Philpickin
EMT, taker of pictures and writer of blogs. Ranter on many subjects but can do bugger all about most of them.
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Life As I See It
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LATEST ARTICLES ( 219 )
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UEA Research Reveals Why Males Outnumber Females in Bird World.
© Rob Bendall (Highfields)Female birds ‘fly the nest’ from sparsely populated breeding sites leaving behind small groups of lonely males – according to new... Read more
Posted on 08 July 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT -
Turtle Dove Population in Tailspin
© Jill Pakenham/BTOThe BTO's latest Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) report published today has revealed that Turtle Dove numbers have hit a new low, declining by... Read more
Posted on 07 July 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT -
An Awesome Foursome for the Kielder Osprey Project
© V J PaineThe delicate task of ringing at least 10 young ospreys of Kielder Water and Forest Park is underway, carried out by experts from the Forestry... Read more
Posted on 06 July 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT -
Sad News for Spoon-billed Sandpipers
© Ben CherryThese are the only critically endangered spoon-billed sandpiper chicks ever bred in captivity, but sadly neither survived for more than 60 hours. Read more
Posted on 05 July 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT -
Your Say on Special Protection for Marine Birds
Black-throated diver © SNH/Laurie CampbellScottish Natural Heritage (SNH) is inviting views on plans to protect some of our most important coastal areas for... Read more
Posted on 04 July 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT -
UK's Wildlife Calendar Reshuffle.
© Phil PickinThe following is a small part of an interesting new report published on the Met Office website, along with a number of others. Read more
Posted on 30 June 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT -
Northern Bird Found to Be More Resilient to Winter Weather
© Dennis Atherton/BTONew research, published today in the Royal Society journal Open Science, reveals that one of our most widespread songbirds – the Wren –... Read more
Posted on 29 June 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT -
Night Skies Awarded Star Status
© Dan OakleyTwo RSPB reserves are the first in England to benefit from a special international award recognising the high quality of their starry night skies. Read more
Posted on 28 June 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT -
Birds Pushed to the Edge by Floods
© John CrispinA flock of cranes that ended up at the centre of a once-in-200-year flood has given researchers a rare insight into how wildlife copes with extrem... Read more
Posted on 27 June 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT -
Record-breaking Bird Inspires Musical Masterpiece
© Malcie Smith (RSPB Scotland)A special piece of music inspired by the remarkable migration journey of one of Britain’s rarest breeding birds will be performed... Read more
Posted on 27 June 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT -
Go Wild
Following on from a previous post, and highlighting the 30 days wild project from the Wildlife Trusts and the RSPB's big sleep out, The Ramblers Association hav... Read more
Posted on 26 June 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT -
Press Release from the Wildlife Trusts: 30 Days Wild Nature Challenge Inspires...
© Matthew RobertsThe Wildlife Trusts’ 30 Days Wild challenge has inspired people up and down the country to take an estimated one million acts for nature so... Read more
Posted on 24 June 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT -
November Summer
The RSPB may have a point when it comes to the issue of the unseasonal warm weather. Long may it continue I say! Seems nature is a little confused too. Read more
Posted on 18 November 2011 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT -
Born to Fly - RSPB Launches New Film About Wild Cranes
Produced by the RSPB’s award winning film unit, Born to fly traces the epic journey of cranes as they migrate from their breeding grounds in Northern Europe to... Read more
Posted on 17 November 2011 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT -
Horsing Around Helps Wildlife
I really do wish the RSPB could come up with some better titles for their press releases. Here is their latest. The latest conservationists for the RSPB are of... Read more
Posted on 17 November 2011 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT -
Don’t Let It Get Mesh-y for Birds
The RSPB is urging members of the public to be aware of the hidden hazards gardens hold for wildlife and how they can be avoided. Read more
Posted on 17 November 2011 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT -
PURE Encourages Budding Poets
PURE – the world-leading radio manufacturer - is once again teaming up with RSPB Wildlife Explorers, Fun Kids and Words for life to search for budding poets wit... Read more
Posted on 31 October 2011 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT -
Feed the Birds, NO Pence a Bag.
Garden birds are getting hungry but it won’t cost the earth to feed them, says the RSPB.The wildlife charity is urging everyone to get their aprons on and... Read more
Posted on 27 October 2011 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT -
Protocol More Important Than the Earth!
Richard Black, the BBC's Environment correspondent, has reported that the British Prime Minister, David Cameron, won't be attending Rio+ as it clashes with the... Read more
Posted on 26 October 2011 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT -
BBC Reports: Dead Owl Found Trapped in Chinese Lantern
With Barn Owls being one of my favourite birds it's heartbreaking to see one killed in this way. No doubt the person who released this had no idea something lik... Read more
Posted on 26 October 2011 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT