Thursday 23rd - Sunday 26th February

A mixed end to the week 3 - 10C mostly cloudy with some rain, Storm Doris gave sustained north westerly winds of almost 50 mph and gusts to 65 mph on Thursday. Friday had some prolonged sunny spells.

Sunday 26th February

Washington Avenue - 2 Frogs

Starr Gate - 1370 Common scoters, 2 shelducks (S), wigeon (S), eider (S)

Stanley Park - 3 Great crested grebes, 21 herons, 46 tufted ducks, 20 shovelers

Heron's Reach golf course - Little grebe, goldcrest

Marton Mere LNR - 6 Cetti's warblers, 3 goldeneyes, 75 wigeon, 2 oystercatchers, sparrowhawk

Saturday 25th February

Warbreck Hill - Frog

Marton Mere LNR - Great crested grebe, 2 goldeneyes, 44 shovelers, kestrel

Friday 24th February

Salisbury Woodland Garden - Stock dove

Marton Mere LNR - Bittern, great crested grebe, 2 goldeneyes, 38 shovelers, 2 oystercatchers

Starr Gate - 700 Common scoters, 80 kittiwakes (N), 6 eiders (S), 3 shelducks (N), 2 goosanders (S)

Thursday 23rd February

Storm Doris

Marton Mere LNR - 33 Shovelers

Stanley Park - 6 Great crested grebes, 51 tufted ducks, 37 shovelers, 15 gadwall

                                                                         Little grebe

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

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

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Wednesday 22nd February

Milder than average for mid-February 6 - 8C mostly light cloud with a moderate westerly wind

Starr Gate - 500 Common scoters, 2 red breasted mergansers (S), 2 shelducks (S), 2 curlews (N), eider (S)

Marton Mere LNR - Bittern, 100 coot, 35 shovelers, 27 wigeon, water rail, 48 fieldfares, 7 long tailed tits, 4 Cetti's warblers

Bittern at Marton Mere LNR by Cliff Raby

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

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

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Monday 20th & Tuesday 21st February

Slightly warmer than average 4 - 10C some sunshine, drizzle in both afternoons with a decreasing westerly wind

PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO THE RECENT ILLEGAL SHOOTING OF THE PEREGRINE FALCON IN ST ANNE'S WE ARE NO LONGER PUBLISHING EXACT LOCATIONS OF THIS SPECIES

Tuesday 21st February

North Shore - Peregrine

Marton Mere LNR - Bullfinch, 2 stonechats, 4 goldeneyes, 2 oystercatchers, 45 shovelers, 30 fieldfares, 7 stock doves, 2 kestrels, 5 Cetti's warblers

Starr Gate - 10 Curlews, 5 eiders, kittwake

Monday 20th February

Washington Avenue - Frog

North Shore - Peregrine

Marton Mere LNR - 3 Goldeneyes, great crested grebe, 44 shovelers, 3 water rails, 2 oystercatchers, sparrowhawk, kestrel, 20 fieldfares, 3 Cetti's warblers

Stanley Park - 4 Great crested grebe, 52 tufted ducks, 30 shovelers, 17 gadwalls

Curlew

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

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

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Weekend 17th - 19th February

Very mild for mid-February 7 - 11C some sunshine, drizzle and fog on Sunday with a moderate southerly wind turning south westerly

Sunday 19th February

Starr Gate - Harbour porpoise, goosander, 3 red breasted mergansers, 3 eiders

Marton Mere LNR - Stonechat, 3 goldeneyes, 53 shovelers, kestrel, 4 oystercatchers, 20 fieldfares, 2 water rails

Stanley Park - 4 Great crested grebes, 34 shovelers, 27 gadwall, goldcrest, 2 great spotted woodpeckers

Saturday 18th February

Heron's Reach golf course - 5 Gadwall

Salisbury Woodland Gardens - Goldcrest

Kingscote Park - Grey squirrel, wren, song thrush (singing), frog

Marton Mere LNR - 2 Stonechats, 4 oystercatchers, 3 goldeneyes, 45 shovelers, sparrowhawk, kestrel, buzzard, 7 stock doves, 19 fieldfares, 5 song thrushes, 5 Cetti's warblers

