Thursday 27th - Sunday 30th October

Very mild for late October 11- 14C mostly dull and cloudy with a light  variable wind.

Sunday 30th October

Marton Mere LNR - Otter, 3 bitterns, 2 bearded tits, 5 swallows, 11000 starlings (roosted), 10 Cetti's warblers, jay, chiffchaff, 3 goldcrests, buzzard, sparrowhawk, 2 kestrels, 200 coot, 61 tufted ducks, 52 shovlers, 5 wigeon, little grebe, 20 redwings, 7 fieldfares, 13 stock doves, 99 pink footed geese, 16 snipe, 22 skylarks

Warbreck Hill - several Redwings (heard flying over at night)

Starr Gate - 3 Harbour porpoises, 39 red throated divers, 39 great crested grebes, 2 wigeon, eider, 2 whooper swans, 5 razorbills, 2 guillemots, 5 tufted ducks, 1500 common scoters, 2 rock pipits

Saturday 29th October

Marton Mere LNR - 4 Bearded tits, 3 blackcaps, 4 Cetti's warblers, little grebe, 2 poxhards, 6 water rails, 63 pink footed geese, 23 snipe, 25 redwings, goldcrest, redshank (E),

Poulton Old Road - Yellow  browed warbler

Friday 28th October

Marton Mere LNR - 2 Bitterns, goosander (W), blackcap, goldcrest, 4 Cetti's warblers, 4 water rails, little grebe, 14 pink footed geese

Thursday 27th October

North Blackpool Pond Trail Kincraig Lake - Great spotted woodpecker, 12 teal, 3 shovelers

Marton Mere LNR - 2 Mediterranean gulls, 60 shovelers, 4 wigeon, 4 wigeon, 30 teal, little grebe

Otters at Marton Mere LNR a few years ago - by Mick McGough

EVENT - North Blackpool Pond Trail - Tuesday 1st Nov 10am - 12 noon - Autumn Explorer - Children's Activity. Your chance to find out about hibernation and how you can help wildlife during the winter. Free but donation to the Friends of the North Blackpool Pond Trail appreciated. Meet at the Community Orchard, Runcorn Avenue FY2 0PS
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

Wednesday 26th October

Mild again 9 - 14C dull with a moderate south westerly wind

Town Centre - Peregrine

Warbreck Hill - Peregrine

North Blackpool Pond Trail Kincraig Lake - 2 Water rails, 5 shovelers, 5 goldcrests

Stanley Park - Coal tit

Starr Gate - Grey seal, 8 great crested grebes, 4 red throated divers, 3 guillemots, razorbill

Marton Mere LNR - Stoat, bearded tit, bittern, 2 stonechats, 9 gadwall, buzzard, sparrowhawk, kestrel

Peregrine on Warbreck Hill water tower

EVENT - North Blackpool Pond Trail - Tuesday 1st Nov 10am - 12 noon - Autumn Explorer - Children's Activity. Your chance to find out about hibernation and how you can help wildlife during the winter. Free but donation to the Friends of the North Blackpool Pond Trail appreciated. Meet at the Community Orchard, Runcorn Avenue FY2 0PS
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

Tuesday 25th October

Another mild day for late October 4 - 13C long sunny spells with a light south easterly breeze

Heron's Reach - Tawny owl

Marton Mere LNR - 4 Bearded tits, 2500 starlings (roosted), brambling (SE),  3 little egrets (SW), ring necked parakeet, jay (E) 22 fieldfares, pochard, 2 stonechats (pair), peregrine, 2 buzzards, 2 sparrowhawks, kestrel, 4 grey wagtails, 5 tree sparrows, 4 water rails, 6 snipe

North Blackpool Pond Trail Kincraig Lake - 7 Teal, 2 water rails, goldcrest

New South Promenade - 3 Red throated divers

Washington Avenue - 2 Buzzards (over), migrant hawker dragonfly

Town Centre - Peregrine

Brambling at Marton Mere LNR some years ago

EVENT - North Blackpool Pond Trail - Tuesday 1st Nov 10am - 12 noon - Autumn Explorer - Children's Activity. Your chance to find out about hibernation and how you can help wildlife during the winter. Free but donation to the Friends of the North Blackpool Pond Trail appreciated. Meet at the Community Orchard, Runcorn Avenue FY2 0PS
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

