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