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Barn Owl853 viewsphotographed @ Lancaster Road, Pilling © Cliff Raby
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Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Stanley Park Blackpool738 viewsThe park attracts good numbers of Cormorants and can be seen at the lake fishing & sunning themselves on the wooden posts.
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Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Stanley Park Blackpool737 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Blackcap - Sylvia atricapilla722 viewsmy 1st Blackcap of 2012 seen @ Stanley Park, Blackpool on 14/04/2012
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Swallows711 viewsAn adult Swallow flies in to feed it's young. Taken in South West Brittany in June 2008.
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Greenfinch711 views2008 heralded the first year we started to get regular visits from Greenfinch, they just love those sunflower hearts.
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Kingfisher702 viewsmy only Kingfisher sighting at Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Cormorant699 viewsJuggling with an eel.
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Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea695 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Barn Owl694 viewsphotographed @ Lancaster Road, Pilling © Cliff Raby
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Great Crested Grebes displaying - Podiceps cristatus692 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Water Rail692 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Great crested Grebe691 viewsAn adult busily catching fry (in this case a tiny Pike) to feed to it's' young
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Sparrowhawk677 viewsPrior to getting this shot we'd only had two fleeting glimpses of a Sparrowhawk in the garden, but on this occasion I was lucky enough to photograph this female checking out the birds visiting the feeders, fortunately for them it left empty handed.
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Long-eared Owl673 viewsone of the roosting Long-eared Owls @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool, regular winter residents here. They can be very difficult to see as usually tuck themselves away deep into the undergrowth. I got by far my best sightings & photographs at this particular visit.
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Nuthatch668 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool © Cliff Raby
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Bittern - Botaurus stellaris666 viewsa nice sighting to start the New Year with, photographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Firecrest665 viewsFirecrest photographed @ Stanley park Blackpool © Cliff Raby
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American Mink664 viewsIn spring 2007 I was stood photographing the Grey Herons, when suddenly the whole Heronry went wild, making a real racket, it was soon clear what had agitated them when this Mink appeared from the undergrowth & quietly slipped into the water & swam away. It was a fantastic sighting & they're a beautiful animal, what a shame they're such a menace.
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Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea661 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Great Crested Grebes658 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
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Nuthatch - Sitta europaea657 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea654 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Nuthatch - Sitta europaea654 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool
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Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea652 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea652 viewsStanley Park during a downpour
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Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea648 viewsphotographed flying in with nesting material @ Stanley Park Blackpool
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Sparrowhawk645 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool © Cliff Raby
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Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea643 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool
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Kestrel642 viewsphotographed @ Ashfield Road, Bispham, Blackpool
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Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Stanley Park Blackpool642 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool
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Starling flock aerial display before roosting640 viewsStarling roost at dusk, Marton Mere,nature reserve, Blackpool, with Blackpool Tower in the background
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Goldcrest Regulus regulus Stanley Park Blackpool638 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool © Cliff Raby
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Short-eared Owl635 viewstaken @ Lancaster Road, Pilling
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Stoat626 viewsphotographed on New Years Eve 2006, from the Fylde Bird Club hide @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
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Great Crested Grebe618 viewswith a small Perch to feed to it's young
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Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Todderstaffe Hall Singleton609 viewsThe feeding station at Todderstaffe Hall provides an excellent opportunity to see Tree Sparrows in good numbers. Sit quietly in your car for 5 minutes & usually the Tree Sparrows arrive.
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Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Stanley park Blackpool603 viewsFirecrest photographed @ Stanley park Blackpool © Cliff Raby
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Red Kite - Milvus milvus593 viewsphotographed at the Red Kite feeding station @ Bellymack Hill Farm near Laurieston, Dumfries and Galloway
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Firecrest591 viewsFirecrest photographed @ Stanley park Blackpool © Cliff Raby
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mating Black Darters - Sympetrum danae590 viewsphotographed @ Foulshaw Moss
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Firecrest590 viewsphotographed @ Stanley park Blackpool
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Fieldfare577 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Goldfinch - Carduelis carduelis576 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Common Kingfisher576 viewsphotographed from where channel crosses the Causeway @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve, this was my best sighting of a kingfisher to date - now I just need one to come a bit closer.
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Cormorant573 viewsI was lucky enough to photograph this Cormorant struggling with an eel as it swam past one of the hides @ Marton Mere nature reserve
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Goldfinch - Carduelis carduelis573 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool569 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Long-eared Owl567 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Stonechat563 viewsA male Stonechat, looking resplendant in breeding pluamge, photographed at Séne nature reserve in South West Brittany.
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Barn Owl560 viewsphotographed @ Lancaster Road, Pilling © Cliff Raby
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The Fox & Duck555 viewsit would make a good pub name
photographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
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Mallard552 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool
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Long-eared Owl Asio otus Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool550 viewsone of the roosting Long-eared Owls @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool, regular winter residents here.
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American Mink Mustela vison Stanley Park Blackpool549 viewsIn spring 2007 I was stood photographing the Grey Herons, when suddenly the whole Heronry went wild, making a real racket, it was soon clear what had agitated them when this Mink appeared from the undergrowth & quietly slipped into the water & swam away. It was a fantastic sighting & they're a beautiful animal, what a shame they're such a menace.
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White Letter Hairstreak - Satyrium w-album548 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Ring-necked Duck547 viewsAythya collaris - photographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating Lakes
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Goldfinch - Carduelis carduelis546 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Mute Swan - Cygnus olor545 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Pine Marten - Martes martes544 viewsphotographed in the garden of the gîte we were renting in the Vendée, France
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Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea538 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Goldcrest537 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool
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Emerald Damselfly - Lestes sponsa535 viewsI love the background of this shot - photographed @ Foulshaw Moss
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Long-eared Owl533 viewsone of the roosting Long-eared Owls @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool, regular winter residents here.
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Red Kite532 viewsphotographed at the Red Kite feeding station @ Bellymack Hill Farm near Laurieston, Dumfries and Galloway
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Ringed Plover - Charadrius hiaticula530 viewsphotographed @ Rossall Point, Fleetwood
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Moorhen529 viewsMarton Mere allows good close views of Moorhens, as they are used to being fed, so not quite so wary of people as at some locations.
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Greater Flamingo527 viewsphotographed @ Martin Mere WWT reserve
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Waxwing - Bombycilla garrulus522 viewsphotographed @ Euston Street, Preston
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Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Stanley Park Blackpool515 viewsMy only Kingfisher sighting at Stanley Park was a quick flyby by this bird.
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Guillemot - Uria aalge511 viewsphotographed @ Rossall Point, Fleetwood
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Coot509 viewsThis is a favourite Coot shot of mine, my wife says it looks like it's smoking a fag, photographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Brown Rat507 viewsThe park, somewhat worryingly, had a thriving population of rats up until 2007. They had a series of tunnels at one corner of the lake where it was believed they were breeding. In 2007 the Council destroyed their tunnels & poisoned the rats & I've not seen one since.
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Pine Marten - Martes martes505 viewsphotographed in the garden of the gîte we were renting in the Vendée, France
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Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus502 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Red Kite - Milvus milvus500 viewsphotographed at the Red Kite feeding station @ Bellymack Hill Farm near Laurieston, Dumfries and Galloway
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Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus495 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Red-breasted Mergansers - Mergus serrator492 viewstaking flight after being spooked by a dog, photographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Large Red Damselfly - Pyrrhosoma nymphula490 viewsphotographed @ Foulshaw Moss
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Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus488 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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