
Red-legged Partridge224 viewstaken @ Fluke Hall Lane PillingNov 02, 2008
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Whooper Swans230 viewstaken @ Fluke Hall Lane PillingNov 02, 2008
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Whooper Swans Cygnus cygnus Fluke Hall Lane Pilling250 viewstaken @ Fluke Hall Lane PillingNov 02, 2008
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Pink Footed Geese244 viewsa trio of birds that includes two ringed birds, photographed @ Fluke Hall Lane PillingNov 02, 2008
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Pink Footed Goose220 viewsphotographed @ Fluke Hall Lane PillingNov 02, 2008
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Pink Footed Goose234 viewsphotographed @ Fluke Hall Lane PillingNov 02, 2008
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Pink Footed Geese251 viewstaking to the sky en masse after being spooked, photographed @ Fluke Hall Lane PillingNov 02, 2008
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Pink Footed Geese232 viewstaken @ Fluke Hall Lane PillingNov 02, 2008
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Pink Footed Goose229 viewsphotographed @ Fluke Hall Lane PillingNov 02, 2008
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Pink Footed Geese Anser brachyrhynchus Fluke Hall Lane Pilling237 viewsa trio in flight that includes a ringed bird, photographed @ Fluke Hall Lane PillingNov 02, 2008
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Whooper Swan270 viewssurveying the sceneOct 26, 2008
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Whooper Swan224 viewswhat a beautiful looking SwanOct 26, 2008
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Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus Fluke Hall Lane Pilling228 viewsfeeling sorry for itself in it's slingOct 26, 2008
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Whooper Swan236 viewsI'd only got my 105mm macro lens with me, so had to back up quite away to get the whole of the swan in shot.Oct 26, 2008
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Whooper Swan243 viewsthe girl from the RSPCA asked me to come with her to Pilling Sands so that when she released the Swan if it was unable to fly I could help her re-catch it. I agreed of course, but what I didn't count on was how fast it could run, it shot off towards the estuary with little chance of us catching it.Oct 26, 2008
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Whooper Swan240 viewsI'm free, the Swan makes a dash towards the estuary. I went back to work at this point, but got a call from the RSPCA girl later to confirm the Swan tok to the skies when it was scared by someone on a quad bike.Oct 26, 2008
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Whooper Swan248 viewsWhilst driving down Fluke Hall Lane, Pilling, I turned a corner to see this Whooper Swan running towards me with a tractor right behind it, when the swan saw me coming it veered off the road into the hedgerow & became entancled in the branches there. After watching it for a while it became apparent it was stuck, so I phoned the RSPCA, who agreed to send someone out & asked me to wait with the swan until they arrived.Oct 26, 2008
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Whooper Swan243 viewsThe swan got quite distressed each time a vehicle sped past, but no matter how much it struggled it couldn't break free of the hedgerowOct 26, 2008
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Whooper Swan247 viewsGotcha - within the hour a young lady from the RSPCA arrived, she was absolutely brilliant. She quickly but carefully grabbed the swan & removed it from the hedgerow with the miimum of fuss, she was obviously very confident handling the bird, I wouldn't have fancied getting in range of it's beak. Oct 26, 2008
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Whooper Swan268 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.Oct 26, 2008
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Whooper Swan255 viewschecking it's OKOct 26, 2008
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Green-veined White246 viewstaken @ Fluke Hall Lane PillingOct 26, 2008
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Yellowhammer233 viewstaken @ Bradshaw Lane PillingOct 26, 2008
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Yellowhammer226 viewstaken @ Bradshaw Lane PillingOct 26, 2008
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Yellowhammer219 viewstaken @ Bradshaw Lane PillingOct 26, 2008
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Yellowhammer238 viewsYellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Bradshaw Lane PillingOct 26, 2008
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Stonechat230 viewstaken @ Lancaster Road PillingOct 26, 2008
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Stonechat236 viewstaken @ Lancaster Road PillingOct 26, 2008
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Stonechat250 viewstaken @ Lancaster Road PillingOct 26, 2008
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Spiders Webs226 viewsphotographed @ Pilling Lane Ends Amenity AreaOct 26, 2008
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Tufted Duck199 viewstaken @ Pilling Lane Ends Amenity AreaOct 26, 2008
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Tufted Duck220 viewstaken @ Pilling Lane Ends Amenity AreaOct 26, 2008
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Common Darters211 viewsphotographed @ Pilling Lane Ends Amenity AreaOct 26, 2008
