Phil Hyde
@philopus.bsky.social
Always birding, currently county bird recorder, Lincolnshire. Retired Consultant Clinical Biochemist
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We are going to have global pandemics of preventable diseases thanks to Chump! apnews.com/article/us-v...
US pulls funding from global vaccines group, saying it has 'ignored the science'
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says the country is ending support for the vaccine alliance Gavi.
apnews.com
June 26, 2025 at 12:08 PM
We are going to have global pandemics of preventable diseases thanks to Chump! apnews.com/article/us-v...
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Savi’s Warbler and Collared Pratincole still present and correct… catch them while you can. #lincsbirding
June 26, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Savi’s Warbler and Collared Pratincole still present and correct… catch them while you can. #lincsbirding
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“When the Thatcher government sold off the water industry in England and Wales in 1989, it promised better efficiency, greater investment and improved service quality. But more than three decades on, those promises have largely evaporated.”
Is privatised water undermining the UK’s green goals
The water industry is unpopular but more seriously, is it fit for purpose as the nation tries to meet the challenges of climate change
northwestbylines.co.uk
June 9, 2025 at 10:44 AM
“When the Thatcher government sold off the water industry in England and Wales in 1989, it promised better efficiency, greater investment and improved service quality. But more than three decades on, those promises have largely evaporated.”
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Farage is a longstanding supporter of a private healthcare and insurance model with the NHS retained as a low quality bare minimum service for the poor. Anyone old or with an expensive to insure condition would be mad to vote for him.
Nigel Farage still insisting that he has "never ever, ever suggested anything other than the NHS should be free".
Here's what he's said in the past behind closed doors
Here's what he's said in the past behind closed doors
June 8, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Farage is a longstanding supporter of a private healthcare and insurance model with the NHS retained as a low quality bare minimum service for the poor. Anyone old or with an expensive to insure condition would be mad to vote for him.
One missing record for Lincs from the @britishbirdsbbrc.bsky.social file - Black Stork, Holbeach Marsh, 04-Oct-2023. Anyone? @lincsbirding.bsky.social @nenbc.bsky.social @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social #peterboroughbirders
June 2, 2025 at 11:46 AM
One missing record for Lincs from the @britishbirdsbbrc.bsky.social file - Black Stork, Holbeach Marsh, 04-Oct-2023. Anyone? @lincsbirding.bsky.social @nenbc.bsky.social @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social #peterboroughbirders
Not sure of the observer details relating to the Booted Eagle claim over Manby Flashes today. If you can get in touch please message me #Lincsbirding #BootedEagle #BBRC
April 30, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Not sure of the observer details relating to the Booted Eagle claim over Manby Flashes today. If you can get in touch please message me #Lincsbirding #BootedEagle #BBRC
Japan made a refreshing break from the UK winter
April 8, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Japan made a refreshing break from the UK winter
A fortuitous and planned weekend in Northumberland, with a bit of birding thrown in. Forgot my camera hence Digiscoped shots 🤪
January 14, 2025 at 3:13 PM
A fortuitous and planned weekend in Northumberland, with a bit of birding thrown in. Forgot my camera hence Digiscoped shots 🤪
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Unexpected over-wintering Black Redstart in a suburban estate in Louth (Lincs), a species I managed to miss in 2024
@lincsbirding.bsky.social
@lincsbirding.bsky.social
January 6, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Unexpected over-wintering Black Redstart in a suburban estate in Louth (Lincs), a species I managed to miss in 2024
@lincsbirding.bsky.social
@lincsbirding.bsky.social
Unexpected over-wintering Black Redstart in a suburban estate in Louth (Lincs), a species I managed to miss in 2024
@lincsbirding.bsky.social
@lincsbirding.bsky.social
January 6, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Unexpected over-wintering Black Redstart in a suburban estate in Louth (Lincs), a species I managed to miss in 2024
@lincsbirding.bsky.social
@lincsbirding.bsky.social
Ring-necked Duck still at Tallington Lakes today, but though still present and seen by others, the Ferruginous Duck eluded me @lincsbirding.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social
December 14, 2024 at 6:17 PM
Ring-necked Duck still at Tallington Lakes today, but though still present and seen by others, the Ferruginous Duck eluded me @lincsbirding.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social
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The number of people who go bankrupt every year because of medical bills.
Norway - 0
UK - 0
France - 0
Spain - 0
Portugal - 0
Denmark - 0
Australia - 0
Iceland - 0
Italy - 0
Finland - 0
Ireland - 0
Germany - 0
Netherlands - 0
Sweden - 0
Japan - 0
Canada - 0
United States - 643k
Norway - 0
UK - 0
France - 0
Spain - 0
Portugal - 0
Denmark - 0
Australia - 0
Iceland - 0
Italy - 0
Finland - 0
Ireland - 0
Germany - 0
Netherlands - 0
Sweden - 0
Japan - 0
Canada - 0
United States - 643k
December 5, 2024 at 12:28 PM
The number of people who go bankrupt every year because of medical bills.
Norway - 0
UK - 0
France - 0
Spain - 0
Portugal - 0
Denmark - 0
Australia - 0
Iceland - 0
Italy - 0
Finland - 0
Ireland - 0
Germany - 0
Netherlands - 0
Sweden - 0
Japan - 0
Canada - 0
United States - 643k
Norway - 0
UK - 0
France - 0
Spain - 0
Portugal - 0
Denmark - 0
Australia - 0
Iceland - 0
Italy - 0
Finland - 0
Ireland - 0
Germany - 0
Netherlands - 0
Sweden - 0
Japan - 0
Canada - 0
United States - 643k
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A superb letter to the Question Time production team. We will look back and realise, far too late, just how dangerous the bias was.
