
Teal Anas crecca Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool134 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserveAug 03, 2008
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Teal149 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserveAug 03, 2008
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Teal141 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserveAug 03, 2008
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Swift167 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserveAug 03, 2008
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Sparrowhawk349 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Shoveler160 viewsFor some reason this one reminds of a WW2 Spitfire, photographed @ Marton Mere nature reserveAug 03, 2008
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Shoveler136 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserveAug 03, 2008
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Shoveler155 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserveAug 03, 2008
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Shoveler143 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserveAug 03, 2008
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Shoveler149 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserveAug 03, 2008
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Shoveler Anas clypeata Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool411 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserveAug 03, 2008
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Shoveler141 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserveAug 03, 2008
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Shoveler144 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserveAug 03, 2008
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Shoveler147 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserveAug 03, 2008
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Shoveler148 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Shoveler125 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Ruddy Duck156 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool160 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Reed Bunting172 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Reed Bunting167 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Reed Bunting171 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Reed Bunting176 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Reed Bunting161 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Reed Bunting165 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Pochard Aythya ferina Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool142 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Pochard155 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Pochard148 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Pochard147 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Pochard151 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Mute Swan Cygnus olor Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool158 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Mute Swan172 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Mute Swan171 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Moorhen151 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Moorhen152 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Moorhen162 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Moorhen164 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Mallard145 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserveAug 03, 2008
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Mallard145 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserveAug 03, 2008
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Mallard148 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserveAug 03, 2008
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Mallard155 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserveAug 03, 2008
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Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool144 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserveAug 03, 2008
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Little Ringed Plover156 viewsphotographed @ Newton Marsh nr PrestonAug 03, 2008
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Kestrel169 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Kestrel175 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Kestrel178 viewsactually taken about half a mile down the road from Marton Mere, the photo was under exposed, but I liked the profile so converted to B&W instead of deleting it.Aug 03, 2008
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Kestrel Falco tinmunculus Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool182 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve, BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Kestrel232 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Kestrel244 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Kestrel239 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Glossy Ibis175 viewsAug 03, 2008
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Glossy Ibis172 viewsThis rare vagrant arrived in the Pilling area in the late autumn of 2006 & hung around there for a couple of months, providing excellent sightings for the many birders who travelled from far & wide to get a glimpse of it. Nearly two years on & it's still in the North West, being frequently seen both sides of the Ribble Estuary.Aug 03, 2008
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House Martin168 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserveAug 03, 2008
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House Martin Delichon urbica Marton Mere nature reserve161 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserveAug 03, 2008
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Great Spotted Woodpecker172 viewsa female Great Spotted Woodpecker, photographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve, BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Goldfinch187 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Goldfinch181 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool164 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Juvenile Great crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus179 viewsUp periscopeAug 03, 2008
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Great crested Grebe193 viewsMarton Mere nature reserve, BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Great crested Grebe182 viewsMarton Mere nature reserve, BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Great crested Grebe184 viewsMarton Mere nature reserve, BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Great crested Grebes displaying Podiceps cristatus Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool191 viewsMarton Mere nature reserve, BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Great crested Grebes188 viewsMarton Mere nature reserve, BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Great crested Grebes489 viewsMarton Mere nature reserve, BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Great crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool194 viewsMarton Mere nature reserve, BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Great crested Grebe195 viewsthis one had just surfaced with a small fish, Marton Mere nature reserve, BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Great crested Grebes displaying Podiceps cristatus Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool197 viewsMarton Mere nature reserve, BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Great crested Grebes392 viewsMarton Mere nature reserve, BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Great crested Grebes455 viewsMarton Mere nature reserve, BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Great crested Grebes453 viewsMarton Mere nature reserve, BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Great crested Grebes176 viewsMarton Mere nature reserve, BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Great crested Grebe155 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve, BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Great crested Grebe160 viewsMarton Mere nature reserve, BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Great crested Grebe165 viewsMarton Mere nature reserve, BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Great crested Grebe159 viewsMarton Mere nature reserve, BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Great crested Grebes181 viewsA courting couple displaying. I watched these birds for several minutes as they faced one & other & affectionately flicked their heads from side to side, it was a real thrill & privilege to beable to sit & quietly watch them. Aug 03, 2008
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Common Tern185 viewsI've only ever seen one Tern at Marton Mere, which was this Common Tern, sadly I completely messed up the photo - too much camera movement whilst in a blind panic I think - so I'm left with this Monet like painting as my only shot.Aug 03, 2008
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Common Scoter173 viewsWhen I spotted this pair at distance I thought it was a female Ruddy duck alongside a Coot, on closer inspection I realised it was a pair of Common Scoter, my first ever sighting of these birds. Very heavily cropped photos I'm afraid.Aug 03, 2008
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Common Scoter Melanitta nigra Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool166 viewsWhen I spotted this pair at distance I thought it was a female Ruddy duck alongside a Coot, on closer inspection I realised it was a pair of Common Scoter, my first ever sighting of these birds. Very heavily cropped photos I'm afraid.Aug 03, 2008
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Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool289 viewsI was lucky enough to photograph this Cormorant struggling with an eel as it swam past one of the hides @ Marton Mere nature reserveAug 03, 2008
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