Friday 31st October

Very warm for late October 14 - 18C sunny spells with brisk SSE wind

Heron''s Reach - 70 Fieldfares (SE), several chaffinches (over), 3 goldcrests, 5 skylarks (over), Woodcock

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Thursday 30th October

A very warm late October day 9 - 17C sunny spells, light southerly wind

Heron's Reach - 8 Whooper swans, 6 fieldfares

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Wednesday 29th October

A cold start to the day 1 - 11C sunny spells 10mph SE wind

Marton Mere LNR - 2 Jays (1 on ground + 1 S),  2 wigeon, buzzard, 2 water rails, 8 redwings 

Stanley Park - 35 Gadwall, 4 pochards 

Heron's Reach - many Blackbirds (probably a fall of migrants) 6 redwings, 800 pink footed geese (S) 32 whooper swans (flocks of 20 & 12)

Zoo - Goldcrest

PLEASE STAY ON THE PATHS AT MARTON MERE NATURE RESERVE - DO NOT ENTER THE SCRUB AREAS - THANK YOU

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Teal from the Fylde Bird Club hide



Tuesday 28th October

A warm late October day 9 - 16C, overcast with southerly winds, heavy rain in the afternoon

Raikes Parade - Chaffinch (perhaps unusual here, possibly a grounded migrant dropped by the rain) 

Starr Gate - 2 Little gulls

Lawson's wetland - Water rail

Marton Mere LNR - 75 Redwings, 8 gadwall, 4 Cett's warblers, no sign of long eared owl but people seen in scrub picking apples may well have flushed it - STAY ON THE PATHS PLEASE

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Monday 27th October

Mild for October especially at night 13 - 16C, overcast with a blustery SSW wind

De Vere hotel entrance pond - Cetti's warbler.

Anchorsholme Park - Sparrowhawk, grey wagtail

New South Promenade - 5 Little gulls (S), kestrel (N)

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25th - 26th October weekend round-up

Generally mild by October's standards, 10 - 16C, mostly overcast with blustery SW wind

Sunday 26th October

Marton Mere LNR - Jay (S), stonechat (embankment), goldcrest, chiffchaff, 2 Cetti's warblers, 51 shovelers, water rail, pochard, speckled wood butterfly.

Stanley Park - 1 im  + 3 adult Great crested grebes, 34 gadwall (thought to be the record count here), 45 shovelers, 51 tufted ducks, 2 pochards.

Saturday 25th October

Marton Mere LNR - Stonechat (will this bird winter here?), 2 grey wagtails, 3 goldcrests, 4 water rails, 220 coot, 56 teal, 53 shovelers, little grebe, 6000 starlings (roosted), 22 redwings, 3 snipe (over)

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Friday 24th October

Mild occassional sunny spells 12 - 14C light but increasing W wind

Marton Mere LNR - Long eared owl, 20 redwings, 4 jays. 3 Cetti's warblers, 3 water rails, red admiral butterfly

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Thursday 23rd October

A mild October day 12 - 14C showers blown in on a SW breeze

Stanley Park - 4 Whooper swans (roosted), 1 imm + 4 adult great crested grrebes. 22 gadwall, 35 shovelers, 39 tufted ducks 

New South Promenade - Sanderling, 20 dunlins, hybrid herring x lesser black backed gull

Marton Mere LNR - 5500 Starlings left roost

Lawson's Wetland - Cetti's warbler

Preston New Road - Shaggy ink cap fungus

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Last weekend's round up

Mild and breezy - typical October weather

Monday 20th October

Marton Mere LNR - Long eared owl - please view only from the paths DO NOT ENTER THE SCRUB to look for the bird - thatnk you

Sunday 19th October

Marton Mere LNR - 24 Redwings (S), 53 shovelers, 37 teal, 180 coot

Staining Nook - 4 Redwings

Saturday 18th October

Marton Mere LNR - 19 Whooper swans, 4 Cetti's warbler, water rail, southern hawker dragonfly (1st record for at least a couple of year - under-recorded!)

