Thursday 28th January

Mild again 6 - 10C some sunny spells and rain later with a strong south westerly wind

Solaris Centre - Blackbird pair (feeding a fledgling), several sticklebacks, several front swimming waterboatmen, back swimming waterboatman, bloodworm

Marton Mere LNR - Long eared owl, 4 goldeneyes, 4 pochards, great crested grebe, buzzard, sparrowhawk, 30 fieldfares, 2 Cetti's warblers, great spotted woodpecker

Great spotted woodpecker at Marton Mere LNR by Raf Lopato

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

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

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.