Weekend 21st - 24th October

Average days but cool nights 3 - 13C mostly cloudy with light to moderate easterly winds

Monday 24th October

Town Centre - 2 Peregrines

Lawson's Field - Ring necked parakeet

North Station - Goldcrest

Marton Mere LNR - 4 Bearded tits, 2 bitterns, short eared owl, goosander, jay, little grebe, 12 goldcrests, 50 redwings, 2 stonechats (pair), great spotted woodpecker, kestrel, sparrowhawk, 4 water rails, 50 shovelers, 7 snipe, 11 gadwall, 50 tufted ducks, pochard, 5000 starlings (roosted), 2 cetti's warblers

Sunday 23rd October

Anchorsholme - Sparrowhawk

Marton Mere LNR - Barn owl, 3000 starlings (roosted), jack snipe, 2 stonechats (pair), wigeon, 55 tufted ducks, 40 fieldfares, 4 Cetti's warbler, 3 whooper swans, 10 gadwall, 2 pochards

Saturday 22nd October

Marton Mere LNR - 5 Bearded tits, bittern, ring ouzel, 12 whooper swans, 2 ravens (NE), 6 Cetti's warblers, chiffchaff, 318 fieldfares, 10 song thrushes, 37 redwings, 3 stonechats, wigeon, pochard, buzzard, sparrowhawk, kestrel

Staining Nook - Kestrel, 2 redwings

Stanley Park - 26 Gadwall, 12 shoveler, 52 tufted ducks, kestrel (very rarely seen here)

Friday 21st October

Starr Gate - 2 Grey seals, 3 eiders, rock pipit, 1500 common scoters, 850 oystercatchers, 2 red throated divers

Heron's Reach golf course - Chiffchaff, 2 goldcrests

Staining Nook - 10 Redwings, 9 fieldfares, 2 goldcrests

Marton Mere LNR -  5 Bearded tits, woodcock, 2 stonechats (pair), little grebe, 650 pink footed geese (S), 14 wigeon, 67 shovelers, 260 coot, sparrowhawk, 15 skylarks, 16 linnets, 2500 starlings (roosted), kestrel, 7 goldcrests, 7 Cetti's warblers,

Female bearded tit

EVENT - North Blackpool Pond Trail - Tuesday 1st Nov 10am - 12 noon - Autumn Explorer - Children's Activity. Your chance to find out about hibernation and how you can help wildlife during the winter. Free but donation to the Friends of the North Blackpool Pond Trail appreciated. Meet at the Community Orchard, Runcorn Avenue FY2 0PS
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

Thursday 20th October

Another mild day 9 - 13C some sunny spells with a very light northerly breeze

Gynn Gardens - Song thrush, grey wagtail

Norbreck - Little egret

North Shore Go-kart track - 178 Redshanks, 38 turnstones

North Shore - Rock pipit, 7 linnets

Bispham - 16 Whooper swans (over)

Solaris Centre - Grey wagtail, red admiral butterfly

Lawson's Wetland - Water rail

Staining Marsh - Cetti's warbler, kestrel, 6 redwings (SE)

Asda - Raven (E), 80 jackdaws

Heron's Reach - Chiffchaff, goldcrest

Marton Mere LNR - Ring ouzel, 30 redwings (NE) + 20 grounded, 57 fieldfares (NE), 32 skylarks, 2 great spotted woodpeckers, 2 buzzards, sparrowhawk, kestrel, 10 wigeon, 33 tufted ducks, 4 Cetti's warblers, 450 pink footed geese (S), 5 tree sparrows

Lawson's Field - 30 Fieldfares (E)

Ring ouzel

EVENT - North Blackpool Pond Trail - Tuesday 1st Nov 10am - 12 noon - Autumn Explorer - Children's Activity. Your chance to find out about hibernation and how you can help wildlife during the winter. Free but donation to the Friends of the North Blackpool Pond Trail appreciated. Meet at the Community Orchard, Runcorn Avenue FY2 0PS
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

