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Western Purple Swamphen

Upload a photo of the Western Purple Swamphen at Alkborough (Lincolnshire)

All the RBA news reports of the Western Purple Swamphen at Alkborough (Lincolnshire)

Taken: Sun, 11 Sep 2016

Alkborough (Lincolnshire)

Uploaded: Thu, 15 Sep 2016

Photo: Richard Stonier

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Western Purple Swamphen

Taken: Sun, 11 Sep 2016

Alkborough (Lincolnshire)

Uploaded: Thu, 15 Sep 2016

Photo: Richard Stonier

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Western Purple Swamphen

Taken: Tue, 06 Sep 2016

Alkborough (Lincolnshire)

Uploaded: Wed, 07 Sep 2016

with Grey Heron, long way away

Photo: Brian Needham

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Western Purple Swamphen

Taken: Tue, 06 Sep 2016

Alkborough (Lincolnshire)

Uploaded: Wed, 07 Sep 2016

Photo: David Carr

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Western Purple Swamphen

Taken: Tue, 06 Sep 2016

Alkborough (Lincolnshire)

Uploaded: Wed, 07 Sep 2016

Photo: David Carr

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Western Purple Swamphen

Taken: Mon, 05 Sep 2016

Alkborough (Lincolnshire)

Uploaded: Mon, 05 Sep 2016

Distant

Photo: Peter Garrity

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Western Purple Swamphen

Taken: Mon, 05 Sep 2016

Alkborough (Lincolnshire)

Uploaded: Mon, 05 Sep 2016

Distant

Photo: Peter Garrity

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Western Purple Swamphen

Taken: Mon, 05 Sep 2016

Alkborough (Lincolnshire)

Uploaded: Mon, 05 Sep 2016

Very distant

Photo: Peter Garrity

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Western Purple Swamphen

adult

Taken: Thu, 01 Sep 2016

Alkborough (Lincolnshire)

Uploaded: Sun, 04 Sep 2016

Photo: Steph' Thorpe

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Western Purple Swamphen

adult

Taken: Thu, 01 Sep 2016

Alkborough (Lincolnshire)

Uploaded: Sun, 04 Sep 2016

Watercolour and pencil sketches.

Photo: Steph' Thorpe

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Western Purple Swamphen

adult

Taken: Sun, 04 Sep 2016

Alkborough (Lincolnshire)

Uploaded: Sun, 04 Sep 2016

Managed to get there 5 days after it was first seen! Digi-scoped on a Swarovski 80 ATM HD and Canon s95

Photo: Richard Collis

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Western Purple Swamphen

adult

Taken: Tue, 30 Aug 2016

Alkborough (Lincolnshire)

Uploaded: Wed, 31 Aug 2016

Just a record shot. Showed well but a long way for a camera!

Photo: Neil Fox

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Western Purple Swamphen

adult

Taken: Tue, 30 Aug 2016

Alkborough (Lincolnshire)

Uploaded: Wed, 31 Aug 2016

Photo: Neil Fox

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Western Purple Swamphen

Taken: Tue, 30 Aug 2016

Alkborough (Lincolnshire)

Uploaded: Wed, 31 Aug 2016

More images www.normanbynature.blogspot.co.uk

Photo: Clare Gillatt

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Western Purple Swamphen

Taken: Tue, 30 Aug 2016

Alkborough (Lincolnshire)

Uploaded: Tue, 30 Aug 2016

Photo: David Carr

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Western Purple Swamphen

Taken: Tue, 30 Aug 2016

Alkborough (Lincolnshire)

Uploaded: Tue, 30 Aug 2016

Photo: David Carr

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Western Purple Swamphen

Upload a photo of the Western Purple Swamphen at Minsmere RSPB (Suffolk)

All the RBA news reports of the Western Purple Swamphen at Minsmere RSPB (Suffolk)

Taken: Fri, 05 Aug 2016

Minsmere RSPB (Suffolk)

Uploaded: Sun, 07 Aug 2016

We were amongst the last half dozen birders to see this bird as it wasn't seen the following day.

