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Black-tailed
Godwit (Limosa limosa) - Marshside, Southport (RSPB) |
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Lapwing
(Vanellus vanellus) - Marshside, Southport |
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Swallow
(Hirundo rustica) - Marshside |
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Avocet
(Recurvirostra avosetta) - Marshside, Southport |
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Whooper
Swan (Cygnus cygnus) - Martin Mere (WWT) |
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Mallard
(female) - Anas platyrhynchos |
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Great Black-backed
Gull - Larus marinus
I recently watched
one of these gulls chase a Wigeon Duck, in flight, for approximately
five minutes, before its capture. The speed the gull maintained,
in its pursuit, is what was so surprising!
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Black-tailed
Godwit - Limosa limosa |
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Lapwing - Vanellus
vanellus
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Grey
Heron - Ardea cinerea |
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Black-tailed
Godwit - Limosa limosa |
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Oystercatcher
- Haematopus ostralegus |
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Curlew
- Numenius arquata |
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Whooper
Swan - (Cygnus cygnus) |
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Black-headed
Gull (Larus ridibundus ) - Breeding colours; Marshside, Southport,
April 2009 |
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Shelduck
- (Tadorna tadorna) |
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Lapwing
- Vanellus vanellus |
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Cormorant
- January 2010 |
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Bittern
(Botaurus stellaris) - February 2010 |
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Sparrowhawk
(Accipiter nisus) - March 2010 |
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Sparrowhawk
(Accipiter nisus) - March 2010 |
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Little
Egret (Egretta garzetta) - March 2010 |
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Avocet
(Recurvirostra avosetta) - April 2010 |
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Black-tailed
Godwit (Limosa limosa) - April 2010 |
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Black-tailed
Godwit (Limosa limosa) - April 2010 |
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