A very warm December day 9 - 11C, thick low cloud with a blustery strong SW wind
Washington Avenue - Sparrowhawk
New South Promenade - 200 Knot, 30 sanderlings
The Great grey shrike is still present near the traffic lights on Queensway just over our southern border
Please email your Blackpool wildlife sightings and winter nature photos to sammyandsally @ blackpool.gov.uk (without the spaces)
In the New Year 1st - 4th January there will be a national survey of flowering wildflowers - details of how to get involved here http://bsbipublicity.blogspot.co.uk/2014/12/new-year-plant-hunt-2015.html
Thursday 18 December 2014
Wednesday 17 December 2014
Wednesday 17th December
Mild again 5 - 10C mostly cloudy, moderate WSW wind
Marton Mere LNR - Stoat (with prey - looked like it could have been a water rail), barn owl, 54 wigeon, goldeneye, 2 Cetti's warblers, water rail
Stanley Park - 6 great crested grebe, 5 pochards
Lawson's field - a few fieldfares
New South Promenade - 'Northern' type herring gull
Please email your Blackpool wildlife sightings and winter nature photos to sammyandsally @ blackpool.gov.uk (without the spaces)
In the New Year 1st - 4th January there will be a national survey of flowering wildflowers - details of how to get involved here http://bsbipublicity.blogspot.co.uk/2014/12/new-year-plant-hunt-2015.html
Marton Mere LNR - Stoat (with prey - looked like it could have been a water rail), barn owl, 54 wigeon, goldeneye, 2 Cetti's warblers, water rail
Stanley Park - 6 great crested grebe, 5 pochards
Lawson's field - a few fieldfares
New South Promenade - 'Northern' type herring gull
Please email your Blackpool wildlife sightings and winter nature photos to sammyandsally @ blackpool.gov.uk (without the spaces)
In the New Year 1st - 4th January there will be a national survey of flowering wildflowers - details of how to get involved here http://bsbipublicity.blogspot.co.uk/2014/12/new-year-plant-hunt-2015.html
Tuesday 16 December 2014
Tuesday 16th December
Mild for December 6 - 8C overcast with rain at times, increasing SW wind
Lawson's field - Stonechat
Warbreck Hill - Fox (ran across road at 7.30am)
New South Promenade - 30 Knot, 500 dunlin, 50 redhanks, 2 ringed plovers
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Just over our southern border the Great grey shrike is still at Queensway west of the traffic lights.
Please email your Blackpool wildlife sightings and winter nature photos to sammyandsally @ blackpool.gov.uk (without the spaces)
In the New Year 1st - 4th January there will be a national survey of flowering wildflowers - details of how to get involved here www.bsbipublicity.blogspot.co.uk 8th December post
Lawson's field - Stonechat
Warbreck Hill - Fox (ran across road at 7.30am)
New South Promenade - 30 Knot, 500 dunlin, 50 redhanks, 2 ringed plovers
Just over our southern border the Great grey shrike is still at Queensway west of the traffic lights.
Please email your Blackpool wildlife sightings and winter nature photos to sammyandsally @ blackpool.gov.uk (without the spaces)
In the New Year 1st - 4th January there will be a national survey of flowering wildflowers - details of how to get involved here www.bsbipublicity.blogspot.co.uk 8th December post
Monday 15 December 2014
Weekend round-up 13th-14th December
Poor weather with cool temperatures, rain and gale force winds and wildlife excitment elsewhere locally in recent days have conspired to keep wildlife reports to a minimum
Monday 15th December
Warbreck Hill - Fox (evidence of)
New South Promenade - 'Northern' (argentatus type) herring gull, 500 knot
Sunday 14th December
No reports
Saturday 13th December
Staining Nook - Cetti's warbler, 2 water rails, great spotted woodpecker
Heron's Reach - Jay, goldcrest
Marton Mere LNR - 2 Cetti's warbler, water rail, 250 coots, goldcrest
In the New Year 1st - 4th January there will be a national survey of flowering wildflowers - details of how to get involved here www.bsbipublicity.blogspot.co.uk 8th December post
Monday 15th December
Warbreck Hill - Fox (evidence of)
New South Promenade - 'Northern' (argentatus type) herring gull, 500 knot
Sunday 14th December
No reports
Saturday 13th December
Staining Nook - Cetti's warbler, 2 water rails, great spotted woodpecker
Heron's Reach - Jay, goldcrest
Marton Mere LNR - 2 Cetti's warbler, water rail, 250 coots, goldcrest
In the New Year 1st - 4th January there will be a national survey of flowering wildflowers - details of how to get involved here www.bsbipublicity.blogspot.co.uk 8th December post
Tuesday 9 December 2014
Tuesday 9th December
A dull December day 0 - 11C overcast with increasing SW wind
Lawson's Field - Water rail, chiffchaff - recently barn owl
Marton Mere LNR - 13 Whooper swans (S)
Just over our southern border the Great grey shrike is still at Queensway west of the traffic lights.
