Marton - 35 Whooper swans (NW)
Warbreck Hill - Pink footed geese (heard flying over at 22.30)
Marton Mere LNR - 6 Cetti's warblers, 2 sand martins, 2 little grebes, 2 great crested grebes, 2 goldeneyes, 55 teal, 46 wigeon, 15 shovelers, 5 water rails, 2 oystercatchers, sparrowhawk, kestrel, buzzard, 12 stock doves, 8 fieldfares, 4 linnets, 2 skylarks, chiffchaff
Lawson's Wetland - Cetti's warbler
Stanley Park - 3 Oystercatchers
Preston New Road - Siskin
Solaris Centre - Meadow pipit (NW first of the year here)
New South Promenade - Harbour porpoise, grey seal, 500 common scoters, 2 red throated divers
Starr Gate - 20 Eiders, siskin (over), meadow pipits (over), pied wagtails (over)
Norbreck - 7 Curlews (N)
North Blackpool Pond Trail - 6 Herons, pochard, 2 tufted ducks, 2 shovelers, 2 teal, great crested grebe, grey wagtail, reed bunting
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EVENT - Pond dipping with the Friends of North Blackpool Pond Trail. Saturday 18th March 11am - 1pm at Ashfield Road Pond off Briar Field FY2 0FE. Nets at the ready, get your wellies on and we’re off! Join us for the first pond dipping event of the year – What will you find? FREE but a donation to the Friends of the North Blackpool Pond Trail would be appreciated.
This event is kindly sponsored by Wise Energy.
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
Follow Marton Mere LNR on twitter @MartonMereLNR
