The illusive #CrypticWoodWhite #butterfly on a #Vetch flower at #WWTCastleEspie.

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The #shelduck #family out on the #MainLake at #WWTCastleEspie this morning.
Mum, Dad and eight cute #ducklings

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#fledgling #bluetit getting a feed on the reserve at #WWTCastleEspie.

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One of two Mediterranean Gulls flying over WWT Castle Espie Wetland Centre.

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Blue-Tailed #damselfly in the #PondZone at #WWTCastleEspie.
Shot on #iPhone.

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It’s so much easier when they pose for you…

A male Greenfinch at WWT CastleEspie.

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#SongThrush at WWT Castle Espie Wetland Centre, #CountyDown #NorthernIreland

Washington wetlands
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My first decent shot of a Chiffchaff, in the Secret Swamp at WWT Castle Espie.

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Pilgrimage stop-off on the way to Halsway

Cuteness overload - a family of #fledgling #LongTailedTits parked and awaiting food from their parents.
In the woods at #WWTCastleEspie.

Shot on #canon, processed in #AffinityPhoto and #TopazLabs #GigaPixel.

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This #BlackHeadedGull was most displeased when a #Raven arrived at #WWTCastleEspie this morning.

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A male House Sparrow gathering grass for nesting.

Newest arrival in the #SensoryGarden at #WWTCastleEspie - a #fledgling #PiedWagtail!

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After a few false starts, the #MuteSwans have finally produced an #egg in their #nest at #WWTCastleEspie!

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#HouseMartins checking out possible #nest locations.

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Lovely to see a #CommonSandpiper on the #MainLake at #WWTCastleEspie this morning

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The Swallows are back!

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A White Wagtail on the Brickworks at #WWTCastleEspie.

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A female Mallard hunkered-down in the Sensory Garden, hiding something from the chilly wind - thirteen ducklings!

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