
Teal Anas crecca Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool132 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserveAug 03, 2008
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Teal147 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserveAug 03, 2008
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Teal140 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserveAug 03, 2008
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Swift166 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserveAug 03, 2008
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Sparrowhawk349 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Shoveler158 viewsFor some reason this one reminds of a WW2 Spitfire, photographed @ Marton Mere nature reserveAug 03, 2008
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Shoveler135 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserveAug 03, 2008
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Shoveler153 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserveAug 03, 2008
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Shoveler143 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserveAug 03, 2008
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Shoveler147 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserveAug 03, 2008
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Shoveler Anas clypeata Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool408 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserveAug 03, 2008
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Shoveler138 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserveAug 03, 2008
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Shoveler140 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserveAug 03, 2008
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Shoveler146 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserveAug 03, 2008
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Shoveler145 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Shoveler124 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Ruddy Duck155 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool158 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Reed Bunting170 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Reed Bunting165 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Reed Bunting170 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Reed Bunting175 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Reed Bunting160 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Reed Bunting164 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Pochard Aythya ferina Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool142 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Pochard154 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Pochard147 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Pochard145 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Pochard149 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Mute Swan Cygnus olor Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool155 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Mute Swan169 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Mute Swan170 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Moorhen150 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Moorhen150 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Moorhen162 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Moorhen162 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Mallard144 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserveAug 03, 2008
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Mallard143 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserveAug 03, 2008
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Mallard146 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserveAug 03, 2008
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Mallard153 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserveAug 03, 2008
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Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool142 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserveAug 03, 2008
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Little Ringed Plover151 viewsphotographed @ Newton Marsh nr PrestonAug 03, 2008
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Kestrel168 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Kestrel173 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Kestrel176 viewsactually taken about half a mile down the road from Marton Mere, the photo was under exposed, but I liked the profile so converted to B&W instead of deleting it.Aug 03, 2008
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Kestrel Falco tinmunculus Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool181 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve, BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Kestrel230 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Kestrel242 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Kestrel237 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Glossy Ibis172 viewsAug 03, 2008
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Glossy Ibis169 viewsThis rare vagrant arrived in the Pilling area in the late autumn of 2006 & hung around there for a couple of months, providing excellent sightings for the many birders who travelled from far & wide to get a glimpse of it. Nearly two years on & it's still in the North West, being frequently seen both sides of the Ribble Estuary.Aug 03, 2008
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House Martin167 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserveAug 03, 2008
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House Martin Delichon urbica Marton Mere nature reserve160 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserveAug 03, 2008
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Great Spotted Woodpecker171 viewsa female Great Spotted Woodpecker, photographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve, BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Goldfinch185 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Goldfinch179 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool163 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Juvenile Great crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus179 viewsUp periscopeAug 03, 2008
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Great crested Grebe192 viewsMarton Mere nature reserve, BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Great crested Grebe180 viewsMarton Mere nature reserve, BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Great crested Grebe183 viewsMarton Mere nature reserve, BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Great crested Grebes displaying Podiceps cristatus Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool189 viewsMarton Mere nature reserve, BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Great crested Grebes188 viewsMarton Mere nature reserve, BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Great crested Grebes488 viewsMarton Mere nature reserve, BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Great crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool193 viewsMarton Mere nature reserve, BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Great crested Grebe193 viewsthis one had just surfaced with a small fish, Marton Mere nature reserve, BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Great crested Grebes displaying Podiceps cristatus Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool195 viewsMarton Mere nature reserve, BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Great crested Grebes389 viewsMarton Mere nature reserve, BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Great crested Grebes453 viewsMarton Mere nature reserve, BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Great crested Grebes450 viewsMarton Mere nature reserve, BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Great crested Grebes173 viewsMarton Mere nature reserve, BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Great crested Grebe154 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve, BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Great crested Grebe159 viewsMarton Mere nature reserve, BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Great crested Grebe164 viewsMarton Mere nature reserve, BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Great crested Grebe157 viewsMarton Mere nature reserve, BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Great crested Grebes180 viewsA courting couple displaying. I watched these birds for several minutes as they faced one & other & affectionately flicked their heads from side to side, it was a real thrill & privilege to beable to sit & quietly watch them. Aug 03, 2008
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Common Tern182 viewsI've only ever seen one Tern at Marton Mere, which was this Common Tern, sadly I completely messed up the photo - too much camera movement whilst in a blind panic I think - so I'm left with this Monet like painting as my only shot.Aug 03, 2008
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Common Scoter172 viewsWhen I spotted this pair at distance I thought it was a female Ruddy duck alongside a Coot, on closer inspection I realised it was a pair of Common Scoter, my first ever sighting of these birds. Very heavily cropped photos I'm afraid.Aug 03, 2008
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Common Scoter Melanitta nigra Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool165 viewsWhen I spotted this pair at distance I thought it was a female Ruddy duck alongside a Coot, on closer inspection I realised it was a pair of Common Scoter, my first ever sighting of these birds. Very heavily cropped photos I'm afraid.Aug 03, 2008
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Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool288 viewsI was lucky enough to photograph this Cormorant struggling with an eel as it swam past one of the hides @ Marton Mere nature reserveAug 03, 2008
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