Kestrel556 viewsphotographed @ Ashfield Road, Bispham, Blackpool
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White Letter Hairstreak - Satyrium w-album469 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Black Darter - Sympetrum danae386 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool - quite a rarity in the Blackpool area
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Giving me the Finger - How Rude380 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, Blackpool263 viewsputting on an aerial display before roosting on the pier
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Nursery-web Spider - Pisaura mirabilis248 viewsa female guarding her eggs/young
photographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Black Darter - Sympetrum danae244 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool - quite a rarity in the Blackpool area
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus243 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Starlings flocking to roost239 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost - A Flying Fox
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239 views
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Meadow Brown - Maniola jurtina238 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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226 views
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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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219 views
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217 views
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Black-necked Grebe - Podiceps nigricollis215 viewsphotographed @ Kincraig lake, Bispham
North Blackpool Pond Trail
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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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Starlings flocking to roost206 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost
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206 views
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Starlings flocking to roost202 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool195 viewswhen the tide's out the Starlings often gather in huge flocks on the beach before going into roost on the pier
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool193 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 evading pursuing raptor192 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost - taking evasive action with a raptor in pursuit
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192 views
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Starlings evading pursuing raptor191 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost - taking evasive action with a raptor in pursuit
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Starlings flocking to roost189 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost - a boxing glove maybe?
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool189 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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Gatekeeper - Pyronia tithonus187 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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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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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool187 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 beach186 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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186 views
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Pipe Formation185 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 Tadpole185 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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183 views
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Love is in the air182 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost, a flying love heart
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Starlings flocking to roost179 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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Purple Sandpiper - Calidris maritima178 viewsphotographed here with Redshanks & Turnstones @ what was North Shore boating lake
Many thanks to Dave M of http://www.lalows.blogspot.com/ for the headsup
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178 views
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Starlings evading pursuing raptor177 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost - taking evasive action with a raptor in pursuit
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Starlings evading pursuing raptor176 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost - taking evasive action with a raptor in pursuit
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Starlings flocking to roost174 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost, with a few stragglers flying in top left
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160 views
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Knot & Purple Sandpiper156 viewsI think I've snapped a Knot & Purple Sandpiper together in this shot, photo'd in poor light (ISO1600)
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Black Darter - Sympetrum danae153 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool - quite a rarity in the Blackpool area
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Common Blue Damselfly (male) - Enallagma cyathigerum146 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool140 viewswhen the tide's out the Starlings often gather in huge flocks on the beach before going into roost on the pier
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136 views
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Starlings roosting on the beach134 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 gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool134 viewsa nice sunset for this visit, but fewer Starlings than hoped for
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132 views
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131 views
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Starlings flocking to roost129 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost
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Starlings flocking to roost129 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost
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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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Starling murmuration - North Pier, Blackpool125 viewsStarlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool
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North Pier Starling roost125 viewsa nice sunset but not so many Starlings
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The end of the Pier Show124 viewsdespite being good numbers(20K+), I think a lack of raptors meant the Starlings didn't need to pull any kidney/sausage/heart etc shapes & instead just flocked en masse - bring on the Peregrines I say!
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Starlings roosting on the beach124 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 gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool124 viewsa nice sunset for this visit, but fewer Starlings than hoped for
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Small Copper - Lycaena phlaeas121 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Garden Grass-veneer - chrysoteuchia culmella120 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Starlings flocking to roost120 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost
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Starlings flocking to roost120 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost
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Starlings evading a raptor120 viewsconverted to B&W 'cos of dodgy exposure issues
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool120 viewsa gloomy evening at North Pier
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Large Skipper - Ochlodes sylvanus119 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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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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The end of the Pier Show119 viewsdespite being good numbers(20K+), I think a lack of raptors meant the Starlings didn't need to pull any kidney/sausage/heart etc shapes & instead just flocked en masse - bring on the Peregrines I say!
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Starling murmuration - North Pier, Blackpool118 viewsthe flying kidney @ North Pier, Blackpool
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool118 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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Small Skipper - Thymelicus sylvestris117 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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White Letter Hairstreak - Satyrium w-album116 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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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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Starlings evading pursuing raptor114 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost - taking evasive action with a raptor in pursuit
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool114 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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Comma - Polygonia c-album113 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus110 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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White Letter Hairstreak - Satyrium w-album109 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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