Weekend 17th - 19th February

Very mild for mid-February 7 - 11C some sunshine, drizzle and fog on Sunday with a moderate southerly wind turning south westerly

Sunday 19th February

Starr Gate - Harbour porpoise, goosander, 3 red breasted mergansers, 3 eiders

Marton Mere LNR - Stonechat, 3 goldeneyes, 53 shovelers, kestrel, 4 oystercatchers, 20 fieldfares, 2 water rails

Stanley Park - 4 Great crested grebes, 34 shovelers, 27 gadwall, goldcrest, 2 great spotted woodpeckers

Saturday 18th February

Heron's Reach golf course - 5 Gadwall

Salisbury Woodland Gardens - Goldcrest

Kingscote Park - Grey squirrel, wren, song thrush (singing), frog

Marton Mere LNR - 2 Stonechats, 4 oystercatchers, 3 goldeneyes, 45 shovelers, sparrowhawk, kestrel, buzzard, 7 stock doves, 19 fieldfares, 5 song thrushes, 5 Cetti's warblers

Friday 17th February

Marton Mere LNR - 3 Goldeneyes, 36 shovelers, 180 wigeon, 4 water rails, 3 Cetti's warblers, 2 great spotted woodpeckers

Salisbury Woodland Gardens - Nuthatch

Stanley Park - Oystercatcher, 19 herons, great spotted woodpecker

Starr Gate - 5 Eiders (S), 2 shelducks (N)

New Beach - Dab, beadlet anemone, 2 brown shrimps, whelk egg cases, many prickly cockles, several, necklace shells

First frog of the year, at Kingscote Park

Please send your wildlife photos to solaris.centre@blackpool.gov.uk

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