Kestrel794 viewsphotographed @ Ashfield Road, Bispham, Blackpool
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White Letter Hairstreak - Satyrium w-album683 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Black Darter - Sympetrum danae617 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool - quite a rarity in the Blackpool area
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Giving me the Finger - How Rude524 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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Nursery-web Spider - Pisaura mirabilis460 viewsa female guarding her eggs/young
photographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Black Darter - Sympetrum danae449 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool - quite a rarity in the Blackpool area
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Meadow Brown - Maniola jurtina444 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool443 viewsputting on an aerial display before roosting on the pier
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus433 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Gatekeeper - Pyronia tithonus373 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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361 views
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360 views
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Black-necked Grebe - Podiceps nigricollis356 viewsphotographed @ Kincraig lake, Bispham
North Blackpool Pond Trail
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Starlings flocking to roost353 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost - A Flying Fox
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Starlings flocking to roost342 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost
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Starlings flocking to roost337 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost
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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus336 viewsphotographed on the Peregrines once regular, but now occasional perch on the water tower
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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus334 viewsphotographed on the Peregrines once regular, but now occasional perch on the water tower
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool333 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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327 views
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool323 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, Blackpool321 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 raptor320 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost - taking evasive action with a raptor in pursuit
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool320 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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The Flying Tadpole320 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 raptor313 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost - taking evasive action with a raptor in pursuit
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Starlings roosting on the beach313 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 roost312 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost - a boxing glove maybe?
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Purple Sandpiper - Calidris maritima311 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 evading pursuing raptor311 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost - taking evasive action with a raptor in pursuit
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310 views
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306 views
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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus305 viewsphotographed on the Peregrines once regular, but now occasional perch on the water tower
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Starlings evading pursuing raptor305 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost - taking evasive action with a raptor in pursuit
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Starlings flocking to roost303 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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Pipe Formation303 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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302 views
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Love is in the air294 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost, a flying love heart
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289 views
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Starlings flocking to roost287 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost, with a few stragglers flying in top left
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Knot & Purple Sandpiper283 viewsI think I've snapped a Knot & Purple Sandpiper together in this shot, photo'd in poor light (ISO1600)
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281 views
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Common Blue Damselfly (male) - Enallagma cyathigerum279 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Starlings roosting on the beach271 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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Comma - Polygonia c-album269 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Black Darter - Sympetrum danae268 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool - quite a rarity in the Blackpool area
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Meadow Plant Bug - Leptopterna dolabrata (female)268 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool266 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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Garden Grass-veneer - chrysoteuchia culmella265 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Starling murmuration - North Pier, Blackpool264 viewsStarlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool
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Large Skipper - Ochlodes sylvanus263 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool263 viewsa gloomy evening at North Pier
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Crane-Fly - Tipula paludosa262 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Starlings evading pursuing raptor262 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost - taking evasive action with a raptor in pursuit
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Small Copper - Lycaena phlaeas261 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Starlings evading pursuing raptor260 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost - taking evasive action with a raptor in pursuit
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The end of the Pier Show260 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 gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool260 viewsa nice sunset for this visit, but fewer Starlings than hoped for
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Small Skipper - Thymelicus sylvestris259 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Starlings flocking to roost259 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost
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Starlings roosting on the beach257 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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White Letter Hairstreak - Satyrium w-album257 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus256 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Starlings flocking to roost256 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost
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The end of the Pier Show256 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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256 views
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Starlings flocking to roost255 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool255 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, Blackpool254 viewsa nice sunset for this visit, but fewer Starlings than hoped for
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254 views
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253 views
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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus251 viewsphotographed on the Peregrines once regular, but now occasional perch on the water tower
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool251 viewsa nice sunset for this visit, but fewer Starlings than hoped for
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Starling murmuration - North Pier, Blackpool251 viewsthe flying kidney @ North Pier, Blackpool
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White Letter Hairstreak - Satyrium w-album251 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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250 views
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North Pier Starling roost250 viewsa nice sunset but not so many Starlings
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