Wednesday 19th October

A mild day for mid October 10 - 13C mostly sunny with a light north westerly wind

New South Promenade - 755 Common scoters, 500 oystercatchers, 300 sanderlings, 50 dunlins, 28 eiders, 4 red throated divers

Marton Mere LNR - 9 Whooper swans, stonechat, 7 redwings, 8 gadwall, kestrel, 2 blackcaps, chiffchaff, goldcrest, coal tit

Marton - Sparrowhawk

Solaris Centre - several Drone flies (Eristalis tenax) - a species of hoverfly

Recently - Stanley Park - 2 Nuthatches

No news for Tuesday 18th October

Drone fly at the Solaris Centre

EVENT - North Blackpool Pond Trail - Tuesday 1st Nov 10am - 12 noon - Autumn Explorer - Children's Activity. Your chance to find out about hibernation and how you can help wildlife during the winter. Free but donation to the Friends of the North Blackpool Pond Trail appreciated. Meet at the Community Orchard, Runcorn Avenue FY2 0PS
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

Monday 17th October

A little milder than average over night 10 - 14C cloudy with showers brightening up later then rain in the evening with a strengthening south westerly wind

Starr Gate - Arctic skua, 2 red throated divers, 2 razorbills

Heron's Reach golf course - Fox, Cetti's warbler, 4 snipe, 4 fieldfares (NE)

Lawson's Field - 80 Goldfinches

New South Promenade - 300 Common scoters, great crested grebe (S)

Marton Mere LNR - Bittern, chiffchaff, 4 Cetti's warblers, 2 water rails, 50 shovelers, coal tit, great spotted woodpecker

Fieldfare

EVENT - North Blackpool Pond Trail - Tuesday 1st Nov 10am - 12 noon - Autumn Explorer - Children's Activity. Your chance to find out about hibernation and how you can help wildlife during the winter. Free but donation to the Friends of the North Blackpool Pond Trail appreciated. Meet at the Community Orchard, Runcorn Avenue FY2 0PS
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

Thursday 13th to Sunday 16th October

About average temperatures for mid October 6 - 15C with light to moderate mostly easterly winds

Sunday 16th October

Marton Mere LNR - Fox, 2 pochards, 3 wigeon, 3 water rails, 4 buzzards, coal tit

Warbreck Hill - Coal tit

Lytham Road - Sparrowhawk

Sandcastle - Grey wagtail

Saturday 15th October

Warbreck Hill - 5 Redwings, 30 starlings (murmurating)

Friday 14th October

New South Promenade - Curled octopus

De Vere hotel entrance pool - Water rail

Staining Nook - Stonechat

Marton Mere LNR - 7 Redwings, grey wagtail (over), 2 water rails, buzzard

Thursday 13th October

Pleasure Beach railway - 2 Chiffchaffs

Watson Road Park - 2 Song thrushes, 8 long tailed tits, coal tit, 2 goldcrests

Stanley Park - Jay, 10 mistle thrushes, 3 great crested grebes, wigeon, pochard, 22 gadwall, 7 shovelers, 24 tufted ducks

Marton Mere LNR - Little grebe, 10 gadwall, 4 water rails, kestrel, sparrowhawk, great spotted woodpecker, 6 redwings, 2 Cetti's warblers

Lawson's Field - Ring necked parakeet


Curled octopus by Emma Whitlock

EVENT - North Blackpool Pond Trail - Tuesday 1st Nov 10am - 12 noon - Autumn Explorer - Children's Activity. Your chance to find out about hibernation and how you can help wildlife during the winter. Free but donation to the Friends of the North Blackpool Pond Trail appreciated. Meet at the Community Orchard, Runcorn Avenue FY2 0PS

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

Wednesday 12th October

Breezier than of late but very mild 8 - 15C mostly cloudy with an increasing north easterly wind

Watson Road Park - 10 Long tailed tits, 3 goldcrests, chiffchaff

Solaris Centre - Yellow browed warbler, wren

Revoe Park - Yellow browed warbler

Metropole hotel - Goldcrest

Gynn Gardens - Blackcap, goldcrest

Marton Mere LNR - Bittern, barn owl, 5 blackcaps, 10 pintail (over), coal tit, swallow, chiffchaff, 25 redwings, 7 stock doves, 5 water rails

