The end of the Pier Show195 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, Blackpool195 viewsputting on an aerial display before roosting on the pier
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Sperm Whale??195 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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Great Crested Newt (female)194 viewsa female Great crested Newt being expertly handled by someone licensed to do so.
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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus194 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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194 views
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Soldier Beetles mating194 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Starling roost194 viewsan arty farty B&W shot
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool194 viewsputting on an aerial display before roosting on the pier
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194 views
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Black Darter - Sympetrum danae193 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool - quite a rarity in the Blackpool area
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Blue-tailed damselfly - Ischnura elegans193 viewsphotographed on North Blackpool Pond Trail
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7-Spot Ladybird Larva - Coccinella 7-punctata193 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Sawfly - Tenthredo arcuata193 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Small Copper - Lycaena phlaeas (blue-spotted aberrant caeruleo-punctata)193 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Black Darter - Sympetrum danae192 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool - quite a rarity in the Blackpool area
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possibly a Nursery-web Spider - Pisaura mirabilis192 viewssomewhat different in appearance (& I think missing a leg) to the other Nursery Web spiders I've photo'd @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Pied Flycatcher - Ficedula hypoleuca192 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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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool192 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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Turnstone - Arenaria interpres192 viewsphotographed @ what was North Shore boating lake
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Five-spot Burnet - Zygaena trifolii191 viewsphotographed on North Blackpool Pond Trail
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Great Crested Newts (females)191 viewsmany thanks to Dave M for showing me these terrific little creatures. You can read more about them either at Dave's blog - http://lalows.blogspot.com/ - or at the Fylde Amphibian & Reptile Groups blog - http://fyldearg.blogspot.com/
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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus191 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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Starlings flocking to roost191 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost - The End of the Pier Show
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool191 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, Blackpool191 viewsa gloomy evening at North Pier
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Blue-tailed damselfly - Ischnura elegans-rufescens obsoleta190 viewsphotographed on North Blackpool Pond Trail
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Meadow Brown - Maniola jurtina190 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Pied Flycatcher - Ficedula hypoleuca190 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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Speckled Wood - Parage aegeria189 viewsphotographed along the North Blackpool Pond Trail
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Starling roost189 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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Early Mining Bee188 viewsphotographed along the North Blackpool Pond Trail
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Nursery-web Spider - Pisaura mirabilis188 viewsa female guarding her eggs/young
photographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus188 viewsphotographed on the Peregrines once regular, but now occasional perch on the water tower
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White Letter Hairstreak - Satyrium w-album188 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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White Letter Hairstreak - Satyrium w-album188 viewsthe WLH's stayed way up in the canopy on each of my visits to their colony in 2013
photographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Black Darter - Sympetrum danae187 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool - quite a rarity in the Blackpool area
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Large Skipper - Ochlodes sylvanus187 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Meadow Plant Bug - Leptopterna dolabrata (female)187 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Nursery-web Spider - Pisaura mirabilis187 viewsa female guarding her eggs/young
photographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus187 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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Small Copper - young & old, both visiting ragwort187 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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186 views
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Large Skipper - Ochlodes sylvanus186 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Peacock - Inachis io186 viewsphotographed @ Bispham Marsh Nature Park, on North Blackpool Pond Trail
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Purple Sandpiper - Calidris maritima186 viewsphotographed @ what was North Shore boating lake
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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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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool186 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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White Letter Hairstreak - Satyrium w-album186 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Leafhopper - Cicadella viridis185 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Volucella bombylans185 viewsa hoverfly that mimics the White-tailed bumblebee
photographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus184 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Hopper for ID184 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Notch-horned Cleg Fly - Haematopota pluvialis184 viewstheir eyes maybe amazing/fascinating, but female Clegs gorge on blood & give a painful bite
photographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Clay - Mythimna ferrago184 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool184 viewsputting on an aerial display before roosting on the pier
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184 views
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White Letter Hairstreak - Satyrium w-album184 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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White Letter Hairstreak - Satyrium w-album184 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Hoverfly - Chrysotoxum festivum183 viewsphotographed coming into land @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens
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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus183 viewsphotographed on the Peregrines once regular, but now occasional perch on the water tower
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Ring-necked Duck - Aythya collaris183 viewsphotographed @ Bispham Marsh nature park
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Sawfly - Tenthredo arcuata183 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Soldier Beetle - Rhagonycha fulva183 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Lesser Weever Fish - Echiichthys vipera183 viewsLesser Weever Fish are common in all UK waters, they have spines laced with venom and hide in the sand in shallow water. The spines and venom of a Weever fish are purely defensive and not used for catching prey, but if an unsuspecting bather treads on one the spines deliver a venom that can cause excruciating pain.
photographed @ North Pier, Blackpool
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Starlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool182 viewsputting on an aerial display before roosting on the pier
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Tree Bee - Bombus hypnorum182 viewsfirst seen in the UK in 2001 in the South of England, they've now made their way to Blackpool!
photographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens
Thanks to Dave of - http://www.lalows.blogspot.co.uk/ - for pointing them out
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Blue-tailed damselfly - Ischnura elegans181 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Pied Flycatcher - Ficedula hypoleuca181 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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Common Redshank - Tringa totanus181 viewsphotographed @ what was North Shore boating lake
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Small Copper - Lycaena phlaeas181 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus180 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Iberian Chiffchaff - found @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens by Dave McGrath180 viewsfor more information on this rarity see Dave McGraths Blog - copy & paste the following into your browser - http://lalows.blogspot.com - in particular check out the entries for 03/05/11 & 04/05/11
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Great Pied Hoverfly - Volucella pellucens180 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens
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Garlic Mustard - Alliaria petiolata180 viewsphotographed along the North Blackpool Pond Trail
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White Letter Hairstreak - Satyrium w-album180 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Two Common Blues feeding on vetch179 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus179 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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