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0 0 Shoveler

Shoveler

by Debbie StewartDoncaster, England, United Kingdom

A duck with a very distinct shovel like bill, This one is a male with a green ...

3 2 Chaffinch

Chaffinch

by Debbie StewartDoncaster, England, United Kingdom

A very common and widespread bird in the British Isles, the interesting thing ...

1 0 Chaffinch

Chaffinch

by Debbie StewartDoncaster, England, United Kingdom

These birds are extremely widespread across the British Isles,They are part of ...

0 0 speckled wood

speckled wood

by Debbie StewartDoncaster, England, United Kingdom

A woodland butterfly that doesn't feed on nectar from flowers but feeds on ...

1 0 Canada Geese + goslings

Canada Geese + goslings

by Debbie StewartDoncaster, England, United Kingdom

There were 6 goslings out with the male and female first pecking in the grass ...

4 0 Jackdaw

Jackdaw

by Debbie StewartDoncaster, England, United Kingdom

This bird has a very recognisable silvery sheen to the back of its head and ...

0 0 Black headed Gull

Black headed Gull

by Debbie StewartDoncaster, England, United Kingdom

A medium sized Gull that is found inland not on the coast, despite its name its ...

1 0 House Martin

House Martin

by Debbie StewartDoncaster, England, United Kingdom

There were dozens of these Housemartins skimming the surface of the marshes for ...

0 2 Marsh Marigold

Marsh Marigold

by Debbie StewartDoncaster, England, United Kingdom

Also known as kingcups due to its large flowers and its latin name meaning ...

0 0 Little Grebe

Little Grebe

by Debbie StewartDoncaster, England, United Kingdom

As its name suggests this is one of the smaller Grebes being around the size of ...

1 0 Great tit

Great tit

by Debbie StewartDoncaster, England, United Kingdom

The largest of the UK paridae family. These ones look like they have had more ...

1 0 European Robin

European Robin

by Debbie StewartDoncaster, England, United Kingdom

The British sub species varies slightly form the ones found on the continent ...

0 0 Wild Rabbit

Wild Rabbit

by Debbie StewartDoncaster, England, United Kingdom

I almost walked past this little Rabbit because it was sitting that still but ...

0 0 Reed bunting

Reed bunting

by Debbie StewartDoncaster, England, United Kingdom

Very similar looking to a house sparrow but this male has a fully black head ...

0 2 Common pheasant (Male)

Common pheasant (Male)

by Debbie StewartDoncaster, England, United Kingdom

depending on sub species some pheasants have a much broader white ring around ...

2 2 Mute Swan

Mute Swan

by Debbie StewartDoncaster, England, United Kingdom

This Swan looked like it was trying out a few new Yoga moves or playing Twister ...

1 0 Great Cormorant

Great Cormorant

by Debbie StewartDoncaster, England, United Kingdom

For my 300th spotting here is a cormorant being followed around by the black ...

3 0 Green veined white

Green veined white

by Debbie StewartDoncaster, England, United Kingdom

Spring brood males have very feint markings and often lack the single spot on ...

2 2 Young Rabbit

Young Rabbit

by Debbie StewartDoncaster, England, United Kingdom

This tiny rabbit was doing its best to hide in between the branches of a few ...

1 2 European Rabbit

European Rabbit

by Debbie StewartDoncaster, England, United Kingdom

This adult rabbit was seen just further up the path from the Juvenile one ...

1 0 Giant puffball

Giant puffball

by Debbie StewartDoncaster, England, United Kingdom

These large mushrooms are edible when young and it looks as if something has ...

17 13 Jay

Jay

by Debbie StewartDoncaster, England, United Kingdom

These lovely colourful birds are part of the crow (corvidae) family and are ...

0 0 Coot

Coot

by Debbie StewartDoncaster, England, United Kingdom

The coot is the larger cousin of the Moorhen with a distinctive white 'shield' ...

0 0 Teasel

Teasel

by Debbie StewartSheffield, England, United Kingdom

These teasels are a very important food source for some seed eating finches, ...