Revoe Park - 2 Goldcrests (an under-recorded site)

New South Promenade - 50 Guillemots, 26 gannets, 22 wigeon, 15 pintails


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Friday 17th October

A mild day 12 - 16C sunny spells with rain later. Breezy 15mph SE wind

Heron's Reach - many Swan mussels, 10 goldcrests, a few skylarks (SE), 6 redwings

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Thursday 16th October

A mild day 8 - 15C sunny spells, light SE wind

Marton Mere LNR - Jay, stonechat, chiffchaff, 6 redwings, 3 goldcrests, 2 great spotted woodpeckers, 3 Cetti's warblers, several common darter and migrant hawker dragonflies.

Stanley Park - Buzzard (over), treecreeper, 23 shovelers, 120+ coot, blackcap, 23 gadwall, 2 wigeon 

Lawson's field - 200 Woodpigeons

New South Promenade - Grey seal (eating large flatfish well offshore), 2 swans (sat on sea well offshore, probably whooper swans), 2 guillemots, 10 unidentified auks, 2 red throated divers, 11 turnstones 

Warbreck Hill - 4 Redwings (S)

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Wednesday 15th October

An average October day 9 - 14C with blustery E wind, showers later

Gynn Gardens -  2 Song thrushes, several redwings 

New South Promenade - 2 Red throated divers, guillemot

Stanley Park - 3 adult + 1 juv Great crested grebes, 27 gadwall, 24 shovelers, 4 pochard, 41 tufted ducks, sparrowhawk, jay, goldcrest 85 jackdaws (over), 6 redwings (over) 

Marton Mere LNR - Stonechat, 6 redwings, 20 skylarks (over), 250 pink footed geese (N), 4 grey lag geese (S), 3 mistle thrushes, 3 Cetti's warblers, water rail

Heron's Reach - 105 Fieldfares (S in three flocks), 40 whooper swans (S), 1000 pink footed geese (N), Cetti's warbler, jay (S), 250 jackdaws (SW)

Staining Nook - Cetti's warbler


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Tuesday 14th October

A cool day for October 9 - 13C overcast ith a blustery 15mph NE wind

Gynn Gardens - several Redwings, 2 song thrushes 

Marton Mere LNR - Stonechat, 100 redwings, great spotted woodpecker, Cetti's warbler, water rail 

Stanley Park - 28 Gadwall, 30 shovelers, 34 rufted ducks, 33 redwings (over) 

Solaris Centre - Chiffchaff 

New South Promenade - Grey seal, 2 red breasted mergansers (N), 7 unidentified auks (N), 3 guillemots

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Children's places are limited, to book your child's place please call Dave McGrath on 01253 478023 (office hours)

This event is free but a donation towards the Friends of Marton Mere feeding station would be appreciated 

Wear wellies or waterproof boots and bring binoculars and camera if you have them. 

Weekend round up 11/12th October

An average October weekend 5 - 16C light variable winds

Sunday 12th October

North Shore - 71 Redshanks & 54 turnstones (roosting on go-kart track wall), 5 grey wagtails (S), 3 lesser redpolls, many meadow pipits (S), 12 skylarks (S), 2 swallows (S), 6 lesser spotted catsharks, 6 dabs, whiting 

Anchorsholme - 2 Grey seals 

Starr Gate - 16 Red throated divers, 5 great crested grebes, 7 razorbills, 1000 common scoters

Stanley Park - 380 Coot, 15 gadwall, 11 shovelers, 2 goldcrests

Marton Mere LNR - Long eared owl (please stay on the paths to view this bird - DO NOT ENTER THE SCRUB), 2 whooper swans, Cetti's warbler,  2 blackcaps, 6 song thrushes, goldcrest

Warbreck Hill - 250 Jackdaws (S), red admiral

Heron's Reach - Cetti's warbler

Saturday 11th October

Stanley Park - Kestrel (over)

Marton Mere LNR - 2 Chiffchaffs, 3 goldcrests, 4 Cetti's warblers, 64 shovelers, 23 long tailed tits, 3 buzzards, 4 water rails, jay

