Tuesday 13 December 2016

Thursday 8th - Monday 12th December

Mild to warm for early December 1 - 12C mostly dull, some drizzle and occasional spells of  heavier rain with a light south westerly wind

Monday 12th December

Town Centre - Peregrine, 2 grey wagtails

Faraday Way - 50 Pink footed geese

Lawson's Field - 150 Fieldfares (over)

Marton Mere LNR - Chiffchaff

Stanley Park - Whooper Swan (extremely unusual here), 26 shovelers, great crested grebe, coal tit

Starr Gate - Velvet scoter, 1500 common scoters, 46 red throated divers, 11 great crested grebes, 14 razorbills, 7 guillemots

Sunday 11th December

Marton Mere LNR - 2 Otters, 2 bitterns, 380 coots, 33 wigeon, goldeneye, 4 water rails, 4 Cetti's warblers, kestrel, 2 goldcrests

Stanley Park - 33 Gadwall, 23 shovelers, great crested grebe

Warbreck Hill - Peregrine

Saturday 10th December

Marton Mere LNR - Bittern, ring necked parakeet, 3 Cetti's warblers, 4 water rails, sparrowhawk, 17 skylarks (over), 13 fieldfares, 10 redwings

Stanley Park - 24 Gadwall, 28 shovelers

Friday 9th December

No news

Thursday 8th December

Stanley Park - 24 Gadwall, 18 shovelers, great crested grebe

Town Centre - Peregrine
Whooper swan
Please email your sightings and wildlife photos to solaris.centre @ blackpool.gov.uk - without the spaces

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There is a Facebook group for all things Marton Mere LNR including news of events and volunteer projects

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