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Copyright drhalsall
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Jun 29 2013
Shot from inside a car at a church parking lot near Sieradz, Poland.
Jul 5 2013
Copyright drhalsall
Birdviewing.com
Jun 20 2013
outside normal range
Sandbach Flashes, near Crewe, England.
In 1971, Mandarin Ducks were listed as a Category "C" bird in England by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, meaning there was sufficient population to be self-sufficient. Although not native, the population has grown to an estimated 7,000 ducks. While no breeding pairs were observed this spring in Sandbach, several ducks have taken up residence for the summer.
Jul 7 2013
Copyright drhalsall
Birdviewing.com
Jun 20 2013
juvenile
What I have tentatively identified as a juvenile Carrion Crow was resting on a horizontal monument in St Wilfrid Cemetery, Standish, Lancashire and in no great hurry to move so I could read the inscription.
Jul 7 2013
Copyright drhalsall
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Jun 15 2013
Aughton Street, Ormskirk, Lancashire. I suppose this gull could be considered partially domesticated. One of a dozen or so that had congregated with some terns on the edge of the bi-weekly Farmers Market waiting for scraps. The weekly Thursday market has been held since 1286 A.D. when the grant was given by Edward the 1st. (and gulls have probably been there looking for a handout since then).
Sep 29 2013
Copyright drhalsall
Birdviewing.com
Jun 18 2013
fallow field at Drummersdale House Farm, Scarisbrick, Lancashire. I was driving down a lane on what has been the family farm for over 200 years, when a whitish blur swept past the windscreen. I only had a short lens with me, so the resolution is poor on this surprising visitor.
Sep 30 2013
Copyright drhalsall
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Jun 16 2013
shot during a pitstop off the M6 Motorway near Creswell, Staffordshire. This lone goose is a bit unusual as according to the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, they are usually only seen up until March in the spring migration before heading to breeding grounds in Scandanavia. (several breeding flocks have been recorded in this part of England)
Sep 30 2013
Copyright drhalsall
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Jun 24 2013
Cemetery near Standish Lower Ground, Lancashire
Oct 2 2013
Copyright drhalsall
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Jun 19 2013
(known as Bewick's Swan in England). Foraging along the shoreline of the Douglas River, near Hesketh Bank, Lancashire.
Oct 9 2013
Copyright drhalsall
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Jun 17 2013
juvenile
one of a flock of juveniles at St Cuthbert Cemetery, Halsall, Lancashire
Oct 9 2013
Copyright drhalsall
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Jun 28 2013
near Burzenin, Poland. A plain addition, but just to show that like MacDonalds, they are ubiquitous.
Oct 13 2013