Dark-winged Fungus Gnat fly - Sciara hemerobioides181 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Dark-winged Fungus Gnat fly - Sciara hemerobioides169 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Dark-winged Fungus Gnat fly - Sciara hemerobioides172 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Dark-winged Fungus Gnat fly - Sciara hemerobioides169 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Micro moth - Eucosma species162 viewsphotographed @Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Parasitic Wasp - Gasteruption jaculator164 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 jaculator161 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 jaculator150 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 jaculator158 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 cyathigerum160 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus161 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus155 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Sand Martin bank148 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 familiaris135 viewsthe 1st Treecreeper I've seen at Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Common Treecreeper - Certhia familiaris130 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 familiaris139 viewsthe 1st Treecreeper I've seen at Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Coot - Fulica atra161 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 scrophulariae141 viewsbelieved to be a new site & county record of this species
photographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Figwort Sawfly - Tenthredo scrophulariae129 viewsbelieved to be a new site & county record of this species
photographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Figwort Sawfly - Tenthredo scrophulariae147 viewsbelieved to be a new site & county record of this species
photographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Figwort Sawfly - Tenthredo scrophulariae144 viewsbelieved to be a new site & county record of this species
photographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Blue-tailed damselfly - Ischnura elegans127 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Common Blue Damselfly - Enallagma cyathigerum135 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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7-spot Ladybird - Coccinella 7-punctata143 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Tufted Ducks - Aythya fuligula162 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Tufted Duck - Aythya fuligula156 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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153 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Lesser Black-backed Gulls - Larus fuscus140 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Lesser Black-backed Gulls - Larus fuscus149 viewsI think they could be females, photographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Tufted Duck - Aythya fuligula162 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Tufted Duck - Aythya fuligula161 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Tufted Duck - Aythya fuligula159 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Tufted Duck - Aythya fuligula162 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo171 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, reported to the Puffin Island bird ringing folk
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Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo173 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, reported to the Puffin Island bird ringing folk
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Lapwing - Vanellus vanellus136 viewsphotographed@Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Lapwing - Vanellus vanellus152 viewsphotographed@Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo165 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Lesser Black-backed Gull - Larus fuscus131 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Lesser Black-backed Gull - Larus fuscus139 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Lesser Black-backed Gull - Larus fuscus123 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Whitethroat - Sylvia communis183 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 peregrinus166 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 peregrinus150 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 totanus165 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool - NOT a regular sighting at the Mere
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Common Snipe - Gallinago gallinago144 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Common Snipe - Gallinago gallinago145 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Common Redshank - Tringa totanus160 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 minutus154 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Little Gull - Hydrocoloeus minutus172 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Little Gull - Hydrocoloeus minutus162 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 rufina159 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 clangula153 viewsthis female came quite a lot closer than the Goldeneyes I've previously seen at Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Goldeneye - Bucephala clangula148 viewsthis female came quite a lot closer than the Goldeneyes I've previously seen at Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Goldeneye - Bucephala clangula149 viewsthis female came quite a lot closer than the Goldeneyes I've previously seen at Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Goldeneye - Bucephala clangula142 viewsthis female came quite a lot closer than the Goldeneyes I've previously seen at Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Starling Roost344 viewsStarlings flying into roost at Marton Mere,nature reserve, Blackpool, with Blackpool Tower in the background
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Starling Roost175 viewsStarlings flying into roost at Marton Mere,nature reserve, Blackpool, with Blackpool Tower in the background
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Starling Roost179 viewsStarlings flying into roost at Marton Mere,nature reserve, Blackpool
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Starling Roost158 viewsStarlings flying into roost at Marton Mere,nature reserve, Blackpool
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Starling Roost182 viewsStarlings flying into roost at Marton Mere,nature reserve, Blackpool
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Starling Roost157 viewsStarlings flying into roost at Marton Mere,nature reserve, Blackpool
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Starling Roost153 viewsStarlings flying into roost at Marton Mere,nature reserve, Blackpool
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Starling Roost160 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)149 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)149 viewsthe male manoeuvres into position
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 3 of 10)150 viewsthe male manoeuvres into position
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 4 of 10)127 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)145 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)140 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)141 viewsbut then it was back to "back to back" business
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 8 of 10) 134 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) 137 viewsanother very similar photo out of the 50+ I rattled off
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 10 of 10) 152 views& finally, they were still coupled up when I departed & left them to it
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus140 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus149 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 icarus125 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus130 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus142 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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