Colm Philpott
@colmphilpott.bsky.social
Autistic musician and birdwatching enthusiast. Free Palestine, Fuck Israel. Also transphobes are dumb.
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I thought people would be interested to know that I was interviewed for Cork City Community Radio. I talked about my music, my autism diagnosis, my wildlife fascination and social justice in the context of my music. The episode will be broadcast tomorrow (Saturday) at 5:00pm (Irish time). cr.ie
Look at this robin!🙂
December 24, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Look at this robin!🙂
I thought people would be interested to know that I was interviewed for Cork City Community Radio. I talked about my music, my autism diagnosis, my wildlife fascination and social justice in the context of my music. The episode will be broadcast tomorrow (Saturday) at 5:00pm (Irish time). cr.ie
Cork City Community Radio
cr.ie
December 19, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I thought people would be interested to know that I was interviewed for Cork City Community Radio. I talked about my music, my autism diagnosis, my wildlife fascination and social justice in the context of my music. The episode will be broadcast tomorrow (Saturday) at 5:00pm (Irish time). cr.ie
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Rob @robcrank68.bsky.social has decided that today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #DucksOnOneLeg and the Alternative is #Finches. I’m going with Finches as I really love Goldfinches. Here’s one giving me a healthy dose of side eye. #birds #photography #EastCoastKin
December 13, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Rob @robcrank68.bsky.social has decided that today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #DucksOnOneLeg and the Alternative is #Finches. I’m going with Finches as I really love Goldfinches. Here’s one giving me a healthy dose of side eye. #birds #photography #EastCoastKin
Bird photos from Harper's Island today.
December 12, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Bird photos from Harper's Island today.
Hi all, I wrote a blogpost about fox hunting, why I hate it and, how, hopefully, it will soon be banned in Ireland.
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This SHOULD Be Obvious, But Fox Hunting Is Evil
During the Summer, when the evenings were long, I used to cycle into the countryside, camera and recorder ready, to get some bird photos and record some bird vocalizations. And every so often somet…
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December 9, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Hi all, I wrote a blogpost about fox hunting, why I hate it and, how, hopefully, it will soon be banned in Ireland.
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Hi all, I wrote a blogpost about the Titanic, where I argue that the sinking wasn't due to hubris as many people think, but rather was down to unforeseeable circumstances.
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No, The Titanic Is Not A Monument To Man’s Hubris
Every few years or so, I become what I like to call “Titanic Brained”. I start obsessively learning the details of this ship that bumped some ice on its first voyage. And I’ll sta…
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December 5, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Hi all, I wrote a blogpost about the Titanic, where I argue that the sinking wasn't due to hubris as many people think, but rather was down to unforeseeable circumstances.
autismneurodiversity.com/2025/12/05/n...
autismneurodiversity.com/2025/12/05/n...
Reposted by Colm Philpott
Had almost no late season migrants last weekend, but a flock of around 8 Chough showed well, in poor light, as they fed without much concern on a sand cliff at Garrettstown.
November 11, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Had almost no late season migrants last weekend, but a flock of around 8 Chough showed well, in poor light, as they fed without much concern on a sand cliff at Garrettstown.
Those who don't salute these characters are corrupt, and do evil deliberately and maliciously.
November 30, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Those who don't salute these characters are corrupt, and do evil deliberately and maliciously.
A buzzard and a collared dove I saw today.
November 18, 2025 at 10:21 PM
A buzzard and a collared dove I saw today.
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Good morning, it’s #BlueSkyMonday Hope you all have a great day. Here’s a Blue Tit attacking the new week head on. Taken yesterday morning in my garden. #birds #photography #EastCoastKin
November 17, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Good morning, it’s #BlueSkyMonday Hope you all have a great day. Here’s a Blue Tit attacking the new week head on. Taken yesterday morning in my garden. #birds #photography #EastCoastKin
Chough I saw last Winter. Choughs are great!🙂
November 17, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Chough I saw last Winter. Choughs are great!🙂
A satirical piece I wrote about what a joke the "ceasefire" in Gaza is.
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Should We Disbelieve What Our Eyes And Ears Are Telling Us?
Good Afternoon, I’m Completely Empty BBC Presenter, coming to you live from the town of Forecastle-Upon-Gooseberry-Hill. To my left you will see what appears to be a hospital burning to the g…
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November 15, 2025 at 3:44 PM
A satirical piece I wrote about what a joke the "ceasefire" in Gaza is.
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Hi all, wrote a blogpost about Africa's "strange" borders. Which are the result of Europe's colonisation of Africa.
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Have You Ever Looked At Africa’s Borders? Why Are They Like That?
