Fylde Coast Wildlife - Most viewed

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Magpie - Pica pica194 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Ring-necked Parakeet - Psittacula krameri194 viewsphotographed across the road from Stanley Park, @ Blackpool Zoo, this Parakeet was free flying outside of the bird house & is probably the one that's occasionally seen at the park

Meadow Pipit194 viewstaken @ Backsands Lane Pilling

The Owl & the Kestrel (shot 1 of 5)193 viewsA Barn Owl hunts for a meal in the vicinity of a stable block

Barn Owl - Tyto alba193 viewsphotographed nr Scronkey

Chaffinch193 viewsphotographed at the feeding station at Todderstaffe Hall near Singleton

Curlew - Numenius arquata193 viewsphotographed@Sunderland Point, nr Overton, Lancashire

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea193 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Magpie - Pica pica193 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Robin193 viewsenjoying a quick dip in our pond

Snow Bunting - Plectrophenax nivalis193 viewsphotographed @ Rossall Point, Fleetwood

Barn Owl - Tyto alba192 viewsphotographed @ Lancaster Road, Pilling

Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo192 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Four-spotted Chaser - Libellula quadrimaculata192 viewsphotographed @ Foulshaw Moss

Great Black-backed Gull - Larus marinus192 viewsa GBBG harassing one of its smaller cousins - photographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea192 viewsflying in with nesting material
photographed at the heronry @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Atlantic Grey Seal192 viewsphotographed @ Rossall Point, Fleetwood

Common Kingfisher192 viewsphotographed in the fog @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool

Starlings flocking to roost192 viewsStarlings gathering to roost at Marton Mere,nature reserve, Blackpool, performing their aerial acrobatics before disappearing down into the reeds

Tadpoles192 viewsphotographed @ Todderstaffe Hall nr Singleton

Tree Sparrow192 viewsphotographed at the feeding station at Todderstaffe Hall Singleton

Chaffinch - Fringilla coelebs191 viewsphotographed at the feeding station at Todderstaffe Hall near Singleton

Common Tern - Sterna hirundo191 viewsphotographed @ Preston Docks

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus191 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

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Grey Heron with breakfast191 viewsThis Heron was swallowing what looks like a young Coot or Moorhen maybe. Not a great shot as it was tucked away in the gloom.

Ichneumon Wasp - Amblyteles armatorious191 viewsphotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool

Red Kite191 viewsphotographed at the Red Kite feeding station @ Bellymack Hill Farm near Laurieston, Dumfries and Galloway

Short-eared Owl191 viewsphotographed @ Bradshaw Lane, Pilling

Great crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus Stanley Park Blackpool190 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

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Coal Tit - Periparus ater190 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Common Frogs - Rana temporaria190 viewsphotographed in our garden pond in Bispham, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe with dinner190 viewsthis Great Crested Grebe was photographed catching a tiddler @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus190 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea190 viewsphotographed at the Heronry @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Hawthorn Shieldbug - Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale190 viewsphotographed in our garden, Bispham, Blackpool

Little Egret190 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool

Merlin190 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.

Feral Pigeon - Columba livia190 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Short-eared Owl190 viewsphotographed @ Bradshaw Lane, Pilling

Sparrowhawk190 viewsA magnificant sight as it swooped fast & low over the Mere & it's reedbeds, photographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool

Starlings flocking to roost190 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

Four-spotted Chaser - Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus189 viewsphotographed in the garden of the gîte we were renting in the Vendée, France

Black headed Gull189 viewsMarton Mere nature reserve Blackpool

Cormorant189 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Common Tern - Sterna hirundo189 viewsphotographed @ Preston Docks

juvenile Great Crested Grebe189 viewsswallowing fry @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Grey Heron189 viewsIncoming

Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus Leighton Moss RSPB Nature Reserve189 viewsphotographed from a layby overlooking Leighton Moss RSPB Nature Reserve

Otter189 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

Starlings flocking to roost189 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost, with a few stragglers flying in top left

Starlings evading pursuing raptor189 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost - taking evasive action with a raptor in pursuit

Bittern188 viewsPoor, distant record shots seem to be my speciality when it comes to photographing Bitterns, photographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool

Common Darter188 views

Great Crested Grebe188 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus188 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea188 viewsphotographed at the Heronry @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Distant Starlings188 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