Monday 10 November 2014

Weekend wildlife round-up 8th - 9th November

A mild weekend 6 - 11C with light S  to SE winds

Sunday 9th November

Marton Mere LNR - 2 Water rails, 2 Cetti's warblers, goldeneye, 5000 starlings (roosted), little grebe, 12 wigeon, goldcrest

Stanley Park - 4 Great crested grebe

North Shore - Bottlenose dolphin (S), 2 goosanders (S), 3 purple sandpipers (roosted over high tide on go-kart track wall), 63 turnstones (roosted), 132 redshanks (roosted)

Just out of our area the great grey shrike was again on Lytham Moss off Queensway

Saturday 8th November

Lawson's wetland - 2 Stonechats (pair)

Stanley Park - 4 Great crested grebes, 27 gadwall, 30 shovelers, 65 tufted ducks

Heron's Reach - Goldcrest

Marton Mere LNR - Barnacle goose (wild?), 91 canada geese, 2 Cetti's warblers, water rail

North Blackpool Pond Trail Kincraig Lake - 26 Teal


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