Pintail

EVENT - North Blackpool Pond Trail - Tuesday 1st Nov 10am - 12 noon - Autumn Explorer - Children's Activity. Your chance to find out about hibernation and how you can help wildlife during the winter. Free but donation to the Friends of the North Blackpool Pond Trail appreciated. Meet at the Community Orchard, Runcorn Avenue FY2 0PS

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

Tuesday 11th October

Cool overnight then warming up to average 5 - 14C mostly cloudy with a light easterly wind

Lawson's Field - Tawny owl, water rail

Staining marsh - Cetti's warbler

Preston New Road - 4 Whooper swans (E)

Lawson's Wetland - Cetti's warbler

Marton Mere LNR - Bittern, little owl, barn owl, 62 tufted ducks, 14 gadwall, 35 shovelers, 22 redwings, 4 water rails, buzzard, 2 kestrels, 3 Cetti's warblers, great spotted woodpecker, 3 tree sparrows

Gynn Gardens - 2 Goldcrests

Metropole hotel - 3 Goldcrests

Park Road - Sparrowhawk

Stanley Park - 9 Mistle thrushes, 22 gadwall, 12 shovelers, 32 tufted ducks

Whooper swan

EVENT - North Blackpool Pond Trail - Tuesday 1st Nov 10am - 12 noon - Autumn Explorer - Children's Activity. Your chance to find out about hibernation and how you can help wildlife during the winter. Free but donation to the Friends of the North Blackpool Pond Trail appreciated. Meet at the Community Orchard, Runcorn Avenue FY2 0PS

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

Monday 10th October

An average October day 6 - 13C Mostly sunny with a very light north easterly breeze

Lancaster Road - Fox

Warbreck Hill - Peregrine

Heron's Reach - 2 Woodcocks

Marton Mere LNR - 5 Shelducks (N), 4 goldcrests, 2 blackcaps, 2 chiffchaffs, 14 long tailed tits, 4 black tailed godwits, 12 snipe, 25 redwings, 5 tree sparrows, 2 Cetti's warblers, 3 water rails, 5 wigeon, 72 tufted ducks, 675 pink footed geese (over)

New South Promenade - Grey seal, 3 shelducks (S), 75 pink footed geese (S), 500 common scoters

Penrose Avenue - Chiffchaff

Solaris Centre - Goldcrest, 6 robins, wren, red admiral, small white butterflies

Louie Horrocks Park - Yellow browed warbler, 6 goldcrests, chiffchaff

Lytham Road - Sparrowhawk

Revoe Park - 9 Long tailed tits, 4 goldcrests, chiffchaff

Metropole Hotel bushes - 2 Goldcrests

Gynn Gardens - 4 Goldcrests

Goldcrest by Chris Vaghela

EVENT - North Blackpool Pond Trail - Tuesday 1st Nov 10am - 12 noon - Autumn Explorer - Children's Activity. Your chance to find out about hibernation and how you can help wildlife during the winter. Free but donation to the Friends of the North Blackpool Pond Trail appreciated. Meet at the Community Orchard, Runcorn Avenue FY2 0PS

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

Weekend 7th - 9th October

About average for early October 7 - 15C some sunshine with a light easterly wind

Sunday 9th October

Louie Horrocks Park - 2 Yellow browed warblers, 2 goldcrests, chiffchaff, coal tit, grey wagtail

South Park Drive - Fox

Marton Mere LNR - Bittern, barn owl, 10 snipe, little grebe, 240 coots, 3 black tailed godwits, chiffchaff, goldcrest, blackcap, great spotted woodpecker, 17 redwing, 5 Cetti's warblers, 2 water rail, comma butterfly

Weymouth Road - 3 Mistle thrushes

Lawson's Field - Ring necked parakeet

Watson Road Park - 5 Coal tits

Saturday 8th October

Warbreck Hill - Peregrine

Lawson's Field - Ring necked parakeet

Devonshire Road Rock Gardens - 3 Goldcrests, heron, 2 moorhens, 25 redwings

Marton Mere LNR - Jay, 5 redwings, 9 swallows, 4 tree sparrows, 3 Cetti's warblers, 3 snipe, 2 water rails, 2 sparrowhawks

