Wednesday 26th August

An slightly warmer than average late August day 13 - 19C sunny spells with a brisk south westerly wind

Town Centre - Peregrine

Starr Gate - 5 Arctic skuas, Pomarine skua, Great skua, 100 gannets, 151 kittiwakes, 3 Manx shearwaters, common sandpiper (S), 3 teal (S)

Marton Mere LNR - 23 Shovelers, 2 sand martins adult + juvenile great crested grebe, many common blue butterflies.

Painted Lady by Barry Dean

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Tuesday 25th August

About average temperatures for the end of August 12 - 18C sunny spells with rain in the evening, moderate westerly breeze veering south east later

Marton Mere LNR - Butterflies: Painted lady, small copper, common blue, gatekeeper

Starr Gate - Grey seal, 5 Arctic skuas, 40 gannets, 260 Sandwich terns, kittiwake

North Blackpool Pond Trail Kincraig Lake - 15 Teal, shoveler

Common blue butterfly

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Monday 24th August

Cool overnight but about average during the day 8 - 17C mostly sunny with an increadsing north westerly wind

Layton - 3 Painted lady butterflies

New South Promenade - Grey Seal, 100 Sandwich terns, sparrowhawk (S)

Marton Mere LNR - 2 Garganeys, green sandpiper, common sandpiper, garden warbler, lesser whitethroat, Cetti's warbler, 2 buzzards, kestrel, great spotted woodpecker, butterflies: 2 small coppers, 5 common blues, peacock, dragonflies: several common darters, several migrant hawkers, several brown hawkers.

Small copper

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Volunteer Days at Marton Mere LNR are now every Tuesday 10am - 3pm - All welcome. Wear suitable footwear and bring your lunch.
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Blackpool Conservation Team are also on Twitter @BlackpoolCT for you to follow and join in their excellent work

Weekend round-up Friday 21st - Sunday 23rd August

A warm weekend 13 - 25C sunny spells with  thunderstorms and long heavy downpours in the afternoons, light to moderate south to south easterly winds

Sunday 23rd August

Starr Gate - Velvet scoter, 3 fulmars (N), 32 gannets, whimbrel, 2 Arctic skuas, great skua (S), 39 kittiwakes (S), 350 Sandwich terns, 120 swallows (S)

Marton Mere LNR - 2 Garganeys, 5 shovelers

Lawson's field - Butterflies: Painted lady, many peacocks

Saturday 22nd August

Marton Mere LNR - Garden warbler, 2 lesser whitethroats, 2 Cetti's warblers, 5 chiffchaffs, 2 garganeys, 7 shovelers, common sandpiper, water rail

Marton - 2 Whimbrels (over)

Starr Gate - 1200 Common scoters, red throated diver, 37 gannets, 6 Arctic skuas, 350 Sandwich terns

Warbreck Hill - Common darter dragonfly, old lady moth

Friday 20th August

New South Promenade - Grey seal, Arctic skua, 100 gannets, 35 Sandwich terns

South Pier - Idotea linearis, many brown shrimps, several green shore crabs, a few juvenile common prawns, several speckled sea lice, sand gobies, blennies

Marton Mere LNR - Garganey, 4 tree sparrows

Starr Gate - 650 common scoters, 100 gannets, 3 Arctic skuas, great skua, 170 Sandwich terns

Idotea linearis found at South Pier

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Volunteer Days at Marton Mere LNR are now every Tuesday 10am - 3pm - All welcome. Wear suitable footwear and bring your lunch.
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Blackpool Conservation Team are also on Twitter @BlackpoolCT for you to follow and join in their excellent work

Tuesday 18th - Thursday 20th August

Warm nights and slightly above average days 14 - 22C mostly sunny days, rain overnight and light to moderate southerly winds

Thursday 20th August

Lawson's Field - 50 Swallows

Marton Mere LNR - Green sandpiper, 3 garganey, teal, 6 shovelers, 2000 starlings, lesser whitethroat, peregrine, many brown hawkers, many common darters, migrant hawker

