Barn Owl705 viewsphotographed @ Lancaster Road, Pilling © Cliff Raby
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Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Stanley Park Blackpool607 viewsThe park attracts good numbers of Cormorants and can be seen at the lake fishing & sunning themselves on the wooden posts.
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Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Stanley Park Blackpool596 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Blackcap - Sylvia atricapilla586 viewsmy 1st Blackcap of 2012 seen @ Stanley Park, Blackpool on 14/04/2012
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Kingfisher572 viewsmy only Kingfisher sighting at Stanley Park, Blackpool
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American Mink568 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.
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Cormorant563 viewsJuggling with an eel.
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Great Crested Grebes displaying - Podiceps cristatus560 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Sparrowhawk556 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.
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Barn Owl552 viewsphotographed @ Lancaster Road, Pilling © Cliff Raby
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Great crested Grebe550 viewsAn adult busily catching fry (in this case a tiny Pike) to feed to it's' young
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Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea548 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Greenfinch547 views2008 heralded the first year we started to get regular visits from Greenfinch, they just love those sunflower hearts.
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Water Rail544 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Firecrest539 viewsFirecrest photographed @ Stanley park Blackpool © Cliff Raby
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Long-eared Owl531 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.
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Sparrowhawk527 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool © Cliff Raby
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Stoat522 viewsphotographed on New Years Eve 2006, from the Fylde Bird Club hide @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
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Bittern - Botaurus stellaris520 viewsa nice sighting to start the New Year with, photographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Kestrel519 viewsphotographed @ Ashfield Road, Bispham, Blackpool
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Nuthatch - Sitta europaea518 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool
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Nuthatch517 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool © Cliff Raby
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Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea511 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Great Crested Grebes507 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
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Nuthatch - Sitta europaea507 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea502 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea502 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea502 viewsphotographed flying in with nesting material @ Stanley Park Blackpool
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Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea502 viewsStanley Park during a downpour
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Goldcrest Regulus regulus Stanley Park Blackpool501 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool © Cliff Raby
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Great Crested Grebe498 viewswith a small Perch to feed to it's young
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Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea496 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool
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Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Stanley Park Blackpool495 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool
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Short-eared Owl491 viewstaken @ Lancaster Road, Pilling
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Starling flock aerial display before roosting490 viewsStarling roost at dusk, Marton Mere,nature reserve, Blackpool, with Blackpool Tower in the background
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Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Stanley park Blackpool477 viewsFirecrest photographed @ Stanley park Blackpool © Cliff Raby
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Firecrest471 viewsFirecrest photographed @ Stanley park Blackpool © Cliff Raby
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Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Todderstaffe Hall Singleton469 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.
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Fieldfare468 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Firecrest468 viewsphotographed @ Stanley park Blackpool
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Long-eared Owl460 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Cormorant459 viewsI was lucky enough to photograph this Cormorant struggling with an eel as it swam past one of the hides @ Marton Mere nature reserve
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American Mink Mustela vison Stanley Park Blackpool458 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.
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The Fox & Duck448 viewsit would make a good pub name
photographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
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Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool445 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Long-eared Owl Asio otus Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool445 viewsone of the roosting Long-eared Owls @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool, regular winter residents here.
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Goldfinch - Carduelis carduelis434 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Barn Owl432 viewsphotographed @ Lancaster Road, Pilling © Cliff Raby
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Mallard431 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool
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Goldfinch - Carduelis carduelis423 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Moorhen421 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.
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Long-eared Owl417 viewsone of the roosting Long-eared Owls @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool, regular winter residents here.
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Ring-necked Duck416 viewsAythya collaris - photographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating Lakes
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Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus414 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Goldcrest412 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool
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White Letter Hairstreak - Satyrium w-album412 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Ringed Plover - Charadrius hiaticula411 viewsphotographed @ Rossall Point, Fleetwood
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Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Stanley Park Blackpool410 viewsMy only Kingfisher sighting at Stanley Park was a quick flyby by this bird.
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Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus409 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Brown Rat409 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.
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Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea407 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Mute Swan - Cygnus olor407 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Goldfinch - Carduelis carduelis406 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus405 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Coot401 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
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Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus396 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Blackcap392 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool
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Guillemot - Uria aalge390 viewsphotographed @ Rossall Point, Fleetwood
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Waxwing - Bombycilla garrulus387 viewsphotographed @ Euston Street, Preston
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Goldcrest385 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool
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Red-breasted Mergansers - Mergus serrator377 viewstaking flight after being spooked by a dog, photographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Giving me the Finger - How Rude376 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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Coot368 viewsDoing a bit of nest building & looking like it's buitten off more than it can chew.
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Great crested Grebes368 viewsMarton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
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Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Stanley Park Blackpool366 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool
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Bittern - Botaurus stellaris365 viewsa nice sighting to start the New Year with, photographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Dunlin - Calidris alpina365 viewsphotographed @ Rossall Point, Fleetwood
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Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea365 viewsphotographed flying in with nesting material @ Stanley Park Blackpool
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Long-eared Owl361 viewsone of the roosting Long-eared Owls @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool, regular winter residents here. The owls can be difficult to photograph because of branches between you & the Owl, but it's important to stick to the paths to avoid disturbing the birds - some visitors to the reserve feel the need to climb over the fence to get a closer view which only serves to spook the Owls.
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Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus360 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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