Friday 7th October

New South Promenade - 3 Harbour porpoises, 12 teal (S), guillemot, 4 auks sp, 6 gannets, 2 red throated divers, great crested grebe

North Shore golf course - 6 moorhens, sparrowhawk

Warbreck Hill - Peregrine

Watson Road Park - 5 Mistle thrushes

Staining Nook - Cetti's warbler

Marton Mere LNR - Redshank, 6 snipe, shelduck, blackcap, 3 redwings

Poor photo of the moorhen at Devonshire Road Rock Gardens

EVENT - North Blackpool Pond Trail - Tuesday 1st Nov 10am - 12 noon - Autumn Explorer - Children's Activity. Your chance to find out about hibernation and how you can help wildlife during the winter. Free but donation to the Friends of the North Blackpool Pond Trail appreciated. Meet at the Community Orchard, Runcorn Avenue FY2 0PS

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

Thursday 6th October

Another mild day 7 - 16C long sunny spells with a cooling stiff easterly breeze

Watson Road Park - Yellow browed warbler, 2 coal tits, 20 long tailed tits, 2 swallows

Solaris Centre - Kestrel (N), red admiral, small white butterflies

North Blackpool Pond Trail Kincraig Lake - Water rail, 2 shovelers, 3 goldcrests, 35 redwings

Jubilee Gardens - Goldcrest

Gynn Gardens - 13 Redwings

Devonshire Road Rock Gardens - 25 Redwings, goldcrest

Stanley Park - 6 Great crested grebes, 29 gadwalls, pochard, 8 shovelers, redwing, mistle thrush

Pleasure Beach/Railway bushes - 2 Chiffchaffs, goldcrest

New South Promenade - Grey seal, 10 gannets, 4 red throated divers, red breasted merganser, razorbill, 4 auk sp

Marton Mere LNR - Kingfisher, 35 pintails (N), 1000 pink footed geese (N), peregrine, 9 snipe, tree sparrow, 2 Cetti's warblers, chiffchaff, 3 swallows

Gadwall

EVENT - North Blackpool Pond Trail - Tuesday 1st Nov 10am - 12 noon - Autumn Explorer - Children's Activity. Your chance to find out about hibernation and how you can help wildlife during the winter. Free but donation to the Friends of the North Blackpool Pond Trail appreciated. Meet at the Community Orchard, Runcorn Avenue FY2 0PS

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

Wednesday 5th October

A very mild day for October 9 - 17 C mostly sunny with a strong easterly wind

Solaris Centre - Wren, red admiral, small white butterflies

New South Promenade - 250 Common scoters, great crested grebe, red throated diver, razorbill, 3 pied wagtails, red admiral butterfly (in off the sea from a long way out)

Staining Nook - Cetti's warbler, great spotted woodpecker

North Blackpool Pond Trail Kincraig Lake - Yellow browed warbler, goldcrest, shoveler, 31 teal

Pleasure Beach/Railway - Chiffchaff

Marton Mere LNR - Barn owl, little grebe, 10 gadwalls, water rail, great spotted woodpecker, water rail

Barn owl at Marton Mere

EVENT - North Blackpool Pond Trail - Tuesday 1st Nov 10am - 12 noon - Autumn Explorer - Children's Activity. Your chance to find out about hibernation and how you can help wildlife during the winter. Free but donation to the Friends of the North Blackpool Pond Trail appreciated. Meet at the Community Orchard, Runcorn Avenue FY2 0PS

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

Tuesday 4th October

A cool start then warm for early October 5 - 19C sunny long spells increasing cloud later with a moderate south easterly breeze

Pleasure Beach/Railway - Yellow browed warbler

Heron's Reach - Buzzard

Gynn Gardens - 3 Coal tits, blackcap, sparrowhawk

De Vere's Hotel - 3 Redwings (E)

Solaris Centre - 2 Pied wagtails, small white, red admiral butterflies

Marton Mere - Whitethroat (very late record), peregrine, sparrowhawk, kestrel, shelduck, 35 teal, 2 pochards

