
Buff-tailed bumblebee - Bombus terrestris213 viewsphotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Reed Bunting213 viewstaken @ Bradshaw Lane Pilling
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Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo213 viewsphotographed nr Scronkey
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Cinnamon Sedge Caddisfly larva & case - Limnephilus rhombicus213 viewsdisturbed when cleaning my pond, took a quick photo & returned it to the water
photographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Chaffinch - Fringilla coelebs213 viewssnapped through the lounge window at my pal Daves' house in Witherslack
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Chaffinch213 viewsphotographed at the feeding station at Todderstaffe Hall near Singleton
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Common Sandpiper213 viewsA poor record shot, but my only Common Sandpiper shot to date at Marton Mere, so I'll add it until I get a better one.
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Carrion Crow213 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Fieldfare - Turdus pilaris213 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Common Frog - Rana temporaria213 viewsphotographed in our garden, Bispham, Blackpool
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Common Frogs - Rana temporaria213 viewsphotographed in our garden, Bispham, Blackpool
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Great Crested Grebes213 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Shot 8 of 11 of a pair of Grebes mating213 viewsher mother warned her that he'd walk all over her
photographed @ Mere Sands Wood Wildlife Trust nature reserve
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Great Crested Grebe with Perch213 viewsI was lucky enough to photograph this Grebe catching & swallowing a Perch @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Great Crested Grebes213 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
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Great Crested Grebe213 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
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Great Crested Newts (females)213 viewsmany thanks to Dave M for showing me these terrific little creatures. You can read more about them either at Dave's blog - http://lalows.blogspot.com/ - or at the Fylde Amphibian & Reptile Groups blog - http://fyldearg.blogspot.com/
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Great Crested Newt (female)213 viewsa female Great crested Newt being expertly handled by someone licensed to do so.
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Great Northern Diver - Gavia immer213 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Goldeneye213 viewsphotographed @ Pilling Lane Ends Amenity Area
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Greenfinch - Carduelis chloris213 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
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Atlantic Grey Seal213 viewsGrey Seal pup photographed @ RAF Donna Nook in Lincolnshire
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Atlantic Grey Seal213 viewsGrey Seal pup photographed @ RAF Donna Nook in Lincolnshire
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Grey Wagtail - Motacilla cinerea213 viewsphotographed @ River Brock, nr Bilsborrow
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Grasshopper Warbler - Locustella naevia213 viewsphotographed @ Lawson's Road Wetland, Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Herring Gull - Larus argentatus213 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
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Lesser Black-backed Gull - Larus fuscus213 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
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Yellowhammer213 viewstaken @ Bradshaw Lane Pilling
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Iceland Gull - Larus glaucoides213 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
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Iceland Gull - Larus glaucoides213 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
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Iceland Gull - Larus glaucoides213 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
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Jay - Garrulus glandarius213 viewsphotographed @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Kestrel213 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Kestrel213 viewsThere always seems to be at least one Kestrel in the area when I visit Todderstaffe hall, getting close enough to get a decent photograph though is proving hard.
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Linnet - Carduelis cannabina213 viewsphotographed @ Rossall Point, Fleetwood
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Little Grebe/Dabchick213 viewsMarton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
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Little Grebe - Tachybaptus ruficollis213 viewsphotographed @ Fairhaven Lake Lytham St Annes
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Magpie Pica pica Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool213 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool, this Magpie had reached the corner of the frame as I snapped it, which I thought, by chance, made for a decent shot.
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Moorhen - Gallinula chloropus213 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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213 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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possibly a Nursery-web Spider - Pisaura mirabilis213 viewssomewhat different in appearance (& I think missing a leg) to the other Nursery Web spiders I've photo'd @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Oystercatcher213 viewsphotographed @ Banksands Lane, Pilling
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Painted Lady - Vanessa cardui213 viewsphotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Peacock213 viewsphotographed at Todderstaffe Hall near Singleton
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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus213 viewsa couple of well dodgy record shots of a Peregrine Falcon upsetting the wildfowl as it soars over Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus213 viewsMontagu had his Harriers, Dave's got his Peregrines, keep up to date with them & other Fylde Coast Wildlife on Dave's blog - just copy & paste the following into your browser
http://lalows.blogspot.com/
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Pied Flycatcher - Ficedula hypoleuca213 viewsI couldn't resist twitching this beautiful male Pied Flycatcher which had been reported @ Bispham Marsh Nature Park, on North Blackpool Pond Trail
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Pintail213 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve
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Pochard213 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Common Scoter213 viewswell once again I mistook a female Common Scoter for a female Ruddy Duck - on this occasion a post on a birding website by a local birder (Stephen Dunstan) mentioned there being a Scoter on the Mere & he went onto confirm that's what I'd photographed.
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Purple Sandpiper - Calidris maritima213 viewsthe Sandpiper was the 1st of the waders to start feeding again as the tide dropped
photographed @ what was North Shore boating lake
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Red-crested Pochard - Netta rufina213 viewsspotted at Marton Mere, Blackpool today by Dave - http://www.lalows.blogspot.com/ - , it's the 1st time I've seen one of these in the wild - note i only managed a crappy record shot
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Red Kite213 viewsphotographed at the Red Kite feeding station @ Bellymack Hill Farm near Laurieston, Dumfries and Galloway
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Red Kite - Milvus milvus213 viewsphotographed at the Red Kite feeding station @ Bellymack Hill Farm near Laurieston, Dumfries and Galloway
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Red Kite - Milvus milvus213 viewsphotographed at the Red Kite feeding station @ Bellymack Hill Farm near Laurieston, Dumfries and Galloway
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Redshank213 viewsphotographed @ Sunderland Point near Overton
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Common Redshank - Tringa totanus213 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool - NOT a regular sighting at the Mere
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Redshank213 viewsphotographed @ Sunderland Point near Overton
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Redshank213 viewsphotographed @ Sunderland Point near Overton
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Redwing - Turdus iliacus213 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
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Reed Bunting - Emberiza schoeniclus213 viewsa new visitor to our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
photographed handheld & through the double glazing (iso800)
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Reed Bunting - Emberiza schoeniclus213 viewsnot a very good photo, but my 1st sighting of a Reed Bunting @ Stanley Park, Blackpool (it's probably strayed from the neighbouring Marton Mere.
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Ringed Plovers - Charadrius hiaticula213 viewsphotographed @ Rossall Point, Fleetwood
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Red-necked Grebe - Podiceps grisegena213 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
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Red-throated Diver - Gavia stellata213 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine lakes
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Ruddy Duck213 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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juvenile Shag213 viewsphotographed @ Fairhaven Lake Lytham St Annes
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Shelduck213 viewstaken @ Fluke Hall Lane Pilling
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Silver Y moth213 viewsphotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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