Weekend 15th - 17th April

A generally cool weekend for mid April -1 - 9C mostly sunny spells with some light rain on Saturday evening, winds light to moderate north westerly becoming westerly

Sunday 17th April

Stanley Park - Treecreeper, blackcap

Heron's Reach/Salisbury Woodland Gardens - several Willow warblers, chiffchaffs, blackcaps

Marton Mere LNR - 2 Little gulls, barn owl, house martin, grasshopper warbler, sedge warbler, 5 Cetti's warblers, blackcap, 5 willow warblers, sparrowhawk

Saturday 16th April

Heron's Reach - 2 Fox cubs

Stanley Park - Common sandpiper

Marton - Speckled wood butterfly

Marton Mere LNR - 2 Shelducks, 5 Cetti's warblers, 'many' willow warblers (incl Heron's Reach)

Friday 15th April

Warbreck Hill - 200 Golden plovers ( high W)

New South Promenade - 7 Turnstones

Marton - 4 Pink footed geese (N)

Lawson's Wetland - Cetti's warblers

Heron's Reach - Fox, horse leeches, great crested newts, smooth newts, marsh marigolds (flowering)

Marton Mere LNR - 2 Little gulls, whitethroat, barn owl, 5 blackcaps, sedge warbler, reed warbler, 7 Cetti's warblers, 2 linnets, 4 herons (SE)

Smooth newt showing the diagnostic spotty chin

Local wildlife photographer Barry Dean is holding an exhibition of his wildlife photos at the Solaris Centre during April

Please email your sightings and wildlife photos to solaris.centre @ blackpool.gov.uk - without the spaces

The North Blackpool Pond Trail have a Facebook group page

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