possibly Small White butterfly eggs13 viewsphotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Hoverfly - possibly Xylota xanthocnema but more likely Xylota sylvarum5 viewsphotographed @ Hay Bridge (members only) Nature Reserve
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Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo5 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo125 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo114 viewsphotographed flying over our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Common Buzzards - Buteo buteo119 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Common Buzzards - Buteo buteo118 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Common Buzzards - Buteo buteo118 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo117 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo117 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Common Buzzards - Buteo buteo118 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Common Buzzards - Buteo buteo120 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo114 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Cetti's Warbler - Cettia cetti123 viewsanother Cetti's - another record shot, I'll get a decent photo someday, but alas not today
photographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve, Blackpool
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Heath Navel - Lichenomphalina umbellifera53 viewslooks like a fungi but actually a type of lichen
photographed @ Foulshaw Moss
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Notch-horned Cleg Fly - Haematopota pluvialis79 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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Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo85 viewsphotographed @ Warton Crag
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Snow Goose - Chen caerulescens81 viewsphotographed from the Swanlink Hide @ Martin Mere WWT.
I tweeted a photo to Martin Mere WWT to query if this bird is an escapee - but they didn't bother to reply :-(
as geese go it was a bobby dazzler!
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Snow Goose - Chen caerulescens75 viewsphotographed from the Swanlink Hide @ Martin Mere WWT.
I tweeted a photo to Martin Mere WWT to query if this bird is an escapee - but they didn't bother to reply :-(
as geese go it was a bobby dazzler!
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Snow Goose - Chen caerulescens67 viewsphotographed from the Swanlink Hide @ Martin Mere WWT.
I tweeted a photo to Martin Mere WWT to query if this bird is an escapee - but they didn't bother to reply :-(
as geese go it was a bobby dazzler!
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Snow Goose - Chen caerulescens63 viewsphotographed from the Swanlink Hide @ Martin Mere WWT.
I tweeted a photo to Martin Mere WWT to query if this bird is an escapee - but they didn't bother to reply :-(
as geese go it was a bobby dazzler!
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Snow Goose - Chen caerulescens51 viewsphotographed from the Swanlink Hide @ Martin Mere WWT.
I tweeted a photo to Martin Mere WWT to query if this bird is an escapee - but they didn't bother to reply :-(
as geese go it was a bobby dazzler!
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Snow Goose - Chen caerulescens51 viewsphotographed from the Swanlink Hide @ Martin Mere WWT.
I tweeted a photo to Martin Mere WWT to query if this bird is an escapee - but they didn't bother to reply :-(
as geese go it was a bobby dazzler!
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Snow Goose - Chen caerulescens52 viewsphotographed from the Swanlink Hide @ Martin Mere WWT.
I tweeted a photo to Martin Mere WWT to query if this bird is an escapee - but they didn't bother to reply :-(
as geese go it was a bobby dazzler!
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Shore Lark - Eremophila alpestris75 viewsRossall Point don't do litter, but if you do spot some it's probably the best litter in the world.
Shore Lark & Carslberg can
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Lesser Weever Fish - Echiichthys vipera85 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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Hoverfly - Rhingia rostrata47 viewsa poor shot, but a real rarity for the north of England
photographed nr. Witherslack, Cumbria
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Common kingfisher - Alcedo atthis64 viewsnot quite as fast as a speeding bullet, but still pretty quick
photographed from the Eric Morecambe hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Blackcap - Sylvia atricapilla86 viewswe've had a couple of males visit the garden previously, but this was the first female Blackcap to visit our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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North Pier Starling roost125 viewsa nice sunset but not so many Starlings
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool134 viewsa nice sunset for this visit, but fewer Starlings than hoped for
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool124 viewsa nice sunset for this visit, but fewer Starlings than hoped for
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool126 viewsa nice sunset for this visit, but fewer Starlings than hoped for
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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus220 viewsphotographed on the Peregrines once regular, but now occasional perch on the water tower
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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus114 viewsphotographed on the Peregrines once regular, but now occasional perch on the water tower
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Blue-tailed damselfly - Ischnura elegans77 viewsthis Blue-tailed damselfly - Ischnura elegans appeared to be feeding on the still alive but stricken male Common Blue Damselfly
photographed @ Todderstaffe Hall near Singleton
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Blue-tailed damselfly - Ischnura elegans77 viewsthis Blue-tailed damselfly - Ischnura elegans appeared to be feeding on the still alive but stricken male Common Blue Damselfly
photographed @ Todderstaffe Hall near Singleton
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Large Skipper - Ochlodes sylvanus 52 viewsthis tatty specimen was a first sighting of a Skipper butterfly in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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shot 4 of 4 - "a failed mating attempt"76 viewsthe male pursues her across the reeds, but she's not impressed by his lack of finesse & continues to move away
photographed @ Mere Sands Wood Wildlife Trust nature reserve
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Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo97 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
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Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo94 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
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Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo94 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
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Siskin - Carduelis spinus76 viewsan infrequent but always very welcome visitor to our garden in Bispham, Blackpool, this one was a nice pre-xmas treat
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Barbut’s cuckoo bumblebee - Bombus barbutellus80 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo230 viewsthe 1st time I've seen a Buzzard flyover whilst @ Stanley Park, it was seen on its way by a posse of gulls
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Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo82 viewsa crappy photo, but a new garden tick - this Common Buzzard was seen flying over our garden in Bispham, Blackpool - it was seen on it's way by the local gulls.
