
Starlings evading a raptor224 viewsconverted to B&W 'cos of dodgy exposure issues
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White Letter Hairstreak - Satyrium w-album224 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Xylota segnis221 views
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool221 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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North Pier Starling roost221 viewsa nice sunset but not so many Starlings
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White Letter Hairstreak - Satyrium w-album221 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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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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Starlings flocking to roost216 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool214 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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Volucella bombylans212 views
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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus211 viewsI'm not sure if it's preening or having a kip here??
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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus210 viewsMontagu had his Harriers, Dave's got his Peregrines, keep up to date with them & other Fylde Coast Wildlife on Dave's blog - just copy & paste the following into your browser
http://lalows.blogspot.com/
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209 views
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Blue-tailed damselfly - Ischnura elegans-rufescens209 viewsphotographed on North Blackpool Pond Trail
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Meadow Brown - Maniola jurtina208 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool207 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 peregrinus206 viewsMontagu had his Harriers, Dave's got his Peregrines, keep up to date with them & other Fylde Coast Wildlife on Dave's blog - just copy & paste the following into your browser
http://lalows.blogspot.com/
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205 views
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205 views
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Barbut’s cuckoo bumblebee - Bombus barbutellus204 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Five-spot Burnet - Zygaena trifolii204 viewsphotographed on North Blackpool Pond Trail
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Starling murmuration - North Pier, Blackpool204 viewsStarlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool204 viewsa gloomy evening at North Pier
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The end of the Pier Show202 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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roosting Starlings - North Pier, Blackpool202 viewsthe pier was closed for this visit, the lack of disturbance allowing the Starlings to gather on the pier boardwalk & benches to roost.
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool202 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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Celypha lacunana201 viewsphotographed on North Blackpool Pond Trail
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Blackpools' North Pier Starling Roost201 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, Blackpool201 viewsa gloomy evening at North Pier
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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus200 viewsMontagu had his Harriers, Dave's got his Peregrines, keep up to date with them & other Fylde Coast Wildlife on Dave's blog - just copy & paste the following into your browser
http://lalows.blogspot.com/
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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus200 viewsMontagu had his Harriers, Dave's got his Peregrines, keep up to date with them & other Fylde Coast Wildlife on Dave's blog - just copy & paste the following into your browser
http://lalows.blogspot.com/
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Purple Sandpiper - Calidris maritima200 viewsthe Sandpiper was the 1st of the waders to start feeding again as the tide dropped
photographed @ what was North Shore boating lake
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Starling murmuration - North Pier, Blackpool200 viewsStarlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool
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White Letter Hairstreak - Satyrium w-album199 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Pied Flycatcher - Ficedula hypoleuca198 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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Starling murmuration - North Pier, Blackpool198 viewsStarlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool198 viewsputting on an aerial display before roosting on the pier
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Vestal Cuckoo Bumble Bee - Bombus Vestalis197 viewsalso known as Southern Cuckoo Bumble Bee
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Large Skipper - Ochlodes sylvanus197 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus197 viewsMontagu had his Harriers, Dave's got his Peregrines, keep up to date with them & other Fylde Coast Wildlife on Dave's blog - just copy & paste the following into your browser
http://lalows.blogspot.com/
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197 views
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Starling murmuration - North Pier, Blackpool197 viewsStarlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool
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Common Blue Damselfly (female) - Enallagma cyathigerum196 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Blue-tailed damselfly - Ischnura elegans-rufescens196 viewsphotographed on North Blackpool Pond Trail
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Small Copper - Lycaena phlaeas (blue-spotted aberrant caeruleo-punctata)196 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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196 views
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool196 viewsa gloomy evening at North Pier
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White Letter Hairstreak - Satyrium w-album196 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Large-jawed Orb-web Spider - Tetragnatha montana or T.extensa195 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Pied Flycatcher - Ficedula hypoleuca195 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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Small Copper - Lycaena phlaeas195 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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