Birder, photographer, astronomer, gardener. Beer and wine enthusiast.

Joined July 2009
Just set up a Mastodon account @PhilBishop@home.social
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The amazing Growild Nursery have been hit very hard by Storm Éowyn and are crowdfunding to rebuild. Please consider chipping in if you can, or share the link. Thank you. justgiving.com/crowdfunding/…
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Please consider signing this petition calling for @NaturalEngland and landowners to restore the breeding wader habitat at the Cam Washes SSSI - previously an important site for breeding Snipe, Redshank and Avocet @CambsBirdClub @TonyJuniper change.org/p/natural-england…
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Comet C/2023 A3 tonight from my Stevenage garden. Still fairly easy in binoculars despite thin haze. Nikon Z7 and 300mm f2.8 lens
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Battling cloud N Herts # aurora @BritAstro
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Getting better now
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Best of the night, seemed to subside 1030 pm and as I came home the green arc in the north was still present
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Wow activity climbing N Herts #aurora
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Aurora North Herts tonight #aurora
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Pale Legged Leaf Warbler, Arctic and Icterine Warblers, two Red Breasted Flycatchers and Pallid Harrier today . Thank you Yorkshire for a great birding day.
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Spotted Flycatcher Fairlands Farmhouse midday #Hertsbirds ⁦@fairlandsbirds⁩
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Yellow Legged Gull (?) this morning Fairlands Stevenage. Stood out from the many juv Lesser Black Backs it was with. The Casp/Herring X307 present as well. @fairlandsbirds
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Yellow Legged Gull (?) this morning Fairlands Stevenage. Stood out from the many juv Lesser Black Backs it was with. The Casp/Herring X307 present as well. @fairlandsbirds
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Heilung -shamanic brilliance. #glastonbury2024 - well done iplayer
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Two Dark Green Fritillaries Walkern Road west of Bennington. Good numbers Marbled White and Ringlets. A few Bee orchids gone over
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And overhead Baldock Herts #aurora
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Looking west towards Baldock Herts #aurora
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Almost overhead from Baldock Herts #aurora
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After a very eventful hour or so 😳, managed to finally catch the Herts Lesser Grey Shrike #Hertsbirds
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