Glossy Ibis249 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 Martin226 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserveAug 03, 2008
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House Martin Delichon urbica Marton Mere nature reserve219 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserveAug 03, 2008
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Great Spotted Woodpecker239 viewsa female Great Spotted Woodpecker, photographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve, BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Goldfinch257 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Goldfinch251 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool229 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Juvenile Great crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus250 viewsUp periscopeAug 03, 2008
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Great crested Grebe265 viewsMarton Mere nature reserve, BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Great crested Grebe256 viewsMarton Mere nature reserve, BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Great crested Grebe245 viewsMarton Mere nature reserve, BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Great crested Grebes displaying Podiceps cristatus Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool257 viewsMarton Mere nature reserve, BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Great crested Grebes261 viewsMarton Mere nature reserve, BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Great crested Grebes609 viewsMarton Mere nature reserve, BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Great crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool259 viewsMarton Mere nature reserve, BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Great crested Grebe275 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 Blackpool267 viewsMarton Mere nature reserve, BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Great crested Grebes495 viewsMarton Mere nature reserve, BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Great crested Grebes565 viewsMarton Mere nature reserve, BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Great crested Grebes555 viewsMarton Mere nature reserve, BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Great crested Grebes251 viewsMarton Mere nature reserve, BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Great crested Grebe227 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve, BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Great crested Grebe236 viewsMarton Mere nature reserve, BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Great crested Grebe240 viewsMarton Mere nature reserve, BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Great crested Grebe245 viewsMarton Mere nature reserve, BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Great crested Grebes261 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 Tern257 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 Scoter246 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 Blackpool244 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 Blackpool362 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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Cormorant229 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Cormorant237 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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Cormorant223 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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Cormorant848 viewsJuggling with an eel.Aug 03, 2008
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Cormorant733 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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Coot255 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Coot240 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Moorhen249 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Coot258 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Coot232 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Coot233 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Coot243 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Blackbird207 viewsfeeding on windfall apples, photographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Blackbird Turdus merula Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool230 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Blackbird216 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Blackbird227 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve BlackpoolAug 03, 2008
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Bittern362 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.Aug 02, 2008
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Bittern359 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.Aug 02, 2008
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Bittern382 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.Aug 02, 2008
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Kestrel789 viewsphotographed @ Ashfield Road, Bispham, BlackpoolAug 02, 2008
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Tufted Duck228 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve BlackpoolAug 02, 2008
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Tufted Duck246 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve BlackpoolAug 02, 2008
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Tufted Duck242 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve BlackpoolAug 02, 2008
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Mute Swans 251 viewsMute Swans at their nest in the reedbed, a common sight at Marton Mere in Spring.Aug 02, 2008
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Mute Swan244 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve BlackpoolAug 02, 2008
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Mute Swan229 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve BlackpoolAug 02, 2008
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Mute Swan493 viewsmy favourite Mute swan photograph to date, photographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve BlackpoolAug 02, 2008
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Mute Swan233 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve BlackpoolAug 02, 2008
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Mute Swan219 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve BlackpoolAug 02, 2008
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Fieldfare487 viewsfeeding on windfall apples, photographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve BlackpoolAug 01, 2008
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Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool495 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve BlackpoolAug 01, 2008
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Fieldfare255 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve BlackpoolAug 01, 2008
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Fieldfare714 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve BlackpoolAug 01, 2008
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Grey Squirrel362 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, BlackpoolAug 01, 2008
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Grey Squirrel359 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, BlackpoolAug 01, 2008
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Grey Squirrel357 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, BlackpoolAug 01, 2008
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Grey Squirrel373 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, BlackpoolAug 01, 2008
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American Mink751 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.Aug 01, 2008
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American Mink Mustela vison Stanley Park Blackpool649 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.Aug 01, 2008
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Brown Rat610 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.Aug 01, 2008
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Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Stanley Park Blackpool872 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, BlackpoolAug 01, 2008
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Grey Squirrel421 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, BlackpoolAug 01, 2008
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Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Stanley Park Blackpool438 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, BlackpoolAug 01, 2008
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Grey Squirrel419 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, BlackpoolAug 01, 2008
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Grey Squirrel431 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, BlackpoolAug 01, 2008
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Common Blue Damselfly297 viewsphotographed@Lightfoot Green, PrestonJul 31, 2008
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Common Darter325 viewsphotographed@Lightfoot Green, PrestonJul 31, 2008
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Common Darter351 viewsphotographed@Lightfoot Green, PrestonJul 31, 2008
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Common Blue Damselfly339 viewsphotographed@Lightfoot Green, PrestonJul 31, 2008
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Common Darter259 viewsphotographed@Lightfoot Green, PrestonJul 31, 2008
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