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Most viewed Barn Owl791 viewsphotographed @ Lancaster Road, Pilling © Cliff Raby Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Stanley Park Blackpool679 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Stanley Park Blackpool676 viewsThe park attracts good numbers of Cormorants and can be seen at the lake fishing & sunning themselves on the wooden posts. Blackcap - Sylvia atricapilla662 viewsmy 1st Blackcap of 2012 seen @ Stanley Park, Blackpool on 14/04/2012 Greenfinch647 views2008 heralded the first year we started to get regular visits from Greenfinch, they just love those sunflower hearts. Swallows645 viewsAn adult Swallow flies in to feed it's young. Taken in South West Brittany in June 2008. Cormorant639 viewsJuggling with an eel. Kingfisher639 viewsmy only Kingfisher sighting at Stanley Park, Blackpool Water Rail638 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool Barn Owl635 viewsphotographed @ Lancaster Road, Pilling © Cliff Raby Great Crested Grebes displaying - Podiceps cristatus633 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea630 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool American Mink618 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. Great crested Grebe614 viewsAn adult busily catching fry (in this case a tiny Pike) to feed to it's' young Sparrowhawk612 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. Bittern - Botaurus stellaris601 viewsa nice sighting to start the New Year with, photographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool Nuthatch597 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool © Cliff Raby Long-eared Owl591 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. Firecrest589 viewsFirecrest photographed @ Stanley park Blackpool © Cliff Raby Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea588 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool Nuthatch - Sitta europaea585 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool Nuthatch - Sitta europaea583 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool Great Crested Grebes581 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea580 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea578 viewsStanley Park during a downpour Starling flock aerial display before roosting575 viewsStarling roost at dusk, Marton Mere,nature reserve, Blackpool, with Blackpool Tower in the background Kestrel574 viewsphotographed @ Ashfield Road, Bispham, Blackpool Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea574 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool Sparrowhawk573 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool © Cliff Raby Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea572 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool Stoat572 viewsphotographed on New Years Eve 2006, from the Fylde Bird Club hide @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea569 viewsphotographed flying in with nesting material @ Stanley Park Blackpool Short-eared Owl566 viewstaken @ Lancaster Road, Pilling Goldcrest Regulus regulus Stanley Park Blackpool555 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool © Cliff Raby Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Stanley Park Blackpool548 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool Great Crested Grebe544 viewswith a small Perch to feed to it's young Red Kite - Milvus milvus539 viewsphotographed at the Red Kite feeding station @ Bellymack Hill Farm near Laurieston, Dumfries and Galloway Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Todderstaffe Hall Singleton533 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. Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Stanley park Blackpool519 viewsFirecrest photographed @ Stanley park Blackpool © Cliff Raby Firecrest515 viewsFirecrest photographed @ Stanley park Blackpool © Cliff Raby Firecrest515 viewsphotographed @ Stanley park Blackpool mating Black Darters - Sympetrum danae513 viewsphotographed @ Foulshaw Moss Fieldfare512 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool Stonechat510 viewsA male Stonechat, looking resplendant in breeding pluamge, photographed at Séne nature reserve in South West Brittany. Cormorant505 viewsI was lucky enough to photograph this Cormorant struggling with an eel as it swam past one of the hides @ Marton Mere nature reserve Goldfinch - Carduelis carduelis505 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool Barn Owl503 viewsphotographed @ Lancaster Road, Pilling © Cliff Raby Long-eared Owl501 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool Common Kingfisher500 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. Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool497 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool American Mink Mustela vison Stanley Park Blackpool495 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. Goldfinch - Carduelis carduelis493 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool The Fox & Duck492 viewsit would make a good pub name photographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool Long-eared Owl Asio otus Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool490 viewsone of the roosting Long-eared Owls @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool, regular winter residents here. White Letter Hairstreak - Satyrium w-album490 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool Ring-necked Duck487 viewsAythya collaris - photographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating Lakes Pine Marten - Martes martes478 viewsphotographed in the garden of the gîte we were renting in the Vendée, France Emerald Damselfly - Lestes sponsa477 viewsI love the background of this shot - photographed @ Foulshaw Moss Mute Swan - Cygnus olor476 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool Goldfinch - Carduelis carduelis473 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool Ringed Plover - Charadrius hiaticula472 viewsphotographed @ Rossall Point, Fleetwood Mallard471 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool Moorhen470 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. Greater Flamingo463 viewsphotographed @ Martin Mere WWT reserve Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Stanley Park Blackpool463 viewsMy only Kingfisher sighting at Stanley Park was a quick flyby by this bird. Red Kite463 viewsphotographed at the Red Kite feeding station @ Bellymack Hill Farm near Laurieston, Dumfries and Galloway Long-eared Owl462 viewsone of the roosting Long-eared Owls @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool, regular winter residents here. Guillemot - Uria aalge455 viewsphotographed @ Rossall Point, Fleetwood Coot454 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 Goldcrest454 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus449 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool Pine Marten - Martes martes449 viewsphotographed in the garden of the gîte we were renting in the Vendée, France Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea448 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool Brown Rat448 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. Red Kite - Milvus milvus445 viewsphotographed at the Red Kite feeding station @ Bellymack Hill Farm near Laurieston, Dumfries and Galloway Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus444 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus442 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool Waxwing - Bombycilla garrulus440 viewsphotographed @ Euston Street, Preston Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus429 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool Blackcap427 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool 16048 files on 201 page(s) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 201 Powered by Coppermine Photo Gallery