Dark-winged Fungus Gnat fly - Sciara hemerobioides156 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Dark-winged Fungus Gnat fly - Sciara hemerobioides149 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Dark-winged Fungus Gnat fly - Sciara hemerobioides148 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Dark-winged Fungus Gnat fly - Sciara hemerobioides143 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Micro moth - Eucosma species139 viewsphotographed @Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Parasitic Wasp - Gasteruption jaculator142 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 jaculator136 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 jaculator129 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 jaculator133 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 cyathigerum130 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus134 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus129 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Sand Martin bank120 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 familiaris112 viewsthe 1st Treecreeper I've seen at Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Common Treecreeper - Certhia familiaris100 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 familiaris114 viewsthe 1st Treecreeper I've seen at Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Coot - Fulica atra131 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 scrophulariae118 viewsbelieved to be a new site & county record of this species
photographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Figwort Sawfly - Tenthredo scrophulariae112 viewsbelieved to be a new site & county record of this species
photographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Figwort Sawfly - Tenthredo scrophulariae127 viewsbelieved to be a new site & county record of this species
photographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Figwort Sawfly - Tenthredo scrophulariae122 viewsbelieved to be a new site & county record of this species
photographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Blue-tailed damselfly - Ischnura elegans108 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Common Blue Damselfly - Enallagma cyathigerum108 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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7-spot Ladybird - Coccinella 7-punctata124 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Tufted Ducks - Aythya fuligula130 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Tufted Duck - Aythya fuligula127 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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127 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Lesser Black-backed Gulls - Larus fuscus112 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Lesser Black-backed Gulls - Larus fuscus117 viewsI think they could be females, photographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Tufted Duck - Aythya fuligula127 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Tufted Duck - Aythya fuligula129 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Tufted Duck - Aythya fuligula131 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Tufted Duck - Aythya fuligula127 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo142 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, reported to the Puffin Island bird ringing folk
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Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo141 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, reported to the Puffin Island bird ringing folk
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Lapwing - Vanellus vanellus107 viewsphotographed@Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Lapwing - Vanellus vanellus122 viewsphotographed@Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo130 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Lesser Black-backed Gull - Larus fuscus104 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Lesser Black-backed Gull - Larus fuscus106 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Lesser Black-backed Gull - Larus fuscus93 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Whitethroat - Sylvia communis157 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 peregrinus145 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 peregrinus133 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 totanus130 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool - NOT a regular sighting at the Mere
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Common Snipe - Gallinago gallinago117 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Common Snipe - Gallinago gallinago119 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Common Redshank - Tringa totanus125 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 minutus134 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Little Gull - Hydrocoloeus minutus134 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Little Gull - Hydrocoloeus minutus131 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 rufina133 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 clangula125 viewsthis female came quite a lot closer than the Goldeneyes I've previously seen at Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Goldeneye - Bucephala clangula118 viewsthis female came quite a lot closer than the Goldeneyes I've previously seen at Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Goldeneye - Bucephala clangula124 viewsthis female came quite a lot closer than the Goldeneyes I've previously seen at Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Goldeneye - Bucephala clangula123 viewsthis female came quite a lot closer than the Goldeneyes I've previously seen at Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Starling Roost318 viewsStarlings flying into roost at Marton Mere,nature reserve, Blackpool, with Blackpool Tower in the background
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Starling Roost145 viewsStarlings flying into roost at Marton Mere,nature reserve, Blackpool, with Blackpool Tower in the background
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Starling Roost152 viewsStarlings flying into roost at Marton Mere,nature reserve, Blackpool
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Starling Roost133 viewsStarlings flying into roost at Marton Mere,nature reserve, Blackpool
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Starling Roost146 viewsStarlings flying into roost at Marton Mere,nature reserve, Blackpool
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Starling Roost136 viewsStarlings flying into roost at Marton Mere,nature reserve, Blackpool
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Starling Roost133 viewsStarlings flying into roost at Marton Mere,nature reserve, Blackpool
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Starling Roost139 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)133 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)130 viewsthe male manoeuvres into position
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 3 of 10)134 viewsthe male manoeuvres into position
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 4 of 10)115 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)129 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)110 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)129 viewsbut then it was back to "back to back" business
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 8 of 10) 117 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) 120 viewsanother very similar photo out of the 50+ I rattled off
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 10 of 10) 130 views& finally, they were still coupled up when I departed & left them to it
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus114 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus127 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus111 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus105 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus110 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus120 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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