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