
Sawfly - Tenthredo arcuata208 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Peacock - Inachis io207 viewsphotographed @ Bispham Marsh Nature Park, on North Blackpool Pond Trail
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Pied Flycatcher - Ficedula hypoleuca207 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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Large Skipper - Ochlodes sylvanus207 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens
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White Letter Hairstreak - Satyrium w-album207 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Large Skipper - Ochlodes sylvanus206 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus206 viewsphotographed on the Peregrines once regular, but now occasional perch on the water tower
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Common Redshank - Tringa totanus206 viewsphotographed @ what was North Shore boating lake
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Small Skipper - Thymelicus sylvestris206 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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White Letter Hairstreak - Satyrium w-album206 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Black Darter - Sympetrum danae205 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool - quite a rarity in the Blackpool area
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Blue-tailed damselfly - Ischnura elegans205 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Brown-lipped Banded Snail - Cepaea nemoralis205 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens
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Five-spot Burnet - Zygaena trifolii205 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Blue-tailed damselfly - Ischnura elegans-rufescens obsoleta205 viewsphotographed on North Blackpool Pond Trail
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Large Skipper - Ochlodes sylvanus205 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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White Letter Hairstreak - Satyrium w-album205 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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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus204 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Spotted Crane-Fly - Nephrotoma appendiculata204 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Large Skipper - Ochlodes sylvanus204 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Large Skipper - Ochlodes sylvanus204 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Large Skipper - Ochlodes sylvanus204 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Meadow Plant Bug - Leptopterna dolabrata (male)204 viewsphotographed in the butterfly zone of Devonshire Road Rock Gardens
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Small Skipper - Thymelicus sylvestris204 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Small Skipper - Thymelicus sylvestris204 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Common Dandelion seedhead - Taraxacum officinale203 viewsphotographed along the North Blackpool Pond Trail
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203 viewsphotographed @ Bispham Marsh nature park
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Nursery-web Spider - Pisaura mirabilis203 viewsa female guarding her eggs/young
photographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Small Skipper - Thymelicus sylvestris203 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Small Skipper - Thymelicus sylvestris203 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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203 viewsphotographed @ Bispham Marsh nature park
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Garlic Mustard - Alliaria petiolata203 viewsphotographed along the North Blackpool Pond Trail
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Two Common Blues feeding on vetch202 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Meadow Plant Bug - Leptopterna dolabrata (female)202 viewsmany thanks to D McGrath of http://lalows.blogspot.com/ for the ID
photographed in the butterfly zone of Devonshire Road Rock Gardens
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Broad Centurion Fly - Chloromya formosa202 viewsalso known as the Green Soldier Fly
photographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Grass Vetchling - Lathyrus nissolia202 viewsphotographed near Herons Reach Golf Course
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Great Pied Hoverfly - Volucella pellucens202 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens
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Five-spot Burnet - Zygaena trifolii201 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Hoverfly - Chrysotoxum festivum201 viewsphotographed coming into land @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens
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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus201 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)201 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Volucella bombylans201 viewsa hoverfly that mimics the White-tailed bumblebee
photographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus200 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Common Blue Damselfly (female) - Enallagma cyathigerum200 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Large Skipper - Ochlodes sylvanus200 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Hoverfly - Merodon equestris200 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Soldier Beetle200 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
Hogweed bonking soldier beetle - Rhagonycha fulva
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a spackered Speckled Wood200 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens
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200 viewsphotographed @ Bispham Marsh nature park
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199 viewsphotographed @ Bispham Marsh nature park
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Comma - Polygonia c-album199 viewsshowing off it's trademark comma on it's underwing
photographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Meadow Plant Bug - Leptopterna dolabrata (female)199 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Purple Sandpiper - Calidris maritima199 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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Large Skipper - Ochlodes sylvanus199 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool199 viewsputting on an aerial display before roosting on the pier
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this flock was as big as the pier, which is 500 metres long, so how many Starlings??199 viewsStarlings gathering to roost over the Irish Sea @ North Pier, Blackpool
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Cow Parsley199 viewsphotographed along the North Blackpool Pond Trail
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Mute Swan - Cygnus olor198 viewsphotographed @ Bispham Marsh nature park
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Common Redshank - Tringa totanus198 viewsphotographed @ what was North Shore boating lake
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Small Copper - Lycaena phlaeas198 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool198 viewsputting on an aerial display before roosting on the pier
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Mute Swan - Cygnus olor197 viewsphotographed @ Bispham Marsh nature park
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Purple Sandpiper - Calidris maritima197 viewsphotographed having a stretch @ what was North Shore boating lake
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Ring-necked Duck - Aythya collaris197 viewsphotographed @ Bispham Marsh nature park
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Small Copper - Lycaena phlaeas (blue-spotted aberrant caeruleo-punctata)197 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Small Skipper - Thymelicus sylvestris197 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Great Pied Hoverfly - Volucella pellucens197 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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196 viewsphotographed @ Bispham Marsh nature park
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Hoverfly - Volucella bombylans196 viewsa hoverfly that mimics White-tailed bumblebees
photographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Large Skipper - Ochlodes sylvanus196 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Large Skipper - Ochlodes sylvanus196 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Small Skipper - Thymelicus sylvestris196 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Small Skipper - Thymelicus sylvestris 196 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Starling roost196 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, Blackpool196 viewsputting on an aerial display before roosting on the pier
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Starling roost195 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, Blackpool195 viewsputting on an aerial display before roosting on the pier
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Bluebells194 viewsphotographed along the North Blackpool Pond Trail
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Large Skipper - Ochlodes sylvanus194 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Meadow Brown - Maniola jurtina194 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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