Photographer, features writer & journalist. Working with The BTO, Alamy, Vine House Farm and Bird Watching magazine.https://bsky.app/profile/philpickin.co.ukhttps://bsky.app/profile/philpickin.co.uk/post/3ms4ebhe7jc27What sort of person stubs out a cigarette on a path across tinder dry fields?02 Aug 2026 16:03 +0000at://did:plc:rtihhmmo7a7r2s6ykjpleth6/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms4ebhe7jc27https://bsky.app/profile/philpickin.co.uk/post/3mpy5rosw322oc.org/kpBMGnYGMr It looks nothing like the cartoon image below, but it would be a significant loss to this side of Shrewsbury if the Meole P&R service were to close later this year. https://c.org/kpBMGnYGMr06 Jul 2026 13:05 +0000at://did:plc:rtihhmmo7a7r2s6ykjpleth6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpy5rosw322ohttps://bsky.app/profile/philpickin.co.uk/post/3mpnxf4zgas2mIt may not be another heatwave, but this blackbird is making the most of today's sunshine. #ShropshireBirding02 Jul 2026 11:44 +0000at://did:plc:rtihhmmo7a7r2s6ykjpleth6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpnxf4zgas2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/philpickin.co.uk/post/3mo7a4zsvdc2hPeaceful spot in which to take part in today’s BTO Birds in Green Spaces survey day. @btobirds.bsky.social @btoshropshire.bsky.social13 Jun 2026 21:46 +0000at://did:plc:rtihhmmo7a7r2s6ykjpleth6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo7a4zsvdc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/philpickin.co.uk/post/3mo3ozouyhk2tGreat bit of kit, but I just wish the plastic didn't end up in the sea in the first place. [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Jun 2026 12:02 +0000at://did:plc:rtihhmmo7a7r2s6ykjpleth6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo3ozouyhk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/philpickin.co.uk/post/3mnzbifrbcc2wBet this fledgling wished it had been able to stay in the warm and dry rather than having to put up with the wet weather we're having now. #ukwildlife #shropshirebirds #Nature #wildlife #birdphotography #UKBirding #birds #photography11 Jun 2026 12:54 +0000at://did:plc:rtihhmmo7a7r2s6ykjpleth6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnzbifrbcc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/philpickin.co.uk/post/3mlgjahwy622hSo that’s why we have so many dandelions in our garden!09 May 2026 15:02 +0000at://did:plc:rtihhmmo7a7r2s6ykjpleth6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlgjahwy622hhttps://bsky.app/profile/philpickin.co.uk/post/3mi4yimeqic2dFirst visit to the Gilfach Nature Reserve and hopefully not the last. Looks like an ideal location to see Dippers. https://www.philpickin.co.uk/-/galleries/landscapes/-/medias/019d3513-585a-7f2c-b0f6-8f52dceb178d-river-marteg-flows-through-a-moss-covered-tree-lined-woodland28 Mar 2026 15:53 +0000at://did:plc:rtihhmmo7a7r2s6ykjpleth6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi4yimeqic2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/philpickin.co.uk/post/3mhsut674422f“Sustainable” timber isn’t always safe. Forests are being destroyed, Indigenous communities displaced and critically endangered species like the Malayan tiger are under threat. Demand the UK government takes action @friends-earth.bsky.social https://action.friendsoftheearth.uk/petition/stop-tainted-timber?refsid=1495139&utm_source=bluesky_share&utm_campaign=%5B2640%5D&utm_medium=share24 Mar 2026 15:20 +0000at://did:plc:rtihhmmo7a7r2s6ykjpleth6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhsut674422fhttps://bsky.app/profile/philpickin.co.uk/post/3mfowxfjbvk2wWonderful display of blossom in the hedgerows. All the better for some warm sunshine. #shropshire #spring #wildlife25 Feb 2026 14:57 +0000at://did:plc:rtihhmmo7a7r2s6ykjpleth6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfowxfjbvk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/philpickin.co.uk/post/3mdputrrm5s2aEnjoying the first Welsh Raptor Convention at Aberystwyth University and hearing about the great work of the contributors to Cudyll Cymru project. #bto #birds31 Jan 2026 13:02 +0000at://did:plc:rtihhmmo7a7r2s6ykjpleth6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdputrrm5s2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/philpickin.co.uk/post/3ludc7xynss2pThis. [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Jul 2025 15:39 +0000at://did:plc:rtihhmmo7a7r2s6ykjpleth6/app.bsky.feed.post/3ludc7xynss2phttps://bsky.app/profile/philpickin.co.uk/post/3lu66t46f222qOn the day the kids break up from school for the summer holidays, there’s something of an autumnal look to some of the hedgerows. #shropshire17 Jul 2025 14:55 +0000at://did:plc:rtihhmmo7a7r2s6ykjpleth6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lu66t46f222qhttps://bsky.app/profile/philpickin.co.uk/post/3lqkfkds3ok2nDo you ever get the feeling you’re being watched?01 Jun 2025 13:46 +0000at://did:plc:rtihhmmo7a7r2s6ykjpleth6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqkfkds3ok2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/philpickin.co.uk/post/3lqdfkm2pzc2vSome entertaining acrobatics by a starling on the bird table this afternoon. #shropshire #birds #nature #wildlife29 May 2025 18:58 +0000at://did:plc:rtihhmmo7a7r2s6ykjpleth6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqdfkm2pzc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/philpickin.co.uk/post/3loxtdq7xes2mThere 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 https://38d.gs/cdpr12 May 2025 11:07 +0000at://did:plc:rtihhmmo7a7r2s6ykjpleth6/app.bsky.feed.post/3loxtdq7xes2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/philpickin.co.uk/post/3loqyhg3jbk2xI’ve got to be honest, jackdaws are handsome. #nikon #birds#bird_photography09 May 2025 17:50 +0000at://did:plc:rtihhmmo7a7r2s6ykjpleth6/app.bsky.feed.post/3loqyhg3jbk2x