Monday 30th January

Average temperatures for late January 3 - 7C mostly cloudy with a moderate cool south easterly breeze

Devonshire Road Rock Gardens - Goldcrest

Town Centre - Peregrine

North Shore go-kart track - 2 Purple sandpipers, 100 redshanks

Town Centre Sainsbury's/George St - 2 Waxwings

Stanley Park - 15 Herons (returning to nests in trees on island)

Marton Mere LNR - 3 Shelducks (SE), 3 goldeneyes, 125 wigeon, sparrowhawk, 65 fieldfares

Wigeon

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Weekend 27th - 29th January

Colder than average for late January -4 - 6C fog, rain, low cloud and a little sunshine with a mostly light to moderate south easterly breeze.

Sunday 29th January

Stanley Park - Treecreeper, nuthatch, coal tit, 2 song thrushes

Marton Mere LNR - 4 Goldeneyes, 26 fieldfares, 9 stock doves, goldcrest, 3 Cetti's warblers

North Shore go-kart track - Purple sandpiper

Blackpool Old Road - Great spotted woodpecker

Saturday 28th January

Talbot Road - 4 Waxwings (SW)

Marton Mere LNR - Peregrine, sparrowhawk, kestrel, 20 fieldfares, great spotted woodpecker, 3 goldeneyes

North Shore go-kart track - 2 Purple sandpipers, 146 redshanks

Friday 27th January

Marton Mere LNR - Otter, Iceland gull, 4 goldeneyes, 2 sparrowhawks, 2 kestrels, 65 fieldfares, 2 great spotted woodpeckers, 4 Cetti's warblers, 11 chaffinches, 7 linnets, 25 lapwings

Lawson's Wetland - Woodcock, jack snipe, 16 snipe, water rail

North Shore go-kart track - 3 Purple sandpipers, 130 redshank

Fieldfare

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Thursday 26th January

A cold day -1 - 1C dull with a biting brisk south easterly wind

Devonshire Road Rock Gardens - Blackbird (partial albino with white head)

Warbreck Hill - 40 Greenfinches (roosted)

Lawson's Wetland - 2 Woodcocks, jack snipe, 6 snipe

Stanley Park - 46 Gadwalls, 39 shovelers, 2 great crested grebes, 4 mistle thrushes

Marton Mere LNR - Otter, shelduck, 4 goldeneyes

Otters at Marton Mere by Mick McGough

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Wednesday 25th January

An average January day 3 - 7 C, sunny all day with a brisk south easterly wind

Town Centre - 2 Pergrines

Stanley Park - Great crested grebe, great spotted woodpecker

Lawson's Wetland - 5 Snipe, jack snipe

North Pier - Grey wagtail

Mansfield Road/Devonshire Road - 4 Waxwings

Staining Nook - Raven (over), buzzard

Marton Mere LNR - 2 Woodcocks, barn owl, 3 goldeneyes, 25 shovelers, 75 fieldfares, 10 tree sparrows, water rail, 10 stock doves, great spotted woodpecker, 2 kestrels, 40 greenfinches

Recently - Woodland Gardens - Nuthatch

Great crested grebe on Stanley Park lake 

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Tuesday 24th January

Another average late January day -1 - 7C frosty start then dull and gloomy with a light south easterly breeze

Mansfield Road/Devonshire Road - 4 Waxwings

Lawson's Wetland - 12 Linnets

Marton Mere LNR - Bittern. 300 coots, 2 woodcocks, 3 goldeneyes, 3 water rails, 5 Cetti's warblers, 60 fieldfares, buzzard, kestrel, 8 snipe, 8 linnets, 500 starlings (roosted)

Stanley Park - 2 Nuthatches, great spotted woodpecker

Nuthatch in Stanley Park

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Monday 23rd January

A cold day -2 - 5C foggy then gloomy but brighter later with a very light easterly wind

Marton Mere LNR - 10 Snipe, chiffchaff, little grebe, 4 goldeneyes, 125 wigeon, 60 fieldfares, goldcrest, 8 linnets, 30 greenfinches

Stanley Park - 2 Teal, 27 gadwall, 16 shovelers, great crested grebe, great spotted woodpecker, 4 mistle thrushes

Solaris Centre - Song thrush (very irregular here)


Song thrush at Marton Mere LNR

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Weekend 20th - 22nd January

About average for mid-January 0 - 8C some sunshine with a light generally south easterly breeze

Sunday 22nd January

Marton Mere LNR - 4 Goldeneyes, buzzard, sparrowhawk, kestrel, 80 fieldfares, tree sparrow

