Cetti's Warbler - Cettia cetti197 viewsCetti's Warbler at Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool - it's only taken me 12 years to get a shot of one out in the open
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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus70 viewsa distant Peregrine being mobbed by crows - so distant that it would've taken me 10 minutes to walk to where it was perched.
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Goldcrest - Regulus regulus90 viewspoor record shots taken in the gloom & through double glazing, it was a huge thrill to see male & female Goldcrests visit our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Goldcrest - Regulus regulus78 viewspoor record shots taken in the gloom & through double glazing, it was a huge thrill to see male & female Goldcrests visit our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Goldcrest - Regulus regulus81 viewspoor record shots taken in the gloom & through double glazing, it was a huge thrill to see male & female Goldcrests visit our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Goldcrest - Regulus regulus75 viewspoor record shots taken in the gloom & through double glazing, it was a huge thrill to see male & female Goldcrests visit our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Goldcrest - Regulus regulus87 viewspoor record shots taken in the gloom & through double glazing, it was a huge thrill to see male & female Goldcrests visit our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Goldcrest - Regulus regulus83 viewspoor record shots taken in the gloom & through double glazing, it was a huge thrill to see male & female Goldcrests visit our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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73 viewsthis one had taken a shine to my tripod, photographed @ Lawson's Road Wetland, Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Common Buzzard75 viewstaken @ Leighton Moss RSPB nature reserve
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Cormorant87 viewsCGC is back! Elsewhere in this gallery is a photograph of this ringed bird, taken three months ago & also photographed inflight from the very same hide. This Cormorant was "ringed as Pullus, Puffin Island, Anglesey 13/07/2008".
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Cormorant83 viewsCGC is back! Elsewhere in this gallery is a photograph of this ringed bird, taken three months ago & also photographed inflight from the very same hide. This Cormorant was "ringed as Pullus, Puffin Island, Anglesey 13/07/2008".
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Kestrel105 viewsI disturbed this Kestrel, which was at the side of the path @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool, feeding on a dead Blackbird, the Kestrel took flight with the Blackbird hanging from it's talons, but it must have been too heavy for it as it dropped it, then perched nearby waiting for me to leave. It wouldn't return whilst I was in the vicinity so the best photo I managed was this one - taken through the branches of a bush. :-(
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Redwing138 viewstaken a mile or so down the road from Marton Mere at Chain Lane, Staining
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Redwing84 viewstaken a mile or so down the road from Marton Mere at Chain Lane, Staining
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Fieldfare105 viewstaken a mile or so down the road from Marton Mere at Chain Lane, Staining
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Fieldfare98 viewstaken a mile or so down the road from Marton Mere at Chain Lane, Staining
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Fieldfare74 viewstaken a mile or so down the road from Marton Mere at Chain Lane, Staining
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Redwing78 viewstaken a mile or so down the road from Marton Mere at Chain Lane, Staining
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Redwing Turdus iliacus Chain Lane Staining nr Blackpool71 viewstaken a mile or so down the road from Marton Mere at Chain Lane, Staining
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Redwing73 viewstaken a mile or so down the road from Marton Mere at Chain Lane, Staining
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Redwing72 viewstaken a mile or so down the road from Marton Mere at Chain Lane, Staining
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Redwing72 viewstaken a mile or so down the road from Marton Mere at Chain Lane, Staining
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Stoat112 viewsa poor record shot taken before I got my DSLR, this Stoat was coming towards me on one of the paths at Leighton Moss, when it spotted me it dropped it's prey (a redwing) which it returned to get when I moved on.
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Stoat87 viewsa poor record shot taken before I got my DSLR, this Stoat was coming towards me on one of the paths at Leighton Moss, when it spotted me it dropped it's prey (a redwing) which it returned to get when I moved on.
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Little Grebe53 viewstaken from the Eric Morecambe hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Leighton Moss RSPB reserve55 viewstaken from the Eric Morecambe hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Little Grebe51 viewstaken from the Eric Morecambe hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Merlin184 viewstaken from the Eric Morecambe hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB, I didn't even see the merlin hidden away on the fence post until some kind chap with a scope pointed it out to me. I've posted a more heavily cropped version where you can just about make out there is in fact a bird in the photo. My only Merlin photo to date.
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Merlin200 viewstaken at distance from the Eric Morecambe hide @ Leighto Moss RSPB, (see also the next shot), heavily cropped & my only Merlin photo to date.
