Kestrel615 viewsphotographed @ Ashfield Road, Bispham, Blackpool
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White Letter Hairstreak - Satyrium w-album533 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Black Darter - Sympetrum danae440 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool - quite a rarity in the Blackpool area
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Giving me the Finger - How Rude416 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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Nursery-web Spider - Pisaura mirabilis321 viewsa female guarding her eggs/young
photographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool309 viewsputting on an aerial display before roosting on the pier
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Black Darter - Sympetrum danae300 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool - quite a rarity in the Blackpool area
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Meadow Brown - Maniola jurtina299 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus298 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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269 views
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Starlings flocking to roost265 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost - A Flying Fox
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259 views
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Black-necked Grebe - Podiceps nigricollis256 viewsphotographed @ Kincraig lake, Bispham
North Blackpool Pond Trail
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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus255 viewsphotographed on the Peregrines once regular, but now occasional perch on the water tower
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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus254 viewsphotographed on the Peregrines once regular, but now occasional perch on the water tower
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254 views
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254 views
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Starlings flocking to roost241 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost
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241 views
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool236 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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Gatekeeper - Pyronia tithonus234 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Starlings flocking to roost232 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost
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230 views
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The Flying Tadpole227 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, Blackpool227 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, Blackpool223 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, Blackpool222 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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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus221 viewsphotographed on the Peregrines once regular, but now occasional perch on the water tower
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Starlings evading pursuing raptor221 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost - taking evasive action with a raptor in pursuit
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221 views
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Starlings roosting on the beach220 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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Pipe Formation220 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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Purple Sandpiper - Calidris maritima219 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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Starlings flocking to roost219 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost - a boxing glove maybe?
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Starlings evading pursuing raptor219 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost - taking evasive action with a raptor in pursuit
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Starlings evading pursuing raptor213 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost - taking evasive action with a raptor in pursuit
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212 views
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Starlings evading pursuing raptor209 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost - taking evasive action with a raptor in pursuit
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Starlings flocking to roost208 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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Love is in the air206 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost, a flying love heart
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Starlings flocking to roost201 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost, with a few stragglers flying in top left
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191 views
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Black Darter - Sympetrum danae189 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool - quite a rarity in the Blackpool area
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Knot & Purple Sandpiper186 viewsI think I've snapped a Knot & Purple Sandpiper together in this shot, photo'd in poor light (ISO1600)
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Common Blue Damselfly (male) - Enallagma cyathigerum181 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool177 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 roosting on the beach169 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, Blackpool169 viewsa nice sunset for this visit, but fewer Starlings than hoped for
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool169 viewsa nice sunset for this visit, but fewer Starlings than hoped for
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169 views
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Garden Grass-veneer - chrysoteuchia culmella168 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Starlings flocking to roost166 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost
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Starlings roosting on the beach165 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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Meadow Plant Bug - Leptopterna dolabrata (female)161 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool161 viewsa nice sunset for this visit, but fewer Starlings than hoped for
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Starlings flocking to roost160 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool160 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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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus159 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Starling murmuration - North Pier, Blackpool159 viewsStarlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool
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Comma - Polygonia c-album158 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus158 viewsphotographed on the Peregrines once regular, but now occasional perch on the water tower
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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus158 viewsphotographed on the Peregrines once regular, but now occasional perch on the water tower
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Starlings flocking to roost158 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost
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Starlings evading pursuing raptor158 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost - taking evasive action with a raptor in pursuit
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The end of the Pier Show158 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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North Pier Starling roost158 viewsa nice sunset but not so many Starlings
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White Letter Hairstreak - Satyrium w-album158 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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The end of the Pier Show157 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, Blackpool157 viewsthe flying kidney @ North Pier, Blackpool
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool157 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 a raptor157 viewsconverted to B&W 'cos of dodgy exposure issues
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Xylota segnis155 views
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool155 viewsa gloomy evening at North Pier
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Small Copper - Lycaena phlaeas154 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Starlings flocking to roost154 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost
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