March 2005
March was a quiet month in the North West and as a result I spent most of my time photographing ducks at various places. Bird of the month for me was without doubt the winter plumaged Slavonian Grebe, a stunning bird even with its 'drab' winter coat on! An extra bonus was being able to get so close.
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Skylark singing
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Skylark
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Coot
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Pochard female wing flapping
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Tufted Duck wing flapping
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Red-breasted Merganser
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Pochard female
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Wigeon
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Teal Male
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Teal female
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Pintail male
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Pintail female
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Ruff feeding
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Turnstone feeding
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Whooper Swans in flight
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Slavonian Grebe
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Blackbird with apple
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House Sparrow
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Dunlin Winter
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Knot winter
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Knot on Rocks
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Redshank
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Blackcap apple core
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Blackcap on apple
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 photographed at Crosby Marine Lake, Merseyside March 2005. You know that spring is just around the corner when this melodic songster is in full voice. '))
 photographed at Crosby Marina Lake, Merseyside March 2005.'))
 Photographed at Marshside RSPB reserve, Southport, Merseyside, March 2005'))
 photographed at Marshside RSPB reserve, Merseyside, March 2005.'))
 photographed at Marshside RSPB Reserve, Merseyside, March 2005.'))
 Photographed at Crosby Marine Lake, Merseyside, March 2005'))
 photographed at Marshside RSPB Reserve, Southport, Merseyside, March 2005.'))
 photographed at Marshside RSPB Reserve, Southport, Merseyside March 2005.'))
 Photographed at Martin Mere , Burscough Lancashire March 2005'))
 photographed at Martin Mere, Burscough, Lancashire, March 2005.'))
 photographed at MArtin Mere, Burscough, Lancashire, March 2005.'))
 Photographed at Martin Mere , Burscough Lancashire March 2005'))
 photographed at Martin Mere, Burscough, Lancashire March 2005'))
 photographed at West Kirby, Wirral, March 2005.'))
 Photographed at Martin Mere, Burscough, Lancashire March 2005'))
 Oh I wish this picture was of a gorgeous summer plumaged bird and not taken in an English winter'))
 photographed in my garden March 2005.'))
 photographed in my garden March 2005. '))
 photographed at Hoylake, Wirral March 2005.'))
 Photographed at West Kirby, Wirral, March 2005'))
 photographed at Hoylake, Wirral, March 2005'))
 photographed at Hoylake, Wirral, March 2005.'))
 photographed in my garden. With all the Pyrracantha bushes now stripped this female has developed a taste for apples.'))
 Photographed in my garden March 2005. This is one of three birds that have wintered in my garden'))