Tuesday 15th August
New South Promenade - Green shore crab, 2 common prawns, many brown shrimps, blenny, sand goby, beadlet anemone, dog whelks, common whelks, edible mussels, common cockles, pod razors, bean razors, hornwrack
Beechfield Avenue - Sparrowhawk (over)
Marton Mere LNR - Buzzard, sparrowhawk
Town Centre - Peregrine
North Shore - Peregrine
Monday 14th August
Marton Mere LNR - 4 Snipe, bullfinch, sparrowhawk, kestrel
Stanley Park - 27 Mute swans
Town Centre - 3 Peregrines
Beechfield Avenue - Peregrine (over)
Sunday 13th August
Starr Gate - 720 Common scoters, 2 Arctic skuas, 3 gannets, 250 Sandwich terns, 2 wheatears, grey wagtail, 7 swifts (SE)
Marton Mere LNR - Weasel, redshank, snipe, shoveler, 20 black tailed godwits (S), buzzard, kestrel, 2 Cettis warblers, 2 lesser whitethroats, willow warbler, 5 reed warblers, 2 song thrushes, 4 peacock butterflies
Staining Nook - 2 Blackcaps
Salisbury Woodland Gardens - Mediterranean gull, sparrowhawk, buzzard, 3 swifts
Saturday 12th August
Devonshire Road Rock Gardens - 2 Moorhens, 2 sparrowhawks, lesser whitethroat
Stanley Park - Great spotted woodpecker, goldcrest
Starr Gate - 890 Common scoters, fulmar, 3 Arctic skuas, great skua, 12 gannets, 120 Sandwich terns
Heron's Reach golf course - juvenile Little grebe
Friday 11th August
Solaris Centre - 2 Grey wagtails
Starr Gate - 12 Manx shearwaters, 8 Arctic skuas, 3 gannets, 570 common scoters, peregrine, 300 Sandwich terns, kittiwake
Town Centre - Peregrine
Marton Mere LNR - Bittern, little ringed plover
Thursday 10th August
Staining Nook - Lesser whitethroat, 2 blackcaps, kestrel, swift
Stanley Park - Pochard, juvenile little grebe, great crested grebe
Marton Mere LNR - 2 Lesser whitethroats, 3 tree sparrows, 7 stock doves
Starr Gate - 320 Common scoters, curlew (S), 15 redshanks (S), 2 Arctic skuas, 350 Sandwich terns
Wednesday 9th August
Marton Mere LNR - 11 Swifts (S), 40 swallows, Cetti's warbler, kestrel, sparrowhawk, 7 stock doves
North Pier - 2 Bottlenose dolphins
Starr Gate - 400 Common scoters, 7 gannets (N), Arctic skua, 370 Sandwich terns, 7 common terns
Tuesday 8th August
Marton Mere LNR - Fox, lesser whitethroat, Cetti's warbler, great spotted woodpecker, swift, 7 stock doves, buzzard, kestrel, painted lady butterfly
Starr Gate - 550 Common scoters, 2 Arctic skuas, 430 Sandwich terns, 15 common terns, 2 Arctic terns
Town Centre - 2 Peregrines
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North Blackpool Pond Trail - Moth & Bat night - Saturday 26th August 8.00pm - Late. Meet at the bird viewing area at Kincraig Lake opposite the Spar on Kincraig Road FY2 0HN. Bring a torch and wear warm clothes - FREE
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
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