Phil Pickin
@philpickin.co.uk
Nature photographer, features writer & journalist. Working with The BTO. Contributor to Alamy, Vine House Farm and Bird Watching magazine. NUJ member.
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This is not turning out to be the investment I had hoped for.
February 3, 2026 at 3:35 PM
This is not turning out to be the investment I had hoped for.
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"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
- Anne Frank, 13 January 1943
January 26, 2026 at 11:09 AM
"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
- Anne Frank, 13 January 1943
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"Farage has given two contradictory versions of the purchase. One that he bought it and the other that his girlfriend owns it. If the second is correct then he has engineered a massive saving on stamp duty, larger than the one that forced Angela Rayner to resign." www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...
'Hypocrite' Nigel Farage didn't pay £44k stamp duty then blasted Angela Rayner
Last year Nigel Farage announced he had bought a house in Clacton, Essex, but in fact it was his partner Laure Ferrari, 46, who shelled out almost £900,000 for the property
www.mirror.co.uk
September 6, 2025 at 6:26 AM
"Farage has given two contradictory versions of the purchase. One that he bought it and the other that his girlfriend owns it. If the second is correct then he has engineered a massive saving on stamp duty, larger than the one that forced Angela Rayner to resign." www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...
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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...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
July 14, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
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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
bylinetimes.com/2025/07/23/r...
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...
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
July 24, 2025 at 9:12 AM
🔴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...
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...
On the day the kids break up from school for the summer holidays, there’s something of an autumnal look to some of the hedgerows. #shropshire
July 17, 2025 at 2:55 PM
On the day the kids break up from school for the summer holidays, there’s something of an autumnal look to some of the hedgerows. #shropshire
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Wes Streeting's latest plans have leaked. The NHS will still be free but your doctor will pause the treatment every 90 seconds to do ad reads for SquareSpace and HelloFresh.
July 9, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Wes Streeting's latest plans have leaked. The NHS will still be free but your doctor will pause the treatment every 90 seconds to do ad reads for SquareSpace and HelloFresh.
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Now he’s flogging phones.
Trump Organization announces mobile plan, $499 smartphone
The Trump Organization unveiled a mobile phone plan and a $499 smartphone that is set to launch in September.
www.cnbc.com
June 16, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Now he’s flogging phones.
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Farage is saying he wants to reopen coal mines in Wales. He'll be bringing back workhouses and Cholera next.
June 9, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Farage is saying he wants to reopen coal mines in Wales. He'll be bringing back workhouses and Cholera next.
Do you ever get the feeling you’re being watched?
June 1, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Do you ever get the feeling you’re being watched?
Some entertaining acrobatics by a starling on the bird table this afternoon. #shropshire #birds #nature #wildlife
May 29, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Some entertaining acrobatics by a starling on the bird table this afternoon. #shropshire #birds #nature #wildlife
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There are numerous petitions circulating, but please consider signing this one to urge the government to require the installation of swift bricks in all new builds.
38d.gs/cdpr
38d.gs/cdpr
Sign the petition: Save Our Swifts
Swifts have lost more than half their population in 20 years. A simple £35 brick in new builds could help save them. Labour used to support this – now they’re planning to backtrack. Sign the petition ...
38d.gs
May 12, 2025 at 11:07 AM
There are numerous petitions circulating, but please consider signing this one to urge the government to require the installation of swift bricks in all new builds.
38d.gs/cdpr
38d.gs/cdpr
I’ve got to be honest, jackdaws are handsome. #nikon #birds#bird_photography
May 9, 2025 at 5:50 PM
I’ve got to be honest, jackdaws are handsome. #nikon #birds#bird_photography
Had an opportunity to take some shots with a Nikkor Z MC 105mm last night, just as the light was fading. It needed a little more depth of field, but if anyone asks, I'll say it's artistic! #nikon #nikonphotographer #nikonZ8
April 23, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Had an opportunity to take some shots with a Nikkor Z MC 105mm last night, just as the light was fading. It needed a little more depth of field, but if anyone asks, I'll say it's artistic! #nikon #nikonphotographer #nikonZ8
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Autism isn’t an epidemic. It's not a disease. It’s a natural variation in how people think…which, frankly, is a relief in a world where most people don't think at all.
April 19, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Autism isn’t an epidemic. It's not a disease. It’s a natural variation in how people think…which, frankly, is a relief in a world where most people don't think at all.
You can never find a tiny violin when you need one!
I inherited my parents’ house, now I’m classed as a second-home owner
Kath Nugent’s surprise £4,900 council tax bill highlights how new rules are forcing people to sell homes they’d prefer to keep
www.thetimes.com
April 13, 2025 at 8:42 PM
You can never find a tiny violin when you need one!
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Morning Bluesky.
Partial solar eclipse in the UK today, starting at 10.07 and finishing at noon.
Don’t be like this guy.
Partial solar eclipse in the UK today, starting at 10.07 and finishing at noon.
Don’t be like this guy.
March 29, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Morning Bluesky.
Partial solar eclipse in the UK today, starting at 10.07 and finishing at noon.
Don’t be like this guy.
Partial solar eclipse in the UK today, starting at 10.07 and finishing at noon.
Don’t be like this guy.
March 14, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Good to see the bumblebees returning to the heathers in the garden (although I didn’t get a shot of them unfortunately). Shame the warm weather is coming to an end over the next few days. #shropshire #nature #wildlife
March 10, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Good to see the bumblebees returning to the heathers in the garden (although I didn’t get a shot of them unfortunately). Shame the warm weather is coming to an end over the next few days. #shropshire #nature #wildlife