Sawfly - Tenthredo arcuata180 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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The end of the Pier Show180 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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Blue-tailed damselfly - Ischnura elegans-rufescens179 viewsphotographed on North Blackpool Pond Trail
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool179 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, Blackpool179 viewsa gloomy evening at North Pier
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Meadow Brown - Maniola jurtina178 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Pied Flycatcher - Ficedula hypoleuca178 viewsI couldn't resist twitching this beautiful male Pied Flycatcher which had been reported @ Bispham Marsh Nature Park, on North Blackpool Pond Trail
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Small Copper - Lycaena phlaeas (blue-spotted aberrant caeruleo-punctata)178 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Starlings flocking to roost178 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost - The End of the Pier Show
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Starling roost178 viewsan arty farty B&W shot
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Turnstone - Arenaria interpres178 viewsphotographed @ what was North Shore boating lake
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Black Darter - Sympetrum danae177 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool - quite a rarity in the Blackpool area
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Blue-tailed damselfly - Ischnura elegans177 viewsphotographed on North Blackpool Pond Trail
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Early Mining Bee177 viewsphotographed along the North Blackpool Pond Trail
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Great Crested Newt (female)177 viewsa female Great crested Newt being expertly handled by someone licensed to do so.
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Pied Flycatcher - Ficedula hypoleuca177 viewsI couldn't resist twitching this beautiful male Pied Flycatcher which had been reported @ Bispham Marsh Nature Park, on North Blackpool Pond Trail
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Pied Flycatcher - Ficedula hypoleuca177 viewsI couldn't resist twitching this beautiful male Pied Flycatcher which had been reported @ Bispham Marsh Nature Park, on North Blackpool Pond Trail
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool177 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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Black Darter - Sympetrum danae176 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool - quite a rarity in the Blackpool area
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Large-jawed Orb-web Spider - Tetragnatha montana or T.extensa176 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool176 viewsputting on an aerial display before roosting on the pier
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176 views
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Blue-tailed damselfly - Ischnura elegans-rufescens obsoleta175 viewsphotographed on North Blackpool Pond Trail
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possibly a Nursery-web Spider - Pisaura mirabilis175 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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Small Copper - young & old, both visiting ragwort175 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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White Letter Hairstreak - Satyrium w-album175 viewsthe WLH's stayed way up in the canopy on each of my visits to their colony in 2013
photographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Five-spot Burnet - Zygaena trifolii174 viewsphotographed on North Blackpool Pond Trail
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Large Skipper - Ochlodes sylvanus174 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Starlings roosting on the beach174 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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Starling roost174 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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Leafhopper - Cicadella viridis173 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Pied Flycatcher - Ficedula hypoleuca173 viewsI couldn't resist twitching this beautiful male Pied Flycatcher which had been reported @ Bispham Marsh Nature Park, on North Blackpool Pond Trail
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Purple Sandpiper - Calidris maritima173 viewsphotographed @ what was North Shore boating lake
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Small Copper - Lycaena phlaeas (blue-spotted aberrant caeruleo-punctata)173 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Small Copper - Lycaena phlaeas172 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool172 viewsputting on an aerial display before roosting on the pier
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172 views
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Hoverfly - Chrysotoxum festivum171 viewsphotographed coming into land @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens
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Great Crested Newts (females)171 viewsmany thanks to Dave M for showing me these terrific little creatures. You can read more about them either at Dave's blog - http://lalows.blogspot.com/ - or at the Fylde Amphibian & Reptile Groups blog - http://fyldearg.blogspot.com/
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Large Skipper - Ochlodes sylvanus171 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus171 viewsMontagu had his Harriers, Dave's got his Peregrines, keep up to date with them & other Fylde Coast Wildlife on Dave's blog - just copy & paste the following into your browser
http://lalows.blogspot.com/
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool171 viewsputting on an aerial display before roosting on the pier