Please email your Blackpool wildlife sightings and winter nature photos to sammyandsally @ blackpool.gov.uk (without the spaces)
Lawson's Field - Water rail, chiffchaff - recently barn owl
Marton Mere LNR - 13 Whooper swans (S)
Just over our southern border the Great grey shrike is still at Queensway west of the traffic lights.
Please email your Blackpool wildlife sightings and winter nature photos to sammyandsally @ blackpool.gov.uk (without the spaces)
Monday 8 December 2014
Weekend round-up 5 - 7th December
A mixed weekend with sun, rain and wind at times -1 - 10C
Sunday 7th December
No wildlife news
Saturday 6th Deember
North Shore go-kart track - 3 Purple sandpipers
Friday 5th December
Cherry Tree Road - Goldcrest
North Blackpool Pond Trail Kincraig Lake - Goldeneye, 34 teal, grest spotted woodpecker
Just over our southern border the Great grey shrike is still at Queensway west of the traffic lights.
Please email your Blackpool wildlife sightings and winter nature photos to sammyandsally @ blackpool.gov.uk (without the spaces)
Sunday 7th December
No wildlife news
Saturday 6th Deember
North Shore go-kart track - 3 Purple sandpipers
Friday 5th December
Cherry Tree Road - Goldcrest
North Blackpool Pond Trail Kincraig Lake - Goldeneye, 34 teal, grest spotted woodpecker
Just over our southern border the Great grey shrike is still at Queensway west of the traffic lights.
Please email your Blackpool wildlife sightings and winter nature photos to sammyandsally @ blackpool.gov.uk (without the spaces)
Friday 5 December 2014
Thursday 4th December
A cool Decmber day 0 - 6C sunny spells with a light northerly wind
New South Promenade - 2 Grey seals, 1000 common scoters, 2 swans (sat on sea but too distant for identification)
North Shore - Harbour porpoise, barnacle goose
North Shore Go-Kart track - Purple sandpiper
Just over our southern border the Great grey shrike is still at Queensway west of the traffic lights.
Please email your Blackpool wildlife sightings and winter nature photos to sammyandsally @ blackpool.gov.uk (without the spaces)
New South Promenade - 2 Grey seals, 1000 common scoters, 2 swans (sat on sea but too distant for identification)
North Shore - Harbour porpoise, barnacle goose
North Shore Go-Kart track - Purple sandpiper
Just over our southern border the Great grey shrike is still at Queensway west of the traffic lights.
Please email your Blackpool wildlife sightings and winter nature photos to sammyandsally @ blackpool.gov.uk (without the spaces)
Thursday 4 December 2014
Wednesday 3rd November
A cold start and average finish -3 - 7C mostly sunny with a very light northerly wind
New South Promenade - 3 Great crested grebes, 3 red throated divers, 3 eiders
North Shore - 2 Harbour porpoises, eider, 2 red throated divers, rock pipit (S)
North Shore go-kart track - 4 Purple sandpipers, 30 redshank, 80 turnstones
Stanley Park - 6 Great crested grebes, 21 gadwall, 39 shovelers, 64 tufted ducks, 4 pochards
Marton Mere LNR - Pintail, 15 wigeon, 4 water rails, 2 stonechats, fieldfare, 5 redwings, goldcrest, Cetti's warbler, grey wagtail
Lawson's Wetland - Water rail
Just over our southern border the Great grey shrike is still at Queensway west of the traffic lights.