Staining Nook - Fox, 2 woodcocks

Stanley Park golf course, eastern side - 18 Moorhens

De Vere Hotel entrance pool - 5 Moorhens

Grange Park - Goldcrest

Starr Gate - Pochard, 2800 common scoters, 21 great crested grebes, 14 red throated divers, 4 pintails

Saturday 21st January

Marton Mere LNR - Otter, great crested grebe, 4 goldeneyes, 10 shovelers, 11 snipe, 11 lapwings, 80 fieldfares, 4 song thrushes, 9 stock doves

Friday 20th January

Marton Mere LNR - 2 Siskins, 75 greenfinches, 7 linnets, coal tit, 5 goldeneyes, 17 shovelers, 3 water rails

Lawson's Wetland - 13 Snipe

Moorhen

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Thursday 19th January

Another typical January day 6 - 7C cloudy with a barely noticeable south easterly breeze

Solaris Centre - Diving beetles (possibly Colymbetes fuscus), damselfly nymphs, ramshorn snails, keeled ramshorn snails, pea mussels, backswimming water boatmen, front swimming water boatmen, water hog louse, a springtail (1st record in the pond)

Starr Gate - 35 Redshanks, 650 common scoters

Marton Mere LNR - Iceland gull, 5 goldeneyes, 5 Cetti's warblers, 3 water rails

Diving beetle at the Solaris Centre

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Wednesday 18th January

A dull January day 6 - 7C with a very light wind

Crighton Place - Sparrowhawk

Warbreck Hill - Peregrine

Devonshire Road Rock Gardens - 2 Goldcrests

Marton Mere LNR - Bittern (seen twice), 2 water rails, 5 Cetti's warblers, 33 oystercatchers  (over), 27 snipe, sparrowhawk, 30 fieldfares, great spotted woodpecker, 8 long tailed tits, 32 linnets, 60 greenfinches

New South Promenade - 1000 Common scoters, red throated diver

Red throated diver in winter plumage

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Tuessday 17th January

A mild day 7 - 9C persistent drizzled with a very light southerly breeze

New South Promenade - 1000 Common scoters, 13 great crested grebes

Town Centre - 2 Peregrines

Warbreck Hill - 2 Peregrines

Marton Mere LNR - 69 Linnets, 4 snipe, 90 wigeon, goldeneye

Linnet on gorse at the Solaris Centre

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Friday 13th - Monday 16th January

About average temperatures for mid-January 1 - 9C some sunshine, some rain with a strong north westerly wind decreasing to almost calm

Monday 16th January

Marton Mere LNR - Otter, 75 greenfinches, 83 linnets, 2 little grebes, 8 stock doves, buzzard, sparrowhawk, kestrel, 3 water rails, 3 Cetti's warblers, goldeneye

Town Centre - 2 Peregrines

Warbreck Hill - Peregrine

Woodland Gardens - Snowdrops opening, 2 goldcrests

Sunday 15th January

North Shore - 2 Little gulls, 3 kittiwakes, 11 eiders

North Shore go-kart track - 125 Redshanks, 25 turnstones

Stanley Park - 3 Great crested grebes, pochard, 22 gadwall, 21 shovelers, 36 tufted ducks

Marton Mere LNR - 2 Ravens (N), sparrowhawk, kestrel, goldeneye

Saturday 14th January

Stanley Park - 2 Great spotted woodpeckers, 22 shovelers, 27 tufted ducks, 18 gadwall, great crested grebe, 2 redwings

Mereside Tesco - 64 Pied wagtails

Central Pier - 5 Kittiwakes (N)

Warbreck Hill - 2 Peregrines

Woodland Gardens - Little egret, nuthatch, 10 great tits, 2 goldcrests, coal tit

Marton Mere LNR - Iceland gull, long eared owl, 72 grey lag geese, 2 water rials, Cetti's warbler, coal tit, sparrowhawk, buzzard, 2 kestrels, goldeneye, 9 stok doves

Friday 13th January

Marton Mere LNR - Peregrine, sparrowhawk, kestrel, shelduck, goldeneye, 62 wigeon, mistle thrush

Warbreck Hill - Peregrine

New South Promenade - Kittiwake (N)

Great tit

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Thursday 12th January

About average for mid-January 2 - 5C mostly cloudy with a brisk westerly wind

Marton Mere LNR - Otter, 88 grey lag geese, goldeneye, little grebe, Cetti's warbler, 3 water rails, buzzard, kestrel, sparrowhawk

