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)
You can email your Blackpool wildlife sightings and autumnal wildlife photographs to sammyandsally @ blackpool.gov.uk (without the spaces)
