Phil Cunliffe
@pacunliffe.bsky.social
Rubbish birder, much better electrical engineer and BWFC follower. I'm lucky to live on Anglesey and I am Sophie the poodle's human.
Mornin’.
Spend a minute or so with this little dude.
You’ll be better for it.
No bullshit.
No pretence.
No ego.
No lies.
No violence.
No AI.
No scams.
No sides.
A robin taking a bath.
Pure.
Simple.
Beautiful.
Nature.
Something we can all agree on?
#nature
#robin
#WorldBeeSanctuary
#saturday
Spend a minute or so with this little dude.
You’ll be better for it.
No bullshit.
No pretence.
No ego.
No lies.
No violence.
No AI.
No scams.
No sides.
A robin taking a bath.
Pure.
Simple.
Beautiful.
Nature.
Something we can all agree on?
#nature
#robin
#WorldBeeSanctuary
#saturday
November 29, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Good morning and I hope you're having a good start to your day. Here's a post-mounted EIIR box in Benllech, Anglesey from earlier this month. #PostboxSaturday
November 29, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Good morning and I hope you're having a good start to your day. Here's a post-mounted EIIR box in Benllech, Anglesey from earlier this month. #PostboxSaturday
Reposted by Phil Cunliffe
14 years ago today.
November 27, 2025 at 2:24 PM
14 years ago today.
Happy #LancashireDay
You can take the lad out of Lancashire but you can't take Lancashire out of the lad 🌹🌹🌹
You can take the lad out of Lancashire but you can't take Lancashire out of the lad 🌹🌹🌹
November 27, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Happy #LancashireDay
You can take the lad out of Lancashire but you can't take Lancashire out of the lad 🌹🌹🌹
You can take the lad out of Lancashire but you can't take Lancashire out of the lad 🌹🌹🌹
Last day of our birding trip and we went to WWT Steart Marshes and RSPB Ham Wall. Only 4 new birds for the trip but what great birds to finish on: golden plover, knott, kingfisher and redpoll. The starling roost at Ham Wall was much better tonight - tens of thousands of birds was awesome inspiring.
November 24, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Last day of our birding trip and we went to WWT Steart Marshes and RSPB Ham Wall. Only 4 new birds for the trip but what great birds to finish on: golden plover, knott, kingfisher and redpoll. The starling roost at Ham Wall was much better tonight - tens of thousands of birds was awesome inspiring.
Day 3 of Someret birding gave us 7 new trip birds. We went to RSPB Greylake and finished the day off at RSPB Ham Wall to watch the starling roost. 1000's of starlings came in straight to roost with no murmuration. It was still amazing. Short eared owl was the top bird of the day.
November 23, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Day 3 of Someret birding gave us 7 new trip birds. We went to RSPB Greylake and finished the day off at RSPB Ham Wall to watch the starling roost. 1000's of starlings came in straight to roost with no murmuration. It was still amazing. Short eared owl was the top bird of the day.
Day 2 of our Somerset birding trip. We went to Burnham on Sea (twice) and RSPB Ham Wall. It was hard going in the rain and we only totalled 13 new birds for the trip but we managed to see the Kentish Plover which is a UK lifer for me.
November 22, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Day 2 of our Somerset birding trip. We went to Burnham on Sea (twice) and RSPB Ham Wall. It was hard going in the rain and we only totalled 13 new birds for the trip but we managed to see the Kentish Plover which is a UK lifer for me.
Over a few beers and a very decent spag bol, we totted up our number of birds seen today at WWT Slimbridge and the total was a round 60. The highlights included Bewickes and whooper swans, barnacle and white fronted geese, water rail, sniper and a raucous rookery.
November 22, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Over a few beers and a very decent spag bol, we totted up our number of birds seen today at WWT Slimbridge and the total was a round 60. The highlights included Bewickes and whooper swans, barnacle and white fronted geese, water rail, sniper and a raucous rookery.
Reposted by Phil Cunliffe
Steve Reed has told Labour MPs to vote down amendment to the new planning bill intended to protect British wildlife and its habitats from destruction.
First Swifts, now hedgehogs and dormice. Nothing is sacred... just betrayals by this govt at every turn
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
First Swifts, now hedgehogs and dormice. Nothing is sacred... just betrayals by this govt at every turn
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Housing secretary tells Labour MPs to vote down planning bill amendment
Amendment restricts protection for animals to allow faster house building
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Steve Reed has told Labour MPs to vote down amendment to the new planning bill intended to protect British wildlife and its habitats from destruction.
