possibly Small White butterfly eggs112 viewsphotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Hoverfly - possibly Xylota xanthocnema but more likely Xylota sylvarum104 viewsphotographed @ Hay Bridge (members only) Nature Reserve
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Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo109 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo219 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo203 viewsphotographed flying over our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Common Buzzards - Buteo buteo208 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Common Buzzards - Buteo buteo208 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Common Buzzards - Buteo buteo198 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo203 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo213 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Common Buzzards - Buteo buteo212 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Common Buzzards - Buteo buteo218 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo214 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Cetti's Warbler - Cettia cetti198 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 umbellifera150 viewslooks like a fungi but actually a type of lichen
photographed @ Foulshaw Moss
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Notch-horned Cleg Fly - Haematopota pluvialis167 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 buteo177 viewsphotographed @ Warton Crag
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Snow Goose - Chen caerulescens164 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 caerulescens165 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 caerulescens174 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 caerulescens151 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 caerulescens144 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 caerulescens164 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 caerulescens159 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 alpestris167 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 vipera168 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 rostrata145 viewsa poor shot, but a real rarity for the north of England
photographed nr. Witherslack, Cumbria
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Common kingfisher - Alcedo atthis160 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 atricapilla179 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 roost212 viewsa nice sunset but not so many Starlings
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool220 viewsa nice sunset for this visit, but fewer Starlings than hoped for
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool214 viewsa nice sunset for this visit, but fewer Starlings than hoped for
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool217 viewsa nice sunset for this visit, but fewer Starlings than hoped for
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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus292 viewsphotographed on the Peregrines once regular, but now occasional perch on the water tower
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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus205 viewsphotographed on the Peregrines once regular, but now occasional perch on the water tower
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Blue-tailed damselfly - Ischnura elegans185 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 elegans170 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 129 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"184 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 buteo192 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
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Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo183 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
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Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo191 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
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Siskin - Carduelis spinus177 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 barbutellus194 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo318 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 buteo210 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??160 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 gallinago189 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 buteo208 viewsphotographed nr Scronkey
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Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo191 viewsphotographed nr Scronkey
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Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo155 viewsphotographed nr Scronkey
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Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo161 viewsphotographed nr Scronkey
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Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo185 viewsphotographed nr Scronkey
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Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo153 viewsphotographed @ Martin Mere WWT reserve
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Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo148 viewsphotographed @ Martin Mere WWT reserve
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Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo147 viewsphotographed @ Martin Mere WWT reserve
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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus300 viewsphotographed on the Peregrines once regular, but now occasional perch on the water tower
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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus214 viewsphotographed on the Peregrines once regular, but now occasional perch on the water tower
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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus170 viewsphotographed on the Peregrines once regular, but now occasional perch on the water tower
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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus267 viewsphotographed on the Peregrines once regular, but now occasional perch on the water tower
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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus163 viewsphotographed on the Peregrines once regular, but now occasional perch on the water tower
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Ruff - Philomachus pugnax141 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!176 viewsbut what happens when the pils don't work?
photographed @ Rossall Point, Fleetwood
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Ringed Plover - adult & juvenile165 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)170 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)168 viewsthe male manoeuvres into position
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 3 of 10)167 viewsthe male manoeuvres into position
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 4 of 10)145 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)163 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)159 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)160 viewsbut then it was back to "back to back" business
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 8 of 10) 157 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) 153 viewsanother very similar photo out of the 50+ I rattled off
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 10 of 10) 167 views& finally, they were still coupled up when I departed & left them to it
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Chrysocrambus craterella130 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 crataegi152 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 crataegi160 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 crataegi153 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)157 viewsphotographed in the butterfly zone of Devonshire Road Rock Gardens
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Meadow Plant Bug - Leptopterna dolabrata (female)151 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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