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Distant Starlings314 viewsTo the dismay of the group of us waiting for the Starlings to arrive at Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool, we spot some good size flocks of them away in the distance doing their aerial display over North Pier
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Cormorant313 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Some sort of eggs on base of pond pump?????313 viewsno idea what these are, seen attached to the base of my pond pump when I took it out of the water to clean
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Kestrel313 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Common Kingfisher313 viewsI had dialled in +2 EV to photograph the Kingfisher perched high in a Hawthorn when it suddenly dived down & caught itself a fish so I grabbed a couple of horribly overexposed photos @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool (100% crop)
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Froghopper or Leafhopper - I know not which?313 viewsmeasuring just maybe 5mm long, this Froghopper/Leafhopper was photographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Magpie - Pica pica313 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool
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Moorhen313 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Ring-necked Parakeet - Psittacula krameri313 viewsphotographed across the road from Stanley Park, @ Blackpool Zoo, this Parakeet was free flying outside of the bird house & is probably the one that's occasionally seen at the park
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Purple Sandpiper - Calidris maritima313 viewsphotographed here with Redshanks & Turnstones @ what was North Shore boating lake
Many thanks to Dave M of http://www.lalows.blogspot.com/ for the headsup
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Common Tern - Sterna hirundo312 viewsphotographed @ Preston Docks
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Curlew - Numenius arquata312 viewsphotographed@Sunderland Point, nr Overton, Lancashire
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Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea312 viewsphotographed at the Heronry @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Great Spotted Woodpecker312 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool
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Mallards displaying courtship behaviour312 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool
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312 views
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Pipe Formation312 viewsThe Starlings form huge flocks at dusk, swirling around Blackpools' North Pier before descending to roost on the various buildings & on the timbers under the pier.
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312 views
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Common Tern - Sterna hirundo311 viewsphotographed @ Preston Docks
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Gadwall - Anas strepera311 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool
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Goldcrest311 viewsGoldcrest photographed @ Stanley park Blackpool © Cliff Raby
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Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea311 viewsphotographed at the Heronry @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Little Grebe - Tachybaptus ruficollis311 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Red Kite311 viewsphotographed at the Red Kite feeding station @ Bellymack Hill Farm near Laurieston, Dumfries and Galloway
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Shoveler - Anas clypeata311 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool
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Long-tailed Tit - Aegithalos caudatus310 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool
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Long-tailed Tit - Aegithalos caudatus310 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool
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Red Kite310 viewsphotographed at the Red Kite feeding station @ Bellymack Hill Farm near Laurieston, Dumfries and Galloway
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Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus Bispham Blackpool310 viewsphotographed flying over our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Wren310 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Red Fox - Vulpes vulpes309 viewsphotographed in the garden of the gîte we were renting in the Vendée, France
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Common Frog - Rana temporaria309 viewsphotographed in our garden, Bispham, Blackpool
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Common Frog - Rana temporaria Bispham Blackpool309 viewsone from the garden pond, snapped through the double glazing
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House Sparrow309 viewsphotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Feral Pigeon - Columba livia309 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Stanley Park Blackpool309 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool
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Common Tern - Sterna hirundo308 viewsphotographed @ Preston Docks
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Four-spotted Chaser308 viewsphotographed @ Foulshaw Moss © Cliff Raby
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Great Crested Grebe308 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Otter308 viewsMy 1st sighting of a wild Otter, a long range shot taken on a cold & wet December morning from Lower Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Starlings flocking to roost308 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost - my imagination maybe running away with me, but here the flock take on the form of a huge bird to chase off predators
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Cormorant307 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Willow Emerald307 viewsphotographed in the Vendée, France
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Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus307 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Little Egret307 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Magpie - Pica pica307 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool
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Tufted Duck - Aythya fuligula307 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool
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Common Blue Damselfly306 viewsphotographed@Lightfoot Green, Preston
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306 views
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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus306 viewsphotographed on the Peregrines once regular, but now occasional perch on the water tower
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Sparrowhawk - Accipiter nisus306 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Great crested Grebe305 viewsEyes left for the camera - an adult Grebe gives it's three young a ride on Stanley Park boating lake in Blackpool. I wish I'd had my 500mm lens for this shot, it could've been a real beauty.
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Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo305 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus305 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Kestrel305 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Short-eared Owl305 viewsphotographed @ Bradshaw Lane, Pilling
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304 views
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Black headed Gull304 viewsMarton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Bittern304 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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Sparrowhawk - Accipiter nisus304 viewsphotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Wood Mouse304 viewsWood Mouse [Apodemus sylvaticus], feeding on the sunflowers hearts that I'd thrown out onto the frozen Mere @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
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Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo303 viewson golden pond
photographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Kestrel303 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Merlin303 viewstaken from the Eric Morecambe hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB, I didn't even see the merlin hidden away on the fence post until some kind chap with a scope pointed it out to me. I've posted a more heavily cropped version where you can just about make out there is in fact a bird in the photo. My only Merlin photo to date.
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Pheasant303 viewsa female Pheasant feeding on blackberries @ Conder Green
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A Shrew - Bless You303 viewsnow this little guy was really shifting, so I was glad to get it in frame, shame it's not in focus though.
Photographed@Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Cetti's Warbler - Cettia cetti302 viewsa typical view
photographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Little Egret - Egretta garzetta302 viewsphotographed opposite the Fylde Bird Club hide @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
a nice New Years day sighting
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302 views
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302 views
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Great Crested Grebe301 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus301 viewsphotographed in the Vendée, France
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus301 viewsphotographed in the Vendée, France
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Hawthorn Shieldbug - Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale301 viewsphotographed in our garden, Bispham, Blackpool
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Starlings flocking to roost301 viewsStarlings gathering to roost at Marton Mere,nature reserve, Blackpool, performing their aerial acrobatics before disappearing down into the reeds
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Black-headed Gull300 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool
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