First Swifts, now hedgehogs and dormice. Nothing is sacred... just betrayals by this govt at every turn
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
First Swifts, now hedgehogs and dormice. Nothing is sacred... just betrayals by this govt at every turn
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
@angbirdnews.bsky.social We've just had a late afternoon walk around Cemlyn Trwyn and there were upto 5 grey plover and 2 or possibly 3 purple sandpiper on the rocks on the west side.
November 15, 2025 at 5:24 PM
@angbirdnews.bsky.social We've just had a late afternoon walk around Cemlyn Trwyn and there were upto 5 grey plover and 2 or possibly 3 purple sandpiper on the rocks on the west side.
Reposted by Phil Cunliffe
Here is a story I once posted on the other place.
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November 12, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Here is a story I once posted on the other place.
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Reposted by Phil Cunliffe
A short video of the nursery pod of Bottlenose Dolphins in Vidlin Voe, Shetland yesterday. Check out some of those tiny calves! Only the fourth confirmed record of this species in Shetland waters.
#MarineLife #MarineMammals #CetaceansUK #UKWildlife
#MarineLife #MarineMammals #CetaceansUK #UKWildlife
November 9, 2025 at 5:16 PM
A short video of the nursery pod of Bottlenose Dolphins in Vidlin Voe, Shetland yesterday. Check out some of those tiny calves! Only the fourth confirmed record of this species in Shetland waters.
#MarineLife #MarineMammals #CetaceansUK #UKWildlife
#MarineLife #MarineMammals #CetaceansUK #UKWildlife
Cemaes Bay this afternoon after the rain
November 10, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Cemaes Bay this afternoon after the rain
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The Shirley Bassey Show (10th November 1979). Les Dawson gives some of his favourite jokes another airing whilst Shirley attempts (and fails) to keep a straight face.
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The Shirley Bassey Show (10th November 1979). Les Dawson gives some of his favourite jokes another airing whilst Shirley attempts (and fails) to keep a straight face.
Reposted by Phil Cunliffe
Here’s a
#MondayMorningMinute
with #nature here on #WorldBeeSanctuary.
Take a moment.
#pause
Go do some #good.
Have the best week you can.
If you’re not having a good week - tell someone.
And if someone tells you -
Listen.
Really #listen.
#mentalhealth
#wellbeing
#resilience
#fungi
#Monday
#MondayMorningMinute
with #nature here on #WorldBeeSanctuary.
Take a moment.
#pause
Go do some #good.
Have the best week you can.
If you’re not having a good week - tell someone.
And if someone tells you -
Listen.
Really #listen.
#mentalhealth
#wellbeing
#resilience
#fungi
#Monday
November 10, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Here’s a
#MondayMorningMinute
with #nature here on #WorldBeeSanctuary.
Take a moment.
#pause
Go do some #good.
Have the best week you can.
If you’re not having a good week - tell someone.
And if someone tells you -
Listen.
Really #listen.
#mentalhealth
#wellbeing
#resilience
#fungi
#Monday
#MondayMorningMinute
with #nature here on #WorldBeeSanctuary.
Take a moment.
#pause
Go do some #good.
Have the best week you can.
If you’re not having a good week - tell someone.
And if someone tells you -
Listen.
Really #listen.
#mentalhealth
#wellbeing
#resilience
#fungi
#Monday
@angbirdnews.bsky.social I've not had much free time for birding since moving but I grabbed half an hour this afternoon along Trwyn y Penrhyn, Cemaes. Highlights were: 1 curlew, 10 oystercatcher, 2 redshank and 3 stonechat. I should have gone to Cemlyn!
November 8, 2025 at 5:08 PM
@angbirdnews.bsky.social I've not had much free time for birding since moving but I grabbed half an hour this afternoon along Trwyn y Penrhyn, Cemaes. Highlights were: 1 curlew, 10 oystercatcher, 2 redshank and 3 stonechat. I should have gone to Cemlyn!
Reposted by Phil Cunliffe
November 2, 2025 at 10:19 AM
@angbirdnews.bsky.social We had a potter around Trwyn Cemlyn this afternoon. It was fairly quiet with handfuls of curlew, redshank, turnstone, oystercatcher and a lovely grey plover.
