Hot and sunny 14 - 29C light winds
Tuesday 30th June
Town Centre - 3 Grey wagtails
North Shore - Grey seal, 4 Manx sheawaters, 30 common scoters, 17 swifts
Central Beach - 30 Bottlenosed dolphins
New South Promenade - 20 Manx shearwaters, 2 swifts, curlew
Solaris Centre - Meadow brown butterfly, small tortoiseshell, narrow bordered 5-spot burnet moth, cinnabar moth & caterpillars, picture winged fly, common crab spider, 3 Deptford pinks
Monday 29th June
Off Central Promenade - 30 Bottlenose dolphins
Warbreck Hill - Curlew (over during night)
South Beach - Octopus jellyfish, many moon jellyfish, sandeels, many common prawns, many brown shrimps
Lindsay Avenue Park - 12 Swifts
Marton Mere LNR - Common scoter, 2 grasshopper warbler, lesser whitethroat
Please send your Blackpool wildlife news and any photos to sammyandsally @ blackpool.gov.uk (without the spaces)
There is a Facebook group for all things Marton Mere LNR including news of events and volunteer projects
There is also a page specifically for wildlife news at Marton Mere https://www.facebook.com/groups/343548299164728/ please Like, Share and post your sightings and wildlife photos from the nature reserve
Follow Marton Mere LNR on twitter @MartonMereLNR
Volunteer Days at Marton Mere LNR are now every Tuesday 10am - 3pm - All welcome. Wear suitable footwear and bring your lunch.
There may also be some volunteering opportunities suitable for school/works/community groups etc. Contact Annie on 07469 038520 or annie.heslop @ blackpool.gov.uk (without the spaces) for full details of projects, dates and times.
Blackpool Conservation Team are also on Twitter @BlackpoolCT for you to follow and join in their excellent work
Tuesday 30 June 2015
Friday 26 June 2015
So far this week 22nd - 25th June
Just a little below the average for the end of June 11 - 16C long sunny spells with a decreasing WNW wind
Thursday 25th June
North Shore - 2 Grey seals, 7 shelducks (N)
New South Promenade - Harbour porpoise, 5 gannets, 20 Manx shearwaters
Marton Mere LNR - 6 Bee orchids, celery leaved buttercup, marsh cudweed, common fumitory, 24-spot ladybird, picute winged fly, water rail, 5 Cetti's warblers, 2 lesser whitethroats, 100 swifts
Wednesday 24th June
Langdale Road - Kestrel
Town Centre - Grey wagtail
Tuesday 23rd June
South Pier - Many Moon jellyfish, a few lion's mane jellyfish, thornback ray mermaid's purse, dead dab, wireweed seaweed
North Shore - Grey seal
Starr Gate - 35 Common scoters, 7 gannets
Monday 22nd June
North Shore - Manx shearwater, 2 gannets
Marton Mere LNR - 7 Whitethroats, 6 blackcaps, 5 willow warblers, 4 chiffchaff
JOB ADVERT - Fylde Dunes Project Officer, closing date 9am Mon 6th July See Lancashire Wildlife Trust website for full details
Please send your Blackpool wildlife news and any photos to sammyandsally @ blackpool.gov.uk (without the spaces)
There is a Facebook group for all things Marton Mere LNR including news of events and volunteer projects
There is also a page specifically for wildlife news at Marton Mere https://www.facebook.com/groups/343548299164728/ please Like, Share and post your sightings and wildlife photos from the nature reserve
Follow Marton Mere LNR on twitter @MartonMereLNR
Volunteer Days at Marton Mere LNR are now every Tuesday 10am - 3pm - All welcome. Wear suitable footwear and bring your lunch.
There may also be some volunteering opportunities suitable for school/works/community groups etc. Contact Annie on 07469 038520 or annie.heslop @ blackpool.gov.uk (without the spaces) for full details of projects, dates and times.
Blackpool Conservation Team are also on Twitter @BlackpoolCT for you to follow and join in their excellent work
Thursday 25th June
North Shore - 2 Grey seals, 7 shelducks (N)
New South Promenade - Harbour porpoise, 5 gannets, 20 Manx shearwaters
Marton Mere LNR - 6 Bee orchids, celery leaved buttercup, marsh cudweed, common fumitory, 24-spot ladybird, picute winged fly, water rail, 5 Cetti's warblers, 2 lesser whitethroats, 100 swifts
Wednesday 24th June
Langdale Road - Kestrel
Town Centre - Grey wagtail
Tuesday 23rd June
South Pier - Many Moon jellyfish, a few lion's mane jellyfish, thornback ray mermaid's purse, dead dab, wireweed seaweed
North Shore - Grey seal
Starr Gate - 35 Common scoters, 7 gannets
Monday 22nd June
North Shore - Manx shearwater, 2 gannets
Marton Mere LNR - 7 Whitethroats, 6 blackcaps, 5 willow warblers, 4 chiffchaff
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| Bee orchid at Holyoake Avenue |
Please send your Blackpool wildlife news and any photos to sammyandsally @ blackpool.gov.uk (without the spaces)
There is a Facebook group for all things Marton Mere LNR including news of events and volunteer projects
There is also a page specifically for wildlife news at Marton Mere https://www.facebook.com/groups/343548299164728/ please Like, Share and post your sightings and wildlife photos from the nature reserve
Follow Marton Mere LNR on twitter @MartonMereLNR
Volunteer Days at Marton Mere LNR are now every Tuesday 10am - 3pm - All welcome. Wear suitable footwear and bring your lunch.