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Dragonfly Larva Leighton Moss RSPB reserve49 viewstaken at the dipping ponds, I've no idea what type of Dragonfly it'll grow up to be though
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Dragonfly Larva56 viewstaken at the dipping ponds, I've no idea what type of Dragonfly it'll grow up to be though.
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Sean Wilson visits Leighton Moss67 viewsThe Corry actor & keen birder pays a visit to Leighton Moss, so I took a sneaky photo of him. It was the first time I'd taken my missus to Leighton Moss & she was able to make the first ID of the day by providing Sean's name.
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Cormorants60 viewstaken at extreme range from Lower hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Cormorants54 viewstaken at extreme range from Lower hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Cormorant55 viewstaken at extreme range from Lower hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Cormorant55 viewstaken at extreme range from Lower hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Cormorants56 viewstaken at extreme range from Lower hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve, there were three in total Cormorant fighting for the right to perch on this post
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Cormorants54 viewstaken at extreme range from Lower hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Sedge Warbler74 viewstaken alongside the path to the Eric Morecambe hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve.
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Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea67 viewstaken into the sun from distance using my 500mm lens which resulted in quite unusual colours. Now ID'd as a Southern Hawker becuase: - the size of its antehumeral stripes, the lack of yellow along the costa eliminates Common Hawker, the stripes on the 9th and 10th abdomen segments (rather than spots), & the small size of the anal clasper rules out Migrant Hawker.
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Chaffinch79 viewstaken @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Common Buzzard87 viewstaken @ Leighton Moss RSPB nature reserve
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Goosanders Mergus merganser Leighton Moss RSPB70 viewstaken from Lower Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB
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Goosander63 viewstaken from Lower Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB
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Otter179 viewsMy 1st sighting of a wild Otter, a long range shot taken on a cold & wet December morning from Lower Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Otter Lutra lutra Leighton Moss RSPB reserve128 viewsMy 1st sighting of a wild Otter, a long range shot taken on a cold & wet December morning from Lower Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Leighton Moss RSPB reserve65 viewsWhen I got my first DSLR (a KM5D) this was my first woodpecker sighting & photograph taken on the cameras maiden voyage, so whilst it's not the best shot it's one that holds fond memories for me.
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Robin57 viewstaken @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Robin55 viewstaken @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Robin56 viewstaken @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Robin Erithacus rubecula Leighton Moss RSPB reserve54 viewstaken @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Water Rail61 viewsa juvenile Water Rail, taken from Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Stonechat52 viewstaken near the grit trays from the causeway @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Stonechat Saxicola torquatus Leighton Moss RSPB reserve58 viewstaken near the grit trays from the causeway @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Fluke Hall Lane Pilling68 viewstaken @ Fluke Hall Lane Pilling
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Red-legged Partridge70 viewstaken @ Fluke Hall Lane Pilling
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Whooper Swans100 viewstaken @ Jeremy Lane Glasson
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Whooper Swans103 viewstaken @ Jeremy Lane Glasson
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Whooper Swans73 viewstaken @ Fluke Hall Lane Pilling
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Whooper Swans Cygnus cygnus Fluke Hall Lane Pilling74 viewstaken @ Fluke Hall Lane Pilling
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Redwing67 viewstaken @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Redwing62 viewstaken @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Redwing Turdus iliacus Leighton Moss RSPB reserve72 viewstaken @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Common Buzzard122 viewstaken @ Leighton Moss RSPB nature reserve
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Common Buzzard Buteo buteo Leighton Moss RSPB nature reserve142 viewstaken @ Leighton Moss RSPB nature reserve
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Pink Footed Geese72 viewstaken @ Fluke Hall Lane Pilling
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Shoveler47 viewstaken from the public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Shoveler Anas clypeata Leighton Moss Nature Reserve54 viewstaken from the public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Marsh Harrier143 viewsseen here with a Black headed Gull in the background, taken from a layby overlooking Leighton Moss RSPB Nature Reserve
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Little Grebe53 viewstaken from the public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Red Deer117 viewsThis was my first ever Red Deer photograph, taken from the Tim Jackson hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Little Grebe54 viewstaken during a downpour from the public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Little Grebe54 viewstaken during a downpour from the Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Leighton Moss RSPB reserve55 viewstaken during a downpour from the Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Little Grebe54 viewstaken during a downpour from the public hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Chaffinch73 viewstaken @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Chaffinch75 viewscomplete with caterpillar, taken @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Chaffinch147 viewstaken @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Chaffinch159 viewstaken @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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