I had the chance to spend some time birding during a hectic return trip to Ireland and the UK and finally managed to get over to the wildlife centre at Martin Mere in Lancashire. The site is very well laid out with a track running the length of the Mere with hides all along to allow you to spot wild visitors to the area. The other side is a kind of bird park with wildfowl from all over the world to look at. I spent a long time in the hides and will report separately on sightings there. However I thought you might like to see some holiday snaps from the zoo side. :)
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| Cape Teal |
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| Greater Flamingo |
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| Ferruginous Duck |
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| Marbled Teal |
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| A local pinching a free meal |
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| Red Breasted Goose |
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| Coot |
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| Red-Breasted Goose |
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| Garganey |
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| Red-Crested Polchard |
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| Argentine Ruddy Duck |
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| Bar Headed Goose |
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| Ruddy Shelduck |
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| Black Swan |
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| This is the best view I got of this Crane, it hid from me !! |
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| Cape Barren Goose |
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| Avocet another bird seen both in the display and outside |
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| White Faced Whistling Duck |
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| African Comb Duck |
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| Andean Goose |
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| Southern Screamer |
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| Lesser White-fronted Goose with little ones |
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| Smew |
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| Smew |
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| Shelduck and family |
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| Eurasian Crane |
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| Bewick's Swan |
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| Moorhen |
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| Goldeneye |
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| Polchard |
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Tufted Duck
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Views on the wild side of the mere will follow soon.
© Bernard Bracken
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