Monday 29th & Tuesday 30th May

Average day temperatures but very warm nights 12 - 16C sunny with a moderate easterly then westerly breeze


Tuesday 30th May


New South Promenade - 7 Sandwich terns


North Blackpool Pond Trail Kincraig Lake - 2 Tufted ducks, great spotted woodpecker


Monday 29th May


Stanley Park - 40 Swifts, great spotted woodpecker


Marton Mere LNR - 30 Swifts, 5 house martins, lesser whitethroat, willow warbler, 3 Cetti's warblers, 2 gadwall, 2 shovelers,


Recently


Norbreck beach - several very large Octopus jellyfish, many hundreds of sea gooseberries


Heron's Reach golf course - Roe deer, , many common blue damselflies, broad bodied chaser dragonfly, several marsh orchid sp


Kipling Drive fields - 100 Common spotted orchids and marsh orchid sp


North Blackpool Pond Trail Holyoake Avenue - Coelioxys elongata (a cleptoparasitic solitary bee - not previously recorded in the Fylde), Parhelophilus frutetorum (a hoverfly - no known recent records for North Lancashire)


North Blackpool Pond Trail Kincraig Lake - Grapholita lunulana (a scarce day flying micro moth, one of only two known sites in North Lancashire), cream spot ladybird, 14 spot ladybird (recorded very infrequently in the Fylde)


EVENT - World Environment Day Monday 5th June - Whale and Dolphin Watch 9.00am - 1.00pm from the Mirror Ball. No need to book, dress for the weather, bring binoculars and/or telescope if you have them. NB this event will be cancelled if there is rain or strong winds.

Bottlenose dolphin off Anchorsholme in 2011

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

Tuesday 9th May

Cold for early May 2 - 11C sunny with a very light north easterly increasing a little and turning north westerly

Heron's Reach - Lesser whitethroat

Heron's Reach golf course - 2 Tufted ducks

Salisbury Woodland Gardens - Stock dove, ramsons (Aka wild garlic, a superb display)

Marton Mere LNR - Lesser whitethroat, 2 Cetti's warblers, 6 sand martins, 3 swifts, 2 tree sparrows, kestrel, buzzard

Warbreck Hill - Pipistrelle bat (1st of year here)

Solaris Centre - 2 Linnets

Starr Gate - Grey seal, 8 red throated divers (N)

Tufted duck

EVENT- Bioblitz at Blackpool Zoo, Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st May - See poster below but note that events shaded green must be pre-booked. For the other events normal zoo admission fees apply

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

Monday 8th May

Another cool night followed by a mild day 3 - 16C sunny with a light north easterly breeze

Solaris Centre - 2 Linnets, 2 cinnabar moths, several blue tailed damselfly nymphs, common darter dragonfly nymph, diving beetle sp, pond skater

Highfield Road - 2 Swifts

Marton - 5 Swifts, pr of blackbirds with 3 fledged young, whitethroat

Heron's Reach golf course - Grasshopper warbler, sedge warbler, reed warbler, much water violet in flower

Heron's Reach - many Blackcaps, orange tip butterfly, peacock butterfly, green veined white butterfly

Gynn Gardens - Whitethroat, willow warbler

Stanley Park - 2 Great crested grebes, great spotted woodpecker, 12 jackdaws, 2 chiffchaffs, 3 blackcaps

Salisbury Woodland Garden - Chiffchaff, blackcap

Lawson's Wetland - Reed warbler

Marton Mere LNR - Grasshopper warbler, lesser whitethroat, 3 Cetti's warblers, 2 common sandpipers, 6 swifts, 6 house martins, 6 tre sparrows, buzzard, sparrowhawk

Staining Nook - Lesser whitethroat, Cetti's warbler

Starr Gate - Grey seal, 6 teal (N), 314 common scoters (N), 4 red breasted mergansers (N). 6 red throated divers, 107 Manx shearwaters (N), 5 gannets, whimbrel (N), Pomarine skua (N), Arctic skua (N), 4 kittiwakes (N), 57 Arctic terns (N), 29 auk sp (N), 62 swallows (N)

Blood bee at Blackpool Zoo

EVENT - Bioblitz at Blackpool Zoo, Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st May - See poster below but note that events shaded green must be pre-booked. For the other events normal zoo admission fees apply 

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

Friday 5th May to Sunday 7th May

Warm days but cool nights 2 - 17C mostly sunny with a moderate easterly wind veering westerly and decreasing on Sunday

Sunday 7th May

Starr Gate - 5 Bottlenose dolphins, 3 harbour porpoises, 2 grey seals, 21 eiders (S), 400 common scoters (N), 4 red throated divers, 12 gannets, Arctic skua (N), 135 Arctic terns (SE), 4 razorbills (N), 135 swallows (N)

Marton - 2 Pipistrelle bats

Devonshire Road rock Gardens - Whitethroat, chiffchaff

Stanley Park - 4 Goldcrests, 2 great crested grebes, great spotted woodpeckers, oystercatchers

