Wednesday 27 September 2017

Monday 18th to Tuesday 26th September

Fairly mild for mid-September 5 - 19C

Good numbers of Red admiral butterflies are still on the move southwards. Speckled woods continue to fly on warmer days. It's all change in the bird world too as migration gets in to full swing. Some interesting mammals have also been seen.

Tuesday 26th September

Marton Mere LNR - Kingfisher, 3 Cetti's warblers

Town Centre - 2 Peregrines

Staining Nook - 2 Blackcaps

Lawson's Wetland - Cetti's warbler

Heron's Reach golf course - Cetti's warbler

Gynn Gardens - Blackcap, 3 goldcrests, chiffchaff

Devonshire Road Rock Gardens - 2 Goldcrests, sparrowhawk

Monday 25th September

Stanley Park - Ring necked parakeet,

Marton Mere LNR - Wood Sandpiper, kingfisher, barn owl, 6 snipe, 3 water rails

Town Centre - 2 Peregrines

North Shore go-kart track - Purple sandpiper, 2 wheatears

Bushes at Metropole Hotel - yellow browed warbler, chiffchaff

Mossom Nature Field - Sparrowhawk

Warbreck Hill - Oystercatcher (SW)

Sunday 24th September

Marton Mere LNR - Great white egret, 2 ravens (NW), Cetti's warbler, 2 great spotted woodpeckers (S), 2 chiffchaffs, 30 shovelers, 2 wigeon

Lawson's Wetland - Cetti's warbler

Mossom Nature Field - Willow warbler

Saturday 23rd September

Marton Mere LNR - Bittern, Mediterranean gull, 19 teal, 35 tufted ducks, water rail, 2 chiffchaffs

Stanley Park - 23 Gadwall, 2 goldcrests, 5 grey wagtails

North Shore go-kart track - Purple sandpiper, 2 red throated divers

Warbreck Hill - Kestrel, coal tit, goldcrest

Devonshire Road Rock Gardens - Goldcrest, sparrowhawk

Friday 22nd September

Town Centre - 3 Peregrines, 2 grey wagtails

Salisbury Woodland Garden - Water rail

Stanley Park - 18 Gadwall

Jubilee Gardens - 2 Goldcrests, chiffchaff

Marton Mere LNR - 3 Little egrets (NE), wheatear, 3 Cetti's warblers

Thursday 21st September

Stanley Park - Ring necked parakeet

Bushes near Metropole Hotel - 28 House sparrows

Town Centre - 2 Peregrines

Marton Mere LNR - 20 Pied wagtails, 2 Cetti's warblers, buzzard, sparrowhawk

Stanley Park - 19 Gadwall, oystercatcher

Bispham Cliffs - Wheatear

Wednesday 20th September

Starr Gate - Harbour porpoise, Arctic skua, 13 shelducks (N), 3 wigeon (S), eider, 520 common scoters, 15 red throated divers, gannet (S), 5 razorbills

Marton Mere LNR - 2 Otters, 2 ravens, water rail, 13 teal

Stanley Park - 14 Gadwall, 2 nuthatches, coal tit

Town Centre - 3 Peregrines

Tuesday 19th September

Gynn Gardens - 2 Whitethroats

Devonshire Road Rock Gardens - 3 Moorhens, 2 coal tits

Marton Mere LNR - Sparrowhawk, kestrel, 30 tufted ducks, 4 Cetti's warblers, 3 chiffchaffs

Monday 18th September

Devonshire Road Rock Gardens - 2 Moorhens, chiffchaff, goldcrest, coal tit

Warbreck Hill - Golden plover (over during the night), chiffchaff

Starr Gate - 2 Harbour porpoises, 3 grey seals, 1665 common scoters, 59 red throated divers, 40 Sandwich terns, 7 razorbills, 3 guillemots, 3 gannets (N)

Marton Mere LNR - 3 Stoats, 2 great crested newts, 3 jays, pintail, 23 gadwall, water rail, buzzard, kestrel, blackcap, 2 chiffchaffs, 6 Cetti's warblers, 3 goldcrests, snipe
Goldcrest in Stanley Park
There are no EVENTS planned at the present time

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
 


Thursday 7 September 2017

Tuesday 5th & Wednesday 6th September

Cool days but warm nights 13 - 17C rain then cloudy and some short sunny spells with a mostly brisk westerly wind

Wednesday 6th September

Starr Gate - Sabine's gull (S), 10 Arctic skuas (S), great skua (S), 37 kittiwakes (S), fulmar (S), Manx shearwater (S), 800 Sandwich terns

Town Centre - Grey wagtail, peregrine

Marton Mere LNR - Ring necked parakeet, little grebe, 4 snipe, 15 shovelers, 2 tree sparrows, Cetti's warblers

Staining Nook - 10 Long tailed tits, willow warbler

Devonshire Road Rock Gardens - Sparrowhawk, goldcrest

North Shore - Peregrine

Tuesday 5th September

Bispham cliffs - 2 Wheatears

Regency Gardens - 14 Blackbirds

Devonshire Road Rock Gardens - 11 Blackbirds, blackcap, 2 moorhens

Stanley Park - 2 Blackcaps, willow warbler, treecreeper, nuthatch, great spotted woodpecker, 3 house martins, 10 pied wagtails

Marton Mere LNR - Buzzard, sparrowhawk, kestrel, 15 shovelers, 10 teal, Cetti's warbler
Blackbird
EVENTS -  Solaris Centre  Fylde Future - Friday 8th September 1.00pm - 3.00pm  - FREE

