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philflam.bsky.social @philflam.bsky.social · 6h

The government’s new Planning and Infrastructure Bill could give businesses the green light to trash habitats and threaten wildlife. Say no to attacks on nature!

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Stop the government’s plan threatening nature

Did you know big business could soon be allowed to wreck the environment and destroy nature? The new Planning and Infrastructure Bill could mean damaging projects get the green light so long as develo...

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philflam.bsky.social @philflam.bsky.social · 2d

Hand held iPhone Bempton Swift.

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philflam.bsky.social @philflam.bsky.social · 2d

The Needletail was showing rather nicely.

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philflam.bsky.social @philflam.bsky.social · 9d

Yes they are stood in the water my feet remained on dry land. Sibe Thrush, Shetland.

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philflam.bsky.social @philflam.bsky.social · Sep 11

Tenerife does not need more theme parks and greenwashing projects; it needs to protect its natural wealth. Sign and join us to stop the Underwater Garden! action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-2-...

Stop destroying our coast!

Tenerife does not need more theme parks and greenwashing projects; it needs to protect its natural wealth. Sign and join us to stop the Underwater Garden!

action.wemove.eu

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philflam.bsky.social @philflam.bsky.social · Sep 7

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philflam.bsky.social @philflam.bsky.social · Sep 7

Garden visitor this morning. Nice Redstart filmed through an unclean kitchen window.

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philflam.bsky.social @philflam.bsky.social · Sep 1

Crazy we allow this nonsense to happen in “wild” places. Same as music concerts in Dalby Forest in the middle of breeding season. Respect for nature as been lost.

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Mark Avery @markavery.bsky.social · Sep 1

111 years ago today the last Passenger Pigeon on earth, which we called Martha, died in Cincinnati Zoo at around 12:30pm local time.

The most abundant bird species Earth had ever seen had been driven to extinction. markavery.info/2025/09/01/p...

#cincinatti #ohio #extinction #birds #martha

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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · Aug 24

There's loads
of incredible technology
ready to replace
fossil fuels
what's lacking is
political will

"Spanish startup Vortex Bladeless is creating quiet, bird-safe wind turbines that generate electricity from a vibrating cylinder instead of spinning blades"
via General Knowledge

#SocialistSunday

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philflam.bsky.social @philflam.bsky.social · Aug 23

Seen this Mole a few times lately surprised one of the many dogs hasn’t had it.

philflam.bsky.social @philflam.bsky.social · Aug 21

Bird friendly glass should be compulsory. They can retro fit a friendly film over the glass but the authorities are not interested in preserving wildlife.

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Paul Bowerman @severnsidebirds.bsky.social · Aug 21

When they built the pretty glass wall sea defences at New Passage so knew it would be a disaster. I have seen several dead Wood pigeons killed by hitting the glass and this morning I found this dead Sparrowhawk. Stupid waste.

Dead Sparrowhawk having flown into the glass sea defences.

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philflam.bsky.social @philflam.bsky.social · Aug 18

Tenerife does not need more theme parks and greenwashing projects; it needs to protect its natural wealth. Sign and join us to stop the Underwater Garden! action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-08...

Immediate cancellation of the Underwater Garden megaproject!

Tenerife does not need more theme parks and greenwashing projects; it needs to protect its natural wealth. Sign and join us to stop the Underwater Garden!

action.wemove.eu

philflam.bsky.social @philflam.bsky.social · Jul 27

Spanish Butterflies, that’s as far as my i.d. Goes at the moment.

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philflam.bsky.social @philflam.bsky.social · Jul 26

They’ve defended the war criminals for so long it’s turned them in to very sick people.

philflam.bsky.social @philflam.bsky.social · Jul 26

These politicians are sick sick people. No reply to this should anything other than harsh condemnation.

philflam.bsky.social @philflam.bsky.social · Jul 6

Got to love Little Owls

philflam.bsky.social @philflam.bsky.social · Jun 27

www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/U...
Bird friendly glass should be compulsory.

Use of bird-friendly glass saves birds' lives

According to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, more than 1 billion birds a year collide with glass in the U.S. alone

www.rarebirdalert.co.uk

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philflam.bsky.social @philflam.bsky.social · Jun 16

Seen very few roosting Nightjars in my time. Phonescoped this one.

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Steve Dudley @stevedudley.bsky.social · Jun 13

I live on an island which is not just bird-rich but also covered in free-roaming cats. And some folk here like to tell me cats don't have impacts. Or bring in few birds. What the cat brings in isn't all the cat kills. Just look at the estimate from the US!

From www.3billionbirds.org/findings 🪶

Graphic showing the estimated causes of bird deaths in the US

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philflam.bsky.social @philflam.bsky.social · Jun 13

I was saddened to see the number of cats on my recent visit they were everywhere. Even amongst the Tern colony on Sanday. The cat population needs controling. Cats kill millions of birds a year in the UK.(Brittish Mammal society).

philflam.bsky.social @philflam.bsky.social · Jun 10

Probably the worst film of the Song Sparrow.

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philflam.bsky.social @philflam.bsky.social · Jun 8

Orkney “wildlife”. Big effort to eradicate Stoats on Orkney. Need to try do something about the high cat population they’re everywhere, especially on Sanday.

philflam.bsky.social @philflam.bsky.social · Jun 8