Great Spotted Woodpecker - Dendrocopos major176 viewsphotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool, this beautiful female Great Spotted Woodpecker is a new garden sighting here
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Great Spotted Woodpecker - Dendrocopos major171 viewsphotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool, this beautiful female Great Spotted Woodpecker is a new garden sighting here
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Great Spotted Woodpecker - Dendrocopos major175 viewsphotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool, this beautiful female Great Spotted Woodpecker is a new garden sighting here
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Great Spotted Woodpecker - Dendrocopos major178 viewsphotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool, this beautiful female Great Spotted Woodpecker is a new garden sighting here
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female Crossbill - Loxia curvirostra159 viewsphotographed @ Hay Bridge (members only) Nature Reserve
a first ever sighting for me
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female Crossbill - Loxia curvirostra150 viewsphotographed @ Hay Bridge (members only) Nature Reserve
a first ever sighting for me
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Hazel - Corylus avellana175 viewsthe tiny red female flowers of Hazel trees
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female Southern Hawker - Aeshna cyanea164 viewsphotographed @ Hay Bridge (members only) Nature Reserve
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male Southern Hawker - Aeshna cyanea146 viewsphotographed @ Hay Bridge (members only) Nature Reserve
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male Southern Hawker - Aeshna cyanea151 viewsphotographed @ Hay Bridge (members only) Nature Reserve
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male Southern Hawker - Aeshna cyanea166 viewsphotographed @ Hay Bridge (members only) Nature Reserve
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164 views
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Female Lasioglossum species105 viewsPhotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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143 views
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female Beautiful Demoiselle - Calopteryx virgo150 viewsphotographed @ Hay Bridge (members only) Nature Reserve
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male Beautiful Demoiselle - Calopteryx virgo150 viewsphotographed @ Hay Bridge (members only) Nature Reserve
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male Red-tailed bumblebee - Bombus lapidarius201 viewsphotographed@Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
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Tawny Mining Bee - Andrena fulva (female)214 viewsphotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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White-faced Darter - Leuchorrhinia dubia195 viewsfinally, on 05/06/15 I got my first sightings of White-faced Darters @ Foulshaw Moss
two were seen, both I think were immature males
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White-faced Darter - Leuchorrhinia dubia180 viewsfinally, on 05/06/15 I got my first sightings of White-faced Darters @ Foulshaw Moss
two were seen, both I think were immature males
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Large Red damselfly - Pyrrhosoma nymphula198 viewsphotographed @ Meathop Moss, this is a female in the dark melanotum form
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Pied Flycatcher - Ficedula hypoleuca207 viewsI couldn't resist twitching this beautiful male Pied Flycatcher which had been reported @ Bispham Marsh Nature Park, on North Blackpool Pond Trail
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Pied Flycatcher - Ficedula hypoleuca197 viewsI couldn't resist twitching this beautiful male Pied Flycatcher which had been reported @ Bispham Marsh Nature Park, on North Blackpool Pond Trail
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Pied Flycatcher - Ficedula hypoleuca192 viewsI couldn't resist twitching this beautiful male Pied Flycatcher which had been reported @ Bispham Marsh Nature Park, on North Blackpool Pond Trail
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Pied Flycatcher - Ficedula hypoleuca189 viewsI couldn't resist twitching this beautiful male Pied Flycatcher which had been reported @ Bispham Marsh Nature Park, on North Blackpool Pond Trail
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Pied Flycatcher - Ficedula hypoleuca199 viewsI couldn't resist twitching this beautiful male Pied Flycatcher which had been reported @ Bispham Marsh Nature Park, on North Blackpool Pond Trail
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Notch-horned Cleg Fly - Haematopota pluvialis191 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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White-faced Darter - Leuchorrhinia dubia189 viewsfinally, on 05/06/15 I got my first sightings of White-faced Darters @ Foulshaw Moss
two were seen, both I think were immature males
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Hoverfly - female Eristalis intricarius169 viewsphotographed @ Foulshaw Moss
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Pied Flycatcher - Ficedula hypoleuca204 viewsI couldn't resist twitching this beautiful male Pied Flycatcher which had been reported @ Bispham Marsh Nature Park, on North Blackpool Pond Trail
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male Red-tailed Bumblebee - Bombus lapidarius183 viewsphotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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House Sparrows - Passer domesticus198 viewsan adult male feeding a juvenile
photographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Blackcap - Sylvia atricapilla205 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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Tawny Mining Bee - Andrena fulva (female)235 viewsphotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Goldcrest - Regulus regulus217 viewspoor record shots taken in the gloom & through double glazing, it was a huge thrill to see male & female Goldcrests visit our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Goldcrest - Regulus regulus193 viewspoor record shots taken in the gloom & through double glazing, it was a huge thrill to see male & female Goldcrests visit our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Goldcrest - Regulus regulus193 viewspoor record shots taken in the gloom & through double glazing, it was a huge thrill to see male & female Goldcrests visit our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Goldcrest - Regulus regulus196 viewspoor record shots taken in the gloom & through double glazing, it was a huge thrill to see male & female Goldcrests visit our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Goldcrest - Regulus regulus201 viewspoor record shots taken in the gloom & through double glazing, it was a huge thrill to see male & female Goldcrests visit our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Goldcrest - Regulus regulus204 viewspoor record shots taken in the gloom & through double glazing, it was a huge thrill to see male & female Goldcrests visit our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Sphaerophoria scripta (female)185 viewsSHOT 1 of 6, 20/08/2013 @ 14:22