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool171 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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Iberian Chiffchaff - found @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens by Dave McGrath170 viewsfor more information on this rarity see Dave McGraths Blog - copy & paste the following into your browser - http://lalows.blogspot.com - in particular check out the entries for 03/05/11 & 04/05/11
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Peacock - Inachis io170 viewsphotographed @ Bispham Marsh Nature Park, on North Blackpool Pond Trail
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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus170 viewsphotographed on the Peregrines once regular, but now occasional perch on the water tower
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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus170 viewsMontagu had his Harriers, Dave's got his Peregrines, keep up to date with them & other Fylde Coast Wildlife on Dave's blog - just copy & paste the following into your browser
http://lalows.blogspot.com/
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Pied Flycatcher - Ficedula hypoleuca170 viewsI couldn't resist twitching this beautiful male Pied Flycatcher which had been reported @ Bispham Marsh Nature Park, on North Blackpool Pond Trail
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Pied Flycatcher - Ficedula hypoleuca170 viewsI couldn't resist twitching this beautiful male Pied Flycatcher which had been reported @ Bispham Marsh Nature Park, on North Blackpool Pond Trail
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Sawfly - Tenthredo arcuata170 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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White Letter Hairstreak - Satyrium w-album170 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Nursery-web Spider - Pisaura mirabilis169 viewsa female guarding her eggs/young
photographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus169 viewsMontagu had his Harriers, Dave's got his Peregrines, keep up to date with them & other Fylde Coast Wildlife on Dave's blog - just copy & paste the following into your browser
http://lalows.blogspot.com/
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Volucella bombylans169 viewsa hoverfly that mimics the White-tailed bumblebee
photographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus168 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Gatekeeper - Pyronia tithonus168 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Nursery-web Spider - Pisaura mirabilis168 viewsa female guarding her eggs/young
photographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Soldier Beetle - Rhagonycha fulva168 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Speckled Wood - Parage aegeria168 viewsphotographed along the North Blackpool Pond Trail
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Tree Bee - Bombus hypnorum168 viewsfirst seen in the UK in 2001 in the South of England, they've now made their way to Blackpool!
photographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens
Thanks to Dave of - http://www.lalows.blogspot.co.uk/ - for pointing them out
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Lesser Weever Fish - Echiichthys vipera168 viewsLesser Weever Fish are common in all UK waters, they have spines laced with venom and hide in the sand in shallow water. The spines and venom of a Weever fish are purely defensive and not used for catching prey, but if an unsuspecting bather treads on one the spines deliver a venom that can cause excruciating pain.
photographed @ North Pier, Blackpool
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Black Darter - Sympetrum danae167 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool - quite a rarity in the Blackpool area
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Blue-tailed damselfly - Ischnura elegans167 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Notch-horned Cleg Fly - Haematopota pluvialis167 viewstheir eyes maybe amazing/fascinating, but female Clegs gorge on blood & give a painful bite
photographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Meadow Plant Bug - Leptopterna dolabrata (female)167 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool167 viewsputting on an aerial display before roosting on the pier
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White Letter Hairstreak - Satyrium w-album167 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Two Common Blues feeding on vetch166 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus166 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Clay - Mythimna ferrago166 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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165 views
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Large Skipper - Ochlodes sylvanus165 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Common Redshank - Tringa totanus165 viewsphotographed @ what was North Shore boating lake
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Starling roost165 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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Tree Bee - Bombus hypnorum165 viewsfirst seen in the UK in 2001 in the South of England, they've now made their way to Blackpool!
photographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens
Thanks to Dave of - http://www.lalows.blogspot.co.uk/ - for pointing them out
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White Letter Hairstreak - Satyrium w-album165 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Hoverfly - Merodon equestris164 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Small Copper - Lycaena phlaeas (blue-spotted aberrant caeruleo-punctata)164 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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White Letter Hairstreak - Satyrium w-album164 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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