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What chance have the fish got??78 viewsbarely discernable - but there are two Bitterns & two Great Crested Grebes in this shot - looks like the fish @ Mere Sands Wood are in for a tough time!
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(Common) Snipe - Gallinago gallinago78 viewsI was hoping this was my 1st Jack Snipe sighting - but on closer inspection it would seem it's a Common Snipe, never mind. Thanks to the young lady in the hide for pointing it out & my apologies for the incorrect ID.
photographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
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Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo91 viewsphotographed nr Scronkey
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Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo86 viewsphotographed nr Scronkey
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Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo71 viewsphotographed nr Scronkey
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Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo71 viewsphotographed nr Scronkey
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Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo72 viewsphotographed nr Scronkey
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Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo50 viewsphotographed @ Martin Mere WWT reserve
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Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo44 viewsphotographed @ Martin Mere WWT reserve
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Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo42 viewsphotographed @ Martin Mere WWT reserve
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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus214 viewsphotographed on the Peregrines once regular, but now occasional perch on the water tower
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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus119 viewsphotographed on the Peregrines once regular, but now occasional perch on the water tower
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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus78 viewsphotographed on the Peregrines once regular, but now occasional perch on the water tower
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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus187 viewsphotographed on the Peregrines once regular, but now occasional perch on the water tower
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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus80 viewsphotographed on the Peregrines once regular, but now occasional perch on the water tower
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Ruff - Philomachus pugnax47 viewsa poor photo, but my 1st at Leighton Moss
photographed from the Griesdale Hide Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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They know how to party these Ringed Plovers!77 viewsbut what happens when the pils don't work?
photographed @ Rossall Point, Fleetwood
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Ringed Plover - adult & juvenile74 viewsI thought I'd spotted a Kentish plover when I saw the one on the left, but alas it's just a juve Ringed Plover
photographed @ Rossall Point, Fleetwood
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 1 of 10)77 viewsThe male spots the female & approaches from the rear - ooh err missus, she'll do
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 2 of 10)70 viewsthe male manoeuvres into position
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 3 of 10)78 viewsthe male manoeuvres into position
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 4 of 10)63 viewsnow back to back (with him thinking she looks better from this angle )the manoeuvre is complete & docking successful
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 5 of 10)61 viewsthey'd chosen a very windy day to mate, but clung on succesfully throughout
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 6 of 10)59 viewsthere was just the occasional readjustment when Mr Blue would flash his wings at me
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 7 of 10)58 viewsbut then it was back to "back to back" business
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 8 of 10) 59 viewsI'm guessing the bit you can see between their tails is their naughty bits?
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 9 of 10) 62 viewsanother very similar photo out of the 50+ I rattled off
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 10 of 10) 65 views& finally, they were still coupled up when I departed & left them to it
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Chrysocrambus craterella41 viewsphotographed in the Vendee, France, this moth would represent quite a rarity in the UK, but lots were in evidence over garlic side.
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Black-veined White - Aporia crataegi39 viewssuch a beautiful butterfly that's sadly now extinct in the Uk - photographed in the Vendee, France
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Black-veined White - Aporia crataegi39 viewssuch a beautiful butterfly that's sadly now extinct in the Uk - photographed in the Vendee, France
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Black-veined White - Aporia crataegi38 viewssuch a beautiful butterfly that's sadly now extinct in the Uk - photographed in the Vendee, France
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Meadow Plant Bug - Leptopterna dolabrata (male)61 viewsphotographed in the butterfly zone of Devonshire Road Rock Gardens
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Meadow Plant Bug - Leptopterna dolabrata (female)64 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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