Kestrel576 viewsphotographed @ Ashfield Road, Bispham, Blackpool
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White Letter Hairstreak - Satyrium w-album493 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Black Darter - Sympetrum danae400 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool - quite a rarity in the Blackpool area
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Giving me the Finger - How Rude391 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, Blackpool277 viewsputting on an aerial display before roosting on the pier
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Nursery-web Spider - Pisaura mirabilis271 viewsa female guarding her eggs/young
photographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Black Darter - Sympetrum danae260 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool - quite a rarity in the Blackpool area
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus257 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Meadow Brown - Maniola jurtina255 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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249 views
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Starlings flocking to roost247 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost - A Flying Fox
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242 views
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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus233 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 nigricollis226 viewsphotographed @ Kincraig lake, Bispham
North Blackpool Pond Trail
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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus222 viewsphotographed on the Peregrines once regular, but now occasional perch on the water tower
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Starlings flocking to roost218 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost
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218 views
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Starlings flocking to roost211 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool207 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 evading pursuing raptor205 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost - taking evasive action with a raptor in pursuit
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202 views
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The Flying Tadpole201 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, Blackpool201 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, Blackpool200 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 raptor199 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost - taking evasive action with a raptor in pursuit
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Gatekeeper - Pyronia tithonus197 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Starlings flocking to roost197 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost - a boxing glove maybe?
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Starlings roosting on the beach197 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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Pipe Formation195 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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Love is in the air194 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost, a flying love heart
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194 views
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool194 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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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus193 viewsphotographed on the Peregrines once regular, but now occasional perch on the water tower
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Starlings evading pursuing raptor192 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost - taking evasive action with a raptor in pursuit
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191 views
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Purple Sandpiper - Calidris maritima190 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 roost186 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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185 views
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Starlings evading pursuing raptor184 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost - taking evasive action with a raptor in pursuit
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Starlings flocking to roost183 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost, with a few stragglers flying in top left
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Knot & Purple Sandpiper167 viewsI think I've snapped a Knot & Purple Sandpiper together in this shot, photo'd in poor light (ISO1600)
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166 views
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Black Darter - Sympetrum danae162 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool - quite a rarity in the Blackpool area
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Common Blue Damselfly (male) - Enallagma cyathigerum155 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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149 views
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool149 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 roosting on the beach145 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 gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool145 viewsa nice sunset for this visit, but fewer Starlings than hoped for
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Starlings flocking to roost144 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost
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141 views
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Starling murmuration - North Pier, Blackpool138 viewsStarlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool
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138 views
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Starlings flocking to roost137 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost
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Starlings roosting on the beach137 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 roost135 viewsa nice sunset but not so many Starlings
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool134 viewsa nice sunset for this visit, but fewer Starlings than hoped for
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Garden Grass-veneer - chrysoteuchia culmella133 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Large Skipper - Ochlodes sylvanus132 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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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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The end of the Pier Show131 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 raptor131 viewsconverted to B&W 'cos of dodgy exposure issues
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Starling murmuration - North Pier, Blackpool129 viewsthe flying kidney @ North Pier, Blackpool
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Starlings flocking to roost128 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost
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Starlings flocking to roost127 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost
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The end of the Pier Show127 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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126 views
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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus126 viewsphotographed on the Peregrines once regular, but now occasional perch on the water tower
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool126 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, Blackpool126 viewsa gloomy evening at North Pier
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Small Copper - Lycaena phlaeas125 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool125 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 raptor124 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost - taking evasive action with a raptor in pursuit
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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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Meadow Plant Bug - Leptopterna dolabrata (female)122 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Small Skipper - Thymelicus sylvestris122 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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White Letter Hairstreak - Satyrium w-album121 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Comma - Polygonia c-album120 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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