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Bittern - Botaurus stellaris65 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Bittern - Botaurus stellaris63 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Little Egret - Egretta garzetta64 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Bittern - Botaurus stellaris69 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Bittern - Botaurus stellaris65 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Bittern - Botaurus stellaris45 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Great White Egret - Egretta alba57 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Great White Egret - Egretta alba53 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Great White Egret - Egretta alba47 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Great White Egret - Egretta alba43 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Great White Egret - Egretta alba46 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Great White Egret - Egretta alba53 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Great White Egret - Egretta alba52 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Great White Egret - Egretta alba61 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Bittern - Botaurus stellaris60 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Bittern - Botaurus stellaris53 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Bittern - Botaurus stellaris42 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Bittern - Botaurus stellaris43 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Bittern - Botaurus stellaris48 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Little Egret - Egretta garzetta45 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Great White Egret - Egretta alba187 viewsphotographed opposite the Fylde Bird Club hide @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
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Bittern - Botaurus stellaris170 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Bittern - Botaurus stellaris181 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Bittern - Botaurus stellaris165 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Bittern - Botaurus stellaris266 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 garzetta212 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 garzetta162 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 garzetta147 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 garzetta148 viewsphotographed opposite the Fylde Bird Club hide @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
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Little Egret - Egretta garzetta179 viewsphotographed opposite the Fylde Bird Club hide @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
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Bittern - Botaurus stellaris401 viewsa nice sighting to start the New Year with, photographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Bittern - Botaurus stellaris636 viewsa nice sighting to start the New Year with, photographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Bittern - Botaurus stellaris265 viewsa nice sighting to start the New Year with, photographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Bittern266 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 Blackpool276 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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Bittern214 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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Bittern216 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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Bittern266 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 Egret210 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Little Egret219 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 Blackpool223 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Little Egret153 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Little Egret149 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Bittern256 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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Bittern254 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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Bittern283 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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