There may also be some volunteering opportunities suitable for school/works/community groups etc. Contact Annie on 07469 038520 or annie.heslop @ blackpool.gov.uk (without the spaces) for full details of projects, dates and times.
Blackpool Conservation Team are also on Twitter @BlackpoolCT for you to follow and join in their excellent work
Monday 22 June 2015
Weekend Round-up 19th - 21st June
Still cool during the day for mid June 11 - 16C sunny spells, some overnight rain with a moderate westerly breeze
Sunday 21st June
Marton Mere LNR - 200 Swifts, grasshopper warbler, shoveler, 4 Cetti's warblers, kestrel, common green grasshopper, several common blue damselflies, blue tailed damselfly, 4-spotted chaser dragonfly, common blue butterfly, 3 large skippers, several speckled woods, picture winged fly (Chaetostoma cylindrica - not previously recorded here), hoverflies Volucella bombylans, V. pellucens, ?Riponnensia splendens, Tropida scita & Parhelophilus sp, spiked shieldbug, crab spider (Xysticus cristatus), Succinea putris (a snail - not previously recorded here), nettle rust fungus (Puccinia urticata)
Lawson's Wetland - Cetti's warbler, 4 reed buntings, whitethroat, sedge warbler, ragged robin
Staining Nook - Buzzard, chiffchaff
Saturday 20th June
North Shore - Whimbrel, grey wagtail
Marton Mere LNR - Grasshopper warbler, 3 Cetti's warblers, buzzard, 20 swifts
Friday 19th June
Starr Gate - 115 Manx shearwaters, 31 gannets, 13 common terns
Please send your Blackpool wildlife news and any photos to sammyandsally @ blackpool.gov.uk (without the spaces)
There is a Facebook group for all things Marton Mere LNR including news of events and volunteer projects
There is also a page specifically for wildlife news at Marton Mere https://www.facebook.com/groups/343548299164728/ please Like, Share and post your sightings and wildlife photos from the nature reserve
Follow Marton Mere LNR on twitter @MartonMereLNR
Volunteer Days at Marton Mere LNR are now every Tuesday 10am - 3pm - All welcome. Wear suitable footwear and bring your lunch.
There may also be some volunteering opportunities suitable for school/works/community groups etc. Contact Annie on 07469 038520 or annie.heslop @ blackpool.gov.uk (without the spaces) for full details of projects, dates and times.
Blackpool Conservation Team are also on Twitter @BlackpoolCT for you to follow and join in their excellent work
Sunday 21st June
Marton Mere LNR - 200 Swifts, grasshopper warbler, shoveler, 4 Cetti's warblers, kestrel, common green grasshopper, several common blue damselflies, blue tailed damselfly, 4-spotted chaser dragonfly, common blue butterfly, 3 large skippers, several speckled woods, picture winged fly (Chaetostoma cylindrica - not previously recorded here), hoverflies Volucella bombylans, V. pellucens, ?Riponnensia splendens, Tropida scita & Parhelophilus sp, spiked shieldbug, crab spider (Xysticus cristatus), Succinea putris (a snail - not previously recorded here), nettle rust fungus (Puccinia urticata)
Lawson's Wetland - Cetti's warbler, 4 reed buntings, whitethroat, sedge warbler, ragged robin
Staining Nook - Buzzard, chiffchaff
Saturday 20th June
North Shore - Whimbrel, grey wagtail
Marton Mere LNR - Grasshopper warbler, 3 Cetti's warblers, buzzard, 20 swifts
Friday 19th June
Starr Gate - 115 Manx shearwaters, 31 gannets, 13 common terns
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| Common blue damselfly |
Please send your Blackpool wildlife news and any photos to sammyandsally @ blackpool.gov.uk (without the spaces)
There is a Facebook group for all things Marton Mere LNR including news of events and volunteer projects
There is also a page specifically for wildlife news at Marton Mere https://www.facebook.com/groups/343548299164728/ please Like, Share and post your sightings and wildlife photos from the nature reserve
Follow Marton Mere LNR on twitter @MartonMereLNR
Volunteer Days at Marton Mere LNR are now every Tuesday 10am - 3pm - All welcome. Wear suitable footwear and bring your lunch.
There may also be some volunteering opportunities suitable for school/works/community groups etc. Contact Annie on 07469 038520 or annie.heslop @ blackpool.gov.uk (without the spaces) for full details of projects, dates and times.
Blackpool Conservation Team are also on Twitter @BlackpoolCT for you to follow and join in their excellent work
Friday 19 June 2015
Thursday 18th June
Another cold June day 11 - 14C mostly cloudy, some sun later, with a brisk westerly wind
Town Centre - Grey wagtail
North Shore - 14 Manx shearwaters
Starr Gate - 122 Manx shearwaters, 41 gannets, 26 common scoters, guillemot
New South Promenade - 3 Arctic terns, common tern, 2 gannets
Please send your Blackpool wildlife news and any photos to sammyandsally @ blackpool.gov.uk (without the spaces)
There is a Facebook group for all things Marton Mere LNR including news of events and volunteer projects
There is also a page specifically for wildlife news at Marton Mere https://www.facebook.com/groups/343548299164728/ please Like, Share and post your sightings and wildlife photos from the nature reserve
Follow Marton Mere LNR on twitter @MartonMereLNR
Volunteer Days at Marton Mere LNR are now every Tuesday 10am - 3pm - All welcome. Wear suitable footwear and bring your lunch.
There may also be some volunteering opportunities suitable for school/works/community groups etc. Contact Annie on 07469 038520 or annie.heslop @ blackpool.gov.uk (without the spaces) for full details of projects, dates and times.
