Adrian Pitches HAS MOVED TO BLUESKY @apitches
Mainly birds and birding with occasional humour. Tyneside Joined November 2010-
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@TomCadwallender We drove through very suitable habitat en route from Arequipa to Ollantaytambo last month. On a tourist bus, not a birding trip.
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@TomCadwallender Stunner. Number 1 on my wishlist.
@TomCadwallender Do you do requests?! Some Peru megas please! 😎
Crazy vagrancy. UK next?
2nd record for Georgia and 1st for us and the author of the photo, Alexander Rukhaia. A nonsense vagrant, Three-banded Plover, a pure African resident, foraging at the Chorokhi River Delta in Batumi, Georgia. How incredible is that?!
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So excited to launch our winter appeal - Unwrap the Joy! 🎁🎁🎁 Can YOU help us spread joy to people seeking sanctuary here? Donations are being doubled by @AvivaUK Please visit our Crowdfunder to find out more...THANK YOU for your support! actionfoundation.org.uk/we-launch-our-…
Support Traffic-Calming on Tynemouth & Whitley Bay Seafront and Promote Cycling + Walking - Sign the Petition! chng.it/fjrYw5QKW4 via @UKChange
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The elephant in the room here, is that we've just put someone in charge of prisons who cuts keys to order.
@Mikepastycarr @lindisfarne_nnr @NTBirdClub Happy Belated Birthday Mike.
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Well played, IKEA 😀👌
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Perfect.
@tonyroe @bbcemt @politicseastmid Yes. When I finally leave the BBC, I’ll remind my colleagues that I joined Look North when the Berlin Wall was still standing and Margaret Thatcher was PM…
@viewfromalake @ProjectCoyote It’s the woluf! Cartoon reference
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An important one for Brits : The Great Scone Map
@nomadbirder Check out the illustrated version too. Amazing photos.
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Just 24 hours left to help us reach our Raise the Roof for Refugees @crowdfunderuk target. Thanks to @AvivaUK for doubling donations! Let's start 2024 with some GOOD news! 🧡🙏🏾 Link here 👇🏾🙏🏾 tinyurl.com/4pvxpa5k
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