
mating Black Darters - Sympetrum danae635 viewsphotographed @ Foulshaw Moss
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Common Kingfisher617 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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Emerald Damselfly - Lestes sponsa577 viewsI love the background of this shot - photographed @ Foulshaw Moss
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Greater Flamingo563 viewsphotographed @ Martin Mere WWT reserve
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Large Red Damselfly - Pyrrhosoma nymphula525 viewsphotographed @ Foulshaw Moss
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Whooper Swan - Cygnus cygnus517 viewsworn out from whooping, photographed @ Martin Mere WWT Reserve
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Great White Egret508 viewsphotographed on the saltmarsh pools @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Bittern - Botaurus stellaris499 viewsphotographed @ Mere Sands Wood Wildlife Trust nature reserve
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mating Black Darters - Sympetrum danae497 viewsphotographed @ Foulshaw Moss
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493 views
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Little Egret - Egretta garzetta493 viewsphotographed from the Eric Morecambe hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Bittern - Botaurus stellaris492 viewsphotographed @ Mere Sands Wood Wildlife Trust nature reserve
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Large Red Damselfly - Pyrrhosoma nymphula490 viewsphotographed @ Foulshaw Moss
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Common Snipe - Gallinago gallinago490 viewsphotographed from the Morecambe Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Avocet - Recurvirostra avosetta487 viewsphotographed from the Allen hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Little Egret Egretta garzetta photographed from the Allen hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve475 viewsphotographed from the Allen hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Common Kingfisher473 viewsphotographed from where channel crosses the Causeway @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Common Kingfisher472 viewsphotographed from where channel crosses the Causeway @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Nuthatch - Sitta europaea469 viewsphotographed @ Sizergh Castle, Cumbria
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Shelduck - Tadorna tadorna461 viewsphotographed @ Martin Mere WWT reserve
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Little Owl Athene noctua Warton Crag460 viewsphotographed @ Warton Crag
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Whooper Swan - Cygnus cygnus452 viewsphotographed @ Martin Mere WWT Reserve
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Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea448 viewsstruggling to swallow a small eel
photographed from the Eric Morecambe Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Whooper Swan - Cygnus cygnus441 viewsneck & neck
photographed @ Martin Mere WWT Reserve
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Whooper Swan - Cygnus cygnus437 viewsphotographed @ Martin Mere WWT Reserve
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Whooper Swan - Cygnus cygnus429 viewsphotographed @ Martin Mere WWT Reserve
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Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus420 viewsphotographed @ Mere Sands Wood Wildlife Trust nature reserve
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Slow-worm397 viewsphotographed at Foulshaw Moss
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Avocet - Recurvirostra avosetta390 viewsphotographed from the Allen hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Black Darter - Sympetrum danae368 viewsphotographed @ Foulshaw Moss © Cliff Raby
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Redshank Tringa totanus Sunderland Point near Overton368 viewsOne of the many waders to be found at the roadside at Sunderland Point
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Avocet - Recurvirostra avosetta365 viewsphotographed from the Allen hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Goldeneye - Bucephala clangula365 viewsphotographed @ Martin Mere WWT reserve
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Large Heath - Coenonympha tullia364 viewsphotographed @ Meathop Moss Cumbria
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Bittern - Botaurus stellaris359 viewsphotographed @ Mere Sands Wood Wildlife Trust nature reserve
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Brimstone - Gonepteryx rhamni357 viewsphotographed at Foulshaw Moss
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Bittern - Botaurus stellaris353 viewsphotographed @ Mere Sands Wood Wildlife Trust nature reserve
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349 viewsphotographed nr. Witherslack, Cumbria
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Bittern - Botaurus stellaris340 viewsphotographed @ Mere Sands Wood Wildlife Trust nature reserve
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Brown Heath Robberfly - Machimus cingulatus330 viewsphotographed at Meathop Moss, Cumbria
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Black Darter328 viewsphotographed @ Foulshaw Moss © Cliff Raby
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Silver-washed Fritillary - Argynnis paphia328 viewsphotographed @ Witherslack Cumbria
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Hawfinch - Coccothraustes coccothraustes327 viewsphotographed @ Sizergh Castle, Cumbria
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Bullfinch324 viewsphotographed @ Mere Sands Wood Wildlife Trust nature reserve © Cliff Raby
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Dunnock - Prunella modularis322 viewsphotographed @ Mere Sands Wood Wildlife Trust nature reserve
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Where did the road go?322 viewsI've borrowed this shot off the internet just to demonstrate how dangerous Sunderland Point can be at High Tide. Make sure you check your tide tables before visiting
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Pine Weevil - Hylobius abietis322 viewsphotographed @ Meathop Moss Cumbria
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Black Darter - Sympetrum danae320 viewsphotographed @ Foulshaw Moss, Cumbria
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Black Darter319 viewsphotographed @ Foulshaw Moss © Cliff Raby
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Redshank - Tringa totanus319 viewsphotographed @ Sunderland Point near Overton
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Black Darter311 viewsphotographed @ Foulshaw Moss © Cliff Raby
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Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus306 viewsphotographed @ Mere Sands Wood Wildlife Trust nature reserve
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Silver-washed Fritillary - Argynnis paphia306 viewsphotographed @ Witherslack, Cumbria
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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus299 viewsphotographed @ Warton Crag
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Common Kingfisher296 viewsphotographed from Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Redshank296 viewsphotographed @ Sunderland Point near Overton
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Redshank - Tringa totanus296 viewsphotographed @ Sunderland Point near Overton
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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus292 viewsphotographed @ Warton Crag
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Redshank - Tringa totanus292 viewsphotographed @ Sunderland Point near Overton
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Redshank - Tringa totanus292 viewsphotographed @ Sunderland Point near Overton
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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus287 viewsphotographed @ Warton Crag
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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus286 viewsphotographed @ Warton Crag
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Curlew - Numenius arquata281 viewsphotographed@Sunderland Point, nr Overton, Lancashire
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Osprey Pandion haliaetus Leighton Moss RSPB reserve281 viewsThis Osprey @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve was feeding on it's catch, which appeared to be either a Roach or Rudd - some observers were adamant it was definitely a Rudd, but how the dickens you can differentiate at such long range is beyond me.
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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus280 viewsphotographed @ Warton Crag
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus279 viewsphotographed nr Witherslack, Cumbria
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271 views
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Curlew - Numenius arquata270 viewsphotographed@Sunderland Point, nr Overton, Lancashire
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268 views
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268 views
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Green Hairstreak266 viewsphotographed @ Meathop Moss Cumbria
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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus266 viewsphotographed @ Warton Crag
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265 views
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Marsh Harrier265 viewsphotographed from a layby overlooking Leighton Moss RSPB Nature Reserve
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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus265 viewsphotographed @ Warton Crag
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Green Hairstreak264 viewsphotographed @ Meathop Moss Cumbria
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Harris's Hawk264 viewsmy pal Dave kindly invited me to photograph Tally - his wonderful Harris's Hawk [Parabuteo unicinctus]
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Bullfinch - Pyrrhula pyrrhula262 viewsphotographed @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Greenfinch - Carduelis chloris262 viewsphotographed from the Eric Morecambe Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Merlin260 viewstaken at distance from the Eric Morecambe hide @ Leighto Moss RSPB, (see also the next shot), heavily cropped & my only Merlin photo to date.
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