
Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus293 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea293 viewsflying in with nesting material
photographed at the heronry @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Mallards displaying courtship behaviour293 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool
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Speckled Wood293 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Starlings roosting on the beach293 viewsthousands of Starlings descend onto the beach adjacent to North Pier, forming a black mass as the sun dissapeared over the horizon
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293 views
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Common Frog - Rana temporaria292 viewsphotographed in our garden, Bispham, Blackpool
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Great Crested Grebe with dinner292 viewsthis Great Crested Grebe was photographed catching a tiddler @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Kestrel292 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus Bispham Blackpool292 viewsphotographed flying over our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Starlings flocking to roost292 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost - a boxing glove maybe?
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Cormorant291 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Curlew - Numenius arquata291 viewsphotographed@Sunderland Point, nr Overton, Lancashire
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Common Darter291 views
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Four-spotted Chaser291 viewsphotographed @ Foulshaw Moss © Cliff Raby
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House Sparrow291 viewsphotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Little Grebe - Tachybaptus ruficollis291 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Long-tailed Tit - Aegithalos caudatus291 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool
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Shoveler - Anas clypeata291 viewsmaking a sharp exit @ Stanley Park Blackpool
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Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Stanley Park Blackpool291 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool
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Cormorant290 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Common Tern - Sterna hirundo290 viewsphotographed @ Preston Docks
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Magpie - Pica pica290 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool
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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus290 viewsphotographed on the Peregrines once regular, but now occasional perch on the water tower
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Feral Pigeon - Columba livia290 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Shoveler - Anas clypeata290 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool
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Snow Bunting - Plectrophenax nivalis290 viewsphotographed @ Rossall Point, Fleetwood
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Chaffinch289 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool
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Common Tern - Sterna hirundo289 viewsphotographed @ Preston Docks
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Grey Herons289 viewsAn adult & juvenile at the nest, photographed at the Heronry @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Bittern288 viewsPoor, distant record shots seem to be my speciality when it comes to photographing Bitterns, photographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus Leighton Moss RSPB Nature Reserve288 viewsphotographed from a layby overlooking Leighton Moss RSPB Nature Reserve
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Sparrowhawk - Accipiter nisus288 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Pipe Formation288 viewsThe Starlings form huge flocks at dusk, swirling around Blackpools' North Pier before descending to roost on the various buildings & on the timbers under the pier.
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Common Frogs - Rana temporaria287 viewsphotographed in our garden pond in Bispham, Blackpool
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Common Frog - Rana temporaria Bispham Blackpool287 viewsone from the garden pond, snapped through the double glazing
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Sparrowhawk - Accipiter nisus287 viewsphotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Starlings evading pursuing raptor287 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost - taking evasive action with a raptor in pursuit
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Wood Mouse287 viewsWood Mouse [Apodemus sylvaticus], feeding on the sunflowers hearts that I'd thrown out onto the frozen Mere @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
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Red Fox - Vulpes vulpes286 viewsphotographed in the garden of the gîte we were renting in the Vendée, France
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Froglet286 viewsone of 2009's baby frogs in our garden pond
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Hawthorn Shieldbug - Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale286 viewsphotographed in our garden, Bispham, Blackpool
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Kestrel286 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Distant Starlings286 viewsTo the dismay of the group of us waiting for the Starlings to arrive at Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool, we spot some good size flocks of them away in the distance doing their aerial display over North Pier
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Waxwing286 viewsphotographed in a sorry looking Hawthorn in Booths car park in Carnforth
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Gadwall - Anas strepera285 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool
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Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus285 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Great Crested Grebe285 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus285 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea285 viewsphotographed at the Heronry @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Merlin285 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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Tadpole with legs285 viewsphotographed in our garden pond in Bispham, Blackpool
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Tufted Duck - Aythya fuligula285 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool
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Willow Emerald284 viewsphotographed in the Vendée, France
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Little Egret284 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Otter284 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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Starlings flocking to roost284 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost - my imagination maybe running away with me, but here the flock take on the form of a huge bird to chase off predators
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283 views
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Black headed Gull283 viewsMarton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea283 viewsphotographed at the Heronry @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Black Tern - Chlidonias niger282 viewsphotographed @ Preston Docks
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282 views
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Red Fox282 viewsthe gulls & ducks didn't seem too concerned by the passing fox
photographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
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Grey Heron & Great crested Grebe282 viewsThe Grebe finally sees off the Grey Heron
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Kestrel282 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Mallard duckling282 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool
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A Shrew - Bless You282 viewsnow this little guy was really shifting, so I was glad to get it in frame, shame it's not in focus though.
Photographed@Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Love is in the air282 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost, a flying love heart
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus281 viewsphotographed in the Vendée, France
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Common Blue Damselfly281 viewsphotographed@Lightfoot Green, Preston
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Ichneumon Wasp - Amblyteles armatorious281 viewsphotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Starlings flocking to roost281 viewsStarlings gathering to roost at Marton Mere,nature reserve, Blackpool, performing their aerial acrobatics before disappearing down into the reeds
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Great crested Grebe280 viewsEyes left for the camera - an adult Grebe gives it's three young a ride on Stanley Park boating lake in Blackpool. I wish I'd had my 500mm lens for this shot, it could've been a real beauty.
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Little Egret - Egretta garzetta280 viewsphotographed opposite the Fylde Bird Club hide @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
a nice New Years day sighting
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