Dark-winged Fungus Gnat fly - Sciara hemerobioides138 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Dark-winged Fungus Gnat fly - Sciara hemerobioides135 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Dark-winged Fungus Gnat fly - Sciara hemerobioides130 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Dark-winged Fungus Gnat fly - Sciara hemerobioides129 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Micro moth - Eucosma species124 viewsphotographed @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 jaculator115 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 jaculator123 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 jaculator118 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 cyathigerum112 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus101 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus102 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Sand Martin bank108 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 familiaris96 viewsthe 1st Treecreeper I've seen at Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Common Treecreeper - Certhia familiaris87 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 familiaris94 viewsthe 1st Treecreeper I've seen at Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Coot - Fulica atra113 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 scrophulariae108 viewsbelieved to be a new site & county record of this species
photographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Figwort Sawfly - Tenthredo scrophulariae100 viewsbelieved to be a new site & county record of this species
photographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Figwort Sawfly - Tenthredo scrophulariae108 viewsbelieved to be a new site & county record of this species
photographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Figwort Sawfly - Tenthredo scrophulariae108 viewsbelieved to be a new site & county record of this species
photographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Blue-tailed damselfly - Ischnura elegans96 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Common Blue Damselfly - Enallagma cyathigerum93 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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7-spot Ladybird - Coccinella 7-punctata106 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Tufted Ducks - Aythya fuligula98 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Tufted Duck - Aythya fuligula98 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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102 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Lesser Black-backed Gulls - Larus fuscus95 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Lesser Black-backed Gulls - Larus fuscus97 viewsI think they could be females, photographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Tufted Duck - Aythya fuligula96 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Tufted Duck - Aythya fuligula106 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Tufted Duck - Aythya fuligula106 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Tufted Duck - Aythya fuligula93 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo130 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, reported to the Puffin Island bird ringing folk
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Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo124 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, reported to the Puffin Island bird ringing folk
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Lapwing - Vanellus vanellus94 viewsphotographed@Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Lapwing - Vanellus vanellus102 viewsphotographed@Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo107 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Lesser Black-backed Gull - Larus fuscus84 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Lesser Black-backed Gull - Larus fuscus89 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Lesser Black-backed Gull - Larus fuscus81 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Whitethroat - Sylvia communis126 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 peregrinus129 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 peregrinus118 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 totanus108 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool - NOT a regular sighting at the Mere
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Common Snipe - Gallinago gallinago99 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Common Snipe - Gallinago gallinago95 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Common Redshank - Tringa totanus97 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 minutus113 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Little Gull - Hydrocoloeus minutus116 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Little Gull - Hydrocoloeus minutus120 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 rufina118 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 clangula112 viewsthis female came quite a lot closer than the Goldeneyes I've previously seen at Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Goldeneye - Bucephala clangula99 viewsthis female came quite a lot closer than the Goldeneyes I've previously seen at Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Goldeneye - Bucephala clangula99 viewsthis female came quite a lot closer than the Goldeneyes I've previously seen at Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Goldeneye - Bucephala clangula108 viewsthis female came quite a lot closer than the Goldeneyes I've previously seen at Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Starling Roost297 viewsStarlings flying into roost at Marton Mere,nature reserve, Blackpool, with Blackpool Tower in the background
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Starling Roost127 viewsStarlings flying into roost at Marton Mere,nature reserve, Blackpool, with Blackpool Tower in the background
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Starling Roost128 viewsStarlings flying into roost at Marton Mere,nature reserve, Blackpool
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Starling Roost113 viewsStarlings flying into roost at Marton Mere,nature reserve, Blackpool
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Starling Roost119 viewsStarlings flying into roost at Marton Mere,nature reserve, Blackpool
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Starling Roost117 viewsStarlings flying into roost at Marton Mere,nature reserve, Blackpool
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Starling Roost118 viewsStarlings flying into roost at Marton Mere,nature reserve, Blackpool
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Starling Roost117 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)110 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)105 viewsthe male manoeuvres into position
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 3 of 10)115 viewsthe male manoeuvres into position
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 4 of 10)92 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)101 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)91 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)104 viewsbut then it was back to "back to back" business
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 8 of 10) 91 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) 96 viewsanother very similar photo out of the 50+ I rattled off
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 10 of 10) 96 views& finally, they were still coupled up when I departed & left them to it
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus96 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus100 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus91 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus89 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus92 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus89 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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