Heron's Reach - Cetti's warbler, jay, chiffchaff

Staining Nook - Cetti's warbler

Monday 13th October

A slightly cool Ocober day 5 - 13C with moderate NE breeze

Marton Mere LNR - 25 Redwings (left SE) 

North Shore - 58 Pink footed geese (in off the sea), flounder 

New South Promenade - Razorbill 

Solaris Centre - Chiffchaff

Friday 10th October

A slightly warmer than average October day 9 - 15C, blustery 15 mph SW wind

Preston New Road - Blackcap 

Town Centre - Peregrine (over), sparrowhawk (railway station) 

New South Promenade - 3 Lesser redpolls (in off the sea), great northern diver (S), 2 red throated divers (on sea & N) great crested grebe, 2 eiders (S & N), 3 swallows (S at sea), 2 golden plovers (S), 3 auk sp (S), 500 common scoters, steady stream of small birds (probably mostly meadow pipits) south about a mile off shore,

Staining Nook/Heron's Reach golf course pond  area - Cetti's warbler

Lawson's wetland - Cetti's warbler (NW corner)

North Shore - 500+ Meadow pipits (SE),  swallow (E), 58 redshanks, 11 turnstones, kestrel (S 300 yards off shore),  4 codlings, 3 dabs, 3 flounders, 2 bass (6lb & 2lb) 

Marton Mere LNR - 2 Cetti's warblers (NW & NE corners of reedbed)

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This week's wildlife news

A typically autumnal week with about average temoperatures, showers and blustery westerly winds

Thursday 9th October

Heron's Reach - 2 Redwings (over)

Wednesday 8th October

Marton Mere LNR - 4 Water rails, Cetti's warbler, snipe, little grebe, 3 jays (N)

North Blackpool Pond Trail Kincraig Lake - 61 Teal, wigeon

Knox Grove - Goldcrest, coal tit

Stanley Park - Jay (over), 23 shovelers

Tuesday 7th October

Gynn Gardens - Crossbill, chiffchaff

Stanley Park - Jay (E), 17 gadwall

Metropole Hotel (bushes just to north) - Wheatear, goldcrest

Monday 6th October

Stanley Park - Jay, 276 coot

North Shore - 12 Little gulls (S), 10 pintail (S)

Friday 3rd October

Very warm for October 11 - 18C Brisk southerly breeze

Stanley Park - 3 Treecreepers, 2 peregrines (over), 22 gadwall, 26 tufted ducks, mistle thrush

Marton Mere LNR - 2 Jays (over), 9 wigeon, 2 water rails, snipe 

New South Promenade - 2 Wigeon (S), 2 red throated divers, 5 razorbills, 3 gannets (S)

Thursday 2nd October

Sunny and mild but cold early morning 3 - 17C Light southerly breeze

North Shore - Red throated diver, razorbill, 15 auks sp, 2 gannets, 2 grey wagtails 

Zoo/Heron's Reach - 2 Jays (S)

Heron's Reach - Wheatear (SE), 3 goldcrests, Cetti's warbler, Fox (dead)

Faraday Way/Moorfield industrial estate - Chiffchaff (singing)

Marton Mere LNR - 5 Jays, 24 swallows, Cetti's warbler, 14 wigeon, water rail, 370 meadow pipits (over)

Stanley Park - Jay, 17 gadwall, 2 grey wagtail

Wednesday 1st October

Mild for October 13 - 16C increasing SW wind. showers

North Shore - Rock pipit, eider, red throated diver, razorbill, seabass, cod

Marton Mere LNR - 6 Wigeon, 3 pochards, 25 shovelers, 11 gadwall, 3 water rails, 2 Cetti's warblers 

Heron's Reach - a few Willow warbler/chiffchaffs, great spotted woodpecker, 150 pink footed geese (N), 2 swallows (S)

Staining Nook/Heron's Reach golf course - Cetti's warbler  

New South Promenade - 7 Gannets (S), rock pipit (S), 2 red throated divers (N)

Solaris Centre - Mediterranean gull (W) 

Stanley Park - Jay (W), sparrowhawk, 3 great spotted woodpeckers, 16 gadwall, 7 pochards


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