Dark-winged Fungus Gnat fly - Sciara hemerobioides229 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Dark-winged Fungus Gnat fly - Sciara hemerobioides216 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Dark-winged Fungus Gnat fly - Sciara hemerobioides216 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Dark-winged Fungus Gnat fly - Sciara hemerobioides218 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Micro moth - Eucosma species212 viewsphotographed @Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Parasitic Wasp - Gasteruption jaculator222 viewssubmitted to iRecord if the ID is confirmed this appears to be a new site & county record of this species
photographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Parasitic Wasp - Gasteruption jaculator209 viewssubmitted to iRecord if the ID is confirmed this appears to be a new site & county record of this species
photographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Parasitic Wasp - Gasteruption jaculator205 viewssubmitted to iRecord if the ID is confirmed this appears to be a new site & county record of this species
photographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Parasitic Wasp - Gasteruption jaculator211 viewssubmitted to iRecord if the ID is confirmed this appears to be a new site & county record of this species
photographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Common Blue Damselfly - Enallagma cyathigerum229 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus218 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus201 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Sand Martin bank213 viewsthe new Sand Martin bank, seen here on 27th March 2015 still under construction at Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Common Treecreeper - Certhia familiaris187 viewsthe 1st Treecreeper I've seen at Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Common Treecreeper - Certhia familiaris174 viewsthe 1st Treecreeper I've seen at Marton Mere, Blackpool
lots of camera shake involved here @ ISO1600 & 1/40th sec
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Common Treecreeper - Certhia familiaris198 viewsthe 1st Treecreeper I've seen at Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Coot - Fulica atra214 viewsa Coot flies in & lands on the frozen mere, skidding & sliding until it comes to a halt
photographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Figwort Sawfly - Tenthredo scrophulariae207 viewsbelieved to be a new site & county record of this species
photographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Figwort Sawfly - Tenthredo scrophulariae176 viewsbelieved to be a new site & county record of this species
photographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Figwort Sawfly - Tenthredo scrophulariae204 viewsbelieved to be a new site & county record of this species
photographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Figwort Sawfly - Tenthredo scrophulariae217 viewsbelieved to be a new site & county record of this species
photographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Blue-tailed damselfly - Ischnura elegans191 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Common Blue Damselfly - Enallagma cyathigerum194 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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7-spot Ladybird - Coccinella 7-punctata202 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Tufted Ducks - Aythya fuligula219 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Tufted Duck - Aythya fuligula220 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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208 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Lesser Black-backed Gulls - Larus fuscus198 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Lesser Black-backed Gulls - Larus fuscus212 viewsI think they could be females, photographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Tufted Duck - Aythya fuligula232 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Tufted Duck - Aythya fuligula223 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Tufted Duck - Aythya fuligula218 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Tufted Duck - Aythya fuligula217 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo225 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, reported to the Puffin Island bird ringing folk
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Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo219 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, reported to the Puffin Island bird ringing folk
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Lapwing - Vanellus vanellus210 viewsphotographed@Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Lapwing - Vanellus vanellus196 viewsphotographed@Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo220 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Lesser Black-backed Gull - Larus fuscus192 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Lesser Black-backed Gull - Larus fuscus188 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Lesser Black-backed Gull - Larus fuscus182 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Whitethroat - Sylvia communis243 viewsI had to wait until the 30th April for my 1st Whitethroat sighting of 2012 @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus216 viewsa couple of well dodgy record shots of a Peregrine Falcon upsetting the wildfowl as it soars over Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus201 viewsa couple of well dodgy record shots of a Peregrine Falcon upsetting the wildfowl as it soars over Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Common Redshank - Tringa totanus219 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool - NOT a regular sighting at the Mere
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Common Snipe - Gallinago gallinago207 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Common Snipe - Gallinago gallinago214 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Common Redshank - Tringa totanus224 viewsI was quite surprised to see this Redshank fly in & land in the middle of the Mere
photographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Little Gull - Hydrocoloeus minutus203 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Little Gull - Hydrocoloeus minutus221 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Little Gull - Hydrocoloeus minutus215 viewsa 1st sighting for me, photographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
(many thanks to chap who pointed it out to me)
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Red-crested Pochard - Netta rufina217 viewsspotted at Marton Mere, Blackpool today by Dave - http://www.lalows.blogspot.com/ - , it's the 1st time I've seen one of these in the wild - note i only managed a crappy record shot
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Goldeneye - Bucephala clangula203 viewsthis female came quite a lot closer than the Goldeneyes I've previously seen at Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Goldeneye - Bucephala clangula196 viewsthis female came quite a lot closer than the Goldeneyes I've previously seen at Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Goldeneye - Bucephala clangula198 viewsthis female came quite a lot closer than the Goldeneyes I've previously seen at Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Goldeneye - Bucephala clangula198 viewsthis female came quite a lot closer than the Goldeneyes I've previously seen at Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Starling Roost392 viewsStarlings flying into roost at Marton Mere,nature reserve, Blackpool, with Blackpool Tower in the background
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Starling Roost229 viewsStarlings flying into roost at Marton Mere,nature reserve, Blackpool, with Blackpool Tower in the background
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Starling Roost232 viewsStarlings flying into roost at Marton Mere,nature reserve, Blackpool
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Starling Roost212 viewsStarlings flying into roost at Marton Mere,nature reserve, Blackpool
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Starling Roost236 viewsStarlings flying into roost at Marton Mere,nature reserve, Blackpool
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Starling Roost210 viewsStarlings flying into roost at Marton Mere,nature reserve, Blackpool
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Starling Roost226 viewsStarlings flying into roost at Marton Mere,nature reserve, Blackpool
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Starling Roost219 viewsStarlings flying into roost at Marton Mere,nature reserve, Blackpool, with Blackpool Tower in the background
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 1 of 10)194 viewsThe male spots the female & approaches from the rear - ooh err missus, she'll do
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 2 of 10)202 viewsthe male manoeuvres into position
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 3 of 10)198 viewsthe male manoeuvres into position
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 4 of 10)179 viewsnow back to back (with him thinking she looks better from this angle )the manoeuvre is complete & docking successful
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 5 of 10)193 viewsthey'd chosen a very windy day to mate, but clung on succesfully throughout
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 6 of 10)187 viewsthere was just the occasional readjustment when Mr Blue would flash his wings at me
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 7 of 10)183 viewsbut then it was back to "back to back" business
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 8 of 10) 192 viewsI'm guessing the bit you can see between their tails is their naughty bits?
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 9 of 10) 183 viewsanother very similar photo out of the 50+ I rattled off
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 10 of 10) 206 views& finally, they were still coupled up when I departed & left them to it
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus180 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus210 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus176 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus188 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus181 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus199 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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