Blackpool Conservation Team are also on Twitter @BlackpoolCT for you to follow and join in their excellent work
Town Centre - Grey wagtail
North Shore - 14 Manx shearwaters
Starr Gate - 122 Manx shearwaters, 41 gannets, 26 common scoters, guillemot
New South Promenade - 3 Arctic terns, common tern, 2 gannets
Please send your Blackpool wildlife news and any photos to sammyandsally @ blackpool.gov.uk (without the spaces)
There is a Facebook group for all things Marton Mere LNR including news of events and volunteer projects
There is also a page specifically for wildlife news at Marton Mere https://www.facebook.com/groups/343548299164728/ please Like, Share and post your sightings and wildlife photos from the nature reserve
Follow Marton Mere LNR on twitter @MartonMereLNR
Volunteer Days at Marton Mere LNR are now every Tuesday 10am - 3pm - All welcome. Wear suitable footwear and bring your lunch.
There may also be some volunteering opportunities suitable for school/works/community groups etc. Contact Annie on 07469 038520 or annie.heslop @ blackpool.gov.uk (without the spaces) for full details of projects, dates and times.
Blackpool Conservation Team are also on Twitter @BlackpoolCT for you to follow and join in their excellent work
Wednesday 17 June 2015
This week so far 15th - 17th June
Much more like June shoud be but cool early morning 5 - 17C mostly sunny with light winds, Wednesday cold 15C cloudy with a blustery 20mph SW wind
Wednesday 17th June
North Blackpool Pond Trail Kincraig Lake - Reed warbler
Warbreck Hill - Kestrel
New South Promenade - Arctic skua, yellow legged gull, 12 Manx shearwaters, 6 gannets
Central Beach - dead Harbour Porpoise (Please report any dead dolphins or porpoises to the UK strandings scheme at the Ntural History Museum, animals still alive should be reported to the RSPCA & British Divers Marine LIfe Rescue)
Tuesday 16th June
New South Promenade - Grey seal
Solaris Centre - Darter dragonfly nymph, blue tailed damselfly nymph, pond skater, tree bees, red tailed bumblebee, 2 different unknown species of solitary bee, many 7-spot ladybirds, 2-spot ladybird, Stigmatogaster subterraneus centipede, Tegenaria spiders, centurion fly
Monday 15th June
New South Promenade - 2 Grey seals, 8 Manx shearwaters, auk sp, 2 common sand stars, many blennies, thornback ray egg case, many common prawns, several brown shrimps, a few green shore crabs
Marton - 15 Swifts, leaf cutter bee, ruby tailed wasp
Marton Mere LNR - Painted Lady butterfly (please report any sightings to Butterfly Conservation, this year is looking like a big influx year), large skipper, small tortoiseshell, brown hawker dragonfly
Common Edge Road - Stone spider (1st record for Lancashire N of the Ribble - a common species with a southerly distribution no doubt under recorded in N Lancashire)
Please send your Blackpool wildlife news and any photos to sammyandsally @ blackpool.gov.uk (without the spaces)
There is a Facebook group for all things Marton Mere LNR including news of events and volunteer projects
There is also a page specifically for wildlife news at Marton Mere https://www.facebook.com/groups/343548299164728/ please Like, Share and post your sightings and wildlife photos from the nature reserve
Follow Marton Mere LNR on twitter @MartonMereLNR
Volunteer Days at Marton Mere LNR are now every Tuesday 10am - 3pm - All welcome. Wear suitable footwear and bring your lunch.
There may also be some volunteering opportunities suitable for school/works/community groups etc. Contact Annie on 07469 038520 or annie.heslop @ blackpool.gov.uk (without the spaces) for full details of projects, dates and times.
Blackpool Conservation Team are also on Twitter @BlackpoolCT for you to follow and join in their excellent work
Wednesday 17th June
North Blackpool Pond Trail Kincraig Lake - Reed warbler
Warbreck Hill - Kestrel
New South Promenade - Arctic skua, yellow legged gull, 12 Manx shearwaters, 6 gannets
Central Beach - dead Harbour Porpoise (Please report any dead dolphins or porpoises to the UK strandings scheme at the Ntural History Museum, animals still alive should be reported to the RSPCA & British Divers Marine LIfe Rescue)
Tuesday 16th June
New South Promenade - Grey seal
Solaris Centre - Darter dragonfly nymph, blue tailed damselfly nymph, pond skater, tree bees, red tailed bumblebee, 2 different unknown species of solitary bee, many 7-spot ladybirds, 2-spot ladybird, Stigmatogaster subterraneus centipede, Tegenaria spiders, centurion fly
Monday 15th June
New South Promenade - 2 Grey seals, 8 Manx shearwaters, auk sp, 2 common sand stars, many blennies, thornback ray egg case, many common prawns, several brown shrimps, a few green shore crabs
Marton - 15 Swifts, leaf cutter bee, ruby tailed wasp
Marton Mere LNR - Painted Lady butterfly (please report any sightings to Butterfly Conservation, this year is looking like a big influx year), large skipper, small tortoiseshell, brown hawker dragonfly
Common Edge Road - Stone spider (1st record for Lancashire N of the Ribble - a common species with a southerly distribution no doubt under recorded in N Lancashire)
Please send your Blackpool wildlife news and any photos to sammyandsally @ blackpool.gov.uk (without the spaces)
There is a Facebook group for all things Marton Mere LNR including news of events and volunteer projects
There is also a page specifically for wildlife news at Marton Mere https://www.facebook.com/groups/343548299164728/ please Like, Share and post your sightings and wildlife photos from the nature reserve
Follow Marton Mere LNR on twitter @MartonMereLNR
Volunteer Days at Marton Mere LNR are now every Tuesday 10am - 3pm - All welcome. Wear suitable footwear and bring your lunch.
