Kestrel744 viewsphotographed @ Ashfield Road, Bispham, Blackpool
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White Letter Hairstreak - Satyrium w-album638 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Black Darter - Sympetrum danae572 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool - quite a rarity in the Blackpool area
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Giving me the Finger - How Rude491 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 mirabilis413 viewsa female guarding her eggs/young
photographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Meadow Brown - Maniola jurtina403 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Black Darter - Sympetrum danae402 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool - quite a rarity in the Blackpool area
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus396 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool396 viewsputting on an aerial display before roosting on the pier
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Gatekeeper - Pyronia tithonus336 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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334 views
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Black-necked Grebe - Podiceps nigricollis328 viewsphotographed @ Kincraig lake, Bispham
North Blackpool Pond Trail
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Starlings flocking to roost326 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost - A Flying Fox
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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus310 viewsphotographed on the Peregrines once regular, but now occasional perch on the water tower
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Starlings flocking to roost307 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost
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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus304 viewsphotographed on the Peregrines once regular, but now occasional perch on the water tower
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Starlings flocking to roost304 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool301 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, Blackpool296 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, Blackpool294 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 Tadpole292 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 raptor290 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost - taking evasive action with a raptor in pursuit
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290 views
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool290 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 raptor288 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost - taking evasive action with a raptor in pursuit
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Starlings flocking to roost286 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost - a boxing glove maybe?
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Purple Sandpiper - Calidris maritima283 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 evading pursuing raptor283 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost - taking evasive action with a raptor in pursuit
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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus280 viewsphotographed on the Peregrines once regular, but now occasional perch on the water tower
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Pipe Formation280 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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278 views
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Starlings evading pursuing raptor277 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost - taking evasive action with a raptor in pursuit
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Starlings roosting on the beach276 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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Love is in the air271 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost, a flying love heart
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Starlings flocking to roost269 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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Starlings flocking to roost260 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost, with a few stragglers flying in top left
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254 views
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Common Blue Damselfly (male) - Enallagma cyathigerum251 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Knot & Purple Sandpiper249 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 danae242 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool - quite a rarity in the Blackpool area
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Starlings roosting on the beach242 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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Garden Grass-veneer - chrysoteuchia culmella237 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Starling murmuration - North Pier, Blackpool234 viewsStarlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool
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White Letter Hairstreak - Satyrium w-album234 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Starlings evading pursuing raptor233 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost - taking evasive action with a raptor in pursuit
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool232 viewsa gloomy evening at North Pier
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool232 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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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus230 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Starlings flocking to roost230 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost
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Starlings flocking to roost230 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost
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Comma - Polygonia c-album229 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Large Skipper - Ochlodes sylvanus229 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Starlings evading pursuing raptor229 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost - taking evasive action with a raptor in pursuit
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The end of the Pier Show229 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 gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool229 viewsa nice sunset for this visit, but fewer Starlings than hoped for
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229 views
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229 views
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Meadow Plant Bug - Leptopterna dolabrata (female)228 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Starlings flocking to roost228 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost
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The end of the Pier Show228 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 beach228 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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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus227 viewsphotographed on the Peregrines once regular, but now occasional perch on the water tower
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool226 viewsa nice sunset for this visit, but fewer Starlings than hoped for
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White Letter Hairstreak - Satyrium w-album226 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Crane-Fly - Tipula paludosa225 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Starling murmuration - North Pier, Blackpool225 viewsthe flying kidney @ North Pier, Blackpool
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool225 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 sylvestris224 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool224 viewsa nice sunset for this visit, but fewer Starlings than hoped for
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222 views
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222 views
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Starlings evading a raptor222 viewsconverted to B&W 'cos of dodgy exposure issues
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White Letter Hairstreak - Satyrium w-album222 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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