New South Promenade - 2 Grey seals, 5 eiders (S), 2 rooks (very scarce here), 11 carrion crows (in off the sea with the rooks)

Coal tit

EVENT - North Blackpool Pond Trail - Tuesday 1st Nov 10am - 12 noon - Autumn Explorer - Children's Activity. Your chance to find out about hibernation and how you can help wildlife during the winter. Free but donation to the Friends of the North Blackpool Pond Trail appreciated. Meet at the Community Orchard, Runcorn Avenue FY2 0PS

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

Monday 3rd October

A cool night and warm day for early October 4 - 16C

New South Promenade - 4 Red throated divers, 200 common scoters, common starfish, sand goby, blenny, 2 green shore crabs, several common prawns, few brown shrimps, dog whelk, sea potato, many beadlet anemones

Solaris Centre - Wren (not regular here), diving beetle, several damselfly nymphs, water hoglouse, back swimming water boatman, several front swimming water boatmen, 2 ramshorn snails

Marton Drive - Small tortoiseshell butterfly

Penrose Avenue - Painted lady butterfly

Staining Nook - 6 Redwings

Marton Mere LNR - 2 Jays, 5 redwings, 4 skylarks, grey wagtail, great spotted woodpecker, peregrine, sparrowhawk, kestrel, 3 Cetti's warblers

Town Centre - Peregrine

Redwing

 EVENT - Marton Mere LNR - Tuesday 4th Oct 7 - 9pm - Managing the Mere A talk about the management of the nature reserve, what we do and why we do it. Free but donation to the Friends of Marton Mere appreciated. Meet at the Visitor Centre next to the Spar shop FY4 4XN 

EVENT - North Blackpool Pond Trail - Tuesday 1st Nov 10am - 12 noon - Autumn Explorer - Children's Activity. Your chance to find out about hibernation and how you can help wildlife during the winter. Free but donation to the Friends of the North Blackpool Pond Trail appreciated. Meet at the Community Orchard, Runcorn Avenue FY2 0PS

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

Friday 30th September to Sunday 2nd October

Still mild for the time of year 6 - 15C mixed weather with generally light variable winds

Sunday 2nd October

Starr Gate - 240 Pink footed geese, scaup, 810 common scoters, red breasted merganser (S), 3 guillemots, 2 razorbills, 6 eiders (S), 12 red throated divers, rock pipit

Stanley Park - 10 Gadwall, goldcrest

Marton Mere LNR - 1750 Pink footed geese (S), 90 meadow pipits (S), 2 sparrowhawks, 50 shovelers, 3 water rails, grey wagtail, 10 linnets

Saturday 1st October

Marton Mere LNR - 2000 Pink footed geese, 600 meadow pipits (S), 40 skylark (S), sparrowhawk, kestrel, 2 water rails

Starr Gate - Long tailed duck, scaup (S), 1100 common scoters, 16 shelducks (S), 5380 meadow pipits, 1160 pink footed geese, 6 grey wagtails (S), Arctic skua (S), 41 red throated divers (S), 25 eiders, 5 pintails, goosander (N), merlin (S), peregrine, 3 Sandwich terns (S), red breasted merganser

Friday 30 September

New South Promenade - 4 Shelducks (S), red throated diver (S), 25 meadow pipits (S about a mile off shore)

Starr Gate - Great skua, little gull, tufted duck, little egret, 2 pintails

Warbreck Hill - Peregrine

Marton Mere LNR - 50 Shovelers, 35 tufted ducks, 13 snipe, 12 swallows

Pink footed geese

EVENT - Marton Mere LNR - Tuesday 4th Oct 7 - 9pm - Managing the Mere A talk about the management of the nature reserve, what we do and why we do it. Free but donation to the Friends of Marton Mere appreciated. Meet at the Visitor Centre next to the Spar shop FY4 4XN 

EVENT - North Blackpool Pond Trail - Tuesday 1st Nov 10am - 12 noon - Autumn Explorer - Children's Activity. Your chance to find out about hibernation and how you can help wildlife during the winter. Free but donation to the Friends of the North Blackpool Pond Trail appreciated. Meet at the Community Orchard, Runcorn Avenue FY2 0PS

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