Meadow Brown - Maniola jurtina146 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Five-spot Burnet - Zygaena trifolii145 viewsphotographed on North Blackpool Pond Trail
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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus145 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 hypoleuca145 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)145 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Starling roost145 viewsan arty farty B&W shot
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool145 viewsputting on an aerial display before roosting on the pier
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Small Copper - Lycaena phlaeas144 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Small Copper - young & old, both visiting ragwort144 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Leafhopper - Cicadella viridis143 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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possibly a Nursery-web Spider - Pisaura mirabilis143 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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Pied Flycatcher - Ficedula hypoleuca143 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 maritima143 viewsthe Sandpiper was the 1st of the waders to start feeding again as the tide dropped
photographed @ what was North Shore boating lake
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Soldier Beetles mating143 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool143 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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Blackpools' North Pier Starling Roost143 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, Blackpool143 viewsa gloomy evening at North Pier
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Notch-horned Cleg Fly - Haematopota pluvialis141 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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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus141 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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Sawfly - Tenthredo arcuata141 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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The end of the Pier Show141 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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White Letter Hairstreak - Satyrium w-album141 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Great Crested Newts (females)140 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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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool140 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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Pied Flycatcher - Ficedula hypoleuca139 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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Starling roost139 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 tithonus138 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Meadow Plant Bug - Leptopterna dolabrata (female)138 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Large-jawed Orb-web Spider - Tetragnatha montana or T.extensa138 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Soldier Beetle - Rhagonycha fulva138 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Starlings roosting on the beach138 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 roost138 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 danae137 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool - quite a rarity in the Blackpool area
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Two Common Blues feeding on vetch137 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Small Copper - Lycaena phlaeas137 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Small Copper - Lycaena phlaeas (blue-spotted aberrant caeruleo-punctata)137 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool137 viewsputting on an aerial display before roosting on the pier
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White Letter Hairstreak - Satyrium w-album137 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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Hoverfly - Chrysotoxum festivum136 viewsphotographed coming into land @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens
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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus136 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, Blackpool136 viewsputting on an aerial display before roosting on the pier
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Lesser Weever Fish - Echiichthys vipera136 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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Early Mining Bee135 viewsphotographed along the North Blackpool Pond Trail
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Large Skipper - Ochlodes sylvanus135 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Peacock - Inachis io135 viewsphotographed @ Bispham Marsh Nature Park, on North Blackpool Pond Trail
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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus135 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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Sawfly - Tenthredo arcuata135 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Iberian Chiffchaff - found @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens by Dave McGrath134 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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Large Skipper - Ochlodes sylvanus134 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Clay - Mythimna ferrago134 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus134 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 hypoleuca134 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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Starling roost134 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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Turnstone - Arenaria interpres134 viewsphotographed @ what was North Shore boating lake
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus133 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Common Blue Damselfly (female) - Enallagma cyathigerum133 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Common Dandelion seedhead - Taraxacum officinale133 viewsphotographed along the North Blackpool Pond Trail
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133 viewsphotographed @ Bispham Marsh nature park
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133 viewsphotographed @ Bispham Marsh nature park
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Hopper for ID133 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Large Skipper - Ochlodes sylvanus133 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Meadow Plant Bug - Leptopterna dolabrata (female)133 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Hoverfly - Merodon equestris133 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus133 viewsphotographed on the Peregrines once regular, but now occasional perch on the water tower
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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus133 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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Small Copper - Lycaena phlaeas (blue-spotted aberrant caeruleo-punctata)133 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Speckled Wood - Parage aegeria133 viewsphotographed along the North Blackpool Pond Trail
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Tree Bee - Bombus hypnorum133 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-album133 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool132 viewsputting on an aerial display before roosting on the pier
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Great Pied Hoverfly - Volucella pellucens132 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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White Letter Hairstreak - Satyrium w-album132 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus131 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Meadow Plant Bug - Leptopterna dolabrata (male)131 viewsphotographed in the butterfly zone of Devonshire Road Rock Gardens
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Pied Flycatcher - Ficedula hypoleuca131 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, Blackpool131 viewsputting on an aerial display before roosting on the pier
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool131 viewsputting on an aerial display before roosting on the pier
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Crane-Fly - Tipula paludosa130 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Hoverfly - Chrysotoxum festivum130 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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