Lincolnshire birder, co-author Birds of Lincolnshire 2021, Chair Lincs Bird Club, Bird Surveyor and grandad. As of 18 Sept 2023 seen all birds on BOU list.
Louth, Lincs
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On a related theme I got this artisan chocolate today from Duffy’s of Cleethorpes who import direct from growers and make excellent real chocolate. My choice was motivated by a desire to poke someone in the eye. If you’d like to do the same checkout duffyschocolate.co.uk
@CraigMurrayOrg as a former British diplomat in Ghana what’s your view on why Ghana is no2 in world cocoa production but nowhere in the valuable export industry of chocolate?
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Phil Espin retweeted
The Four Mentors of King Charles - As Godfather to Prince William, heir to the British throne, Prince Charles chose his close friend and adviser Laurens van der Post. A paedophile.
Van der Post raped a 14 year old girl who had been given into his care craigmurray.org.uk/archives/…
Fairly quiet seawatch this morning but 2 Velvet Scoter north were my first for 22 months. Also 4 Brambling in off.
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Phil Espin retweeted
The media is madly focused on Israeli corpses.
But today Israel returned 52 corpses of Palestinians taken prisoner since 7 October 2023 who had died in Israeli custody, many tortured to death.
Zero media attention.
Excellent blog from @RichardJMurphy on why are country is led by donkeys in the 2 main political parties of delusion.
Why are both the UK’s major political parties running out of talent? taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025… Why, in other words, are our politicians useless?
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Noticeable arrival of thrushes today. 25 Redwings on my Manby #WeBS this morning then 8 more in Louth this pm and around 50 Fieldfares, 4 low and 45 very high all moving west.
Johnson should be investigated for bribery. Personally I’d investigate him for treason too. On conviction the harshest penalty should be applied. No one has done more to send standards in this country down the plug hole.
I take back everything I've ever said bad about The Guardian Newspaper. Boris Johnson should be jailed for taking money to promote the slaughter of European people. That's the only way. In Russia. When a corrupt politician is found they end up blowing their brains out in the back of their cars. At the very least Johnson needs to be arrested and jailed. Its the only way you deal with corruption. Britains Ukriane policy has done great harm to the nation. There needs to be consequences. Or corrupt, incompetant policy will continue. The British establishment needs to grow some balls. Stop going after the good British people and go after corrupt politicians instead!
Makes me wonder if these birds at Sutton on Sea last week were on the white track. They certainly behaved as if they’d just spent 55 hrs at sea…
A week on from #StormAmy 🌬️ data from our tagged Whoopers show both storm assistance & displacement. Some birds made rapid migrations, others battled the elements – some out at sea for 55 hrs! As North Atlantic storms grow more frequent, understanding their impact is vital. 🦢
Phil Espin retweeted
This belongs in every headline today!!
Abducting him from inside a hospital was a war crime.
Killing his son, Ibrahim, was a war crime.
Destroying the hospital was a war crime.
Holding him, torturing him, for ten months now, is a war crime.
Staying silent in the face of all this? That too is a war crime.
Beautiful view over Scarborough North bay from the castle this lunchtime. Arrived just in time to see the Needletail starting to drift north and disappeared off to the north west. Not a crippling view but saw the distinctive shape and white undertail.
Well on my 33rd visit to the square, been doing BBS there since 2014, I had my first Stonechat, 2nd Jay and 2nd PFG flyover flock. @BTO @BTO_Lincs plus plenty of skylarks and Yellowhammers
Doing my 5th WBS square today. Who knows what will be revealed. If you fancy a plunge into the birding unknown why not sign up for a square today @BTO.
Birders across the UK are being encouraged to take part in the BTO's new Winter Bird Survey, designed to provide a clearer picture of how the nation's birds are faring outside the breeding season: bit.ly/4gQwU22