Photo: Tony Davison

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Western Purple Swamphen

Taken: Fri, 05 Aug 2016

Minsmere RSPB (Suffolk)

Uploaded: Sat, 06 Aug 2016

Photo: Andrew Brown

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Western Purple Swamphen

Taken: Wed, 03 Aug 2016

Minsmere RSPB (Suffolk)

Uploaded: Sat, 06 Aug 2016

Photo: Jim Almond

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Western Purple Swamphen

Taken: Wed, 03 Aug 2016

Minsmere RSPB (Suffolk)

Uploaded: Sat, 06 Aug 2016

Photo: Jim Almond

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Western Purple Swamphen

adult

Taken: Fri, 05 Aug 2016

Minsmere RSPB (Suffolk)

Uploaded: Sat, 06 Aug 2016

Photo: Jonathan Theobald

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Western Purple Swamphen

Taken: Fri, 05 Aug 2016

Minsmere RSPB (Suffolk)

Uploaded: Fri, 05 Aug 2016

Photo: Graham Jepson

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Western Purple Swamphen

Taken: Fri, 05 Aug 2016

Minsmere RSPB (Suffolk)

Uploaded: Fri, 05 Aug 2016

Photo: Graham Jepson

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Western Purple Swamphen

Taken: Wed, 03 Aug 2016

Minsmere RSPB (Suffolk)

Uploaded: Wed, 03 Aug 2016

Photo: Phil Gaywood

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Western Purple Swamphen

adult

Taken: Tue, 02 Aug 2016

Minsmere RSPB (Suffolk)

Uploaded: Wed, 03 Aug 2016

Photo: Ron Marshall

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Western Purple Swamphen

adult

Taken: Tue, 02 Aug 2016

Minsmere RSPB (Suffolk)

Uploaded: Wed, 03 Aug 2016

Photo: Ron Marshall

Photographer's	RBA gallery

Western Purple Swamphen

Taken: Tue, 02 Aug 2016

Minsmere RSPB (Suffolk)

Uploaded: Wed, 03 Aug 2016

Photo: Dennis Morrison

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Western Purple Swamphen

Taken: Tue, 02 Aug 2016

Minsmere RSPB (Suffolk)

Uploaded: Tue, 02 Aug 2016

Photo: Andy Hood

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Western Purple Swamphen

Taken: Mon, 01 Aug 2016

Minsmere RSPB (Suffolk)

Uploaded: Tue, 02 Aug 2016

Photo: David Carr

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Western Purple Swamphen

Taken: Mon, 01 Aug 2016

Minsmere RSPB (Suffolk)

Uploaded: Tue, 02 Aug 2016

Photo: David Carr

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Western Purple Swamphen

Taken: Mon, 01 Aug 2016

Minsmere RSPB (Suffolk)

Uploaded: Tue, 02 Aug 2016

Photo: David Carr

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Western Purple Swamphen

Taken: Tue, 02 Aug 2016

Minsmere RSPB (Suffolk)

Uploaded: Tue, 02 Aug 2016

Photo: Bruce Root

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Western Purple Swamphen

Taken: Mon, 01 Aug 2016

Minsmere RSPB (Suffolk)

Uploaded: Tue, 02 Aug 2016

Digiscoped using a Swarovski ATS 80HD and 30xSW eyepiece with a Sony WX100 camera on 1.3x zoom.

Photo: Tony Dixon

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Western Purple Swamphen

Taken: Mon, 01 Aug 2016

Minsmere RSPB (Suffolk)

Uploaded: Tue, 02 Aug 2016

Digiscoped using a Swarovski ATS 80HD and 30xSW eyepiece with a Sony WX100 camera on 1.3x zoom.

Photo: Tony Dixon

Photographer's	RBA gallery email

Western Purple Swamphen

Taken: Mon, 01 Aug 2016

Minsmere RSPB (Suffolk)

Uploaded: Tue, 02 Aug 2016

Digiscoped using a Swarovski ATS 80HD and 30xSW eyepiece with a Sony WX100 camera on 1.3x zoom.

Photo: Tony Dixon

Photographer's	RBA gallery email

Western Purple Swamphen

Taken: Tue, 02 Aug 2016

Minsmere RSPB (Suffolk)

Uploaded: Tue, 02 Aug 2016

Photo: Andy Hood

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Western Purple Swamphen

Taken: Mon, 01 Aug 2016

Minsmere RSPB (Suffolk)

Uploaded: Mon, 01 Aug 2016

Distant but showing well

Photo: John Richardson

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Western Purple Swamphen

Taken: Mon, 01 Aug 2016

Minsmere RSPB (Suffolk)

Uploaded: Mon, 01 Aug 2016

Photo: Steven Nuttall

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Western Purple Swamphen

Taken: Mon, 01 Aug 2016

Minsmere RSPB (Suffolk)

Uploaded: Mon, 01 Aug 2016

Photo: Steven Nuttall

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Western Purple Swamphen

Taken: Mon, 01 Aug 2016

Minsmere RSPB (Suffolk)

Uploaded: Mon, 01 Aug 2016

Photo: Steven Nuttall

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog



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