Wednesday 13 January 2016

Saturday 9th - Tuesday 12th January

Cooler than of late with near normal temperatures for mid-January 0 - 8C mostly cloudy with some rain and winds of variable strength and direction

Tuesday 12th January

Preston New Road - Peregrine

Marton Mere LNR - Treecreeper, 2 coal tits

Monday 11th January

Town Centre - Grey wagtail

Marton Mere LNR - 6 Pochards, 115 wigeon, 3 goldeneyes

Lawson's Wetland - Stonechat

Sunday 10th January

North Shore go-kart track - Purple sandpiper

Starr Gate - 5 Kittiwakes, 17 pintails (S)

Marton Mere LNR - 3 goldeneyes, 5 stock doves, 30 linnets, 14 snipe, water rail, 5 pochards

Lawson's Wetland - Stonechat

Saturday 9th January

Starr Gate - Long tailed duck (S), 5 wigeon (S), 8 teal (S), 2 goldeneyes (S), 15 pintails (S), 800 common scoter (S), 13 red throated divers (S)

Marton Mere LNR - 3 Long eared owls, 6 Cetti's warblers, goldcrest, buzzard, 85 tufted ducks, 6 pochards, 4 goldeneyes, 140 wigeon, 320 teal, 4 water rails, 4 mistle thrushes

Lawson's Wetland - Stonechat, jack snipe

Tufted ducks

Please email your sightings and wildlife photos to solaris.centre @ 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


Marton Mere LNR has a Flickr group - please join
https://www.flickr.com/groups/2903819@N24/pool/

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.