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