Warbreck Hill - Peregrine

Town Centre - Peregrine

Starr Gate - 15 Little gulls, 2 red breasted mergansers, 1350 common scoters

Little gull at Marton Mere

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Wednesday 11th January

Another mild day 6 - 8C some good sunny spells with a gale force westerly wind

Warbreck Hill - Peregrine (roosting)

Devonshire Road Rock Gardens - 100 Magpies (roosting), goldcrest, song thrush (singing)

Waxwings at Wickes DIY car park Preston New Road 9th January

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Monday 9th January

A mild day 6 - 8C heavy rain in the morning but bright sunny spells later with an increasing westerly wind

Preston New Road - 11 Waxwings

Mansfield Road - Waxwing

Warbreck Hill - Peregrine (roosted), goldcrest

Devonshire Road Rock Gardens - 50 Magpies (roosted), goldcrest

North Blackpool Pond Trail Kincraig Lake - Pochard, 20 teal, chiffchaff, goldcrest, great spotted woodpecker

Marton Mere LNR - Bittern, 125 greenfinches (roost), 23 linnets, 26 lapwings, 5 fieldfares, goldeneye, buzzard, sparrowhawk, kestrel

Greenfinch

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Weekend 6th - 8th January

About average temperatures for early January 0 - 8C mostly drizzle, fog and thick low cloud with a light variable wind

Sunday 8th January

Preston New Road - 11 Waxwings

Stanley Park - 2 Nuthatchs, 25 tufted ducks

Marton Mere LNR - Iceland gull, long eared owl, jay, 160 wigeon, 200 teal, great spotted woodpecker, 6 stock doves, 8 snipe, 4 Cetti's warblers, 5 water rails, 15 tree sparrows

Staining Nook marsh - Fox

Lawson's Wetland - Cetti's warbler, water rail

Saturday 7th January

Preston New Road - 11 Waxwings, 15 blackbirds

Poulton Old Road - Great spotted woodpecker

Friday 6th January

Stanley Park - 32 Shovelers, 15 tufted ducks, 15 gadwalls

Preston New Road - 3 Waxwings

Teal at Marton Mere by Cliff Raby Fylde Coast Wildlife

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Thursday 5th January

A cold day -5 - 3C sunny with a light south easterly breeze

North Pier - 10000 Starlings (roosted), sparrowhawk

Warbreck Hill - Blackcap

Preston New Road - Blackcap, 2 coal tits, 33 goldfinches

Marton Mere LNR - Bittern, Iceland gull, redshank (over), 150 lapwings, goldeneye, shelduck, buzzard, 10 stock doves, 22 fieldfares, 16 long tailed tits, 5 linnets

Long tailed tit

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Wednesday 4th January

A mixed day -2 - 8C sunny with a light variably northerly wind

North Pier - 10000 Starlings (roosted)

Town Centre - Peregrine (eating a pigeon)

Solaris Centre - 30 House sparrows

Marton Mere LNR - Iceland gull, bittern, barn owl, jay, little grebe, shelduck, kestrel, great spotted woodpecker, goldcrest, 4 Cetti's warblers, 5 water rail

Kestrel at Marton Mere by Cliff Raby

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1st - 3rd January 2017

An average start to the year 1 - 8C some sunny spells with a moderate north westerly breeze

Tuesday 3rd January

Lawson's wetland - 4 Mistle thrushes (over)

Marton Mere LNR - Iceland gull, 42 greenfinches, 10 long tailed tits, great spotted woodpecker, sparrowhawk, kestrel, 2 goldeneyes. great crested grebe

Monday 2nd January

Marton Mere LNR - Red breasted merganser (very scarce here), Iceland gull, long eared owl, woodcock, chiffchaff, goldcrest, 3 Cetti's warblers, 2 water rails, 2 little grebes, 2 goldeneyes, sparrowhawk, 30 skylarks

Heron's Reach - Woodcock

Sunday 1st January

Marton Mere LNR - Fox, great white egret (very scarce here), long eared owl, woodcock, 285 coots, 20 wigeon, 100 teal, 6 tree sparrows, great spotted woodpecker, 20 linnets, chiffchaff, 2 Cetti's warblers, 6 water rails, 2 sparrowhawks, kestrel, 6 stock doves, goldcrest, coal tit

Lawson's wetland - 10 Snipe

Boundary Park - Grey wagtail

Stanley Park - 107 Coots, 74 mallards, 28 shovelers, 19 gadwall.

De Vere's hotel entrance pool - Teal, water rail

Iceland gull (3rd from right)

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