November 2, 2025 at 5:59 PM
@angbirdnews.bsky.social We had a potter around Trwyn Cemlyn this afternoon. It was fairly quiet with handfuls of curlew, redshank, turnstone, oystercatcher and a lovely grey plover.
@angbirdnews.bsky.social 20 mins at Traeth Dulas:
50+ curlew
C. 100 redshank
1 greenshank
1 black tailed godwit
4 dunlin
4 red breasted merganser
2 little egret
1 raven
1 buzzard
And a complete surprise was a single swallow that flew past about a metre above me!
50+ curlew
C. 100 redshank
1 greenshank
1 black tailed godwit
4 dunlin
4 red breasted merganser
2 little egret
1 raven
1 buzzard
And a complete surprise was a single swallow that flew past about a metre above me!
November 2, 2025 at 12:01 PM
@angbirdnews.bsky.social 20 mins at Traeth Dulas:
50+ curlew
C. 100 redshank
1 greenshank
1 black tailed godwit
4 dunlin
4 red breasted merganser
2 little egret
1 raven
1 buzzard
And a complete surprise was a single swallow that flew past about a metre above me!
50+ curlew
C. 100 redshank
1 greenshank
1 black tailed godwit
4 dunlin
4 red breasted merganser
2 little egret
1 raven
1 buzzard
And a complete surprise was a single swallow that flew past about a metre above me!
@angbirdnews.bsky.social Red kite over A5025, near the Bull Inn at Pentraeth at 11:00.
November 2, 2025 at 11:11 AM
@angbirdnews.bsky.social Red kite over A5025, near the Bull Inn at Pentraeth at 11:00.
Reposted by Phil Cunliffe
Hellllllloooo? Are you there? Please help birds by sharing this if you also want to ensure swifts & other urban birds have homes alongside us. People power works but only if we work together. SAVE OUR SWIFTS.
November 2, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Hellllllloooo? Are you there? Please help birds by sharing this if you also want to ensure swifts & other urban birds have homes alongside us. People power works but only if we work together. SAVE OUR SWIFTS.
Reposted by Phil Cunliffe
British icon, hilarious comic & bird-kind Bill Bailey thinks securing homes for birds reliant on cavity nesting habitat is an ace idea. The swift brick debate is tomorrow. Help the birds. Email SWIFT BRICKS to [email protected] & [email protected]
October 28, 2025 at 9:07 AM
British icon, hilarious comic & bird-kind Bill Bailey thinks securing homes for birds reliant on cavity nesting habitat is an ace idea. The swift brick debate is tomorrow. Help the birds. Email SWIFT BRICKS to [email protected] & [email protected]
@angbirdnews.bsky.social I did a bit of sea watching of Wylfa Head from our house yesterday, not ideal due to double glazing and dried on Saturday spray. It was hard to id most birds but I did see 3 gannet, 5 Manx shearwater and a fair number of what looked like auks.
October 26, 2025 at 2:30 PM
@angbirdnews.bsky.social I did a bit of sea watching of Wylfa Head from our house yesterday, not ideal due to double glazing and dried on Saturday spray. It was hard to id most birds but I did see 3 gannet, 5 Manx shearwater and a fair number of what looked like auks.
Reposted by Phil Cunliffe
Over the last 10 years, from your TiCL and social media posts, I’ve been developing a FREE, live, map and App guide to The Greatest Trees in Britain 🤩
The #GreatTrees of Britain #GTOB 🌳🏆 🇬🇧
#GreatTreesof #Britain
See them HERE (and download the new TiCL View App) NOW
ticl.me/the-great-tr...
The #GreatTrees of Britain #GTOB 🌳🏆 🇬🇧
#GreatTreesof #Britain
See them HERE (and download the new TiCL View App) NOW
ticl.me/the-great-tr...
October 15, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Over the last 10 years, from your TiCL and social media posts, I’ve been developing a FREE, live, map and App guide to The Greatest Trees in Britain 🤩
The #GreatTrees of Britain #GTOB 🌳🏆 🇬🇧
#GreatTreesof #Britain
See them HERE (and download the new TiCL View App) NOW
ticl.me/the-great-tr...
The #GreatTrees of Britain #GTOB 🌳🏆 🇬🇧
#GreatTreesof #Britain
See them HERE (and download the new TiCL View App) NOW
ticl.me/the-great-tr...