So I was just looking at a map of Africa, and the borders are an atrocious state of affairs, an atrocious state of affairs I fear. The borders of Egypt and Mauritania, as an example, are so rectang…
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November 7, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Hi all, wrote a blogpost about Africa's "strange" borders. Which are the result of Europe's colonisation of Africa.
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Yesterday's wildlife trip. A male and female tufted duck, a hoverfly, and a ladybird.
November 3, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Yesterday's wildlife trip. A male and female tufted duck, a hoverfly, and a ladybird.
A buzzard in flight, a heron in flight, a snail with a colourful shell, and a red admiral butterfly encountered on the first day of Winter!
November 1, 2025 at 9:30 PM
A buzzard in flight, a heron in flight, a snail with a colourful shell, and a red admiral butterfly encountered on the first day of Winter!
Hi all, wrote a blogpost about transphobia, and how people need to get just get over their feelings of panic about trans people in public bathrooms.
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Trans People Exist, Why Are You So Weird About It?
I remember my first introduction to the fact that transgender people exist. It was when Israeli* contestant, Dana International, won the Eurovision. I was 12 at the time, and I have to admit, I did…
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November 1, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Hi all, wrote a blogpost about transphobia, and how people need to get just get over their feelings of panic about trans people in public bathrooms.
autismneurodiversity.com/2025/11/01/t...
autismneurodiversity.com/2025/11/01/t...
Hi all, wrote about the horrific massacre that took place recently in Sudan and how the United Arab Emirates and the United States are complicit in the genocide in Sudan.
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Blood Seen From Space, The Horror In Sudan Continues
Ever learn something, and you don’t know how you’ll think of anything else, for the rest of the day, for the next few months, or even that you might find yourself reflecting on it time …
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October 31, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Hi all, wrote about the horrific massacre that took place recently in Sudan and how the United Arab Emirates and the United States are complicit in the genocide in Sudan.
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Reposted by Colm Philpott
Hi all, I wrote a new blogpost about how humanity treats animals.
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Servitude Or Death, The Fate Of Earth’s Animals.
I talked in my previous blogpost: about how the slender billed curlew is extinct. There are no more of them left. Any sighting you get of one, will be a photograph. Any sound you hear from them, wi…
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October 24, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Hi all, I wrote a new blogpost about how humanity treats animals.
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Photos from 29th August.
October 23, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Photos from 29th August.
Reposted by Colm Philpott
The theme chosen by @robcrank68.bsky.social
for today’s #BirdOfTheDay is #Raptors
Pair of Kestrels on fence posts from a lunchtime walk near where I live.
#nature
#photography
#wildlife
#birds
for today’s #BirdOfTheDay is #Raptors
Pair of Kestrels on fence posts from a lunchtime walk near where I live.
#nature
#photography
#wildlife
#birds
October 22, 2025 at 10:43 AM
The theme chosen by @robcrank68.bsky.social
for today’s #BirdOfTheDay is #Raptors
Pair of Kestrels on fence posts from a lunchtime walk near where I live.
#nature
#photography
#wildlife
#birds
for today’s #BirdOfTheDay is #Raptors
Pair of Kestrels on fence posts from a lunchtime walk near where I live.
#nature
#photography
#wildlife
#birds
Hi all, I wrote a blogpost about Harper's Island, one of my favourite birding locations.
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Harper’s Island, a Place Where Birds Are Allowed To Thrive
I read something the other day that left my deeply upset. The slender billed curlew is extinct. An amazing animal, a sentient, intelligent creature, will never fly through our skies again, simply b…
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October 18, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Hi all, I wrote a blogpost about Harper's Island, one of my favourite birding locations.
autismneurodiversity.com/2025/10/17/h...
autismneurodiversity.com/2025/10/17/h...
Reposted by Colm Philpott
My co host Rob @robcrank68.bsky.social has said that today's #BirdOfTheDay is all about the colour #Black, so that's any bird with Black on it’s Head/Body.
The Alternative is Robins.
So I’ve went with a personal favourite of mine. The Oystercatcher. #photography #birds #EastCoastKin
The Alternative is Robins.
So I’ve went with a personal favourite of mine. The Oystercatcher. #photography #birds #EastCoastKin
October 18, 2025 at 7:14 AM
My co host Rob @robcrank68.bsky.social has said that today's #BirdOfTheDay is all about the colour #Black, so that's any bird with Black on it’s Head/Body.
The Alternative is Robins.
So I’ve went with a personal favourite of mine. The Oystercatcher. #photography #birds #EastCoastKin
The Alternative is Robins.
So I’ve went with a personal favourite of mine. The Oystercatcher. #photography #birds #EastCoastKin
Reposted by Colm Philpott
October 17, 2025 at 1:56 PM