New South Promenade - 3 Grey seals, 50 gannets, 15 Sandwich terns, 1000 common scoters

Wednesday 19th August

Marton Mere LNR - Wheatear

Tuesday 18th Augsust

Marton Mere LNR - 2 Lesser whitethroats, 11 shovelers, 30 tufted ducks, great spotted woodpecker, 750 starlings




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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 17th August

A cool night but warm day 9 - 20C mostly sunny with light north westerly winds

New South Promenade - Grey seal

Marton Mere LNR - Garden warbler, 2 lesser whitethroats, buzzard, 3 ad + 3 juv great crested grebes.

Caunce Street - Red admiral

Buzzard at Marton Mere LNR

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Volunteer Days at Marton Mere LNR are now every Tuesday 10am - 3pm - All welcome. Wear suitable footwear and bring your lunch.
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Blackpool Conservation Team are also on Twitter @BlackpoolCT for you to follow and join in their excellent work

Thursday 13th - Sunday 16th August

Cooler than average nights and about average days 8 - 23C, mostly sunny with heavy rain on 14th, moderate winds from all directions but calmer on 16th.

Sunday 16th August

Town Centre - Peregrine

Solaris Centre - Green sandpiper (heard over), common darter dragonfly nymph, tachinid fly (1st record here), Deptford pink (still in flower)

Warbreck Hill - Willow beauty moth

Whitegate Drive - 2 Sparrowhawks

Marton Mere LNR - 2 Green sandpipers, 6 stock doves, water rail, 12 long tailed tits, shoveler, gadwall, great spotted woodpecker, sparrowhawk, 2 Cetti's warblers

Saturday 15th August

Warbreck Hill - moths: Light arches, six striped rustic

Marton Mere LNR - 3 Green sandpipers, curlew (over), water rail, 29 tufted ducks, 6 stock doves, 15 linnets

Stanley Park - Common blue butterfly

Friday 14th August

North Pier - 7 Barrel jellyfish (harmless)

Marton Mere LNR - 4 Gadwall, 5 shovelers, 29 tufted ducks, 6 stock doves

Thursday 13th August

Starr Gate - 309 Sandwich terns, 11 common terns, Arctic terns, 24 kittiwakes (N), 94 sanderlings (S), 3 great crested grebes

Kingscote Park - Hetrotoma planicornis (a true bug - 4th Blackpool record - no other records in north Lancashire!), many common froghoppers, brown hawker dragonfly, butterflies: holly blue, 3 speckled woods, several white sp, meadow brown, cinnabar moth caterpillars, many wolf spiders,

Tachinid fly - note the spines at the rear of the abdomen

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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 12th August

A proper summer's day but with a cool start 6 - 19C sunny with very light winds

Solaris Centre - Wheatear, emperor dragonfly (laying eggs in pond), common blue butterfly

New South Promenade - Grey seal

Arnold Avenue - Buzzard (over)

Stanley Park - 3 adult + 2 juv Great crested grebes

Marton Mere LNR - 2 Little egrets (over), 3 black tailed godwits (over), 2 snipe, 25 tufted ducks, ad + juv great crested grebe

Snipe

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Volunteer Days at Marton Mere LNR are now every Tuesday 10am - 3pm - All welcome. Wear suitable footwear and bring your lunch.
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Blackpool Conservation Team are also on Twitter @BlackpoolCT for you to follow and join in their excellent work

Tuesday 11th August

A much better summer's day 13 - 18C mostly sunny with a light westerly wind.

