
Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus192 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Hopper for ID192 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Small Copper - Lycaena phlaeas192 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Tree Bee - Bombus hypnorum192 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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Five-spot Burnet - Zygaena trifolii191 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road rock Gardens, Blackpool
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191 viewsphotographed @ Bispham Marsh nature park
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Grass Vetchling - Lathyrus nissolia191 viewsphotographed near Herons Reach Golf Course
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Iberian Chiffchaff - found @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens by Dave McGrath191 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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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool191 viewsputting on an aerial display before roosting on the pier
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus190 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus190 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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Common Redshank - Tringa totanus190 viewsphotographed @ what was North Shore boating lake
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Tree Bee - Bombus hypnorum190 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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Great Pied Hoverfly - Volucella pellucens190 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens
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Great Pied Hoverfly - Volucella pellucens190 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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189 viewsphotographed @ Bispham Marsh nature park
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus189 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Large Skipper - Ochlodes sylvanus189 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Hoverfly - Merodon equestris189 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Small Copper - Lycaena phlaeas (blue-spotted aberrant caeruleo-punctata)189 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool189 viewsputting on an aerial display before roosting on the pier
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White Letter Hairstreak - Satyrium w-album189 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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Two Common Blues feeding on vetch188 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Purple Sandpiper - Calidris maritima188 viewsphotographed having a stretch @ what was North Shore boating lake
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Small Skipper - Thymelicus sylvestris (I think)188 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Volucella bombylans188 viewsa hoverfly that mimics the White-tailed bumblebee
photographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens
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Large Skipper - Ochlodes sylvanus187 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Large Skipper - Ochlodes sylvanus187 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Small Skipper - Thymelicus sylvestris187 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Soldier Beetle187 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
Hogweed bonking soldier beetle - Rhagonycha fulva
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Starling roost187 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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Garlic Mustard - Alliaria petiolata187 viewsphotographed along the North Blackpool Pond Trail
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Cow Parsley187 viewsphotographed along the North Blackpool Pond Trail
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Common Blue Damselfly (female) - Enallagma cyathigerum186 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Spotted Crane-Fly - Nephrotoma appendiculata186 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Large Skipper - Ochlodes sylvanus186 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Large Skipper - Ochlodes sylvanus186 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Meadow Plant Bug - Leptopterna dolabrata (male)186 viewsphotographed in the butterfly zone of Devonshire Road Rock Gardens
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Common Redshank - Tringa totanus186 viewsphotographed @ what was North Shore boating lake
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Bluebells185 viewsphotographed along the North Blackpool Pond Trail
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Broad Centurion Fly - Chloromya formosa185 viewsalso known as the Green Soldier Fly
photographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Mute Swan - Cygnus olor185 viewsphotographed @ Bispham Marsh nature park
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Nursery-web Spider - Pisaura mirabilis185 viewsa female guarding her eggs/young
photographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Small Copper - Lycaena phlaeas185 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool185 viewsputting on an aerial display before roosting on the pier
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool185 viewsputting on an aerial display before roosting on the pier
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185 viewsphotographed @ Bispham Marsh nature park
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Five-spot Burnet - Zygaena trifolii184 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Meadow Plant Bug - Leptopterna dolabrata (female)184 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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Large Skipper - Ochlodes sylvanus184 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Meadow Plant Bug - Leptopterna dolabrata (female)184 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Small Copper - Lycaena phlaeas184 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool184 viewsputting on an aerial display before roosting on the pier
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184 viewsphotographed @ Bispham Marsh nature park
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Comma - Polygonia c-album183 viewsshowing off it's trademark comma on it's underwing
photographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Mute Swan - Cygnus olor183 viewsphotographed @ Bispham Marsh nature park
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a spackered Speckled Wood183 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens
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Small Skipper - Thymelicus sylvestris183 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Small Skipper - Thymelicus sylvestris183 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Meadow Brown - Maniola jurtina182 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Ring-necked Duck - Aythya collaris182 viewsphotographed @ Bispham Marsh nature park
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Large Skipper - Ochlodes sylvanus182 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens
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Small Skipper - Thymelicus sylvestris182 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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this flock was as big as the pier, which is 500 metres long, so how many Starlings??182 viewsStarlings gathering to roost over the Irish Sea @ North Pier, Blackpool
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Great Pied Hoverfly - Volucella pellucens182 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Comma - Polygonia c-album181 viewsshowing off it's trademark - photographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens
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181 viewsphotographed @ Bispham Marsh nature park
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Hoverfly - Volucella bombylans181 viewsa hoverfly that mimics White-tailed bumblebees
photographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Large Skipper - Ochlodes sylvanus181 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Purple Sandpiper - Calidris maritima181 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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Small Copper - Lycaena phlaeas181 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Small Skipper - Thymelicus sylvestris181 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Starling roost181 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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181 viewsphotographed @ Bispham Marsh nature park
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Cow Parsley181 viewsphotographed along the North Blackpool Pond Trail
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Hoverfly - Chrysotoxum festivum180 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens
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Large Skipper - Ochlodes sylvanus180 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens
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Brown-lipped Banded Snail - Cepaea nemoralis179 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens
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Ring-necked Duck - Aythya collaris179 viewsphotographed @ Bispham Marsh nature park
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Small Copper - Lycaena phlaeas (blue-spotted aberrant caeruleo-punctata)179 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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