
Buffish Mining Bee - Andrena nigroaenea (I think?)113 viewsPhotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Buffish Mining Bee - Andrena nigroaenea (I think?)133 viewsPhotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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137 views
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138 views
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150 views
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144 views
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Deer Ked - Lipoptena cervi145 viewsI found this horrible looking thing scurrying about in my tummy hairs after driving home from Hay Bridge (members only) Nature Reserve, a 90 minutes drive.
Still makes my skin crawl now to think this thing was lodging on me, especially considering they carry Lyme disease, yuck.
Photographed after squishing it!
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Deer Ked - Lipoptena cervi145 viewsI found this horrible looking thing scurrying about in my tummy hairs after driving home from Hay Bridge (members only) Nature Reserve, a 90 minutes drive.
Still makes my skin crawl now to think this thing was lodging on me, especially considering they carry Lyme disease, yuck.
Photographed after squishing it!
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202 views
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White-faced Darter - Leuchorrhinia dubia195 viewsfinally, on 05/06/15 I got my first sightings of White-faced Darters @ Foulshaw Moss
two were seen, both I think were immature males
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White-faced Darter - Leuchorrhinia dubia180 viewsfinally, on 05/06/15 I got my first sightings of White-faced Darters @ Foulshaw Moss
two were seen, both I think were immature males
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White-faced Darter - Leuchorrhinia dubia189 viewsfinally, on 05/06/15 I got my first sightings of White-faced Darters @ Foulshaw Moss
two were seen, both I think were immature males
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Great Diving Beetle (I think?) - Dytiscus marginalis188 viewsone of two different types of diving beetle seen at Foulshaw Moss on 04/04/15
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Great Diving Beetle (I think?) - Dytiscus marginalis184 viewsone of two different types of diving beetle seen at Foulshaw Moss on 04/04/15
they spent much of their time climbing out of the water to bask
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Great Diving Beetle (I think?) - Dytiscus marginalis176 viewsone of two different types of diving beetle seen at Foulshaw Moss on 04/04/15
they spent much of their time climbing out of the water to bask
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Snow Goose - Chen caerulescens179 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 caerulescens180 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 caerulescens197 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 caerulescens169 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 caerulescens191 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 caerulescens186 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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Pink-footed Geese - Anser brachyrhynchus181 viewsphotographed @ Martin Mere WWT reserve
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Pink-footed Geese - Anser brachyrhynchus192 viewsphotographed @ Martin Mere WWT reserve
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Pink-footed Geese - Anser brachyrhynchus180 viewsphotographed @ Martin Mere WWT reserve
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Pink-footed Geese - Anser brachyrhynchus194 viewsphotographed @ Martin Mere WWT reserve
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Pink-footed Goose - Anser brachyrhynchus198 viewsphotographed @ Martin Mere WWT reserve
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Pink-footed Goose - Anser brachyrhynchus193 viewsphotographed @ Martin Mere WWT reserve
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Pink-footed Geese - Anser brachyrhynchus195 viewsphotographed @ Martin Mere WWT reserve
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Pink-footed Geese - Anser brachyrhynchus193 viewsphotographed @ Martin Mere WWT reserve
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Pink-footed Geese - Anser brachyrhynchus166 viewsphotographed @ Martin Mere WWT reserve
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Pink-footed Geese - Anser brachyrhynchus174 viewsphotographed @ Martin Mere WWT reserve
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Pink-footed Goose - Anser brachyrhynchus162 viewsphotographed @ Martin Mere WWT reserve
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Pink-footed Goose - Anser brachyrhynchus178 viewsphotographed @ Martin Mere WWT reserve
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Pink-footed Geese - Anser brachyrhynchus165 viewsphotographed @ Martin Mere WWT reserve
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possibly Hare's Foot Inkcap - Coprinus lagopus208 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Mediterranean Gulls - Larus melanocephalus213 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
for details of the history/movements of this Med Gull paste the following link into your browser to check out DJM's blog entry about this bird: -
http://www.lalows.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/back-at-nothern-coast.html
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Mediterranean Gulls - Larus melanocephalus195 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
for details of the history/movements of this Med Gull paste the following link into your browser to check out DJM's blog entry about this bird: -
http://www.lalows.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/back-at-nothern-coast.html
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Mediterranean Gulls - Larus melanocephalus198 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
for details of the history/movements of this Med Gull paste the following link into your browser to check out DJM's blog entry about this bird: -
http://www.lalows.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/back-at-nothern-coast.html
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Mediterranean Gulls - Larus melanocephalus195 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
for details of the history/movements of this Med Gull paste the following link into your browser to check out DJM's blog entry about this bird: -
http://www.lalows.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/back-at-nothern-coast.html
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Mediterranean Gulls - Larus melanocephalus198 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
for details of the history/movements of this Med Gull paste the following link into your browser to check out DJM's blog entry about this bird: -
http://www.lalows.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/back-at-nothern-coast.html
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Mediterranean Gulls - Larus melanocephalus206 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
for details of the history/movements of this Med Gull paste the following link into your browser to check out DJM's blog entry about this bird: -
http://www.lalows.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/back-at-nothern-coast.html
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Hoverfly155 viewssome sort of Syrphini species I think, photographed in our garden, Bispham, Blackpool
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Common Tern - Sterna hirundo171 viewshaving a drink
photographed @ Preston Docks
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Lesser Black-backed Gulls - Larus fuscus198 viewsI think they could be females, photographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Great Spotted Woodpecker - Dendrocopos major255 viewsthis female was busily drumming away - I didn't think the females drummed??
photographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Great Spotted Woodpecker - Dendrocopos major255 viewsthis female was busily drumming away - I didn't think the females drummed??
photographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Palmate Newt (I think?)184 viewsphotographed @ Witherslack, Cumbria
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Palmate Newt (I think?)176 viewsphotographed @ Witherslack, Cumbria
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possibly a Nursery-web Spider - Pisaura mirabilis202 viewssomewhat different in appearance (& I think missing a leg) to the other Nursery Web spiders I've photo'd @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Knot & Purple Sandpiper261 viewsI think I've snapped a Knot & Purple Sandpiper together in this shot, photo'd in poor light (ISO1600)
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Juv Herring Gull (I think)162 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Juv Herring Gull (I think)182 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Goldeneye - Bucephala clangula192 viewsI think this is male in eclipse/winter plumage?
photographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating Lakes
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Goldeneye - Bucephala clangula203 viewsI think this is male in eclipse/winter plumage?
photographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating Lakes
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Goldeneye - Bucephala clangula188 viewsI think this is male in eclipse/winter plumage?
photographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating Lakes
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Pied Wagtail - Motacilla alba203 viewsI think the yellow face makes this an adult male
photographed @ Rossall Point, Fleetwood
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Pied Wagtail - Motacilla alba178 viewsI think the yellow face makes this an adult male
photographed @ Rossall Point, Fleetwood
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Pied Wagtail - Motacilla alba178 viewsI think the yellow face makes this an adult male
photographed @ Rossall Point, Fleetwood
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Pied Wagtail - Motacilla alba170 viewsI think the yellow face makes this an adult male
photographed @ Rossall Point, Fleetwood
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Pied Wagtail - Motacilla alba188 viewsI think the yellow face makes this an adult male
photographed @ Rossall Point, Fleetwood
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Pied Wagtail - Motacilla alba171 viewsI think the yellow face makes this an adult male
photographed @ Rossall Point, Fleetwood
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Brent Goose - Branta bernicla193 viewswell I think it's a Brent Goose
photographed from Rossall Point @ Fleetwood
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The end of the Pier Show241 viewsdespite being good numbers(20K+), I think a lack of raptors meant the Starlings didn't need to pull any kidney/sausage/heart etc shapes & instead just flocked en masse - bring on the Peregrines I say!
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The end of the Pier Show240 viewsdespite being good numbers(20K+), I think a lack of raptors meant the Starlings didn't need to pull any kidney/sausage/heart etc shapes & instead just flocked en masse - bring on the Peregrines I say!
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The end of the Pier Show209 viewsdespite being good numbers(20K+), I think a lack of raptors meant the Starlings didn't need to pull any kidney/sausage/heart etc shapes & instead just flocked en masse - bring on the Peregrines I say!
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The end of the Pier Show201 viewsdespite being good numbers(20K+), I think a lack of raptors meant the Starlings didn't need to pull any kidney/sausage/heart etc shapes & instead just flocked en masse - bring on the Peregrines I say!
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Whooper Swan150 viewshaving a snooze after the exertions of migration, I bet it's thinking the journey seems longer every year
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Pink-footed Geese - Anser brachyrhynchus159 viewsphotographed @ Martin Mere WWT reserve
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Pink-footed Geese - Anser brachyrhynchus168 viewsphotographed @ Martin Mere WWT reserve
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Pink-footed Goose - Anser brachyrhynchus181 viewsphotographed @ Martin Mere WWT reserve
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Pink-footed Geese - Anser brachyrhynchus160 viewsphotographed @ Martin Mere WWT reserve
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Pink-footed Goose - Anser brachyrhynchus169 viewsphotographed @ Martin Mere WWT reserve
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Pink-footed Geese - Anser brachyrhynchus180 viewsphotographed @ Martin Mere WWT reserve
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Pink-footed Goose - Anser brachyrhynchus166 viewsphotographed @ Martin Mere WWT reserve
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Pink-footed Geese - Anser brachyrhynchus179 viewsphotographed @ Martin Mere WWT reserve
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Pink-footed Geese - Anser brachyrhynchus179 viewsphotographed @ Martin Mere WWT reserve
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Pink-footed Geese - Anser brachyrhynchus194 viewsphotographed @ Martin Mere WWT reserve
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