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                                        Mayfly - don't know what species125 viewsphotographed @ Hay Bridge (members only) Nature Reserve
                                        
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                                        Orange-tailed Mining Bee - Andrena haemorrhoa107 viewsalso known as Early Mining Bee 
photographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
                                        
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                                        Orange-tailed Mining Bee - Andrena haemorrhoa160 viewsalso known as Early Mining bee - Bispham, Blackpool
                                        
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                                        Orange-tailed Mining Bee - Andrena haemorrhoa197 viewsalso known as Early Mining Bee 
photographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
                                        
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                                        Orange-tailed Mining Bee - Andrena haemorrhoa182 viewsalso known as Early Mining Bee 
photographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
                                        
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                                        Herb Paris - Paris quadrifolia157 views"With its whorl of four egg-shaped leaves, Herb-Paris is known as the 'herb of equality' because all of its parts are considered equal and harmonious." 
photographed near Witherslack, Cumbria
                                        
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                                        Vestal Cuckoo Bumble Bee - Bombus Vestalis189 viewsalso known as Southern Cuckoo Bumble Bee
                                        
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                                        Broad Centurion Fly - Chloromya formosa167 viewsalso known as the Green Soldier Fly 
photographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
                                        
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                                        Hoverfly - female Sphaerophoria species120 viewsphotographed in our garden, Bispham, Blackpool 
the females can't be identified any more precisely than this unless examined in a lab - you'd have to really want to know what species it is to go to those lengths
                                        
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                                        Hoverfly - female Sphaerophoria species121 viewsphotographed in our garden, Bispham, Blackpool 
the females can't be identified any more precisely than this unless examined in a lab - you'd have to really want to know what species it is to go to those lengths
                                        
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                                        Ladybird larvae (I know not which type???)151 viewsphotographed in our garden, Bispham, Blackpool
                                        
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                                        Ladybird larvae (I know not which type???)143 viewsphotographed in our garden, Bispham, Blackpool
                                        
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                                        Froghopper or Leafhopper - I know not which?275 viewsmeasuring just maybe 5mm long, this Froghopper/Leafhopper was photographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
                                        
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                                        They know how to party these Ringed Plovers!183 viewsbut what happens when the pils don't work? 
photographed @ Rossall Point, Fleetwood
                                        
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                                        Shaggy Ink Cap - Coprinus comatus (I think)157 viewsalso known as Shaggy Mane & Lawyer's Wig 
photographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
                                        
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                                        possibly Macrothylacia rubi - a Fox moth 'pillar??155 viewsany ideas please let me know - photographed @ Foulshaw Moss
                                        
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                                        Skipper (I know not which type)176 viewsphotographed in the Vendee, France
                                        
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                                        5 Skippers (I know not which type)164 viewsseen here visiting a thistle flowerhead, there were proably 30+ Skippers on this large thistles' many flowers. 
photographed in the Vendee, France
                                        
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                                        Skipper (I know not which type?)133 viewsphotographed in the Vendee, France
                                        
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                                        captive Deer, I know not what type181 viewsphotographed at Parc Zoologique De Clères, Normandy, France
                                        
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                                        captive Deer, I know not what type382 viewsphotographed at Parc Zoologique De Clères, Normandy, France
                                        
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                                        For ID?????183 viewsa distant raptor sighting @ Foulshaw Moss, possibly a Hen Harrier? (I'll probably never know from this poor photo.
                                        
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                                        Collared Dove169 viewsnot knowing which way to turn - this looks like a mating pair that haven't quite got the hang of it 
photographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
                                        
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                                        some sort of Grasshopper149 viewsI know not which type 
photographed @ Foulshaw Moss, Cumbria
                                        
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                                        Soldier Beetle151 viewsRhagonycha fulva, commonly known as Hogweed Bonking Beetle. Photographed @ Todderstaffe Hall nr Singleton
                                        
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                                        White ducks (I know not what type?)171 viewsphotographed @ Martin Mere WWT reserve
                                        
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                                        Zebra Spider184 viewsthe best known of the Jumping Spiders, photographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
                                        
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                                        Cormorant175 viewsI noticed this Cormorant was ringed, so I brought the photo to the attention of Pete Marsh of LDBWS, a few emails later I was advised the Cormorant was "ringed as Pullus, Puffin Island, Anglesey 13/07/2008". Knowing something about the history of the bird makes what was otherwise just a record shot much more interesting.
                                        
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                                        Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool201 viewsMy first sighting of a Mediterranean Gull, I've probably discounted them as Black headed gulls previously, this one was kindly pointed out to me by a local & very knowledgable birder called Maurice, I'll be keeping a closer look out in future, photographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
                                        
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                                        Noisy bugger198 viewsI don't know what type of fighter plane this is, but there are always plenty of them flying overhead at Newton Marsh as they fly in & out of the BAE airfield at nearby Warton.
                                        
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                                        Soldier Beetles191 viewscommonly known as Hogweed Bonking Beetle, photographed @ Todderstaffe Hall nr Singleton
                                        
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