photographed in our garden, Bispham, Blackpool
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Sphaerophoria scripta (male)196 viewsSHOT 2 of 6, 20/08/2013 @ 14:28
photographed in our garden, Bispham, Blackpool
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Blue-tailed damselfly - Ischnura elegans212 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 elegans200 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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Meadow Plant Bug - Leptopterna dolabrata (female)196 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Hoverfly - female Sphaerophoria species144 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 species139 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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Sphaerophoria sp. (female)144 viewsphotographed in our garden, Bispham, Blackpool
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Tawny Mining Bee - Andrena fulva (female)221 viewsphotographed in our garden, Bispham, Blackpool
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Tawny Mining Bee - Andrena fulva (female)214 viewsphotographed in our garden, Bispham, Blackpool
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Lesser Black-backed Gulls - Larus fuscus198 viewsI think they could be females, photographed @ Marton Mere, Blackpool
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shot 2 of 4 - "a failed mating attempt"199 viewsthe male makes a clumsy lunge towards the female
photographed @ Mere Sands Wood Wildlife Trust nature reserve
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shot 4 of 4 - "a failed mating attempt"205 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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Shot 1 of 11 of a pair of Grebes mating193 viewsthe female settles at the nest
photographed @ Mere Sands Wood Wildlife Trust nature reserve
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Shot 2 of 11 of a pair of Grebes mating224 viewsthe male approaches from the rear, ooh'er missus
photographed @ Mere Sands Wood Wildlife Trust nature reserve
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Great Spotted Woodpecker - Dendrocopos major259 viewsthis female was busily drumming away - I didn't think the females drummed??
photographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Great Spotted Woodpecker - Dendrocopos major256 viewsthis female was busily drumming away - I didn't think the females drummed??
photographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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189 viewsa female ovipositing - photographed in the Vendée, France
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179 viewsa female ovipositing - photographed in the Vendée, France
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203 viewsa female ovipositing - photographed in the Vendée, France
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181 viewsa female ovipositing - photographed in the Vendée, France
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Common Blue Damselfly (female) - Enallagma cyathigerum211 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Brown Hawker - Aeshna grandis343 viewsthis male was the 1st Brown Hawker sighting we've had in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Brown Hawker - Aeshna grandis192 viewsthis male was the 1st Brown Hawker sighting we've had in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Brown Hawker - Aeshna grandis185 viewsthis male was the 1st Brown Hawker sighting we've had in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Brown Hawker - Aeshna grandis190 viewsthis male was the 1st Brown Hawker sighting we've had in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Meadow Plant Bug - Leptopterna dolabrata (female)243 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Common Blue Damselfly (male) - Enallagma cyathigerum261 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Reed Bunting - Emberiza schoeniclus390 viewsone of three male reed Buntings visiting our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
photographed handheld & through the double glazing (iso1600)
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Reed Bunting - Emberiza schoeniclus186 viewsone of three male reed Buntings visiting our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
photographed handheld & through the double glazing (iso1600)
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Goldeneye - Bucephala clangula193 viewsthis female came quite a lot closer than the Goldeneyes I've previously seen at Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Goldeneye - Bucephala clangula186 viewsthis female came quite a lot closer than the Goldeneyes I've previously seen at Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Goldeneye - Bucephala clangula183 viewsthis female came quite a lot closer than the Goldeneyes I've previously seen at Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Goldeneye - Bucephala clangula185 viewsthis female came quite a lot closer than the Goldeneyes I've previously seen at Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Goldeneye - Bucephala clangula192 viewsI think this is male in eclipse/winter plumage?
photographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating Lakes
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Goldeneye - Bucephala clangula204 viewsI think this is male in eclipse/winter plumage?
photographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating Lakes
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Goldeneye - Bucephala clangula189 viewsI think this is male in eclipse/winter plumage?
photographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating Lakes
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Pied Wagtail - Motacilla alba206 viewsI think the yellow face makes this an adult male
photographed @ Rossall Point, Fleetwood
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Pied Wagtail - Motacilla alba182 viewsI think the yellow face makes this an adult male
photographed @ Rossall Point, Fleetwood
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