Barn Owl1019 viewsphotographed @ Lancaster Road, Pilling © Cliff Raby
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Swallows878 viewsAn adult Swallow flies in to feed it's young. Taken in South West Brittany in June 2008.
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Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Stanley Park Blackpool877 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 Blackpool875 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Blackcap - Sylvia atricapilla873 viewsmy 1st Blackcap of 2012 seen @ Stanley Park, Blackpool on 14/04/2012
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Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea861 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Greenfinch860 views2008 heralded the first year we started to get regular visits from Greenfinch, they just love those sunflower hearts.
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Cormorant853 viewsJuggling with an eel.
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Barn Owl848 viewsphotographed @ Lancaster Road, Pilling © Cliff Raby
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Great Crested Grebes displaying - Podiceps cristatus841 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Great crested Grebe835 viewsAn adult busily catching fry (in this case a tiny Pike) to feed to it's' young
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Kingfisher835 viewsmy only Kingfisher sighting at Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Water Rail835 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Long-eared Owl833 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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Nuthatch833 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool © Cliff Raby
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Sparrowhawk829 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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Short-eared Owl826 viewstaken @ Lancaster Road, Pilling
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Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea825 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea822 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Bittern - Botaurus stellaris821 viewsa nice sighting to start the New Year with, photographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea819 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Nuthatch - Sitta europaea818 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea817 viewsStanley Park during a downpour
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Great Crested Grebes813 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
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Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea806 viewsphotographed flying in with nesting material @ Stanley Park Blackpool
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Kestrel799 viewsphotographed @ Ashfield Road, Bispham, Blackpool
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Firecrest793 viewsFirecrest photographed @ Stanley park Blackpool © Cliff Raby
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Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea792 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool
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Nuthatch - Sitta europaea792 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool
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Sparrowhawk788 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool © Cliff Raby
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Starling flock aerial display before roosting788 viewsStarling roost at dusk, Marton Mere,nature reserve, Blackpool, with Blackpool Tower in the background
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Goldcrest Regulus regulus Stanley Park Blackpool777 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool © Cliff Raby
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Stoat773 viewsphotographed on New Years Eve 2006, from the Fylde Bird Club hide @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
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Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Stanley Park Blackpool771 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool
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Red Kite - Milvus milvus761 viewsphotographed at the Red Kite feeding station @ Bellymack Hill Farm near Laurieston, Dumfries and Galloway
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Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Todderstaffe Hall Singleton756 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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American Mink753 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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Great Crested Grebe750 viewswith a small Perch to feed to it's young
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Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Stanley park Blackpool743 viewsFirecrest photographed @ Stanley park Blackpool © Cliff Raby
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mating Black Darters - Sympetrum danae739 viewsphotographed @ Foulshaw Moss
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Cormorant738 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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Firecrest735 viewsFirecrest photographed @ Stanley park Blackpool © Cliff Raby
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Barn Owl727 viewsphotographed @ Lancaster Road, Pilling © Cliff Raby
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Goldfinch - Carduelis carduelis726 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Firecrest724 viewsphotographed @ Stanley park Blackpool
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Stonechat720 viewsA male Stonechat, looking resplendant in breeding pluamge, photographed at Séne nature reserve in South West Brittany.
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Goldfinch - Carduelis carduelis720 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Fieldfare719 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool717 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Long-eared Owl717 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Common Kingfisher714 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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Pine Marten - Martes martes712 viewsphotographed in the garden of the gîte we were renting in the Vendée, France
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Mute Swan - Cygnus olor709 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Ring-necked Duck699 viewsAythya collaris - photographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating Lakes
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Goldfinch - Carduelis carduelis695 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Ringed Plover - Charadrius hiaticula695 viewsphotographed @ Rossall Point, Fleetwood
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The Fox & Duck694 viewsit would make a good pub name
photographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
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Long-eared Owl693 viewsone of the roosting Long-eared Owls @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool, regular winter residents here.
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White Letter Hairstreak - Satyrium w-album686 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Mallard685 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool
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Emerald Damselfly - Lestes sponsa683 viewsI love the background of this shot - photographed @ Foulshaw Moss
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Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea681 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Goldcrest679 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool
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Pine Marten - Martes martes676 viewsphotographed in the garden of the gîte we were renting in the Vendée, France
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Guillemot - Uria aalge667 viewsphotographed @ Rossall Point, Fleetwood
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Red Kite666 viewsphotographed at the Red Kite feeding station @ Bellymack Hill Farm near Laurieston, Dumfries and Galloway
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Waxwing - Bombycilla garrulus660 viewsphotographed @ Euston Street, Preston
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Greater Flamingo659 viewsphotographed @ Martin Mere WWT reserve
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Long-eared Owl Asio otus Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool653 viewsone of the roosting Long-eared Owls @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool, regular winter residents here.
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Red-breasted Mergansers - Mergus serrator652 viewstaking flight after being spooked by a dog, photographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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American Mink Mustela vison Stanley Park Blackpool651 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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Red Kite - Milvus milvus635 viewsphotographed at the Red Kite feeding station @ Bellymack Hill Farm near Laurieston, Dumfries and Galloway
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Waxwing - Bombycilla garrulus635 viewsphotographed @ Euston Street, Preston
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Small White - Pieris rapae633 viewsphotographed at Todderstaffe Hall near Singleton
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Large Red Damselfly - Pyrrhosoma nymphula632 viewsphotographed @ Foulshaw Moss
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Moorhen625 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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Black Darter - Sympetrum danae622 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool - quite a rarity in the Blackpool area
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Sanderling - Calidris alba619 viewsphotographed @ Rossall Point Fleetwood
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Coot618 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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Common Lizard - Lacerta vivipara618 viewsphotographed in the Vendée, France in 2009
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