There may also be some volunteering opportunities suitable for school/works/community groups etc. Contact Annie on 07469 038520 or annie.heslop @ blackpool.gov.uk (without the spaces) for full details of projects, dates and times.
Blackpool Conservation Team are also on Twitter @BlackpoolCT for you to follow and join in their excellent work
Monday 15 June 2015
Weekend Round-up 13th - 14th June
Cooler than average for mid June again 8 - 16C some sunshine but much high hazy cloud, light variable winds
Sunday 14th June
Heron's Reach golf course - 31 Marsh orchids, 3 bee orchids, pair + juv great crested grebes.
Warbreck Hill - May highflier moth (new for garden), 3 Tachystola acroxantha moths (scarce N of R Ribble), 5 swifts (1st of year here - very late)
Marton Mere LNR - Large skipper butterfly
Saturday 13th June
Bispham - 4 Manx shearwaters, 5 gannets, kittiwake, guillemot
De Vere Hotel entrance pool - Reed warbler
Marton Mere LNR - Grasshopper warbler, lesser whitethroat, 17 swifts, more marsh orchids slightly west & north of the 170
North Blackpool Pond Trail Holyoake Avenue - 35 Bee orchids, chiffchaff, whitethroat, sparrowhawk, 3 common blue butterflies, silver Y moth
Please send your Blackpool wildlife news and any photos to sammyandsally @ blackpool.gov.uk (without the spaces)
There is a Facebook group for all things Marton Mere LNR including news of events and volunteer projects
There is also a page specifically for wildlife news at Marton Mere https://www.facebook.com/groups/343548299164728/ please Like, Share and post your sightings and wildlife photos from the nature reserve
Follow Marton Mere LNR on twitter @MartonMereLNR
Volunteer Days at Marton Mere LNR are now every Tuesday 10am - 3pm - All welcome. Wear suitable footwear and bring your lunch.
There may also be some volunteering opportunities suitable for school/works/community groups etc. Contact Annie on 07469 038520 or annie.heslop @ blackpool.gov.uk (without the spaces) for full details of projects, dates and times.
Blackpool Conservation Team are also on Twitter @BlackpoolCT for you to follow and join in their excellent work
Sunday 14th June
Heron's Reach golf course - 31 Marsh orchids, 3 bee orchids, pair + juv great crested grebes.
Warbreck Hill - May highflier moth (new for garden), 3 Tachystola acroxantha moths (scarce N of R Ribble), 5 swifts (1st of year here - very late)
Marton Mere LNR - Large skipper butterfly
Saturday 13th June
Bispham - 4 Manx shearwaters, 5 gannets, kittiwake, guillemot
De Vere Hotel entrance pool - Reed warbler
Marton Mere LNR - Grasshopper warbler, lesser whitethroat, 17 swifts, more marsh orchids slightly west & north of the 170
North Blackpool Pond Trail Holyoake Avenue - 35 Bee orchids, chiffchaff, whitethroat, sparrowhawk, 3 common blue butterflies, silver Y moth
Please send your Blackpool wildlife news and any photos to sammyandsally @ blackpool.gov.uk (without the spaces)
There is a Facebook group for all things Marton Mere LNR including news of events and volunteer projects
Follow Marton Mere LNR on twitter @MartonMereLNR
Volunteer Days at Marton Mere LNR are now every Tuesday 10am - 3pm - All welcome. Wear suitable footwear and bring your lunch.
There may also be some volunteering opportunities suitable for school/works/community groups etc. Contact Annie on 07469 038520 or annie.heslop @ blackpool.gov.uk (without the spaces) for full details of projects, dates and times.
Blackpool Conservation Team are also on Twitter @BlackpoolCT for you to follow and join in their excellent work
Friday 12 June 2015
Friday 12th June
Another warm summer's day 9 - 20C hazy sun with a light NE wind
New South Promenade - 3 Bottlenosed dolphins, 5 grey seals, 10 gannets, 9 shelducks (S) 3 Manx shearwaters
Town Centre - Peregrine
Heron's Reach - 3 Bee orchids, raven (NE), common blue butterfly
Please send your Blackpool wildlife news and any photos to sammyandsally @ blackpool.gov.uk (without the spaces)
There is a Facebook group for all things Marton Mere LNR including news of events and volunteer projects
There is also a page specifically for wildlife news at Marton Mere https://www.facebook.com/groups/343548299164728/ please Like, Share and post your sightings and wildlife photos from the nature reserve
Follow Marton Mere LNR on twitter @MartonMereLNR
Volunteer Days at Marton Mere LNR are now every Tuesday 10am - 3pm - All welcome. Wear suitable footwear and bring your lunch.
There may also be some volunteering opportunities suitable for school/works/community groups etc. Contact Annie on 07469 038520 or annie.heslop @ blackpool.gov.uk (without the spaces) for full details of projects, dates and times.
Blackpool Conservation Team are also on Twitter @BlackpoolCT for you to follow and join in their excellent work
New South Promenade - 3 Bottlenosed dolphins, 5 grey seals, 10 gannets, 9 shelducks (S) 3 Manx shearwaters
Town Centre - Peregrine
Heron's Reach - 3 Bee orchids, raven (NE), common blue butterfly
Please send your Blackpool wildlife news and any photos to sammyandsally @ blackpool.gov.uk (without the spaces)
There is a Facebook group for all things Marton Mere LNR including news of events and volunteer projects
Follow Marton Mere LNR on twitter @MartonMereLNR
Volunteer Days at Marton Mere LNR are now every Tuesday 10am - 3pm - All welcome. Wear suitable footwear and bring your lunch.
