possibly Small White butterfly eggs20 viewsphotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Hoverfly - possibly Xylota xanthocnema but more likely Xylota sylvarum10 viewsphotographed @ Hay Bridge (members only) Nature Reserve
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Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo11 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo130 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo119 viewsphotographed flying over our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Common Buzzards - Buteo buteo126 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Common Buzzards - Buteo buteo127 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Common Buzzards - Buteo buteo122 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo123 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo123 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Common Buzzards - Buteo buteo126 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Common Buzzards - Buteo buteo124 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo123 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Cetti's Warbler - Cettia cetti127 viewsanother Cetti's - another record shot, I'll get a decent photo someday, but alas not today
photographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve, Blackpool
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Heath Navel - Lichenomphalina umbellifera61 viewslooks like a fungi but actually a type of lichen
photographed @ Foulshaw Moss
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Notch-horned Cleg Fly - Haematopota pluvialis87 viewstheir eyes maybe amazing/fascinating, but female Clegs gorge on blood & give a painful bite
photographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo90 viewsphotographed @ Warton Crag
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Snow Goose - Chen caerulescens83 viewsphotographed from the Swanlink Hide @ Martin Mere WWT.
I tweeted a photo to Martin Mere WWT to query if this bird is an escapee - but they didn't bother to reply :-(
as geese go it was a bobby dazzler!
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Snow Goose - Chen caerulescens81 viewsphotographed from the Swanlink Hide @ Martin Mere WWT.
I tweeted a photo to Martin Mere WWT to query if this bird is an escapee - but they didn't bother to reply :-(
as geese go it was a bobby dazzler!
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Snow Goose - Chen caerulescens73 viewsphotographed from the Swanlink Hide @ Martin Mere WWT.
I tweeted a photo to Martin Mere WWT to query if this bird is an escapee - but they didn't bother to reply :-(
as geese go it was a bobby dazzler!
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Snow Goose - Chen caerulescens67 viewsphotographed from the Swanlink Hide @ Martin Mere WWT.
I tweeted a photo to Martin Mere WWT to query if this bird is an escapee - but they didn't bother to reply :-(
as geese go it was a bobby dazzler!
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Snow Goose - Chen caerulescens53 viewsphotographed from the Swanlink Hide @ Martin Mere WWT.
I tweeted a photo to Martin Mere WWT to query if this bird is an escapee - but they didn't bother to reply :-(
as geese go it was a bobby dazzler!
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Snow Goose - Chen caerulescens53 viewsphotographed from the Swanlink Hide @ Martin Mere WWT.
I tweeted a photo to Martin Mere WWT to query if this bird is an escapee - but they didn't bother to reply :-(
as geese go it was a bobby dazzler!
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Snow Goose - Chen caerulescens55 viewsphotographed from the Swanlink Hide @ Martin Mere WWT.
I tweeted a photo to Martin Mere WWT to query if this bird is an escapee - but they didn't bother to reply :-(
as geese go it was a bobby dazzler!
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Shore Lark - Eremophila alpestris75 viewsRossall Point don't do litter, but if you do spot some it's probably the best litter in the world.
Shore Lark & Carslberg can
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Lesser Weever Fish - Echiichthys vipera91 viewsLesser Weever Fish are common in all UK waters, they have spines laced with venom and hide in the sand in shallow water. The spines and venom of a Weever fish are purely defensive and not used for catching prey, but if an unsuspecting bather treads on one the spines deliver a venom that can cause excruciating pain.
photographed @ North Pier, Blackpool
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Hoverfly - Rhingia rostrata55 viewsa poor shot, but a real rarity for the north of England
photographed nr. Witherslack, Cumbria
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Common kingfisher - Alcedo atthis66 viewsnot quite as fast as a speeding bullet, but still pretty quick
photographed from the Eric Morecambe hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Blackcap - Sylvia atricapilla92 viewswe've had a couple of males visit the garden previously, but this was the first female Blackcap to visit our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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North Pier Starling roost133 viewsa nice sunset but not so many Starlings
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool142 viewsa nice sunset for this visit, but fewer Starlings than hoped for
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool131 viewsa nice sunset for this visit, but fewer Starlings than hoped for
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool132 viewsa nice sunset for this visit, but fewer Starlings than hoped for
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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus228 viewsphotographed on the Peregrines once regular, but now occasional perch on the water tower
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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus118 viewsphotographed on the Peregrines once regular, but now occasional perch on the water tower
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Blue-tailed damselfly - Ischnura elegans88 viewsthis Blue-tailed damselfly - Ischnura elegans appeared to be feeding on the still alive but stricken male Common Blue Damselfly
photographed @ Todderstaffe Hall near Singleton
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Blue-tailed damselfly - Ischnura elegans79 viewsthis Blue-tailed damselfly - Ischnura elegans appeared to be feeding on the still alive but stricken male Common Blue Damselfly
photographed @ Todderstaffe Hall near Singleton
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Large Skipper - Ochlodes sylvanus 56 viewsthis tatty specimen was a first sighting of a Skipper butterfly in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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shot 4 of 4 - "a failed mating attempt"83 viewsthe male pursues her across the reeds, but she's not impressed by his lack of finesse & continues to move away
photographed @ Mere Sands Wood Wildlife Trust nature reserve
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Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo106 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
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Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo98 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
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Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo100 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
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Siskin - Carduelis spinus80 viewsan infrequent but always very welcome visitor to our garden in Bispham, Blackpool, this one was a nice pre-xmas treat
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Barbut’s cuckoo bumblebee - Bombus barbutellus89 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo235 viewsthe 1st time I've seen a Buzzard flyover whilst @ Stanley Park, it was seen on its way by a posse of gulls
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Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo85 viewsa crappy photo, but a new garden tick - this Common Buzzard was seen flying over our garden in Bispham, Blackpool - it was seen on it's way by the local gulls.
