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Broad Centurian Soldierfly - Chloromyia formosa215 viewsphotographed in our garden, Bispham, Blackpool
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10 Spot Ladybird - Adalia decempunctata190 viewsthis is the 'chequered' melanic form
photographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Large Red damselfly - Pyrrhosoma nymphula208 viewsphotographed @ Meathop Moss, this is a female in the dark melanotum form
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7-Spot Ladybird - Coccinella 7-punctata200 viewsphotographed @ Foulshaw Moss on Hypnum cupressiforme
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool246 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, Blackpool216 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, Blackpool203 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, Blackpool204 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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Broad Centurion Fly - Chloromya formosa193 viewsalso known as the Green Soldier Fly
photographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Four-spotted Chaser - colour form praenubila174 viewsphotographed in the Véndee, France
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Speckled Wood - form Pararge aegeria aegeria200 viewsphotographed in the Vendée, France - a different colour form to the ones we get back home
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Four-spotted Chaser - colour form praenubila209 viewsphotographed in the Vendée, France
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Fiery Clearwing moth - Pyropteron chrysidiformis195 viewsin the Uk this moth is a real rarity, so much so it's classified as a Red Data Book 1 moth.
This one was photographed in the garden of the gîte we were renting in the Vendée, France
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Giving me the Finger - How Rude514 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, Blackpool308 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, Blackpool323 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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The Flying Tadpole311 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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Pipe Formation296 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, Blackpool228 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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Sperm Whale??215 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, Blackpool212 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, Blackpool233 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, Blackpool237 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 Roost221 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, Blackpool315 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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Starling roost189 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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Starling roost191 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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Starling roost206 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 roosting on the beach250 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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Starlings roosting on the beach305 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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Starlings roosting on the beach263 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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Starlings roosting on the beach207 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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Iberian Chiffchaff - found @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens by Dave McGrath199 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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Fiery Clearwing moth - Pyropteron chrysidiformis183 viewsin the Uk this moth is a real rarity, so much so it's classified as a Red Data Book 1 moth.
This one was photographed in the garden of the gîte we were renting in the Vendée, France
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Fiery Clearwing moth - Pyropteron chrysidiformis380 viewsin the Uk this moth is a real rarity, so much so it's classified as a Red Data Book 1 moth.
This one was photographed in the garden of the gîte we were renting in the Vendée, France
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Fiery Clearwing moth - Pyropteron chrysidiformis183 viewsin the Uk this moth is a real rarity, so much so it's classified as a Red Data Book 1 moth.
This one was photographed in the garden of the gîte we were renting in the Vendée, France
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Great Crested Grebes displaying - Podiceps cristatus195 viewsa pair of Grebes performing the "weed dance", with a gob full of leaves rather than some nice greener. What a fantastic spectacle to watch, photographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Great Crested Grebes displaying - Podiceps cristatus180 viewsa pair of Grebes performing the "weed dance", with a gob full of leaves rather than some nice greener. What a fantastic spectacle to watch, photographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Great Crested Grebes174 viewsa pair of Grebes performing the "weed dance", with a gob full of leaves rather than some nice greener. What a fantastic spectacle to watch, photographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Great Crested Grebes displaying197 viewsa pair of Grebes performing the "weed dance", with a gob full of leaves rather than some nice greener. What a fantastic spectacle to watch
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Great Crested Grebes218 viewsa pair of Grebes displaying & performing the "weed dance", I've witnessed this spectacle a no. of times but am yet to get a decent photo of this magical display, maybe next time?
photographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Humphrey the Blue Tit263 viewsI keep bumping into this guy, who's got what looks like a deformed spine, photographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool © Cliff Raby
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Starlings flocking to roost296 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost - my imagination maybe running away with me, but here the flock take on the form of a huge bird to chase off predators
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Humphrey the Blue Tit - seen here with a Great Tit252 viewsI keep bumping into this guy, who's got what looks like a deformed spine, photographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool © Cliff Raby
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Humphrey the Blue Tit240 viewsI keep bumping into this guy, who's got what looks like a deformed spine, photographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool © Cliff Raby
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Atlantic Grey Seal213 viewsGrey Seals performing a duet, photographed @ RAF Donna Nook in Lincolnshire
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Starlings flocking to roost290 viewsStarlings gathering to roost at Marton Mere,nature reserve, Blackpool, performing their aerial acrobatics before disappearing down into the reeds
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Starlings flocking to roost223 viewsStarlings gathering to roost at Marton Mere,nature reserve, Blackpool, performing their aerial acrobatics before disappearing down into the reeds
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Brown Hare233 viewsI spotted this Brown Hare crouched down in a form & recalled reading that they will stay like that as you approach in the hope you can't see them. I managed to get quite close (see next shot) before it legged it, photographed @ Cockersands nr Pilling
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