Wednesday 27th July
Marton Mere LNR - Bittern, Cetti's warbler, 5 shovelers, 2 teal, 6 stock doves, sparrowhawk, kestrel, great spotted woodpecker (S), gatekeeper butterfly
Heron's Reach - Weasel, 2 Little grebes + 2 juvs,
North Blackpool Pond Trail Kincraig Lake - 2 + 3 juv Great crested grebes
Tuesday 26th July
Starr Gate - 290 Common scoters, 3 Manx shearwaters, 2 whimbrel (S), curlew (S), 2 bar tailed godwits (S), 3 Arctic skuas (S)
Marton Mere LNR - 3 Wigeon, 3 great crested grebes + 1 juv
New South Promenade - Grey seal, 50 gannets, 3 kittiwakes
Monday 25th July
Starr Gate - 195 Common scoters, 115 Manx shearwaters, 46 gannets, 105 sanderlings, 25 black tailed godwits, 2 whimbrels, Arctic skua
Sunday 24th July
North Shore - 2 Arctic skuas
Starr Gate - 3 Arctic skuas, 2 great crested grebes, 20 gannets
Saturday 23rd July
Heron's Reach - Roe deer
Starr Gate - 2 Harbour porpoises + 1 juv, 4 grey seals, 9 eiders, 1550 common scoters, common sandpiper, 46 Sandwich terns, 210 dunlin, Arctic skua, 7 bar tailed godwits, kittiwake, 67 gannets, whimbrel
Marton Mere LNR - Bittern, 3 great crested grebes + 1 juv, 90 coot, 6 gadwall, snipe
Friday 22nd July
Town Centre - Peregrine
South Pier -Hybrid herring x lesser black back gull
Stanley Park - 2 Great crested grebes + 1 juv, 2 treecreepers, black headed gull (ringed in Germany), 2 red eared terrapins, brown hawker, common blue damselflies, green veined white butterfly
Marton Mere LNR - 4 Great crested grebes + 1 juv, 2 sparrowhawks, kestrel, 9 stock doves, great spotted woodpecker
Starr Gate - 1370 Common scoters, red throated diver, 23 Manx shearwaters, 7 shelducks, 6 eiders, 685 common scoters, whimbrel, 105 Sandwich terns
Blackpool Airport - 40 Swifts
Blackpool 6th Form College - 14 Swifts
North Blackpool Pond Trail Kincraig Lake - Mandarin duck, 2 great crested grebes + 2 juvs, goldcrest, chiffchaff
Marton Mere LNR - 2 Common terns, common gull, shelduck, sparrowhawk, 3 kestrels, 4 oystercatchers (over), 500 starlings, 2 commas, common blue, 8 gatekeeper butterflies
Thursday 21st July
Marton - Pipistrelle bat, goldcrest
Heron's Reach - 2 Little grebes + 3 juvs, buzzard
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The dates for this month's National Whale and Dolphin Watch events in Blackpool are listed below
Tuesday 26th – Friday 29th July - Leader Dave McGrath
12 – 1pm
Mirror Ball Blackpool South Shore
Saturday 30th July - Leader Dave McGrath
9am – 1pm
Mirror Ball Blackpool South Shore
Sunday 31st July - Leader Dave McGrath
10am – 2pm
Gynn Square Blackpool North Shore
Contact: David McGrath 01253 478023 (8am – 3.30pm) weekdays; mobile 07539779532; emaildavid.mcgrath@blackpool.gov.uk
Please bring binoculars if you have them, some may be available for use on the day, telescopes will also be available. Dress for the weather, sunscreen and hat or winter woollies.
There is ample on-street free parking close to both locations and a small free carpark at the Solaris Centre (FY4 1RW) opposite the Mirror Ball. Pay & Display parking is also available on the Promenade at the Mirror Ball and at Gynn Square (FY1 2JR)
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
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