Friday 17th February

Marton Mere LNR - 3 Goldeneyes, 36 shovelers, 180 wigeon, 4 water rails, 3 Cetti's warblers, 2 great spotted woodpeckers

Salisbury Woodland Gardens - Nuthatch

Stanley Park - Oystercatcher, 19 herons, great spotted woodpecker

Starr Gate - 5 Eiders (S), 2 shelducks (N)

New Beach - Dab, beadlet anemone, 2 brown shrimps, whelk egg cases, many prickly cockles, several, necklace shells

First frog of the year, at Kingscote Park

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

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 16th February

Mild again 6 - 9C mostly sunny with moderate

Town Centre - Grey wagtail

Mowbray Drive - Grey wagtail

Marton Mere LNR - Grey wagtail, little grebe, goldeneye, 37 shovelers, water rail, kestrel, 24 fieldfares, great spotted woodpecker, jackdaw (at the feeding station, unusual there), 3 Cetti's warblers, goldcrest

Grey wagtail at Marton Mere overflow stream

This week is National Nest Box Week - Have you put yours up yet? Don't forget you can put up boxes/cavities for Swifts, cups for House Martins and Swallows and 'terraced' boxes for House sparrows as well as the more familiar hole boxes for blue and Great tits. Old boots and flower pots can make a come for robins and Wrens. Please send us your unusual nest box photos and especially if they get used  later in the season.

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

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 15th February

A very mild mid February day 6 - 10C mostly sunny with a moderate southerly wind

New South Promenade - 3 Curlews, 27 redshanks, 1500 common scoters

Warbreck Hill - Peregrine, song thrush

Regency Gardens - Meadow foxtail (in flower)

Stanley Park - 39 Shovelers, 32 tufted ducks, 13 gadwall, 3 great crested grebes

Salisbury Woodland Gardens - Little egret

Marton Mere LNR - 21 Gadwall, 4 goldeneyes, 2 shelducks (SE), water rail, kestrel, 3 Cetti's warblers, 3 tree sparrows

Tree sparrow

This week is National Nest Box Week - Have you put yours up yet? Don't forget you can put up boxes/cavities for Swifts, cups for House Martins and Swallows and 'terraced' boxes for House sparrows as well as the more familiar hole boxes for blue and Great tits. Old boots and flower pots can make a come for robins and Wrens. Please send us your unusual nest box photos and especially if they get used  later in the season.

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

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 14th February

About average temperatures 1 - 8C sunny but clouding over later becoming drizzly by evening with a decreasing south easterly breeze.

New South Promenade - Grey seal (1st report of the year), 500 common scoters

Staining Nook - 20 Snipe

North Blackpool Pond Trail Kincraig Lake - 8 Teal, 3 shovelers

Salisbury Woodland Garden - Little egret

Heron's Reach golf course - 10 Gadwall, 2 teal

Stanley Park - 69 Tufted ducks, 50 shovelers, 32 gadwall, 3 great crested grebes, 16 herons (on island)

Marton Mere LNR - Bittern (seen twice), 8 lesser redpolls (S), 3 goldeneyes, 3 tree sparrows, 3 water rails, 2 Cetti's warblers, buzzard, kestrel, sparrowhawk

Blue tit inspecting a nest box at South Shore recently by Faye Sanderson

This week is National Nest Box Week - Have you put yours up yet? Don't forget you can put up boxes/cavities for Swifts, cups for House Martins and Swallows and 'terraced' boxes for House sparrows as well as the more familiar hole boxes for blue and Great tits. Old boots and flower pots can make a come for robins and Wrens. Please send us your unusual nest box photos and especially if they get used  later in the season.

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

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 13th February

Milder than it felt 3 - 9C sunny with a strong cold easterly wind

Marton Mere LNR - Otter, 3 goldeneyes, 65 common gulls, coal tit

Stanley Park - 7 Mistle thrushes

Town Centre - Peregrine

Warbreck Hill - 25 goldfinches (roosted), peregrine

Mistle thrush

This week is National Nest Box Week - Have you put yours up yet? Don't forget you can put up boxes/cavities for Swifts, cups for House Martins and Swallows and 'terraced' boxes for House sparrows as well as the more familiar hole boxes for blue and Great tits. Old boots and flower pots can make a come for robins and Wrens. Please send us your unusual nest box photos and especially if they get used  later in the season.