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Collared Doves220 viewstaken @ Fluke Hall Lane PillingOct 26, 2008
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Chaffinch223 viewstaken @ Bradshaw Lane PillingOct 26, 2008
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Short-eared Owl824 viewstaken @ Lancaster Road, PillingOct 15, 2008
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Short-eared Owl337 viewstaken @ Lancaster Road, PillingOct 15, 2008
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Short-eared Owl517 viewstaken @ Lancaster Road, PillingOct 15, 2008
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Short-eared Owl334 viewstaken @ Lancaster Road, PillingOct 15, 2008
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Short-eared Owl339 viewstaken @ Lancaster Road, PillingOct 15, 2008
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St Mark's-fly236 viewstaken @ Fluke Hall Lane PillingOct 10, 2008
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St Mark's-fly233 viewstaken @ Fluke Hall Lane PillingOct 10, 2008
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Linnet214 viewsOct 10, 2008
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Linnets233 viewstaken @ Fluke Hall Lane PillingOct 10, 2008
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Linnets230 viewstaken @ Fluke Hall Lane PillingOct 10, 2008
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Linnet217 viewstaken @ Fluke Hall Lane PillingOct 10, 2008
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Red-legged Partridge530 viewstaken @ Fluke Hall Lane PillingOct 09, 2008
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Red-legged Partridge514 viewstaken @ Fluke Hall Lane PillingOct 09, 2008
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Skylark245 viewstaken @ Fluke Hall Lane PillingOct 07, 2008
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Skylark250 viewstaken @ Fluke Hall Lane PillingOct 07, 2008
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Skylark255 viewstaken @ Fluke Hall Lane PillingOct 07, 2008
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Skylark244 viewstaken @ Fluke Hall Lane PillingOct 07, 2008
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Oystercatcher231 viewsOct 07, 2008
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Oystercatcher224 viewsphotographed @ Banksands Lane, PillingOct 07, 2008
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Long-tailed Tit209 viewstaken @ Fluke Hall Lane PillingOct 07, 2008
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Moorhen (two juveniles)233 viewstaken @ Union Lane Out RawcliffeOct 07, 2008
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Moorhen (two juveniles)228 viewstaken @ Union Lane Out RawcliffeOct 07, 2008
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Great Tit229 viewstaken @ Fluke Hall Lane, PillingOct 06, 2008
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Great Tit223 viewstaken @ Fluke Hall Lane, PillingOct 06, 2008
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Dunnock238 viewstaken @ Fluke Hall Lane, PillingOct 06, 2008
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Curlew236 viewstaken @ Banksands Lane, PillingOct 06, 2008
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Curlew218 viewstaken @ Fluke Hall Lane, PillingOct 06, 2008
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Curlew233 viewstaken @ Banksands Lane, PillingOct 06, 2008
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Curlew Numenius arquata Pilling233 viewstaken @ Fluke Hall Lane, PillingOct 06, 2008
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Curlew Numenius arquata Cockerham Pilling224 viewsa regular sight in the fields around CockerhamOct 06, 2008
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Carrion Crow226 viewstaken @ Fluke Hall Lane PillingOct 06, 2008
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Coot236 viewsphotographed @ Pilling Lane Ends amenity areaOct 06, 2008
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Blue Tit236 viewstaken @ Fluke Hall Lane PillingSep 15, 2008
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Lapwing chick220 viewsLapwing chick @ Backsands Lane PillingSep 15, 2008
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Lapwing230 viewstaken @ Backsands Lane PillingSep 15, 2008
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Lapwing231 viewstaken @ Backsands Lane PillingSep 15, 2008
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Lapwing234 viewstaken @ Backsands Lane PillingSep 15, 2008
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Lapwing219 viewstaken @ Backsands Lane PillingSep 15, 2008
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Lapwing221 viewstaken @ Backsands Lane PillingSep 15, 2008
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Meadow Pipit239 viewstaken @ Backsands Lane PillingSep 15, 2008
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Meadow Pipit347 viewstaken @ Backsands Lane PillingSep 15, 2008
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Meadow Pipit337 viewstaken @ Backsands Lane Pilling, I'm guessing it's a Meadow PipitSep 15, 2008
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Yellowhammer241 viewstaken @ Bradshaw Lane PillingSep 15, 2008
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Yellowhammer221 viewstaken @ Bradshaw Lane PillingSep 15, 2008
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Yellowhammer239 viewstaken @ Bradshaw Lane PillingSep 15, 2008
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