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Bittern - Botaurus stellaris89 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Bittern - Botaurus stellaris91 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Little Egret - Egretta garzetta96 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Bittern - Botaurus stellaris90 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Bittern - Botaurus stellaris92 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Bittern - Botaurus stellaris74 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Great White Egret - Egretta alba77 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Great White Egret - Egretta alba86 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Great White Egret - Egretta alba77 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Great White Egret - Egretta alba76 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Great White Egret - Egretta alba74 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Great White Egret - Egretta alba77 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Great White Egret - Egretta alba84 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Great White Egret - Egretta alba87 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Bittern - Botaurus stellaris88 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Bittern - Botaurus stellaris86 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Bittern - Botaurus stellaris61 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Bittern - Botaurus stellaris78 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Bittern - Botaurus stellaris69 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Little Egret - Egretta garzetta68 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Great White Egret - Egretta alba210 viewsphotographed opposite the Fylde Bird Club hide @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
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Bittern - Botaurus stellaris196 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Bittern - Botaurus stellaris202 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Bittern - Botaurus stellaris191 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Bittern - Botaurus stellaris285 viewsBittern sightings were few & far between @ the Mere during the winter of 2012/13, when I finally get to see one I only manage to photograph its backside :-(
photographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
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Little Egret - Egretta garzetta227 viewsphotographed opposite the Fylde Bird Club hide @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
a nice New Years day sighting
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Little Egret - Egretta garzetta189 viewsphotographed opposite the Fylde Bird Club hide @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
looks like a "very" Little Egret next to a Grey Heron
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Little Egret - Egretta garzetta175 viewsphotographed opposite the Fylde Bird Club hide @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
looks like a "very" Little Egret next to a Grey Heron
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Little Egret - Egretta garzetta177 viewsphotographed opposite the Fylde Bird Club hide @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
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Little Egret - Egretta garzetta201 viewsphotographed opposite the Fylde Bird Club hide @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
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Bittern - Botaurus stellaris430 viewsa nice sighting to start the New Year with, photographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Bittern - Botaurus stellaris683 viewsa nice sighting to start the New Year with, photographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Bittern - Botaurus stellaris291 viewsa nice sighting to start the New Year with, photographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Bittern294 viewsthis was easily my closest sighting of a Bittern at Marton Mere, but sadly there was half a reedbed between me & it & I was shooting directly into the sun. Still, despite the poor photos, it was a thrilling sighting.
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Bittern Botaurus stellaris Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool297 viewsthis was easily my closest sighting of a Bittern at Marton Mere, but sadly there was half a reedbed between me & it & I was shooting directly into the sun. For this shot the bird lept up off the ice & into the reeds with a couple of flaps of its wings, it then dropped down again & melted away into the reeds.
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Bittern246 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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Bittern236 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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Bittern298 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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Little Egret230 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Little Egret251 viewsin this shot there are two Buzzards in the Hawthorn on the left in the background, photographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Little Egret Egretta garzetta Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool249 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Little Egret178 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Little Egret175 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Bittern288 viewsI've only had a few sightings of a Bittern at Marton Mere, so whilst not a good photograph it was a real thrill to capture this one in flight.
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Bittern281 viewsI've only had a few sightings of a Bittern at Marton Mere, so whilst not a good photograph it was a real thrill to capture this one in flight.
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Bittern309 viewsI've only had a few sightings of a Bittern at Marton Mere, so whilst not a good photograph it was a real thrill to capture this one in flight.
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