Staining Nook - Cetti's warbler, lesser whitethroat

Marton Mere LNR - Common sandpiper, lesser whitethroat, 3 Cetti's warblers, 4 blackcaps, 4 reed warblers, 3 sedge warblers, 3 willow warblers, buzzard, sparrowhawk

Saturday 6th May

North Blackpool Pond Trail Kincraig Lake - Tree bee, 2 great crested grebes, blackcap, willow warbler, reed warbler, song thrush,

Bispham Road - 2 Swifts,

Stanley Park - 9 Swifts

Preston New Road - 2 Siskins

Woodland Gardens - Tawny owl

Staining Nook - Cetti's warbler, lesser whitethroat

Marton Mere LNR - 7 Black tailed godwits, 3 swifts, 4 Cetti's warblers, lesser whitethroat, 2 tree sparrows, 3 great crested grebes, 3 linnets

Starr Gate - 5 Manx shearwaters (N), 26 red throated divers (N), red breasted merganser (N), 11 gannets (N), whimbrel (S), 3 kittiwakes (SS), little tern (N), 15 common terns, 73 Arctic terns, 2 guillemots, 2 puffins (N), 30 auk sp (N), 91 swifts (N), wheatear

Friday 5th May

Solaris Centre - Blue tailed damselfly (very unlikey to be from our pond as no exuvia found)

Blackpool Zoo - Blood bees sp (1st record for Blackpool), alder leaf beetles, blue tailed damselfly, toad

Warbreck Hill - Holly blue butterfly

Devonshire Road Rock Gardens - Holly blue butterfly

Heron's reach golf course - Little grebe

Stanley Park - 2 Swifts, 2 great crested grebes, 3 Mistle thrushes, great spotted woodpecker 

Marton Mere LNR - Dunlin (E), swift, lesser whitethroat, 3 tree sparrows

Starr Gate - 11 Swifts (N), 12 red throated divers (N), 2 Manx shearwaters (N), 7 gannets, 6 whimbrels, 3 little terns (N), 6 common terns, 14 Arctic terns (N), 125 auk sp (N)

Tawny owl -taken at Martin Mere nr Southport

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

Thursday 4th May

Warmest day of the year 6 - 18C sunny with a brisk easterly wind

Starr Gate - 2 Grey seals, puffin (N), 5 black terns (N), 2 little terns (N), 11 common terns, 3 red breasted mergansers (N), 23 Manx shearwaters (N), 12 gannets (N), 32 auk sp (N), 4 swallows (N)

Lindsay Avenue - 2 Swifts

Marton Mere LNR - Lesser whitethroat, 3 tree sparrows, 4 Cetti's warblers, little grebe, 4 linnets, kestrel, buzzard

Stanley Park - Goldcrest, 2 great crested grebes

Devonshire Road Rock Gardens - Lesser whitethroat, 2 blackcaps, 2 chiffchaffs, 2 speckled wood butterflies

Grey seal

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

EVENT - The Friends of North Blackpool Pond Trail are holding a Family Bird Bingo birdwatching morning on Saturday 6th May 10am - 12 noon. Meet at the Bird Viewing Area at Kincraig Lake opposite the Spar shop on Kincraig Road. Bring binoculars and camera if you have them.
This event is FREE but a donation to the Friends of North Blackpool Pond Trail would be welcome

EVENT - The Friends of North Blackpool Pond Trail are holding an Amphibian Survey on Monday 8th May 8pm - 10pm meet at the Spar shop on Kincraig Road bring a torch and wear your wellies

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

Wednesday 3rd May

About average 4 - 17C sunny with a strong cold easterly wind

North Blackpool Pond Trail horse field pond - several Smooth newts

North Blackpool Pond Trail Linden Pond - several Smooth newts

Heron's Reach - Orange tip, peacock, small tortoiseshell, green veined white, speckled wood butterflies

Heron's Reach golf course - Grasshopper warbler, Cetti's warbler

Lawson's Wetland - Grasshopper warbler

Devonshire Road Rock Gardens - Lesser whitethroat, whitethroat, 2 blackcaps, 2 chiffchaffs

Staining Nook - Cetti's warbler

Salisbury Woodland Gardens - Nuthatch

Marton Mere LNR - Little egret, common sandpiper, lesser whitethroat, 3 tree sparrows

Gooden's nomad bee, Warbreck Hill

Please send your wildlife photos to solaris.centre@blackpool.gov.uk
EVENT - The Friends of North Blackpool Pond Trail are holding a Family Bird Bingo birdwatching morning on Saturday 6th May 10am - 12 noon. Meet at the Bird Viewing Area at Kincraig Lake opposite the Spar shop on Kincraig Road. Bring binoculars and camera if you have them.
This event is FREE but a donation to the Friends of North Blackpool Pond Trail would be welcome

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

Thursday 27th April to Tuesday 2nd May

About average temperatures 5 - 17C mostly sunny with variable easterly winds

Tuesday 2nd May

Mossom Nature Field - Willow warbler, small tortoiseshell, many cuckoo flowers

Gynn Gardens - 5 Willow warblers

Solaris Centre - Sedge warbler (only 2nd or 3rd record here)