Bring you binoculars and fishing net for the event the following morning - 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

Follow Marton Mere LNR on twitter @MartonMereLNR
 

Tuesday 5 September 2017

Weekend 2nd - 4th September

Cool night but warm days 6 - 21C mostly sunny, rain on Sunday morning, with a light south easterly breeze

Monday 4th September

Marton Mere LNR - Black tailed godwit, 25 teal, snipe, 2 kestrels, sparrowhawk, 2 Cetti's warblers

Staining Nook - Great spotted woodpecker

Stanley Park - 10 Gadwall, coal tit

Weymouth Road field - 10 Pied wagtails

Starr Gate - 4 Grey seals, Arctic skua (S), 350 Sandwich terns, 31gannets (S), 25 kittiwakes (S), 6 razorbills, great crested grebe

North Shore - 2 Peregrines

Devonshire Road Rock Gardens - Toad, 2 goldcrests

Town Centre - 2 Grey wagtails, peregrine

Norbreck - Grey seal, 11 gannets, 2 kittiwakes, 20 Sandwich terns

Sunday 3rd September

Town Centre - Peregrine

Marton Mere LNR - 15 Shovelers, 12 teal, 2 snipe, kestrel, Cetti's warbler

Saturday 2nd September

Regency Gardens - Sparrowhawk

North Shore - Wheatear, 4 mute swans (on sea - unusual), 6 gannets, 29 shelducks (N)

Stanley Park - 11 Gadwall, 2 nuthatches, 5 goldcrests, ring necked parakeet, great spotted woodpecker

Marton Mere LNR - Barn owl, bittern, garden warbler, raven (SE), 17 godwit sp, grey wagtail, 25 linnets, 2000 starlings (roosted), Cetti's warbler, 2 buzzards, sparrowhawk, kestrel

Staining Nook - Swift, 2 willow warblers
Kestrel
EVENTS -  Solaris Centre  Fylde Future - Friday 8th September 1.00pm - 3.00pm  - FREE
Bring you binoculars for the event the following morning - 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

Follow Marton Mere LNR on twitter @MartonMereLNR
 

Saturday 2 September 2017

Monday 28th August to Friday 1st September

A little cooler than average for the end of August. Mostly sunny but a thunderstorm on Thursday morning brought torrential rain. Winds were generally light from the west.

Friday 1st September

Anchorsholme - Wheatear

Town Centre - 2 Peregrines, sparrowhawk


Starr Gate - 2 Grey seals, wheatear,  shelducks (N),  10 gannets, red throated diver (N), kittiwake, 140 Sandwich terns, razorbill, guillemot, 6 grey wagtails (S)

Marton Mere LNR - Osprey (S), raven (S), sparrowhawk, 2 kestrels, buzzard, 2 water rail, 17 long ttailed tits, 3 chiffchaff, ring necked parakeet (S), 19 snipe, 2 lesser whitethroats

Staining Nook - Great spotted woodpecker

Heron's Reach golf course - Great crested grebe

Stanley Park - Nuthatch

Devonshire Road Rock Gardens - Great spotted woodpecker, goldcrest, coal tit

Thursday  31st August

Marton Mere LNR - 2 Ravens (N), Mediterranean gull, water rail, 2 curlews (W), 60 linnets, Cetti's warbler, buzzard, sparrowhawk, kestrel, 7 stock doves, comma butterfly

Town Centre - Pereggrine

Stanley Park - Ring necked parakeet, goldcrest, nuthatch, 10 gadwall

Wednesday 30th August

Lawson's field - Lesser whitethroat

Marton Mere LNR - Lesser whitethroat, 3 chiffchaffs, Cetti's warbler, 10 shovelers, buzzard, small copper, 4 small tortoiseshells, 4 red admiral butterflies

Staining Nook - Spotted flycatcher, lesser whitethroat,

Stanley Park - 21 Gadwall, grey wagtail, treecreeper, nuthatch

Devonshire Road Rock Gardens - 3 Moorhens, sparrowhawk

North shore - Peregrine

Starr Gate - Bottlenose dolphin (N), 21 shelducks (N), 300 common scoters, 300 Sandwich terns, 55 gannets, 3 Arctic skuas, 12 kittiwakes (N), razorbill

Starr Gate - 470 Common scoters, (S), 200 Sandwich terns, 9 gannets

Stanley Park - 14 Gadwall, nuthatch

St Stephen's cliffs - 5 Wheatears

Marton Mere LNR - 2 Lesser whitethroat, great spotted woodpecker, buzzard, kestrel, painted lady, small copper butterflies

Monday 28th August

Stanley Park - Nuthatch, 137 coots, 9 gadwall

Regency Gardens - 16 Blackbirds

Devonshire Road Rock Gardens - Great spotted woodpecker

Starr Gate - 1000 Sandwich terns, 2 little terns, 16 common terns, 2 Arctic skuas, 30 gannets, peregrine

Marton Mere LNR - Water rail, little grebe, 17 tufted ducks, 2 kestrels, great spotted woodpecker, 5 tree sparrows, 2 cetti's warblers
Sparrowhawk
EVENTS -  Solaris Centre  Fylde Futures - Friday 8th September 1.00pm - 3.00pm  - FREE
Bring you binoculars for the event the following morning - 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

Follow Marton Mere LNR on twitter @MartonMereLNR