There may also be some volunteering opportunities suitable for school/works/community groups etc. Contact Annie on 07469 038520 or annie.heslop @ blackpool.gov.uk (without the spaces) for full details of projects, dates and times.
Blackpool Conservation Team are also on Twitter @BlackpoolCT for you to follow and join in their excellent work
Thursday 11th June
A proper summer's day at last 7 - 22C sunny with a gentle SE breeze
Devonshire Road/Warbreck Hill Road roundabout - Been mown but the birds foot trefoil has survived
New South Promenade - 3 Grey seals, 20 gannets, Manx shearwater, 2 'bait balls' of fish attracting large numbers of gulls, 8 common scoters
Stanley Park - 2 ad + 2 juv Great crested grebes, pochard, 2 tufted ducks
Marton Mere LNR - Buzard
Heron's Reach - 3 Bee orchids in flower
There is also a page specifically for wildlife news at Marton Mere https://www.facebook.com/groups/343548299164728/ please Like, Share and post your sightings and wildlife photos from the nature reserve
Follow Marton Mere LNR on twitter @MartonMereLNR
Volunteer Days at Marton Mere LNR are now every Tuesday 10am - 3pm - All welcome. Wear suitable footwear and bring your lunch.
There may also be some volunteering opportunities suitable for school/works/community groups etc. Contact Annie on 07469 038520 or annie.heslop @ blackpool.gov.uk (without the spaces) for full details of projects, dates and times.
Blackpool Conservation Team are also on Twitter @BlackpoolCT for you to follow and join in their excellent work
Devonshire Road/Warbreck Hill Road roundabout - Been mown but the birds foot trefoil has survived
New South Promenade - 3 Grey seals, 20 gannets, Manx shearwater, 2 'bait balls' of fish attracting large numbers of gulls, 8 common scoters
Stanley Park - 2 ad + 2 juv Great crested grebes, pochard, 2 tufted ducks
Marton Mere LNR - Buzard
Heron's Reach - 3 Bee orchids in flower
Please send your Blackpool wildlife news and any photos to sammyandsally @ blackpool.gov.uk (without the spaces)
There is a Facebook group for all things Marton Mere LNR including news of events and volunteer projects
There is a Facebook group for all things Marton Mere LNR including news of events and volunteer projects
There is also a page specifically for wildlife news at Marton Mere https://www.facebook.com/groups/343548299164728/ please Like, Share and post your sightings and wildlife photos from the nature reserve
Follow Marton Mere LNR on twitter @MartonMereLNR
Volunteer Days at Marton Mere LNR are now every Tuesday 10am - 3pm - All welcome. Wear suitable footwear and bring your lunch.
There may also be some volunteering opportunities suitable for school/works/community groups etc. Contact Annie on 07469 038520 or annie.heslop @ blackpool.gov.uk (without the spaces) for full details of projects, dates and times.
Blackpool Conservation Team are also on Twitter @BlackpoolCT for you to follow and join in their excellent work
Thursday 11 June 2015
Wednesday 10th June
A much warmer day but cold overnight 5 - 17C progolonged sunshine with light variable winds
New South Promenade - 2 Red breasted mergansers
Marton Mere LNR/Staining Nook - 4 Grasshopper warblers, 40 swifts
Devonshire Road - Warbreck Hill Road roundabout - Excellent display of Birds Foot Trefoil
Please send your Blackpool wildlife news and any photos to sammyandsally @ blackpool.gov.uk (without the spaces)
There is a Facebook group for all things Marton Mere LNR including news of events and volunteer projects
There is also a page specifically for wildlife news at Marton Mere https://www.facebook.com/groups/343548299164728/ please Like, Share and post your sightings and wildlife photos from the nature reserve
Follow Marton Mere LNR on twitter @MartonMereLNR
Volunteer Days at Marton Mere LNR are now every Tuesday 10am - 3pm - All welcome. Wear suitable footwear and bring your lunch.
There may also be some volunteering opportunities suitable for school/works/community groups etc. Contact Annie on 07469 038520 or annie.heslop @ blackpool.gov.uk (without the spaces) for full details of projects, dates and times.
Blackpool Conservation Team are also on Twitter @BlackpoolCT for you to follow and join in their excellent work
New South Promenade - 2 Red breasted mergansers
Marton Mere LNR/Staining Nook - 4 Grasshopper warblers, 40 swifts
Devonshire Road - Warbreck Hill Road roundabout - Excellent display of Birds Foot Trefoil
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| A small Moon Jellyfish found near South Pier, this species is harmless |
Please send your Blackpool wildlife news and any photos to sammyandsally @ blackpool.gov.uk (without the spaces)
There is a Facebook group for all things Marton Mere LNR including news of events and volunteer projects
There is also a page specifically for wildlife news at Marton Mere https://www.facebook.com/groups/343548299164728/ please Like, Share and post your sightings and wildlife photos from the nature reserve
Follow Marton Mere LNR on twitter @MartonMereLNR
Volunteer Days at Marton Mere LNR are now every Tuesday 10am - 3pm - All welcome. Wear suitable footwear and bring your lunch.
There may also be some volunteering opportunities suitable for school/works/community groups etc. Contact Annie on 07469 038520 or annie.heslop @ blackpool.gov.uk (without the spaces) for full details of projects, dates and times.
