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
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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
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
