Dark-winged Fungus Gnat fly - Sciara hemerobioides210 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Dark-winged Fungus Gnat fly - Sciara hemerobioides194 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Dark-winged Fungus Gnat fly - Sciara hemerobioides198 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Dark-winged Fungus Gnat fly - Sciara hemerobioides197 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Micro moth - Eucosma species188 viewsphotographed @Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Parasitic Wasp - Gasteruption jaculator203 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 jaculator190 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 jaculator188 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 jaculator190 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 cyathigerum197 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus200 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus183 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Sand Martin bank186 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 familiaris170 viewsthe 1st Treecreeper I've seen at Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Common Treecreeper - Certhia familiaris164 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 familiaris179 viewsthe 1st Treecreeper I've seen at Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Coot - Fulica atra192 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 scrophulariae183 viewsbelieved to be a new site & county record of this species
photographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Figwort Sawfly - Tenthredo scrophulariae152 viewsbelieved to be a new site & county record of this species
photographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Figwort Sawfly - Tenthredo scrophulariae181 viewsbelieved to be a new site & county record of this species
photographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Figwort Sawfly - Tenthredo scrophulariae192 viewsbelieved to be a new site & county record of this species
photographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Blue-tailed damselfly - Ischnura elegans163 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Common Blue Damselfly - Enallagma cyathigerum164 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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7-spot Ladybird - Coccinella 7-punctata181 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Tufted Ducks - Aythya fuligula196 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Tufted Duck - Aythya fuligula195 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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184 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Lesser Black-backed Gulls - Larus fuscus184 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Lesser Black-backed Gulls - Larus fuscus189 viewsI think they could be females, photographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Tufted Duck - Aythya fuligula207 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Tufted Duck - Aythya fuligula198 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Tufted Duck - Aythya fuligula192 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Tufted Duck - Aythya fuligula197 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo199 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, reported to the Puffin Island bird ringing folk
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Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo199 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, reported to the Puffin Island bird ringing folk
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Lapwing - Vanellus vanellus178 viewsphotographed@Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Lapwing - Vanellus vanellus178 viewsphotographed@Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo198 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Lesser Black-backed Gull - Larus fuscus169 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Lesser Black-backed Gull - Larus fuscus168 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Lesser Black-backed Gull - Larus fuscus156 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Whitethroat - Sylvia communis213 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 peregrinus197 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 peregrinus182 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 totanus191 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool - NOT a regular sighting at the Mere
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Common Snipe - Gallinago gallinago179 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Common Snipe - Gallinago gallinago184 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Common Redshank - Tringa totanus198 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 minutus182 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Little Gull - Hydrocoloeus minutus200 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Little Gull - Hydrocoloeus minutus196 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 rufina196 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 clangula185 viewsthis female came quite a lot closer than the Goldeneyes I've previously seen at Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Goldeneye - Bucephala clangula177 viewsthis female came quite a lot closer than the Goldeneyes I've previously seen at Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Goldeneye - Bucephala clangula178 viewsthis female came quite a lot closer than the Goldeneyes I've previously seen at Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Goldeneye - Bucephala clangula176 viewsthis female came quite a lot closer than the Goldeneyes I've previously seen at Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Starling Roost369 viewsStarlings flying into roost at Marton Mere,nature reserve, Blackpool, with Blackpool Tower in the background
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Starling Roost207 viewsStarlings flying into roost at Marton Mere,nature reserve, Blackpool, with Blackpool Tower in the background
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Starling Roost215 viewsStarlings flying into roost at Marton Mere,nature reserve, Blackpool
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Starling Roost190 viewsStarlings flying into roost at Marton Mere,nature reserve, Blackpool
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Starling Roost216 viewsStarlings flying into roost at Marton Mere,nature reserve, Blackpool
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Starling Roost190 viewsStarlings flying into roost at Marton Mere,nature reserve, Blackpool
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Starling Roost195 viewsStarlings flying into roost at Marton Mere,nature reserve, Blackpool
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Starling Roost196 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)181 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)187 viewsthe male manoeuvres into position
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 3 of 10)181 viewsthe male manoeuvres into position
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 4 of 10)157 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)177 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)171 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)171 viewsbut then it was back to "back to back" business
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 8 of 10) 175 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) 168 viewsanother very similar photo out of the 50+ I rattled off
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 10 of 10) 190 views& finally, they were still coupled up when I departed & left them to it
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus170 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus190 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus159 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus158 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus157 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus180 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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