Blackpool Conservation Team are also on Twitter @BlackpoolCT for you to follow and join in their excellent work
Wednesday 10 June 2015
Tuesday 9th June
A much more sumemry day but cold overnight 4- 15C mostly sunny with a light northerly breeze
New South Promenade - Grey seal, 40 Canada geese (N), 2 swifts (1st of the year here)
Gynn - Many Sea gooseberries, compass jellyfish, juv flatfish sp, green shore crabs, masked crabs
Town Centre - Grey wagtail
Stanley Park - Grey wagtail
Please send your Blackpool wildlife news and any photos to sammyandsally @ blackpool.gov.uk (without the spaces)
There is a Facebook group for all things Marton Mere LNR including news of events and volunteer projects
There is also a page specifically for wildlife news at Marton Mere https://www.facebook.com/groups/343548299164728/ please Like, Share and post your sightings and wildlife photos from the nature reserve
Follow Marton Mere LNR on twitter @MartonMereLNR
Volunteer Days at Marton Mere LNR are now every Tuesday 10am - 3pm - All welcome. Wear suitable footwear and bring your lunch.
There may also be some volunteering opportunities suitable for school/works/community groups etc. Contact Annie on 07469 038520 or annie.heslop @ blackpool.gov.uk (without the spaces) for full details of projects, dates and times.
Blackpool Conservation Team are also on Twitter @BlackpoolCT for you to follow and join in their excellent work
New South Promenade - Grey seal, 40 Canada geese (N), 2 swifts (1st of the year here)
Gynn - Many Sea gooseberries, compass jellyfish, juv flatfish sp, green shore crabs, masked crabs
Town Centre - Grey wagtail
Stanley Park - Grey wagtail
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| Sea gooseberry by Rachel Kavanagh |
There is a Facebook group for all things Marton Mere LNR including news of events and volunteer projects
There is also a page specifically for wildlife news at Marton Mere https://www.facebook.com/groups/343548299164728/ please Like, Share and post your sightings and wildlife photos from the nature reserve
Follow Marton Mere LNR on twitter @MartonMereLNR
Volunteer Days at Marton Mere LNR are now every Tuesday 10am - 3pm - All welcome. Wear suitable footwear and bring your lunch.
There may also be some volunteering opportunities suitable for school/works/community groups etc. Contact Annie on 07469 038520 or annie.heslop @ blackpool.gov.uk (without the spaces) for full details of projects, dates and times.
Blackpool Conservation Team are also on Twitter @BlackpoolCT for you to follow and join in their excellent work
Tuesday 9 June 2015
Monday 8th June
A milder but still a cool day for early June 9 - 14C much sunshine with a moderate cool NW breeze
Heron's Reach - 2 Broad bodied chasers, several 4-spotted chaser dragonflies
Collegiate school fields - Lesser whitethroat, reed bunting
Town Centre - Grey wagtail
Please send your Blackpool wildlife news and any photos to sammyandsally @ blackpool.gov.uk (without the spaces)
There is a Facebook group for all things Marton Mere LNR including news of events and volunteer projects
There is also a page specifically for wildlife news at Marton Mere https://www.facebook.com/groups/343548299164728/ please Like, Share and post your sightings and wildlife photos from the nature reserve
Follow Marton Mere LNR on twitter @MartonMereLNR
Volunteer Days at Marton Mere LNR are now every Tuesday 10am - 3pm - All welcome. Wear suitable footwear and bring your lunch.
There may also be some volunteering opportunities suitable for school/works/community groups etc. Contact Annie on 07469 038520 or annie.heslop @ blackpool.gov.uk (without the spaces) for full details of projects, dates and times.
Blackpool Conservation Team are also on Twitter @BlackpoolCT for you to follow and join in their excellent work
Heron's Reach - 2 Broad bodied chasers, several 4-spotted chaser dragonflies
Collegiate school fields - Lesser whitethroat, reed bunting
Town Centre - Grey wagtail
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| Orchid at Marton Mere LNR |
There is a Facebook group for all things Marton Mere LNR including news of events and volunteer projects
There is also a page specifically for wildlife news at Marton Mere https://www.facebook.com/groups/343548299164728/ please Like, Share and post your sightings and wildlife photos from the nature reserve
Follow Marton Mere LNR on twitter @MartonMereLNR
Volunteer Days at Marton Mere LNR are now every Tuesday 10am - 3pm - All welcome. Wear suitable footwear and bring your lunch.
There may also be some volunteering opportunities suitable for school/works/community groups etc. Contact Annie on 07469 038520 or annie.heslop @ blackpool.gov.uk (without the spaces) for full details of projects, dates and times.
Blackpool Conservation Team are also on Twitter @BlackpoolCT for you to follow and join in their excellent work
Monday 8 June 2015
Weekend round-up Friday 5th - Sunday 7th June
A cool weekend for early June 9 - 16C, mostly sunny with a cold strong wind SW easing and turning NW
Sunday 7th June
Marton Mere LNR - 170+ Common spotted & northern marsh orchids (most in flower now), 30 swifts, lesser whitethroat
De Vere Hotel access road/Zoo - Cetti's warbler
North Blackpool Pond Trail - Great crested grebe, blackcap, 2 reed buntings
Saturday 6th June
No reports
Friday 5th June
New South Promenade - Little tern, 25 common terns, 20 gannets
Heron's Reach - 2 Bee orchids, little grebe, lapwing
Marton Mere LNR - Grasshopper warbler, 4 Cetti's warblers, linnet (pair carrying food)
Asda brickcroft - Whitethroat
Please send your Blackpool wildlife news and any photos to sammyandsally @ blackpool.gov.uk (without the spaces)
There is a Facebook group for all things Marton Mere LNR including news of events and volunteer projects
There is also a page specifically for wildlife news at Marton Mere https://www.facebook.com/groups/343548299164728/ please Like, Share and post your sightings and wildlife photos from the nature reserve
Follow Marton Mere LNR on twitter @MartonMereLNR
Volunteer Days at Marton Mere LNR are now every Tuesday 10am - 3pm - All welcome. Wear suitable footwear and bring your lunch.
