Kestrel572 viewsphotographed @ Ashfield Road, Bispham, Blackpool
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White Letter Hairstreak - Satyrium w-album486 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Black Darter - Sympetrum danae394 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool - quite a rarity in the Blackpool area
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Giving me the Finger - How Rude390 viewsThe Starlings form huge flocks at dusk, swirling around Blackpools' North Pier before descending to roost on the various buildings & on the timbers under the pier.
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool276 viewsputting on an aerial display before roosting on the pier
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Nursery-web Spider - Pisaura mirabilis269 viewsa female guarding her eggs/young
photographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Black Darter - Sympetrum danae257 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool - quite a rarity in the Blackpool area
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus254 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Meadow Brown - Maniola jurtina252 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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248 views
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Starlings flocking to roost246 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost - A Flying Fox
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239 views
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234 views
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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus229 viewsphotographed on the Peregrines once regular, but now occasional perch on the water tower
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228 views
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Black-necked Grebe - Podiceps nigricollis223 viewsphotographed @ Kincraig lake, Bispham
North Blackpool Pond Trail
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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus221 viewsphotographed on the Peregrines once regular, but now occasional perch on the water tower
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216 views
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Starlings flocking to roost215 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost
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Starlings flocking to roost209 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost
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Starlings evading pursuing raptor203 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost - taking evasive action with a raptor in pursuit
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool202 viewswhen the tide's out the Starlings often gather in huge flocks on the beach before going into roost on the pier
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199 views
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool199 viewsThe Starlings form huge flocks at dusk, swirling around Blackpools' North Pier before descending to roost on the various buildings & on the timbers under the pier.
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Starlings evading pursuing raptor198 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost - taking evasive action with a raptor in pursuit
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool198 viewsThe Starlings form huge flocks at dusk, swirling around Blackpools' North Pier before descending to roost on the various buildings & on the timbers under the pier.
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Gatekeeper - Pyronia tithonus197 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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The Flying Tadpole196 viewsThe Starlings form huge flocks at dusk, swirling around Blackpools' North Pier before descending to roost on the various buildings & on the timbers under the pier.
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Starlings flocking to roost195 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost - a boxing glove maybe?
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Starlings roosting on the beach195 viewsthousands of Starlings descend onto the beach adjacent to North Pier, forming a black mass as the sun dissapeared over the horizon
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194 views
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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus193 viewsphotographed on the Peregrines once regular, but now occasional perch on the water tower
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool193 viewsThe Starlings form huge flocks at dusk, swirling around Blackpools' North Pier before descending to roost on the various buildings & on the timbers under the pier.
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Pipe Formation192 viewsThe Starlings form huge flocks at dusk, swirling around Blackpools' North Pier before descending to roost on the various buildings & on the timbers under the pier.
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190 views
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Love is in the air188 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost, a flying love heart
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Starlings evading pursuing raptor187 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost - taking evasive action with a raptor in pursuit
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Purple Sandpiper - Calidris maritima186 viewsphotographed here with Redshanks & Turnstones @ what was North Shore boating lake
Many thanks to Dave M of http://www.lalows.blogspot.com/ for the headsup
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Starlings flocking to roost185 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost - my imagination maybe running away with me, but here the flock take on the form of a huge bird to chase off predators
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183 views
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Starlings evading pursuing raptor182 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost - taking evasive action with a raptor in pursuit
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Starlings flocking to roost181 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost, with a few stragglers flying in top left
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165 views
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Knot & Purple Sandpiper162 viewsI think I've snapped a Knot & Purple Sandpiper together in this shot, photo'd in poor light (ISO1600)
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Black Darter - Sympetrum danae158 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool - quite a rarity in the Blackpool area
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Common Blue Damselfly (male) - Enallagma cyathigerum152 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool146 viewswhen the tide's out the Starlings often gather in huge flocks on the beach before going into roost on the pier
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool143 viewsa nice sunset for this visit, but fewer Starlings than hoped for
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Starlings roosting on the beach141 viewsthousands of Starlings descend onto the beach adjacent to North Pier, forming a black mass as the sun dissapeared over the horizon
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Starlings flocking to roost139 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost
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139 views
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138 views
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Starling murmuration - North Pier, Blackpool135 viewsStarlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool
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Starlings flocking to roost134 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost
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Starlings roosting on the beach134 viewsthousands of Starlings descend onto the beach adjacent to North Pier, forming a black mass as the sun dissapeared over the horizon
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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, Blackpool132 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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Large Skipper - Ochlodes sylvanus130 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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The end of the Pier Show129 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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Starlings evading a raptor128 viewsconverted to B&W 'cos of dodgy exposure issues
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Starlings flocking to roost127 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost
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Starling murmuration - North Pier, Blackpool127 viewsthe flying kidney @ North Pier, Blackpool
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Garden Grass-veneer - chrysoteuchia culmella126 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Small Copper - Lycaena phlaeas125 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Starlings flocking to roost125 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost
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The end of the Pier Show124 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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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus123 viewsphotographed on the Peregrines once regular, but now occasional perch on the water tower
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool123 viewsThe Starlings form huge flocks at dusk, swirling around Blackpools' North Pier before descending to roost on the various buildings & on the timbers under the pier.
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool123 viewsa gloomy evening at North Pier
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122 views
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Small Skipper - Thymelicus sylvestris122 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool122 viewsThe Starlings form huge flocks at dusk, swirling around Blackpools' North Pier before descending to roost on the various buildings & on the timbers under the pier.
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Starlings evading pursuing raptor121 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost - taking evasive action with a raptor in pursuit
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White Letter Hairstreak - Satyrium w-album120 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus119 viewsphotographed on the Peregrines once regular, but now occasional perch on the water tower
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Comma - Polygonia c-album118 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus117 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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