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Home > Fylde Coast Wildlife Most viewed - Fylde Coast Wildlife Barn Owl804 viewsphotographed @ Lancaster Road, Pilling © Cliff Raby Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Stanley Park Blackpool693 viewsThe park attracts good numbers of Cormorants and can be seen at the lake fishing & sunning themselves on the wooden posts. Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Stanley Park Blackpool691 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool Blackcap - Sylvia atricapilla676 viewsmy 1st Blackcap of 2012 seen @ Stanley Park, Blackpool on 14/04/2012 Greenfinch667 views2008 heralded the first year we started to get regular visits from Greenfinch, they just love those sunflower hearts. Kingfisher652 viewsmy only Kingfisher sighting at Stanley Park, Blackpool Cormorant650 viewsJuggling with an eel. Water Rail650 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool Barn Owl647 viewsphotographed @ Lancaster Road, Pilling © Cliff Raby Great Crested Grebes displaying - Podiceps cristatus647 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea645 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool Great crested Grebe631 viewsAn adult busily catching fry (in this case a tiny Pike) to feed to it's' young American Mink626 viewsIn spring 2007 I was stood photographing the Grey Herons, when suddenly the whole Heronry went wild, making a real racket, it was soon clear what had agitated them when this Mink appeared from the undergrowth & quietly slipped into the water & swam away. It was a fantastic sighting & they're a beautiful animal, what a shame they're such a menace. Sparrowhawk625 viewsPrior to getting this shot we'd only had two fleeting glimpses of a Sparrowhawk in the garden, but on this occasion I was lucky enough to photograph this female checking out the birds visiting the feeders, fortunately for them it left empty handed. Bittern - Botaurus stellaris613 viewsa nice sighting to start the New Year with, photographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool Nuthatch608 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool © Cliff Raby Long-eared Owl605 viewsone of the roosting Long-eared Owls @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool, regular winter residents here. They can be very difficult to see as usually tuck themselves away deep into the undergrowth. I got by far my best sightings & photographs at this particular visit. Firecrest603 viewsFirecrest photographed @ Stanley park Blackpool © Cliff Raby Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea599 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool Great Crested Grebes596 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool Nuthatch - Sitta europaea596 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool Nuthatch - Sitta europaea594 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea592 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea591 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea590 viewsStanley Park during a downpour Starling flock aerial display before roosting590 viewsStarling roost at dusk, Marton Mere,nature reserve, Blackpool, with Blackpool Tower in the background Sparrowhawk587 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool © Cliff Raby Kestrel586 viewsphotographed @ Ashfield Road, Bispham, Blackpool Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea583 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool Stoat583 viewsphotographed on New Years Eve 2006, from the Fylde Bird Club hide @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea581 viewsphotographed flying in with nesting material @ Stanley Park Blackpool Short-eared Owl580 viewstaken @ Lancaster Road, Pilling Goldcrest Regulus regulus Stanley Park Blackpool573 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool © Cliff Raby Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Stanley Park Blackpool568 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool Great Crested Grebe559 viewswith a small Perch to feed to it's young Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Todderstaffe Hall Singleton554 viewsThe feeding station at Todderstaffe Hall provides an excellent opportunity to see Tree Sparrows in good numbers. Sit quietly in your car for 5 minutes & usually the Tree Sparrows arrive. Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Stanley park Blackpool533 viewsFirecrest photographed @ Stanley park Blackpool © Cliff Raby Firecrest531 viewsFirecrest photographed @ Stanley park Blackpool © Cliff Raby Firecrest531 viewsphotographed @ Stanley park Blackpool Fieldfare528 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool Cormorant520 viewsI was lucky enough to photograph this Cormorant struggling with an eel as it swam past one of the hides @ Marton Mere nature reserve Goldfinch - Carduelis carduelis519 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool Barn Owl515 viewsphotographed @ Lancaster Road, Pilling © Cliff Raby Goldfinch - Carduelis carduelis513 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool512 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool Long-eared Owl512 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool White Letter Hairstreak - Satyrium w-album507 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool American Mink Mustela vison Stanley Park Blackpool506 viewsIn spring 2007 I was stood photographing the Grey Herons, when suddenly the whole Heronry went wild, making a real racket, it was soon clear what had agitated them when this Mink appeared from the undergrowth & quietly slipped into the water & swam away. It was a fantastic sighting & they're a beautiful animal, what a shame they're such a menace. The Fox & Duck504 viewsit would make a good pub name photographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool Ring-necked Duck499 viewsAythya collaris - photographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating Lakes Long-eared Owl Asio otus Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool498 viewsone of the roosting Long-eared Owls @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool, regular winter residents here. Ringed Plover - Charadrius hiaticula489 viewsphotographed @ Rossall Point, Fleetwood Mute Swan - Cygnus olor488 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool Goldfinch - Carduelis carduelis487 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool Moorhen487 viewsMarton Mere allows good close views of Moorhens, as they are used to being fed, so not quite so wary of people as at some locations. Mallard486 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool Long-eared Owl479 viewsone of the roosting Long-eared Owls @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool, regular winter residents here. Goldcrest472 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool Guillemot - Uria aalge472 viewsphotographed @ Rossall Point, Fleetwood Coot471 viewsThis is a favourite Coot shot of mine, my wife says it looks like it's smoking a fag, photographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Stanley Park Blackpool471 viewsMy only Kingfisher sighting at Stanley Park was a quick flyby by this bird. Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea467 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool Brown Rat462 viewsThe park, somewhat worryingly, had a thriving population of rats up until 2007. They had a series of tunnels at one corner of the lake where it was believed they were breeding. In 2007 the Council destroyed their tunnels & poisoned the rats & I've not seen one since. Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus459 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool Waxwing - Bombycilla garrulus457 viewsphotographed @ Euston Street, Preston Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus453 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus450 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool Red-breasted Mergansers - Mergus serrator442 viewstaking flight after being spooked by a dog, photographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes Blackcap438 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus436 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool Dunlin - Calidris alpina430 viewsphotographed @ Rossall Point, Fleetwood Sanderling - Calidris alba421 viewsphotographed @ Rossall Point Fleetwood Tufted Ducks - Aythya fuligula418 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve, Blackpool Black Darter - Sympetrum danae416 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool - quite a rarity in the Blackpool area Sanderling - Calidris alba415 viewsphotographed @ Rossall Point Fleetwood Small White - Pieris rapae413 viewsphotographed at Todderstaffe Hall near Singleton Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta410 viewsa new visitor to our garden, an immature female Goldcrest409 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool Teal - Anas crecca407 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool Common Whitethroat - Sylvia communis404 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool 10010 files on 126 page(s) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 126 Powered by Coppermine Photo Gallery