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Phil Locker

@philsbirding.bsky.social

Staffs Birder/Lister. British Twitcher and for my sins an avid Port Vale Fan.

254 Followers  |  288 Following  |  32 Posts  |  Joined: 25.08.2024  |  1.8895

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Really chuffed with my new Camera πŸ˜πŸ“Έ Shorelark taken today at Mow Cop Cheshire

17.01.2026 14:59 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I’m selling my fully working Nikon P900 Bridge camera comes with 1 original battery, charging cable and Lowepro Case. Asking price is Β£300. DM me if interested πŸ˜ƒ

09.01.2026 18:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Went down to Hampshire for the Boat Tailed Grackle. I know it’s ship assisted and has no chance of getting on the British List, but it was full of character and a real stunner. Don’t understand why ship assisted birds can’t go on the British list πŸ€·πŸ»β€β™‚οΈ

03.11.2025 14:04 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Nice one Phil βœ…πŸ»

07.10.2025 14:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Nice one mate βœ…πŸ»

21.09.2025 19:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Orphean Warbler Hartlepool I came straight from work without Optics πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚βœ…

18.09.2025 10:48 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Massive relief this morning to connect with this beauty after the horror show at Essex for the last one which I managed to dip by seconds stood next to people watching it.βœ…πŸ»

21.08.2025 22:03 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Is Pendeen the premier site for them Steve over PG? I wonder if they get in with the feeding Manxie Loop? πŸ€”

05.08.2025 19:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Long over due Staffs Tick βœ… 🀩 Finally spring has sprung ☺️

17.05.2025 17:14 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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You missed this stunner off πŸ˜ƒ

05.02.2025 09:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Just got back myself- fantastic trip 6 ticks in total including 2 Cat C’s.

04.02.2025 00:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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A brilliant couple of days of Dutch birding done β€˜n’ dusted with @philsbirding.bsky.social Yesterday we got the main target the Specky Eider on Texel plus a Goose fest and today around Amsterdam region Black & Middle spotted peckers, Pygmy Cormorant, Firecrests, White Storks etc - QualityπŸ™‚

03.02.2025 20:25 β€” πŸ‘ 39    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Cracking shot Steve πŸ‘ŒπŸ»

02.02.2025 17:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Mission completed in the Netherlands βœ…πŸ˜ƒπŸ»

02.02.2025 12:44 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh, that’s a beauty πŸ™ŒπŸ»

02.01.2025 18:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Not just Kent. Fingers crossed for Boxing Day… 🀞🏻

24.12.2024 13:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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And here’s the 2nd part of my Christmas Present from @philj61.bsky.social stunning in my opinion πŸ‘ŒπŸ»πŸ‘ŒπŸ»

23.12.2024 15:45 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Finally got around to framing my Christmas present off
My Old Mucker and twitching partner @philj61.bsky.social I think you will agree it looks Rather splendid πŸ˜πŸ‘ŒπŸ»

23.12.2024 15:38 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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One from the sketchbook of the West Yorks Scarlet Tanager πŸͺΆ #Birds

29.11.2024 18:34 β€” πŸ‘ 82    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1

Does he use a knife and fork to eat a burger πŸ”πŸŸπŸ€”

19.11.2024 10:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Siberian Stonechat will be staying it’s being lumped with Amur Stonechat πŸ‘πŸ»

20.10.2024 19:05 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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A painting of the Bempton Pale-legged Leaf Warbler, second confirmed record for UK and Bird of the Autumn so far imo. Can do prints if requiredπŸ™‚

20.10.2024 15:50 β€” πŸ‘ 78    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1

Nice πŸ‘ŒπŸ»

08.10.2024 19:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Good going Rob with 2 ticks, EC Wbr and??

08.10.2024 19:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

05.10.2024 20:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Izzy Shrike Showed better than the elusive Bluetail today. As died the Red Breasted Fly. Time for a bit of birding before heading home

05.10.2024 12:03 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks all Keys now found πŸ˜ƒ

05.10.2024 11:19 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’ve lost my Car keys between South Lansing and the Bluetail if found please contact me thanks

05.10.2024 10:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Or Iceland….. my main target for this Autumn as it’s a massive gap on my list.

11.09.2024 18:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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