Friday 5 August 2016

Wednesday 3rd & Thursday 4th August

Mild nights but average daytime temperatures 14 - 19C mostly sunny with a south westerly gale on Wednesday easy and turning westerly on Thursday

Thursday 4th August

Central Pier - Peregrine

Heron's Reach - Little grebe, 2 great crested newts (predated), brown hawker dragonfly

Marton Mere LNR - Goosander, sparrowhawk (with prey), shoveler, 2 teal, 5 red admirals, 2 gatekeeper butterflies

Starr Gate - 2 Arctic skuas (S), 530 common scoters, great crested grebe, 18 sanderlings, 6 whimbrels (S), 2 Arctic terns (S)

Wednesday 3rd August

South Pier - Peregrine

Starr Gate - Storm Petrel, 495 common scoters, 36 Manx shearwaters, 25 gannets, 3 Arctic terns (S), 4 swifts (S)

Kingscote Park - 5 Speckled wood butterflies

Marton Mere LNR - 4 Shovelers, 2 teal, 4 swifts, kestrel, great spotted woodpecker
Great crested grebe with perch - Stanley Park

EVENT - North Blackpool Pond Trail Kincraig Lake - The natural world under our feet Tuesday 9th August 10am - 12 Meet at the duck viewing area (FY2 0HN) for an amazing family fun finding out what life is beneath our feet with expert Charlie Pass. Free but donation to the Friends of North Blackpool Pond Trail would be appreciated.

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