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What chance have the fish got??85 viewsbarely discernable - but there are two Bitterns & two Great Crested Grebes in this shot - looks like the fish @ Mere Sands Wood are in for a tough time!
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(Common) Snipe - Gallinago gallinago81 viewsI was hoping this was my 1st Jack Snipe sighting - but on closer inspection it would seem it's a Common Snipe, never mind. Thanks to the young lady in the hide for pointing it out & my apologies for the incorrect ID.
photographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
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Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo98 viewsphotographed nr Scronkey
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Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo88 viewsphotographed nr Scronkey
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Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo74 viewsphotographed nr Scronkey
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Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo75 viewsphotographed nr Scronkey
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Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo79 viewsphotographed nr Scronkey
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Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo53 viewsphotographed @ Martin Mere WWT reserve
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Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo47 viewsphotographed @ Martin Mere WWT reserve
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Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo46 viewsphotographed @ Martin Mere WWT reserve
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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus220 viewsphotographed on the Peregrines once regular, but now occasional perch on the water tower
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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus122 viewsphotographed on the Peregrines once regular, but now occasional perch on the water tower
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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus79 viewsphotographed on the Peregrines once regular, but now occasional perch on the water tower
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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus192 viewsphotographed on the Peregrines once regular, but now occasional perch on the water tower
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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus82 viewsphotographed on the Peregrines once regular, but now occasional perch on the water tower
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Ruff - Philomachus pugnax52 viewsa poor photo, but my 1st at Leighton Moss
photographed from the Griesdale Hide Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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They know how to party these Ringed Plovers!79 viewsbut what happens when the pils don't work?
photographed @ Rossall Point, Fleetwood
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Ringed Plover - adult & juvenile75 viewsI thought I'd spotted a Kentish plover when I saw the one on the left, but alas it's just a juve Ringed Plover
photographed @ Rossall Point, Fleetwood
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 1 of 10)81 viewsThe male spots the female & approaches from the rear - ooh err missus, she'll do
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 2 of 10)73 viewsthe male manoeuvres into position
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 3 of 10)82 viewsthe male manoeuvres into position
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 4 of 10)66 viewsnow back to back (with him thinking she looks better from this angle )the manoeuvre is complete & docking successful
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 5 of 10)66 viewsthey'd chosen a very windy day to mate, but clung on succesfully throughout
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 6 of 10)64 viewsthere was just the occasional readjustment when Mr Blue would flash his wings at me
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 7 of 10)63 viewsbut then it was back to "back to back" business
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 8 of 10) 63 viewsI'm guessing the bit you can see between their tails is their naughty bits?
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 9 of 10) 67 viewsanother very similar photo out of the 50+ I rattled off
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 10 of 10) 69 views& finally, they were still coupled up when I departed & left them to it
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Chrysocrambus craterella47 viewsphotographed in the Vendee, France, this moth would represent quite a rarity in the UK, but lots were in evidence over garlic side.
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Black-veined White - Aporia crataegi51 viewssuch a beautiful butterfly that's sadly now extinct in the Uk - photographed in the Vendee, France
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Black-veined White - Aporia crataegi48 viewssuch a beautiful butterfly that's sadly now extinct in the Uk - photographed in the Vendee, France
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Black-veined White - Aporia crataegi50 viewssuch a beautiful butterfly that's sadly now extinct in the Uk - photographed in the Vendee, France
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Meadow Plant Bug - Leptopterna dolabrata (male)68 viewsphotographed in the butterfly zone of Devonshire Road Rock Gardens
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Meadow Plant Bug - Leptopterna dolabrata (female)71 viewsmany thanks to D McGrath of http://lalows.blogspot.com/ for the ID
photographed in the butterfly zone of Devonshire Road Rock Gardens
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