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A group of starlings around a bird feeder. Starlings are conspicuous and... (more)

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A Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) standing on the edge of Bolton arm of the... (more)

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A Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) standing on the edge of Bolton arm of the... (more)

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A juvenile starling being fed by its parent. Starlings are conspicuous and... (more)

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Starlings are conspicuous and widespread in the UK, occurring everywhere except... (more)

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Some 2000 pairs of Gannets (Morus bassanus, formerly Sula bassana) nest on Troup... (more)

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Most of these birds are Razorbills, but there are five Guillemots, with sharper... (more)

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The joys of a zoom lens! Though in fact the bird was only a couple of metres... (more)

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This generally inaccessible viewpoint onto the pond, taken on a rather misty... (more)

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Most Greylag Geese migrate north to breed, but there is a small and vocal... (more)

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A brood of seven ducklings on the lake at Gordon Castle.

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This bird wasn't quite as bold as NJ3561 : Robin (Erithacus rubecula), but also hung around in a... (more)

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This bird obligingly posed close enough to get this portrait using a zoom lens.

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The fish in this bird's beak look much larger than the sandeels that are... (more)

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This shot shows that guillemots are not jet black like Razorbills, but actually... (more)

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Kittiwakes breed in colonies, building nests of mud and straw on cliff ledges.... (more)

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This was the only tern sitting in the tern colony. It is identifiable as and... (more)

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A portrait of a Puffin from very close, or apparently so thanks to a zoom lens.

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The bird on the right looks much less sleek and smooth than the one on the left.

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The two birds are almost certainly not a pair. Both probably have a mate who is... (more)

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The instantly identifiable coloured plates on the beak of a puffin are shed at... (more)

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Formally called the Atlantic Puffin, these birds are an instant hit with almost... (more)

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It has been suggested to me that in the face of a shortage of sandeels, the... (more)

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Sometimes called the French Partridge, this attractive species was introduced to... (more)

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The swans are crowding close to some children who are dispensing bread at... (more)

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A flock of Mallard drakes heads purposefully towards people handing out bread,... (more)

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A Mallard duck shepherded her ducklings away from the river bank as we... (more)

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The wings are shining white, and the wing tips jet black, so that from a... (more)

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This bird was sitting only a couple of metres from me, not in the least... (more)

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Almost every one of the white specks is a Gannet. For some reason hundreds of... (more)

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Gannets are monogamous, though the pair only meets at the nest, spending the... (more)

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Formally named the Atlantic Puffin, this colourful bird attracts many visitors... (more)

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There were four of these small grebes feeding right in front of the hide at... (more)

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Killingworth Lake and its surrounding woodland area was created in the 1960s... (more)

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Eyeing us warily from the top of a snow-covered bush of some kind.

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(S)he almost looks as if (s)he is begging for a share of our sandwiches - and if... (more)

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A pair of swans guarding their territory in anticipation of nesting in the not... (more)

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These waders are quite common along this coast.

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The deep blunt bill readily distinguishes the Razorbill from the otherwise... (more)

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Guillemots breed colonially, sometimes packing themselves together so tightly... (more)

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These large gulls predate the smaller nesting seabirds. Most of them nest on... (more)

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Some of the 92,000 Puffins we were told nest on the Isle of May.

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A Razorbill looking over its shoulder, and showing off its distinctive beak and... (more)

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A Razorbill shows off its distinctive beak and smart black and white plumage.

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The Puffins are not too concerned about human presence, but they do keep an eye... (more)

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Puffins congregate on the cliff tops near their nest burrows before setting off... (more)

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As well as the multicoloured beak, Puffins have bright orange feet which make... (more)

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This is just one part of the Troup Head Gannetry, which I noted today is... (more)

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Killingworth Lake and its surrounding woodland area was created in the 1960s... (more)

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I am insufficiently expert to tell whether these are Herring Gull, Lesser... (more)

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