
White Letter Hairstreak - Satyrium w-album164 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 Dandelion seedhead - Taraxacum officinale163 viewsphotographed along the North Blackpool Pond Trail
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Broad Centurion Fly - Chloromya formosa163 viewsalso known as the Green Soldier Fly
photographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Hopper for ID163 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Large Skipper - Ochlodes sylvanus163 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus163 viewsphotographed on the Peregrines once regular, but now occasional perch on the water tower
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Purple Sandpiper - Calidris maritima163 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 Skipper - Thymelicus sylvestris163 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??163 viewsStarlings gathering to roost over the Irish Sea @ North Pier, Blackpool
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Great Pied Hoverfly - Volucella pellucens163 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus162 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus162 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus162 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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Purple Sandpiper - Calidris maritima162 viewsphotographed having a stretch @ what was North Shore boating lake
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Small Copper - Lycaena phlaeas162 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens
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Starling roost162 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, Blackpool162 viewsputting on an aerial display before roosting on the pier
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Comma - Polygonia c-album161 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)161 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Common Redshank - Tringa totanus161 viewsphotographed @ what was North Shore boating lake
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Common Redshank - Tringa totanus161 viewsphotographed @ what was North Shore boating lake
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Garlic Mustard - Alliaria petiolata161 viewsphotographed along the North Blackpool Pond Trail
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White Letter Hairstreak - Satyrium w-album161 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Common Blue Damselfly (female) - Enallagma cyathigerum160 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Large Skipper - Ochlodes sylvanus160 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Sawfly - Tenthredo arcuata160 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Hoverfly - Chrysotoxum festivum159 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens
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Large Skipper - Ochlodes sylvanus159 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Large Skipper - Ochlodes sylvanus159 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Large Skipper - Ochlodes sylvanus159 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Small Copper - Lycaena phlaeas159 viewsa rather tatty specimen
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158 viewsphotographed @ Bispham Marsh nature park
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158 viewsphotographed @ Bispham Marsh nature park
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Ring-necked Duck - Aythya collaris158 viewsphotographed @ Bispham Marsh nature park
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158 viewsphotographed @ Bispham Marsh nature park
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Black Darter - Sympetrum danae157 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool - quite a rarity in the Blackpool area
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Spotted Crane-Fly - Nephrotoma appendiculata157 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Large Skipper - Ochlodes sylvanus157 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Meadow Plant Bug - Leptopterna dolabrata (male)157 viewsphotographed in the butterfly zone of Devonshire Road Rock Gardens
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Small Copper - Lycaena phlaeas157 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Small Skipper - Thymelicus sylvestris157 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Volucella bombylans157 viewsa hoverfly that mimics the White-tailed bumblebee
photographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens
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Great Pied Hoverfly - Volucella pellucens157 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens
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Five-spot Burnet - Zygaena trifolii156 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Grass Vetchling - Lathyrus nissolia156 viewsphotographed near Herons Reach Golf Course
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Small Copper - Lycaena phlaeas (blue-spotted aberrant caeruleo-punctata)156 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Small Copper - Lycaena phlaeas (blue-spotted aberrant caeruleo-punctata)156 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Small Skipper - Thymelicus sylvestris156 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool156 viewsputting on an aerial display before roosting on the pier
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus155 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Meadow Brown - Maniola jurtina155 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Small Copper - Lycaena phlaeas155 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool155 viewsputting on an aerial display before roosting on the pier
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155 viewsphotographed @ Bispham Marsh nature park
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Bluebells154 viewsphotographed along the North Blackpool Pond Trail
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Hoverfly - Chrysotoxum festivum154 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens
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Nursery-web Spider - Pisaura mirabilis154 viewsa female guarding her eggs/young
photographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Small Skipper - Thymelicus sylvestris (I think)154 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Soldier Beetle154 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
Hogweed bonking soldier beetle - Rhagonycha fulva
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a spackered Speckled Wood154 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool154 viewsputting on an aerial display before roosting on the pier
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Great Pied Hoverfly - Volucella pellucens154 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Cow Parsley154 viewsphotographed along the North Blackpool Pond Trail
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Five-spot Burnet - Zygaena trifolii153 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road rock Gardens, Blackpool
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153 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Large Skipper - Ochlodes sylvanus153 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens
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Small Copper - Lycaena phlaeas153 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Soldier Beetle153 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
Hogweed bonking soldier beetle - Rhagonycha fulva
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7-Spot Ladybird Larva - Coccinella 7-punctata152 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Comma - Polygonia c-album152 viewsshowing off it's trademark - photographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens
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Large Skipper - Ochlodes sylvanus152 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Nursery-web Spider - Pisaura mirabilis152 viewsa female guarding her eggs/young
photographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Ring-necked Duck - Aythya collaris152 viewsphotographed @ Bispham Marsh nature park
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Large Skipper - Ochlodes sylvanus152 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens
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151 viewsphotographed @ Bispham Marsh nature park
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus151 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Meadow Plant Bug - Leptopterna dolabrata (female)151 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 sylvanus151 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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