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| Male Ruff |
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| Black-tailed Godwit |
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| Ruff |
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| Whooper Swan |
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| Black-tailed Godwit |
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| Wren |
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| Female Reed Bunting |
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| Male Reed Bunting |
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| Male Reed Bunting |
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| Moorhen |
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| Ruff |
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| Moorhen |
Showing posts with label Moorhen. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Moorhen. Show all posts
Sunday, 8 February 2015
Martin Mere
A cold, frosty and misty day at Martin Mere.
Sunday, 5 October 2014
Martin Mere
Another of our regular visits to Martin Mere. Pink-footed Geese are gathering again.
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| Eider Ducks |
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| Mallard feeding frenzy |
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| Exotic Ducklings |
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| Pink-footed Goose |
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| Three Flying Ducks (where's Hilda Ogden?) |
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| Pink-footed Goose |
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| Panic over the mere |
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| Female Mallard |
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| Nesting Moorhen |
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| Moorhen fledgling |
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| Cormorant |
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| Grey Heron |
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| Buzzard |
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| Buzzard |
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| Buzzard |
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| Buzzard |
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| Feral Pigeon |
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| Menacing Moorhen |
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| Wildflower |
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| Common Darter |
Saturday, 17 May 2014
Martin Mere
Stretching the legs around Martin Mere. Ferociously bright sun with cloudless skies. Not good for the photos but we saw some interesting stuff and got to test the new polarising filter for the 500mm lens. Conclusion: can make a big difference but not sure if I like it.
A Sedge Warbler was very busy singing from the top of a clump of reeds. Very reliable and entertaining from the comfort of the hide, but it never came any closer, so heavy crops to get a decent size in the photo.
Birds were frequently seen trying to fly off with sticks that were far too large, and big clumps of nesting material in general.
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| Barn Swallows |
A Sedge Warbler was very busy singing from the top of a clump of reeds. Very reliable and entertaining from the comfort of the hide, but it never came any closer, so heavy crops to get a decent size in the photo.
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| Sedge Warbler |
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| Red-legged Pheasant |
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| Juvenile Moorhen being fed in the ditch |
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| Grey Heron |
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| Sedge Warbler |
Birds were frequently seen trying to fly off with sticks that were far too large, and big clumps of nesting material in general.
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| Black-headed Gull with enormous stick |
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| Female Blackcap |
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| Moorhen feeding juveniles |
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| Black-headed Gull (polariser shot) |
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| Sleepy Mallard |
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| Shelduck (polariser shot) |
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| Male Great Spotted Woodpecker |
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| Sedge Warbler |
Saturday, 6 July 2013
Rufford
A repeat of a walk we did last September, taking in Martin Mere, Rufford and Mere Sands Wood. Last time it had been very wet and we were struggling through muddy fields, but with loads of insects everywhere. This time the fields were dry but with the insects mostly replaced by fledglings.
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| Route around Rufford |
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| Black-tailed Skimmer |
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| Corn Bunting |
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| Feral Pigeon on iron girders |
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| Cropped hayfield |
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| Barn Swallows being fed |
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| Moorhen Mayhem |
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| Black-lined Skimmer |
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| Black-lined Skimmer |
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| Small Tortoiseshell Caterpillar |
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| Peacock Caterpillars |
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| Black Bean Aphids (?) |
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| Common Blue Damselflies mating |
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| Common Blue Damselflies mating |
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| Common Blue Damselflies mating |
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| Common Blue Damselflies mating |
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| Peacock Caterpillars |
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| Black Bean Aphids (?) |
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| Angle Shades Moth |
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