Kestrel621 viewsphotographed @ Ashfield Road, Bispham, Blackpool
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White Letter Hairstreak - Satyrium w-album537 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Black Darter - Sympetrum danae446 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool - quite a rarity in the Blackpool area
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Giving me the Finger - How Rude418 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 mirabilis327 viewsa female guarding her eggs/young
photographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool313 viewsputting on an aerial display before roosting on the pier
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Black Darter - Sympetrum danae310 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool - quite a rarity in the Blackpool area
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Meadow Brown - Maniola jurtina308 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus301 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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275 views
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272 views
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Starlings flocking to roost267 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost - A Flying Fox
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265 views
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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus261 viewsphotographed on the Peregrines once regular, but now occasional perch on the water tower
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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus259 viewsphotographed on the Peregrines once regular, but now occasional perch on the water tower
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258 views
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258 views
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Black-necked Grebe - Podiceps nigricollis257 viewsphotographed @ Kincraig lake, Bispham
North Blackpool Pond Trail
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Starlings flocking to roost242 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool242 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 tithonus240 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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236 views
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Starlings flocking to roost234 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost
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234 views
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The Flying Tadpole232 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, Blackpool231 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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227 views
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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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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus226 viewsphotographed on the Peregrines once regular, but now occasional perch on the water tower
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Purple Sandpiper - Calidris maritima224 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 gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool224 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 flocking to roost223 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost - a boxing glove maybe?
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Starlings evading pursuing raptor223 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost - taking evasive action with a raptor in pursuit
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Starlings roosting on the beach223 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 Formation222 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 raptor220 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost - taking evasive action with a raptor in pursuit
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Starlings evading pursuing raptor216 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost - taking evasive action with a raptor in pursuit
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215 views
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Starlings evading pursuing raptor212 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost - taking evasive action with a raptor in pursuit
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Starlings flocking to roost211 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 air207 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost, a flying love heart
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Starlings flocking to roost203 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost, with a few stragglers flying in top left
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196 views
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Black Darter - Sympetrum danae190 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool - quite a rarity in the Blackpool area
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Knot & Purple Sandpiper189 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 cyathigerum186 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool180 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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179 views
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool176 viewsa nice sunset for this visit, but fewer Starlings than hoped for
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174 views
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Garden Grass-veneer - chrysoteuchia culmella173 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Starlings roosting on the beach172 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, Blackpool171 viewsa nice sunset for this visit, but fewer Starlings than hoped for
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170 views
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Starlings flocking to roost168 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost
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Starlings roosting on the beach166 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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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus165 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool165 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 end of the Pier Show164 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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Meadow Plant Bug - Leptopterna dolabrata (female)163 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool163 viewsa nice sunset for this visit, but fewer Starlings than hoped for
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North Pier Starling roost163 viewsa nice sunset but not so many Starlings
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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus162 viewsphotographed on the Peregrines once regular, but now occasional perch on the water tower
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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus162 viewsphotographed on the Peregrines once regular, but now occasional perch on the water tower
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Starlings flocking to roost162 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost
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The end of the Pier Show162 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, Blackpool162 viewsStarlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool162 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-album161 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Starlings flocking to roost160 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost
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Starlings evading pursuing raptor160 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost - taking evasive action with a raptor in pursuit
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Starling murmuration - North Pier, Blackpool160 viewsthe flying kidney @ North Pier, Blackpool
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White Letter Hairstreak - Satyrium w-album160 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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159 views
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool159 viewsa gloomy evening at North Pier
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Xylota segnis158 views
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Starlings evading a raptor158 viewsconverted to B&W 'cos of dodgy exposure issues
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156 views
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Starlings flocking to roost156 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost
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