Monday 5 January 2015

New Year wildlife sightings so far

The weather has been variable from cold to very mild -3 - 11C with light to gale force winds

Monday 5th January

New South Promenade - 2000 Common scoters, red throated diver, kittiwake

Marton Mere LNR - Firecrest, treecreeper, 2 long eared owls, Iceland gull (same individual as below), 4 goldcrests, 40 Cetti's warblers, 20 long taled tits, 3 goldeneyes

Ashworth Road - Iceland gull

Town Centre - Grey wagtail

Central pier - 7500 Starlings

North pier - 5000 Starlings 

Sunday 4th January

Staining Nook - Jay, buzzard, Great spotted woodpecker

Marton Mere LNR -  Firecrest, 2 stonechats, 2 long eared owls (please do not leave the path to view these birds), jay, Cetti's warbler

North Shore - 4 Purple sandpiper

Ashworth Rd - Iceland gull

Saturday 3rd January

Stanley Park - 30 Long tailed tits, 2 treecreepers

Marton Mere LNR - Iceland gull

Friday 2nd January

North Shore - 2000 Common scoters

Marton Mere LNR - Long eared owl

Thursday 1st January

Marton Mere LNR - Long eared owl, Cetti's warbler, shelduck

Stanley Park - 57 Shovelers, 56 tufted ducks, 7 pochards, 190 coot

The Great grey shrike is still present near the traffic lights on Queensway just over our southern border, there are three roe deer there too

Please email your Blackpool wildlife sightings and winter nature photos to sammyandsally @ blackpool.gov.uk (without the spaces) 

Adult Iceland gull