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Bittern - Botaurus stellaris128 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Bittern - Botaurus stellaris137 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Little Egret - Egretta garzetta151 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Bittern - Botaurus stellaris144 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Bittern - Botaurus stellaris143 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Bittern - Botaurus stellaris128 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Great White Egret - Egretta alba127 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Great White Egret - Egretta alba131 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Great White Egret - Egretta alba130 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Great White Egret - Egretta alba121 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Great White Egret - Egretta alba127 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Great White Egret - Egretta alba132 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Great White Egret - Egretta alba135 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Great White Egret - Egretta alba138 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Bittern - Botaurus stellaris128 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Bittern - Botaurus stellaris137 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Bittern - Botaurus stellaris107 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Bittern - Botaurus stellaris124 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Bittern - Botaurus stellaris118 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Little Egret - Egretta garzetta113 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Great White Egret - Egretta alba249 viewsphotographed opposite the Fylde Bird Club hide @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
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Bittern - Botaurus stellaris230 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Bittern - Botaurus stellaris246 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Bittern - Botaurus stellaris237 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Bittern - Botaurus stellaris325 viewsBittern sightings were few & far between @ the Mere during the winter of 2012/13, when I finally get to see one I only manage to photograph its backside :-(
photographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
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Little Egret - Egretta garzetta272 viewsphotographed opposite the Fylde Bird Club hide @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
a nice New Years day sighting
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Little Egret - Egretta garzetta233 viewsphotographed opposite the Fylde Bird Club hide @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
looks like a "very" Little Egret next to a Grey Heron
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Little Egret - Egretta garzetta223 viewsphotographed opposite the Fylde Bird Club hide @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
looks like a "very" Little Egret next to a Grey Heron
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Little Egret - Egretta garzetta218 viewsphotographed opposite the Fylde Bird Club hide @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
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Little Egret - Egretta garzetta251 viewsphotographed opposite the Fylde Bird Club hide @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
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Bittern - Botaurus stellaris463 viewsa nice sighting to start the New Year with, photographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Bittern - Botaurus stellaris766 viewsa nice sighting to start the New Year with, photographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Bittern - Botaurus stellaris334 viewsa nice sighting to start the New Year with, photographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Bittern339 viewsthis was easily my closest sighting of a Bittern at Marton Mere, but sadly there was half a reedbed between me & it & I was shooting directly into the sun. Still, despite the poor photos, it was a thrilling sighting.
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Bittern Botaurus stellaris Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool345 viewsthis was easily my closest sighting of a Bittern at Marton Mere, but sadly there was half a reedbed between me & it & I was shooting directly into the sun. For this shot the bird lept up off the ice & into the reeds with a couple of flaps of its wings, it then dropped down again & melted away into the reeds.
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Bittern293 viewsPoor, distant record shots seem to be my speciality when it comes to photographing Bitterns, photographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Bittern283 viewsPoor, distant record shots seem to be my speciality when it comes to photographing Bitterns, photographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Bittern344 viewsPoor, distant record shots seem to be my speciality when it comes to photographing Bitterns, photographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Little Egret279 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Little Egret291 viewsin this shot there are two Buzzards in the Hawthorn on the left in the background, photographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Little Egret Egretta garzetta Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool296 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Little Egret239 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Little Egret220 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Bittern339 viewsI've only had a few sightings of a Bittern at Marton Mere, so whilst not a good photograph it was a real thrill to capture this one in flight.
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Bittern328 viewsI've only had a few sightings of a Bittern at Marton Mere, so whilst not a good photograph it was a real thrill to capture this one in flight.
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Bittern355 viewsI've only had a few sightings of a Bittern at Marton Mere, so whilst not a good photograph it was a real thrill to capture this one in flight.
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