Kestrel755 viewsphotographed @ Ashfield Road, Bispham, Blackpool
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White Letter Hairstreak - Satyrium w-album646 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Black Darter - Sympetrum danae582 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool - quite a rarity in the Blackpool area
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Giving me the Finger - How Rude497 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 mirabilis422 viewsa female guarding her eggs/young
photographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Black Darter - Sympetrum danae413 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool - quite a rarity in the Blackpool area
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Meadow Brown - Maniola jurtina413 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus405 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool405 viewsputting on an aerial display before roosting on the pier
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Gatekeeper - Pyronia tithonus343 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Black-necked Grebe - Podiceps nigricollis333 viewsphotographed @ Kincraig lake, Bispham
North Blackpool Pond Trail
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Starlings flocking to roost330 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost - A Flying Fox
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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus314 viewsphotographed on the Peregrines once regular, but now occasional perch on the water tower
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Starlings flocking to roost311 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost
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Starlings flocking to roost309 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost
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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus308 viewsphotographed on the Peregrines once regular, but now occasional perch on the water tower
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool306 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, Blackpool302 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 raptor299 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost - taking evasive action with a raptor in pursuit
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool299 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 Tadpole295 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, Blackpool294 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 raptor291 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost - taking evasive action with a raptor in pursuit
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Starlings flocking to roost289 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost - a boxing glove maybe?
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Purple Sandpiper - Calidris maritima288 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 raptor288 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost - taking evasive action with a raptor in pursuit
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285 views
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Pipe Formation285 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 peregrinus284 viewsphotographed on the Peregrines once regular, but now occasional perch on the water tower
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Starlings roosting on the beach284 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 evading pursuing raptor283 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost - taking evasive action with a raptor in pursuit
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Love is in the air278 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost, a flying love heart
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Starlings flocking to roost274 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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Starlings flocking to roost267 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost, with a few stragglers flying in top left
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Common Blue Damselfly (male) - Enallagma cyathigerum256 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Knot & Purple Sandpiper255 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 danae247 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool - quite a rarity in the Blackpool area
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Starlings roosting on the beach247 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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Garden Grass-veneer - chrysoteuchia culmella241 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Starlings evading pursuing raptor240 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost - taking evasive action with a raptor in pursuit
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Starling murmuration - North Pier, Blackpool240 viewsStarlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool240 viewsa gloomy evening at North Pier
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool240 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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White Letter Hairstreak - Satyrium w-album239 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Comma - Polygonia c-album238 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool238 viewsa nice sunset for this visit, but fewer Starlings than hoped for
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus236 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Large Skipper - Ochlodes sylvanus236 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Meadow Plant Bug - Leptopterna dolabrata (female)236 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Starlings evading pursuing raptor236 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost - taking evasive action with a raptor in pursuit
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The end of the Pier Show236 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 Show236 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 flocking to roost235 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost
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Starlings flocking to roost235 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost
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Starlings roosting on the beach235 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-album235 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus234 viewsphotographed on the Peregrines once regular, but now occasional perch on the water tower
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Small Skipper - Thymelicus sylvestris233 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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233 views
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Starlings flocking to roost232 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost
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232 views
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232 views
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Crane-Fly - Tipula paludosa230 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Starling murmuration - North Pier, Blackpool230 viewsthe flying kidney @ North Pier, Blackpool
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool230 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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Small Copper - Lycaena phlaeas229 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool229 viewsa nice sunset for this visit, but fewer Starlings than hoped for
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White Letter Hairstreak - Satyrium w-album229 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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