There may also be some volunteering opportunities suitable for school/works/community groups etc. Contact Annie on 07469 038520 or annie.heslop @ blackpool.gov.uk (without the spaces) for full details of projects, dates and times.
Blackpool Conservation Team are also on Twitter @BlackpoolCT for you to follow and join in their excellent work
Sunday 7th June
Marton Mere LNR - 170+ Common spotted & northern marsh orchids (most in flower now), 30 swifts, lesser whitethroat
De Vere Hotel access road/Zoo - Cetti's warbler
North Blackpool Pond Trail - Great crested grebe, blackcap, 2 reed buntings
Saturday 6th June
No reports
Friday 5th June
New South Promenade - Little tern, 25 common terns, 20 gannets
Heron's Reach - 2 Bee orchids, little grebe, lapwing
Marton Mere LNR - Grasshopper warbler, 4 Cetti's warblers, linnet (pair carrying food)
Asda brickcroft - Whitethroat
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| Oystercatcher at Marton Mere LNR |
Please send your Blackpool wildlife news and any photos to sammyandsally @ blackpool.gov.uk (without the spaces)
There is a Facebook group for all things Marton Mere LNR including news of events and volunteer projects
There is also a page specifically for wildlife news at Marton Mere https://www.facebook.com/groups/343548299164728/ please Like, Share and post your sightings and wildlife photos from the nature reserve
Follow Marton Mere LNR on twitter @MartonMereLNR
Volunteer Days at Marton Mere LNR are now every Tuesday 10am - 3pm - All welcome. Wear suitable footwear and bring your lunch.
There may also be some volunteering opportunities suitable for school/works/community groups etc. Contact Annie on 07469 038520 or annie.heslop @ blackpool.gov.uk (without the spaces) for full details of projects, dates and times.
Blackpool Conservation Team are also on Twitter @BlackpoolCT for you to follow and join in their excellent work
Thursday 4 June 2015
Wednesday 3rd June
A milder day still a bit cool for early June, 10 - 14C mostly sunny with a moderate decreasing westerly wind
Marton Mere LNR - 101 Northern marsh orchids and common spotted orchids in flower with at least 70 still to open, 2 common blue butterflies, 2 peacocks, small toroiseshell, 2 kestrels
Highfield Humanities College - Fine show of wildflowers especially ox-eye daisies and bird's foot trefoil
Staining Nook - 4 Buzzards
New South Promenade - several Blennies, numerous Common Prawns, 4 green shore crabs, speckled sea louse.
Please send your Blackpool wildlife news and any photos to sammyandsally @ blackpool.gov.uk (without the spaces)
There is a Facebook group for all things Marton Mere LNR including news of events and volunteer projects
There is also a page specifically for wildlife news at Marton Mere https://www.facebook.com/groups/343548299164728/ please Like, Share and post your sightings and wildlife photos from the nature reserve
Follow Marton Mere LNR on twitter @MartonMereLNR
Volunteer Days at Marton Mere LNR are now every Tuesday 10am - 3pm - All welcome. Wear suitable footwear and bring your lunch.
There may also be some volunteering opportunities suitable for school/works/community groups etc. Contact Annie on 07469 038520 or annie.heslop @ blackpool.gov.uk (without the spaces) for full details of projects, dates and times.
Blackpool Conservation Team are also on Twitter @BlackpoolCT for you to follow and join in their excellent work
Marton Mere LNR - 101 Northern marsh orchids and common spotted orchids in flower with at least 70 still to open, 2 common blue butterflies, 2 peacocks, small toroiseshell, 2 kestrels
Highfield Humanities College - Fine show of wildflowers especially ox-eye daisies and bird's foot trefoil
Staining Nook - 4 Buzzards
New South Promenade - several Blennies, numerous Common Prawns, 4 green shore crabs, speckled sea louse.
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| Blenny (aka Shanny) |
There is a Facebook group for all things Marton Mere LNR including news of events and volunteer projects
There is also a page specifically for wildlife news at Marton Mere https://www.facebook.com/groups/343548299164728/ please Like, Share and post your sightings and wildlife photos from the nature reserve
Follow Marton Mere LNR on twitter @MartonMereLNR
Volunteer Days at Marton Mere LNR are now every Tuesday 10am - 3pm - All welcome. Wear suitable footwear and bring your lunch.
There may also be some volunteering opportunities suitable for school/works/community groups etc. Contact Annie on 07469 038520 or annie.heslop @ blackpool.gov.uk (without the spaces) for full details of projects, dates and times.
Blackpool Conservation Team are also on Twitter @BlackpoolCT for you to follow and join in their excellent work
Wednesday 3 June 2015
Monday 1st & Tuesday 2nd June
A cool, wet and windy start to the month 6 - 15C prolonged heavy rain at times with a strong southerly to south westerly wind
Tuesday 2nd June
Starr Gate - Arctic skua, 52 Manx shearwaters, fulmar, 5 kittiwakes, 10 common terns, 13 auks
Monday 1st June
Starr Gate - Arctic skua, 5 kittiwakes
Marton Mere LNR - 170+ Common spotted and northern marsh orchids
There is a Facebook group for all things Marton Mere LNR including news of events and volunteer projects
There is also a page specifically for wildlife news at Marton Mere https://www.facebook.com/groups/343548299164728/ please Like, Share and post your sightings and wildlife photos from the nature reserve
Follow Marton Mere LNR on twitter @MartonMereLNR
Volunteer Days at Marton Mere LNR are now every Tuesday 10am - 3pm - All welcome. Wear suitable footwear and bring your lunch.
