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  1. Winsford Soul
    Thanks Martyn For the people on here who don't know about Bitterns and there habitat here's a couple of pictures to illustrate the playing hide and seek that Martyn is talking about the first picture shows how well camouflaged they are against the reed beds which was taken with a 1000 mm lens . The second one is heavily cropped so as you can see the bird blending in to the reeds Steve
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    Kev I'm using a Canon 500mm L IS USM mk2 on a 7Dmk2 body . I decided after thinking long and hard to spend some of the kids inheritance money Steve
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    Thanks Dave. I,m can understand why they cost so much money. The distance and the low light that you can take a still acceptable photograph from is unbelievable Steve
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    This Buzzard picture was taken at sunset with the last rays of the sun just catching the under wings as it turned Steve
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    I was lucky enough to see one of Britain's rarest and shyest birds yesterday and even more so to get the picture of this Bittern . Taken at dusk Steve Forgot I had his other picture
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    Chris. You need to get over to Pennington flash. I've seen up to three together at once. Don't think I've visited without seeing them. Had one run across the board walk in front of me last week at Leighton Moss. Steve
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    Martyn. Fabulous pictures as always mate. Question for you. Could you please send some midlands sunshine up to Manchester and the North West. Steve
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    With you on that Dave. Looks like a Raven But hard to scale given the landscape. Steve
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    It looks like a ( Pale Variant ) common Buzzard to me. Honey Buzzards are rare summer visitors to the UK between April / October. Steve
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    Yes mate. Seen plenty but not in suitable or good enough light for any pictures. they're both lovely looking birds though. You never know I may get chance over the next few weeks for some photo opportunities before they head off back to Scandinavia . There,s a great nighter on Saturday just round the corner from you at the Springfield hotel on the A55. If your going please come and say Hi Steve
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    Dave. Those colours are amazing. Thanks for sharing. Steve
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    Never heard of never mind seen a painted bunting Dave, is it a southern European species ? Steve
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    Yes Dave . A male in its rather drab winter plumage, sorry for not posting what it was Steve
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    The perch never stood a chance .The Heron was stood motionless about fifteen feet away when it suddenly flew up and landed and struck out in the same movement. How it even saw the fish in the murky water never mind catch it Steve
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    Well I finally managed to get out with the new lens in the sunshine. Not this picture though, sorry about that. This was taken in the fog and rain on Tuesday at Leighton Moss. Steve
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    Grand piano company. Esperanto. Is surely up there any of them. Steve
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    Sharon. Steve coming back with you and will you be playing out ? Steve
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    And that's no bull Steve
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    Stunning, majestic and Moody. Andy Steve
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    Dave. The normal range of the bird is Scandinavia to Siberia and apparently only 300 confirmed sightings ever in the UK. Very rare visitors indeed Steve
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    Dave/ Martyn. There has been two recordings of spotted nutcrackers in Scotland ( Lothian ) last October 2016 and that's it for the UK unless you go back to 2009 when one was recorded in Kent. Steve
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    Stunning photos Martyn. And from your bedroom window to. I've travelled hundreds of miles over the years to see them as you know. Steve ( jealous from Manchester )
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    Ten years ago I would have been extremely lucky to get a shot of this Little Egret in the UK more so in the north west. Today I saw three separate birds at Leigh in Lancashire ( Pennington flash ) Steve
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    Suzanne. Oh for blue skies like that. It's so miserable here and I'm unfortunately back in work tomorrow. Lovely pictures as always, it's a beautiful place where you live. Steve


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