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Wonderfully relaxing episode, as always, enjoyed during my evening walk with skeins of pink-footed geese flying overhead on their way to their evening roost. What better way to end the day?

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Phil Pickin @philpickin.co.uk · 04/10/2026

Wonder if these guys will be performing a flypast this evening? #birds #shropshire #shropshirebirds

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Phil Pickin @philpickin.co.uk · 18/09/2026

I was more than happy to contribute towards the publication of Bird Therapy. Gutted to read that he's passed away. I don't think he ever realised how valuable his books were, or just how good he was. Sad news indeed.

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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

The grouse moor lobby is out in force today, blaming ‘rewilding’ for wildfires and demanding government lift restrictions on… burning moorland! They want to burn heather because it increases grouse numbers. You don’t fight fire with fire. You fight it with water! www.dailymail.com/news/article...

Daily Mail front page today, headline reads: ‘Rewilding link to record fires’ (followed by an article which provides zero evidence for this bollocks claim, just a bunch of grouse moor lobbyists moaning about wanting to burn more heather this year)

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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 03/08/2026

How many warning signs do we need before we take action? Force this government to step up on climate, before it's too late 👇 goodlawproject.org/crowdfunder/time…

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Phil Pickin @philpickin.co.uk · 02/08/2026

What sort of person stubs out a cigarette on a path across tinder dry fields?

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Phil Pickin @philpickin.co.uk · 21/07/2026

We don’t all use Spotify. Any chance of using other platforms?

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Phil Pickin @philpickin.co.uk · 14/07/2026

I’m glad I’m not the only one who hates “gotten”. Why isn’t “got” good enough?

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Phil Pickin @philpickin.co.uk · 12/07/2026

At the rate we are going, we won't have to wait long for this to be the case.

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Phil Pickin @philpickin.co.uk · 06/07/2026

c.org/kpBMGnYGMr It looks nothing like the cartoon image below, but it would be a significant loss to this side of Shrewsbury if the Meole P&R service were to close later this year.

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Overturn the closure of Meole Brace Park and Ride

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Phil Pickin @philpickin.co.uk · 02/07/2026

It may not be another heatwave, but this blackbird is making the most of today's sunshine. #ShropshireBirding

Blackbird on the ground with its wings outstretched and its beak open while sunbathing.

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︀︀︀Damon Dawg ✌🏼🫶 @bigdawgnc.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Now known as the Strait of Warm Ooze.

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Phil Pickin @philpickin.co.uk · 13/06/2026

Peaceful spot in which to take part in today’s BTO Birds in Green Spaces survey day. @btobirds.bsky.social @btoshropshire.bsky.social

Overgrown cemetery with old headstones appearing above the long grass.

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Phil Pickin @philpickin.co.uk · 12/06/2026

Great bit of kit, but I just wish the plastic didn't end up in the sea in the first place.

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Phil Pickin @philpickin.co.uk · 11/06/2026

Bet this fledgling wished it had been able to stay in the warm and dry rather than having to put up with the wet weather we're having now. #ukwildlife #shropshirebirds #Nature #wildlife #birdphotography #UKBirding #birds #photography

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Phil Pickin @philpickin.co.uk · 23/05/2026

He probably thought twice about using a crusty cob. 😫

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Phil Pickin @philpickin.co.uk · 12/05/2026

You need to pitch the idea of a new app to the BTO and call it BirdCrap.

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Phil Pickin @philpickin.co.uk · 09/05/2026

So that’s why we have so many dandelions in our garden!

Mass of white dandelion clock seed heads in a field.

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Phil Pickin @philpickin.co.uk · 14/04/2026

The spirit of Janey Godley lives on.

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Phil - "Narrowboat Journeys" @kryfoldsky.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Artemis 2 space capsule splashes down in the Shropshire Union Canal! They were lucky to miss the trees. All crew are reported safe. Rescue narrowboats have been dispatched and will be there in an hour or two! 😉 #UKCanals #narrowboat #canal #artemis #nasa

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Phil Pickin @philpickin.co.uk · 10/04/2026

Maybe another way to keep birds safe would be to try to reduce the number of cats that predate birds.

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Phil Pickin @philpickin.co.uk · 24/03/2026

“Sustainable” timber isn’t always safe. Forests are being destroyed, Indigenous communities displaced and critically endangered species like the Malayan tiger are under threat. Demand the UK government takes action @friends-earth.bsky.social action.friendsoftheearth.uk/petition/sto...

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Stop tainted timber destroying forests, homes and wildlife

Take action Our investigation has uncovered a disturbing truth: “sustainable” timber from Malaysia can’t be trusted. Certification schemes are failing, so timber linked to forest destruction, wildlife...

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Dee Lomas @deelomas.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

I woke up this morning with a terrible hangover and all I can hear was the sound of my feckin neighbour mowing his lawn. I was going to get up but then I thought fvck it he can mow round me…

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Phil Pickin @philpickin.co.uk · 25/02/2026

Wonderful display of blossom in the hedgerows. All the better for some warm sunshine. #shropshire #spring #wildlife

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Phil Pickin @philpickin.co.uk · 06/02/2026

Thanks Martin. Fingers crossed 🤞

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Phil Pickin @philpickin.co.uk · 06/02/2026

If only we could have this in a digital format. It would save a lot and be easier to keep on file.

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Jonny Morris @jonnymorris.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

This is not turning out to be the investment I had hoped for.

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Phil Pickin @philpickin.co.uk · 31/01/2026

Enjoying the first Welsh Raptor Convention at Aberystwyth University and hearing about the great work of the contributors to Cudyll Cymru project. #bto #birds

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Marcus Chown @marcuschown.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

"Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that the parents have disappeared.” - Anne Frank, 13 January 1943

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Phil Pickin @philpickin.co.uk · 07/12/2025

One day maybe. I’ll try again when and if the rain stops!!

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Phil Pickin @philpickin.co.uk · 07/12/2025

I've managed to miss them each time I've visited recently.

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Phil Pickin @philpickin.co.uk · 10/11/2025

Left O2 for ecotalk who use EE. Had enough of being charged more for a lousy service.

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Phil Pickin @philpickin.co.uk · 09/11/2025

“Swing that gospel axe” 🤣🤣

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Phil Pickin @philpickin.co.uk · 08/11/2025

Very sad. Great advocate of Ev’s.

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Phil Pickin @philpickin.co.uk · 04/09/2025

And people believe this crap!

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Phil Pickin @philpickin.co.uk · 31/08/2025

Loads of flags on the lampposts around Meole island.

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Phil Pickin @philpickin.co.uk · 28/08/2025

I always wanted one of these mugs, and now you've reminded me to head to eBay and remedy the situation.

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Phil Pickin @philpickin.co.uk · 28/08/2025

Turn it off, wait 30 seconds....

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Phil Pickin @philpickin.co.uk · 07/08/2025

Where’s my tiny violin 🎻

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Shitlawns @shitlawns.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

If there is more life on a kids nit comb than a garden, we need Government to step in and end the trend. Please sign to ban domestic use of Plastic Grass petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...

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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

🔴Reform Council Bans All Mentions of Climate Change While Quietly Taking Green Funds From Government Reform-run West Northamptonshire is removing all references to ‘climate change’ and ‘net zero’ from official documents yet continuing to take government green grants bylinetimes.com/2025/07/23/r...

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Reform Council Bans All Mentions of Climate Change While Quietly Taking Green Funds From Government

Reform-run West Northamptonshire is removing all references to ‘climate change’ and ‘net zero’ from official documents, yet continuing to take government green grants

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