Weekend round-up 10th - 12th July

A warmer than average weekend for mid-July 11 - 25C, mostly sunny but with overnight rain and blustery westerly winds

Sunday 12th July

Devonshire Road Rock Gardens - 2 White letter hairstreaks, >100 meadow browns, >50 large skippers, >30 small skippers, 5 speckled woods, red admiral, comma, brown hawker, 3 whiitethroats, blackcap, 2 chiffchaffs, song thrush, 3 swifts

Marton Mere LNR - 2ad + 3juv Kestrels, 3 stock doves, great spotted woodpecker, buzard

Saturday 11th July

Devonshire Road Rock Gardens - Vestal cuckoo bee (1st record for Blackpool, 2nd for Fylde), 3 white letter hairstreaks, >50 meadow browns, >25 large skippers, >20 small skippers, speckled wood, red admiral, comma, 2 swifts,2 Siskins (E), blackcap, toad, several 1st year frogs

Warbreck Hill - 3 Swifts, song thrush

Lawson's Wetland - Kestrel, sedge warbler, whitethroat, 3 reed buntings

North Blackpool Pond Trail crematorium - 5 4-spotted chasers, emperor dragonfly, good show of tubular water dropwort, excellent show of common wildflowers on unmown areas of cemetery.

Friday 10th July

Devonshire Road Rock Gardens - 2 White letter hairstreaks

Solaris Centre - Ergot fungus

New South Promenade - Grey seal

Town Centre - Sparrowhawk (over), grey wagtail

South Pier/Central Beach - Many Moon jellyfish, several compass jellyfish, Turton's wentle trap shell, several broken pieces of small edible crabs, 3 native oysters, necklace shells, sand gaper, common otter shells, 7-spot ladybird (somewhat out of habitat!)

Turton's wentle trap shell

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

https://www.facebook.com/martonmerereserve

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