With Nigel Farage back on Question Time and with around 300,000 reads in over 144 countries but still with no response from Question Time
Here's @docrussjackson.bsky.social's open letter to the BBC about widely held concerns about why bias on #bbcqt is not going away
@yorksbylines.bsky.social
Here's @docrussjackson.bsky.social's open letter to the BBC about widely held concerns about why bias on #bbcqt is not going away
@yorksbylines.bsky.social
An open letter to the BBC
Dr Russell Jackson, senior lecturer in communication and public relations at Sheffield Hallam University, writes to the BBC about Question Time
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
December 7, 2024 at 7:58 AM
A superb letter to the Question Time production team. We will look back and realise, far too late, just how dangerous the bias was.
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“Taking Britain out of the Erasmus+ programme was a huge mistake. Labour must rejoin and accept the EU’s offer of a youth mobility scheme”
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Bring back Erasmus+ and youth mobility in Europe
Taking Britain out of the Erasmus+ programme was a huge mistake. Labour must rejoin and accept the EU’s offer of a youth mobility scheme
sussexbylines.co.uk
December 6, 2024 at 7:24 PM
“Taking Britain out of the Erasmus+ programme was a huge mistake. Labour must rejoin and accept the EU’s offer of a youth mobility scheme”
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@lincsbirding.bsky.social @apcbirding.bsky.social As we begin the trawl through Lincolnshire 2023 records, several were noteworthy including two long-awaited unblockers for quite a few folk. Several Alpine Swifts and 13 European Bee-eaters in one flock! Amazing.
December 5, 2024 at 12:37 PM
@lincsbirding.bsky.social @apcbirding.bsky.social As we begin the trawl through Lincolnshire 2023 records, several were noteworthy including two long-awaited unblockers for quite a few folk. Several Alpine Swifts and 13 European Bee-eaters in one flock! Amazing.
@lincsbirding.bsky.social despite their feral origin, 7 of these at Covenham Reservoir yesterday (3M, 4F) were a colourful sight.
December 5, 2024 at 11:57 AM
@lincsbirding.bsky.social despite their feral origin, 7 of these at Covenham Reservoir yesterday (3M, 4F) were a colourful sight.
Malawi II, a few post-editing shots.. Sharpe's Greenbul, Boulder Chat, Babbling Starling and a few other scarcities evaded my limited photographic abilities. 273 species overall, 15-20 short of what we expected/hoped for, still very enjoyable (when we weren't on the road...)
November 24, 2024 at 7:53 AM
Malawi II, a few post-editing shots.. Sharpe's Greenbul, Boulder Chat, Babbling Starling and a few other scarcities evaded my limited photographic abilities. 273 species overall, 15-20 short of what we expected/hoped for, still very enjoyable (when we weren't on the road...)
Just returned from an unexpectedly gruelling trip to Malawi. Awful roads but lovely people.
November 24, 2024 at 6:53 AM
Just returned from an unexpectedly gruelling trip to Malawi. Awful roads but lovely people.
One of the 8 Cattle Egrets among the cattle at Saltfleetby-Theddlethorpe NNR this morning. Much more numerous in the SW, but spreading fast.
October 7, 2024 at 10:20 AM
One of the 8 Cattle Egrets among the cattle at Saltfleetby-Theddlethorpe NNR this morning. Much more numerous in the SW, but spreading fast.
Red-breasted Flycatcher at Donna Nook showing even better than yesterday.
September 25, 2024 at 11:45 AM
Red-breasted Flycatcher at Donna Nook showing even better than yesterday.
Phone-scope shot of the mooted Siberian Stonechat at Donna Nook found by Liam Andrews.
September 24, 2024 at 5:40 PM
Phone-scope shot of the mooted Siberian Stonechat at Donna Nook found by Liam Andrews.
A rare post, this, but after a successful sea-watch at Sutton-on-Sea included a cracking adult Pom Skua and Balearic Shearwater, a county tick…
September 23, 2024 at 4:38 PM
A rare post, this, but after a successful sea-watch at Sutton-on-Sea included a cracking adult Pom Skua and Balearic Shearwater, a county tick…
A couple from today at Frampton Marsh with @djrlincsbirder.bsky.social. Baird’s a little tricky to locate at times amidst a blizzard of Dunlin and Ringed Plover intermittently panicking as one of the local Peregrines kept an eye on everything.
August 25, 2024 at 5:36 PM
A couple from today at Frampton Marsh with @djrlincsbirder.bsky.social. Baird’s a little tricky to locate at times amidst a blizzard of Dunlin and Ringed Plover intermittently panicking as one of the local Peregrines kept an eye on everything.
A couple from the Lincs coast this week, though I missed last night’s Manx Shearwater “influx” of at least 57 in 2hr early evening. Not usually recorded in such numbers in the east!
August 21, 2024 at 12:42 PM
A couple from the Lincs coast this week, though I missed last night’s Manx Shearwater “influx” of at least 57 in 2hr early evening. Not usually recorded in such numbers in the east!
Good views of the Imm male Montagu’s Harrier, prob 3CY, at Gibraltar Point today.showed well on and off for 40 minutes or so, but ended up quartering the outer dune at the S end…dangerously close to the Little Tern colony..😳
July 2, 2024 at 6:15 PM
Good views of the Imm male Montagu’s Harrier, prob 3CY, at Gibraltar Point today.showed well on and off for 40 minutes or so, but ended up quartering the outer dune at the S end…dangerously close to the Little Tern colony..😳