1 0 Early Dog Violet

Early Dog Violet

by Debbie StewartDoncaster, England, United Kingdom

early dog violets are best seen beween March and June and are one of the first ...

0 0 Tufted duck

Tufted duck

by Debbie StewartDoncaster, England, United Kingdom

Tufted ducks are smaller than Mallards with a black crest and a yellow eye, ...

0 2 Grey Heron

Grey Heron

by Debbie StewartDoncaster, England, United Kingdom

This large grey Heron was one of a pair that was wading across a shallowish ...

1 3 Roe deer

Roe deer

by Debbie StewartDoncaster, England, United Kingdom

This is a young male Roe, I only saw him for a few moments in a clearing of the ...

0 0 Carrion crow

Carrion crow

by Debbie StewartDoncaster, England, United Kingdom

These crows are very noisy birds and its clear to see where the expression " ...

3 2 Whinchat

Whinchat

by Debbie StewartDoncaster, England, United Kingdom

After wintering In Africa these birds appear in Britain around April time for ...

0 6 Black cap

Black cap

by Debbie StewartDoncaster, England, United Kingdom

The black cap is the one hanging from the edge of the table, the one looking ...

4 0 Great Tit

Great Tit

by Debbie StewartDoncaster, England, United Kingdom

The Great Tit is the largest of the UK Tit family, lovely yellow breast and a ...

0 0 Tufted duck

Tufted duck

by Debbie StewartDoncaster, England, United Kingdom

The tufted duck is a bit smaller than a mallard, has a small tuft and a yellow ...

7 2 Red Campion

Red Campion

by Debbie StewartDoncaster, England, United Kingdom

Very strangely named 'red' when it is clearly pink but it is believed that the ...

20 9 Cygnet (+ family)

Cygnet (+ family)

by Debbie StewartDoncaster, England, United Kingdom

7 little fluffy cygnets together with both parents, they were having a splash ...

1 4 Comma

Comma

by Debbie StewartDoncaster, England, United Kingdom

The only one I saw all day and just got one shot before it flew off, These can ...

0 0 Brown Hawker exuvia

Brown Hawker exuvia

by Debbie StewartDoncaster, England, United Kingdom

This cast off skin casing (exuvia) was retrieved by one of the rangers on the ...

1 0 Male Ruddy Darter

Male Ruddy Darter

by Debbie StewartDoncaster, England, United Kingdom

This is the male of the species, a much deeper shade of red than the female and ...

0 0 Ruddy darter

Ruddy darter

by Debbie StewartDoncaster, England, United Kingdom

This is a female of the species and is differentiated from other verys imilar ...

0 0 Speckled wood

Speckled wood

by Debbie StewartDoncaster, England, United Kingdom

This is the northern variety of the species from the British Isles having white ...

0 2 Harlequin longhorn

Harlequin longhorn

by Debbie StewartDoncaster, England, United Kingdom

Also known as Yellow and black harlequin, spotted and flower longhorn, this ...

16 10 Grey Squirrel

Grey Squirrel

by Debbie StewartDoncaster, England, United Kingdom

Doing what grey squirrels do best and eating food put out for the birds! ...

0 0 common pheasant (female)

common pheasant (female)

by Debbie StewartDoncaster, England, United Kingdom

The female pheasant is much smaller and less colourful than the male and ...

1 0 Pochard

Pochard

by Debbie StewartDoncaster, England, United Kingdom

when seen up close Male Pochards have a lovely rusty red head. They often ...

0 2 woodland strawberry

woodland strawberry

by Debbie StewartDoncaster, England, United Kingdom

Woodland strawberry fruit is strongly flavoured, and is still collected and ...

0 0 Lesser black backed Gull

Lesser black backed Gull

by Debbie StewartDoncaster, England, United Kingdom

Could someone please confirm (if possible) that these are lesser black backed ...

0 0 common Darter

common Darter

by Debbie StewartDoncaster, England, United Kingdom

This is a female of the species as it is paler than the male which is a much ...

1 2 four spotted chaser

four spotted chaser

by Debbie StewartDoncaster, England, United Kingdom

This medium sized dragonfly was given its common name due to it having four ...

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