Weekend 10th - 12th February

A cold weekend 1 - 5 C mostly cloudy, some drizzle and short sunny spells with a brisk and increasing north easterly wind

Sunday 12th February

Heron's Reach golf course - 8 Gadwall

Marton Mere LNR - 225 Wigeon, 4 goldeneyes, kestrel, coal tit

Stanley Park - 66 Shovelers, 36 gadwall, great crested grebe

Saturday 11th February

Warbreck Hill - Peregrine

Town Centre - Grey wagtail

Stanley Park - 6 Oystercatchers (unusual here)

Marton Mere LNR - 105 Wigeon, 3 goldeneyes, sparrowhawk, 28 fieldfares, 3 Cetti's warblers, great spotted woodpecker

Friday 10th February

Ashworth Road waste depot - Iceland gull

Starr Gate - 10 Red throated divers (S), 2 red breasted mergansers (N), 2 razorbills, eider, 2000 common scoters

Warbreck Hill - 50 Greenfinches, 25 goldfinches, peregrine

Lawson's field - 2 mistle thrushes

Marton Mere LNR - Iceland gull (same individual as above), 4 goldeneyes, great crested grebe, 55 common gulls, sparrowhawk, 25 fieldfares, goldcrest, 20 goldfinches, 2 Cetti's warblers

Red breasted merganser

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