Solaris Centre - Sparrowhawk (predated a house sparrow in the car park)

New South Promeade - Grey seal

Marton Mere LNR -Water rail, 5 willow warblers

Grey seal

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Volunteer Days at Marton Mere LNR are now every Tuesday 10am - 3pm - All welcome. Wear suitable footwear and bring your lunch.
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Blackpool Conservation Team are also on Twitter @BlackpoolCT for you to follow and join in their excellent work

Monday 10th August

Slightly warmer than average for early August 14- 20C rain in the nmorning sunny later, light southerly wind

New South Promenade - 2 Great skuas, 100 gannets, 100 Sandwich terns

Solaris Centre - Common darter dragonfly (laying eggs in the pond)

Marton Mere LNR - 750 Starlings (roosted)

Common darter

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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

Weekend round-up 8th - 9th August

Cool at night average during the day 7 - 19C mostly sunny spells with light westerly winds

Sunday 9th August

North Blackpool Pond Trail Kincraig Lake - Shoveler, teal, 75 mallards

Warbreck Hill - 5 Swallows (N)

Ssaturday 8th August

Marton Mere LNR - Sparrowhawk, ad + juv great crested grebe, 5 stock doves, 16 linnets, 500 starlings

Starr Gate - Bottlenose dolphin (S), 85 Sandwich terns, 4 great crested grebes

Devonshire Road Rock Gardens - butterflies: 2 White letter hairstreaks, 10 meadow browns, 6 gatekeepers, 3 speckled woods, 6 small skippers, large skipper, 3 large whites; brown hawker dragonfly, Orphion wasp, sparrowhawk ad + juv (food-pass)

Warbreck Hill - moths: Lychnis, lesser broad bordered yellow underwing, marbled beauty, dark arches.

Meadow brown at Devonshire Road Rock Gardens
an unusual one as it has a double 'pupil' in the eye-spot

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Blackpool Conservation Team are also on Twitter @BlackpoolCT for you to follow and join in their excellent work

Tuesday 4th - Friday 6th August

About average temperatures for early August 13 - 20C mostly sunny spells with a little light rain and moderate variable winds.

Friday 7th August

New South Promenade - 3 Bottlenose dolphins

Solaris Centre - Wheatear

Thursday 6th August

New South Promenade - Arctic skua, 55 Sandwich terns, 5 common terns

South Pier - 84 Sandwich terns

Marton Mere LNR - 21 Tufted ducks, 500 starlings roosted

Stanley Park - 3 ad + 2 well grown juv + 2 recently hatch juv Great crested grebes, 8 tufted ducks, harlequin ladybird, straw dot moth, many grass veneer moths

Warbreck Hill - 7 Long tailed tits

Wednesday 5th August

Marton Mere LNR - adult + juv Great crested grebe, 14 tufted ducks, 6 stock doves, 12 long tailed tits, 4 blackcaps, 7 chiffchaffs

New South Promenade - Great crested grebe (S)

Tuesday 4th August

Starr Gate - Harbour porpoise, great crested grebe (S), 2 whimbrels (S), 98 common terns, 17 Sandwich terns

Town Centre - Peregrine

Harlequin ladybird

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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 31st July - Monday 3rd August

Milder with temperatures just a fraction below average 9 - 20C, mostly sunny spells but with some long spells of heavy rain and generally cool moderate south westerly winds

Monday 3rd August

Marton Mere LNR - 21 Tufred ducks, adult + juv great crested grebes, 4 stock doves

Layton Cemetery - Goldcrest

Devonshire Road Rock Gardens - 3 speckled woods, 2 large whites, 2 small skippers, several meadow browns, grass veneer moths,  honey bees, common carder bees, queen white tailed bumble bee, red soldier beetles, 2 juvenile toads, sparrowhawk

Sunday 2nd August

Warbreck Hill - Peregrine, moths: grey dagger, scalloped oak, clay, marbled beauty, dark arches

Devonshire Road Rock Gardens - 2 white letter hairstreaks

Gynn Square - Grey seal, bar tailed godwit (S), curlew (S), 8 golden plovers (S), 1500 common scoters

Jubille Gardens - Goldcrest

'FY4 allotments' - Grass snake (Probable  eggs and possible sighting of adult - more news if we have any)

Saturday 1st August

No wildlife news

Friday 31st July

Town Centre - Peregrine

New South Promenade - Grey seal

Grey dagger moth

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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