There may also be some volunteering opportunities suitable for school/works/community groups etc. Contact Annie on 07469 038520 or annie.heslop @ blackpool.gov.uk (without the spaces) for full details of projects, dates and times.
Blackpool Conservation Team are also on Twitter @BlackpoolCT for you to follow and join in their excellent work
Monday 1 June 2015
May wildlife round-up
A generally cold wet and windy May, daytime temperatures were over 2C below average but nightime temperatures were 1C above average.
Sunday 31st May
Devonshire Road Rock Gardens - Holly blue butterfly, cowslip (1st one here)
New South Promenade - 45 Gannets, 27 manx shearwaters
Friday 29th May
Marton - Nuthatch (nesting in suburban nest box)
New South Promenade - Grey seal
Thursday 28th May
Starr Gate - 2 Bottle nosed dolphins (probable), 227 Manx shearwaters, 30 kittiwakes
Wednesday 27th May
Marton Mere LNR - 40+ Northern marsh orchids, 1+ common spotted orchid
Warbreck Hill - Fox
Monday 18th May
Stanley Park - 30 House martins
Sunday 17th May
Starr Gate - Arctic skua, 80 gannets
Marton Mere LNR - 3 Common terns
Saturday 16th May
North Shore - 2 Little terns, 2 fulmars, 38 guillemots, 38 gannets
Thursday 14th May
Town Centre - Peregrine
Wednesday 13th May
Staining Nook - 2 Spotted flycatchers, grasshopper warbler, lesser whitethroat
Heron's Reach - Spotted flycatcher
Central Carpark - Whitethroat
North Shore - Arctic skua
Stanley Park - 5 Spotted flycatchers
Tuesday 12th May
Starr Gate - Arctic skua, 5 whimbrels, 26 Manx shearwaters, 165 gannets
Stanley Park - 5 Spotted flycatchers
Monday 11th May
Stanley Park - Treecreeper
Starr Gate - Harbour porpoise, grey seal
Lawson's Wetland - Whinchat
Please send your Blackpool wildlife news and any photos to sammyandsally @ blackpool.gov.uk (without the spaces)
There is a Facebook group for all things Marton Mere LNR including news of events and volunteer projects
There is also a page specifically for wildlife news at Marton Mere https://www.facebook.com/groups/343548299164728/ please Like, Share and post your sightings and wildlife photos from the nature reserve
Follow Marton Mere LNR on twitter @MartonMereLNR
Volunteer Days at Marton Mere LNR are now every Tuesday 10am - 3pm - All welcome. Wear suitable footwear and bring your lunch.
There may also be some volunteering opportunities suitable for school/works/community groups etc. Contact Annie on 07469 038520 or annie.heslop @ blackpool.gov.uk (without the spaces) for full details of projects, dates and times.
Blackpool Conservation Team are also on Twitter @BlackpoolCT for you to follow and join in their excellent work
Sunday 31st May
Devonshire Road Rock Gardens - Holly blue butterfly, cowslip (1st one here)
New South Promenade - 45 Gannets, 27 manx shearwaters
Friday 29th May
Marton - Nuthatch (nesting in suburban nest box)
New South Promenade - Grey seal
Thursday 28th May
Starr Gate - 2 Bottle nosed dolphins (probable), 227 Manx shearwaters, 30 kittiwakes
Wednesday 27th May
Marton Mere LNR - 40+ Northern marsh orchids, 1+ common spotted orchid
Warbreck Hill - Fox
Monday 18th May
Stanley Park - 30 House martins
Sunday 17th May
Starr Gate - Arctic skua, 80 gannets
Marton Mere LNR - 3 Common terns
Saturday 16th May
North Shore - 2 Little terns, 2 fulmars, 38 guillemots, 38 gannets
Thursday 14th May
Town Centre - Peregrine
Wednesday 13th May
Staining Nook - 2 Spotted flycatchers, grasshopper warbler, lesser whitethroat
Heron's Reach - Spotted flycatcher
Central Carpark - Whitethroat
North Shore - Arctic skua
Stanley Park - 5 Spotted flycatchers
Tuesday 12th May
Starr Gate - Arctic skua, 5 whimbrels, 26 Manx shearwaters, 165 gannets
Stanley Park - 5 Spotted flycatchers
Monday 11th May
Stanley Park - Treecreeper
Starr Gate - Harbour porpoise, grey seal
Lawson's Wetland - Whinchat
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| Common catsear - Devonshire Road Rock Gardens 31st May |
Please send your Blackpool wildlife news and any photos to sammyandsally @ blackpool.gov.uk (without the spaces)
There is a Facebook group for all things Marton Mere LNR including news of events and volunteer projects
There is also a page specifically for wildlife news at Marton Mere https://www.facebook.com/groups/343548299164728/ please Like, Share and post your sightings and wildlife photos from the nature reserve
Follow Marton Mere LNR on twitter @MartonMereLNR
Volunteer Days at Marton Mere LNR are now every Tuesday 10am - 3pm - All welcome. Wear suitable footwear and bring your lunch.
There may also be some volunteering opportunities suitable for school/works/community groups etc. Contact Annie on 07469 038520 or annie.heslop @ blackpool.gov.uk (without the spaces) for full details of projects, dates and times.
Blackpool Conservation Team are also on Twitter @BlackpoolCT for you to follow and join in their excellent work
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