival of several hundred Swallows at dusk and a welcome opportunity to unwind at the end of a stressful week #ukbirding #avonbirding
A relaxed evening walk on the Severnside patch served up a peachy Whinchat (pic: @kidphotographer24.bsky.social) in perfect light, half a dozen Kestrels hunting, the arrival of several hundred Swallows at dusk and a welcome opportunity to unwind at the end of a stressful week #ukbirding #avonbirding
FINALLY! My first patch Green Sandpiper of the year on Severnside, strutting it's stuff on the Pilning wetland early this morning. Here's a pic of one from 2024. Also good to see an elegant Wood Sandpiper, 2 sum plum Red Knot and 23 Dunlin in perfect light #ukbirding #avonbirding
