Wednesday 23 November 2016

Thursday 17th to Tuesday 22nd November

A colder than average week for late November

Just outside our area on St Anne's beach near Coastguard Station - Desert wheatear (from north Africa)

Tuesday 22nd November

St Mary's school field - 2 Oystercatchers

Stanley Park - 13 Shovelers, 5 great crested grebes

Marton Mere LNR - 50 Wigeon, 30 shovelers, 14 snipe, 7 skylarks

Monday 21st November

Marton Mere LNR - 37 Gadwall, little grebe, sparrowhawk, kestrel

Marton - 7 Black tailed godwits (SW)

Sunday 20th November

Stanley Park - 25 Shovelers, pink footed goose

Marton Mere LNR - Woodcock, whooper swan, 100 teal, 90 wigeon, 30 shovelers, peregrine, 8 water rails, 285 coot, little grebe, 30 skylarks, 5 tree sparrows, 4 Cetti's warblers, coal tit

Staining Nook - 50 Redwings

Southbourne Road - Buzzard (over)

Saturday 19th November

Marton Mere LNR - Ring necked parakeet, 100 wigeon, 16 gadwall, 6 snipe,5 water rails, little grebe, 2 kestrels, sparrowhawk, coal tit

Warbreck Hill - Coal tit

Friday 18th November

Marton Mere LNR - Bittern, 18 snipe, 65 wigeon, 2 fieldfares

Thursday 17th November

Warbreck Hill - Peregrine
Oystercatcher
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

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