Monday 25 August 2014

August Bank Holiday weekend

Mixed weather varying from mild and pleasant to very cold, wet and windy

Monday 25th August

Marton - Migrant hawker dragonfly

Herron's Reach - 200 Swallows, 4 goldcrests

Sunday 24th August

Lawson's Wetland - Swift

Marton Mere LNR - 6 Black tailed godwits (W), gadwall, water rail, 100 coots, Cetti's warbler, lesser whitethroat,  5 chiffchaffs

New South Promenade - Common starfish, many green shore crabs,  compass jellyfish, masked crab, brown shrimps, common prawns, several Idotea balthica

Saturday 23rd August

Gynn - 27 Turnstones, 5 wheatears, 13 shelducks(N), 3 dabs, flounder, whiting, weaver fish, Dover sole 

Faraday Way - Fox 

Marton - Swift

Friday 22nd August

North Blackpool Pond Trail Kincraig Lake - 9 Teal, grey wagtail

Town Centre - Peregrine

Marton Mere LNR - 10 Willow warblers


Email your Blackpool wildlife sightings and photographs to sammyandsally @ blackpool.gov.uk (without the spaces)