Marton Mere LNR - 2 Bullfinches, buzzard, sparrowhawk, 2 tree sparrows, 4 Cetti's warblers, 2 ravens (SE), 2 lesser whitethroats, 2 common sandpipers, 3 house martins, 4 orange tip butterflies

Lawson's Wetland - Cetti's warbler

Heron's Reach Golf Course - Cetti's warbler

Stanley Park Golf Course - Cetti's warbler

Staining Nook - 2 Ravens, Cetti's warbler, lesser whitethroat

Starr Gate - 4 Whimbrels, ringed plover

Monday 1st May

Warbreck Hill - Gooden's nomad bee, another nomad bee species

Starr Gate - 33 Black terns (SE), 712 Arctic terns (SE), 26 Sandwich terns, 68 pink footed geese (N), 6 eiders (N), 2 red breasted mergansers (N), 17 Manx shearwaters, 46 gannets (S), whimbrel, Arctic skua (S), 38 swallows (N), 4 sand martins (N)

North Blackpool Pond Trail Kincraig Lake - Common sandpiper, great spotted woodpecker, 2 great crested grebes

Lawson's Wetland - Whinchat, grasshopper warbler, sedge warbler, reed warbler

Lawson's Allotments - Cetti's warbler

Lawson's field - Redstart

Heron's Reach - 2 Buzzards (over)

Staining Nook - Cetti's warbler, 3 tree sparrows, lesser whitethroat

Marton Mere LNR - 2 Pochards, whimbrel (N), 2 oystercatchers, 2 lapwings, 2 sparrowhawks, kestrel, 3 whinchats, 4 Cetti's warblers, 3 lesser whitethroats, 5 whitethroats, 5 grasshopper warblers, common sandpiper

Stanley Park - Garden warbler

Devonshire Road Rock Gardens - Garden warbler, sedge warbler, willow warbler, chiffchaff, 2 blackcaps

Sunday 30th April

Regency Gardens - Willow warbler, blackcap

Devonshire Road Rock Gardens - Lesser whitethroat

Starr Gate - 2 Grey seals, 210 Arctic terns (E), 26 black terns (E), 2 little terns (N), 12 common terns, 2 gannets, whimbrel, 140 swallows (N), 8 red throated divers, 15 Manx shearwaters, 3300 Knot (S), Arctic skua, 56 guillemots, 16 razorbills, short eared owl (in from the sea)

Stanley Park - 2 Black terns, 4 common sandpipers, 4 blackcaps, chiffchaff, 4 great crested grebes, oystercatcher

Staining Nook - Whitethroat

Lawson's Wetland - Fox, reed warbler, whitethroat

Marton Mere LNR - Weasel, 5 wheatears, common sandpiper, lesser whitethroat, 7 whitethroats, little grebe, buzzard

Saturday 29th April

Heron's Reach golf course - Cetti's warbler

Lawson's Wetland - 2 Grasshopper warblers, 2 sedge warblers, whitethroat, Cetti's warbler

Marton Mere LNR - 2 Common sandpipers, swift, house martin, 2 lesser whitethroats, 6 Cetti's warblers, 4 whitethroats, 10 reed warblers, 4 linnets, 30 black tailed godwits, 2 oystercatchers

Friday 28th April

Solaris Centre - 2 Linnets

Stanley Park - 4 Common sandpipers, 2 house martins, 5 swallows, 5 blackcaps, nuthatch, great spotted woodpecker

Salisbury Woodland Garden - Stock dove

Heron's Reach golf course - 2 Tufted ducks, little grebe

Lawson's Wetland - Cetti's warbler

Staining Nook - Cetti's warbler

Marton Mere LNR - Grasshopper warblers, 4 whitethroats, 4 sedge warblers, 4 Cetti's warblers, 8 gadwalls, 7 stock doves

Starr Gate - 700 Arctic terns (N), 39 Manx shearwaters, 170 pink footed geese, 21 eiders (S), velvet scoter, 5 red breasted mergansers (S), 14 red throated divers, guillemot, 2 razorbills, Arctic skua, 19 swallows (N)

Thursday 27th April

Starr Gate - Arctic skua (N), 28 Manx shearwaters (N), 7 eiders (S), 9 red throated divers (N), 27 kittiwakes (N), 41 gannets (N), 33 Sandwich terns (N), 16 Arctic terns (N), guillemot (N)

Staining Nook - Cetti's warbler

Lawson's Wetland - Reed warbler, sedge warbler, whitethroat

Salisbury Woodland Gardens - Blackcap

Marton Mere LNR - Grasshopper warbler, 2 sedge warblers, 2 whitethroat, 5 Cetti's warblers, great crested grebe, black tailed godwit, kestrel, 10 stock doves

Whimbrel at South beach

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

EVENT - The Friends of North Blackpool Pond Trail are holding a Family Bird Bingo birdwatching morning on Saturday 6th May 10am - 12 noon. Meet at the Bird Viewing Area at Kincraig Lake opposite the Spar shop on Kincraig Road. Bring binoculars and camera if you have them.
This event is FREE but a donation to the Friends of North Blackpool Pond Trail would be welcome

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