Please email your Blackpool wildlife sightings and winter nature photos to sammyandsally @ blackpool.gov.uk (without the spaces)
New South Promenade - 3 Great crested grebes, 3 red throated divers, 3 eiders
North Shore - 2 Harbour porpoises, eider, 2 red throated divers, rock pipit (S)
North Shore go-kart track - 4 Purple sandpipers, 30 redshank, 80 turnstones
Stanley Park - 6 Great crested grebes, 21 gadwall, 39 shovelers, 64 tufted ducks, 4 pochards
Marton Mere LNR - Pintail, 15 wigeon, 4 water rails, 2 stonechats, fieldfare, 5 redwings, goldcrest, Cetti's warbler, grey wagtail
Lawson's Wetland - Water rail
Just over our southern border the Great grey shrike is still at Queensway west of the traffic lights.
Please email your Blackpool wildlife sightings and winter nature photos to sammyandsally @ blackpool.gov.uk (without the spaces)
Wednesday 3 December 2014
Tuesday 2nd December
A cooler day 0 - 8C mostly sunny with a brisk northerly wind
New South Promenade - Red throated diver, 50 cormorants
Marton Mere LNR - Cetti's warbler, sparrowhawk, 1500 starlings (roosted)
Central Pier - 2000 Starlings (roosted)
North Pier - 6000 Starlings roosted
Just over our southern border the Great grey shrike is still and Queensway west of the traffic lights.
Please email your Blackpool wildlife sightings and winter nature photos to sammyandsally @ blackpool.gov.uk (without the spaces)
New South Promenade - Red throated diver, 50 cormorants
Marton Mere LNR - Cetti's warbler, sparrowhawk, 1500 starlings (roosted)
Central Pier - 2000 Starlings (roosted)
North Pier - 6000 Starlings roosted
Just over our southern border the Great grey shrike is still and Queensway west of the traffic lights.
Please email your Blackpool wildlife sightings and winter nature photos to sammyandsally @ blackpool.gov.uk (without the spaces)
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| One of the Meadow pipits from Manchester Square on Monday - by Barry Dean |
Monday 1 December 2014
Monday 1st December
A dull grey day with about average temperatures for December 2 - 8C no wind.
Manchester Square pumping station - 4 Meadow pipits
Solaris Centre - Sparrowhawk
New South Promenade - 3 Great crested grebes
Just over our southern border the Great grey shrike is still and Queensway west of the traffic lights and there are two Snow buntings on the beach opposite the former Pontins site.
Please email your Blackpool wildlife sightings and winter nature photos to sammyandsally @ blackpool.gov.uk (without the spaces)
Manchester Square pumping station - 4 Meadow pipits
Solaris Centre - Sparrowhawk
New South Promenade - 3 Great crested grebes
Just over our southern border the Great grey shrike is still and Queensway west of the traffic lights and there are two Snow buntings on the beach opposite the former Pontins site.
Please email your Blackpool wildlife sightings and winter nature photos to sammyandsally @ blackpool.gov.uk (without the spaces)
Weekend Round-up 29/30th November
A mostly dull but mild weekend 4 - 11C some sunshine on Sunday afternoon, light variable winds
Sunday 30th November
North Pier - 6000 Starlings (roosted)
Marton Mere LNR - 50 Wigeon, 20 shovelers, goldeneye, grey wagtail, buzzard, 3 goldcrests, 3 Cetti's warblers, 2 water rails
Lawson's Wetland - Water rail
Saturday 29th November
New South Promenade - Grey seal
The Great grey shrike is still just over our border on the west side of Queensway opposite the track to Eaterleigh Animal sanctuary
Please email your willdife sightings and autumn/winter nature photos to sammyandsally @ blackpool.gov.uk (without the spaces)
Sunday 30th November
North Pier - 6000 Starlings (roosted)
Marton Mere LNR - 50 Wigeon, 20 shovelers, goldeneye, grey wagtail, buzzard, 3 goldcrests, 3 Cetti's warblers, 2 water rails
Lawson's Wetland - Water rail
Saturday 29th November
New South Promenade - Grey seal
The Great grey shrike is still just over our border on the west side of Queensway opposite the track to Eaterleigh Animal sanctuary
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| Look out for Autumn fungi |
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