Hoverfly - possibly Xylota xanthocnema but more likely Xylota sylvarum105 viewsphotographed @ Hay Bridge (members only) Nature Reserve
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Squabbling Little Egrets - shot 8/15161 views& what's likely to have been the cause of the fracas entered the scene
photographed from the Morecambe Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Migrant Hawker164 viewsphotographed from Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve, likely to be a Migrant Hawker because of it's characteristically stopping mid air & hovering for a few seconds every so often - a good time to try & focus on them & get a shot.
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Whooper Swan217 viewstime for a firm hand. With the swan restrained she checked it's wings for breaks, the Swan was trying to flap both wings so she concluded it was unlikely it had a broken wing. Apparently they sometimes think roads are rivers & land on them by mistake, stunning themselves, which is maybe what happened to this bird.
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Chiloe Wigeon310 viewslikely to be an escapee, photographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool
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