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

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

Weekend 10th - 12th February

A cold weekend 1 - 5 C mostly cloudy, some drizzle and short sunny spells with a brisk and increasing north easterly wind

Sunday 12th February

Heron's Reach golf course - 8 Gadwall

Marton Mere LNR - 225 Wigeon, 4 goldeneyes, kestrel, coal tit

Stanley Park - 66 Shovelers, 36 gadwall, great crested grebe

Saturday 11th February

Warbreck Hill - Peregrine

Town Centre - Grey wagtail

Stanley Park - 6 Oystercatchers (unusual here)

Marton Mere LNR - 105 Wigeon, 3 goldeneyes, sparrowhawk, 28 fieldfares, 3 Cetti's warblers, great spotted woodpecker

Friday 10th February

Ashworth Road waste depot - Iceland gull

Starr Gate - 10 Red throated divers (S), 2 red breasted mergansers (N), 2 razorbills, eider, 2000 common scoters

Warbreck Hill - 50 Greenfinches, 25 goldfinches, peregrine

Lawson's field - 2 mistle thrushes

Marton Mere LNR - Iceland gull (same individual as above), 4 goldeneyes, great crested grebe, 55 common gulls, sparrowhawk, 25 fieldfares, goldcrest, 20 goldfinches, 2 Cetti's warblers

Red breasted merganser

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 9th February

A cold day -2 - 3C cloudy, light sleet showers in the afternoon, with a moderate but decreasing easterly wind

Marton Mere LNR - Barn owl, kestrel, 2 sparrowhawks, 50 wigeon, 4 goldeneyes, 3 great crested grebes, 28 fieldfares, 3 Cetti's warblers, 2 water rails, coal tit, goldcrest

Starr Gate - 1000 Common scoters

Salisbury Woodland Gardens - Stock dove (very unusual here)

Heron's Reach golf course - Goldeneye, 7 gadwall

Town Centre - 2 Peregrines

Stanley Park - 54 Tufted ducks, 49 shovelers, 39 gadwall, 16 herons (on island), 2 great crested grebes, 2 mistle thrushes, sparrowhawk, great spotted woodpecker   

Tufted duck

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 8th February

A chilly day -2 - 5C mostly sunny with a light to moderate easterly wind

Marton Mere LNR - 100 Wigeon, 6 goldeneyes, 2 great crested grebes, 2 buzzards, sparrowhawk, 9 stock doves, 32 fieldfares, 4 song thrushes, 2 Cetti's warblers, goldcrest

Central Pier - 5000 Starlings (left the roost)

New South Promenade - 1500 Common scoters, 20 red throated divers, 5 shelducks (N), 2 eiders (S)

Sparrowhawk at South Shore by Faye Sanderson

 

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 6th & Tuesday 7th February

About average temperatures for early February -1 - 8C lengthy sunny spells with a brisk but decreasing south easterly wind becoming very light westerly

Tuesday 7th February

Warbreck Hill - 2 Peregrines

Starr Gate - Great Northern Diver, 3 little gulls, 29 red throated divers, 950 common scoters

Marton Mere LNR - Otter, 150 Wigeon, 6 goldeneyes, 45 fieldfares, 4 water rails, 3 Cetti's warblers, snowdrops (in flower)

Lawson's field - Stonechat

Heron's Reach - Blackthorn (in flower)

Mere Park pub - 3 Pied wagtails

Monday 6th February

Anchorsholme - 8 Waxwings

Marton Mere LNR - Iceland gull, 65 common gulls, 45 fieldfares, buzzard, 3 Cetti's warblers, great spotted woodpecker

Starr Gate - Great northern diver, many curved razor shells, lesser spotted catshark mermaid's purse (egg case), kelp sp seaweed (unusual here)

North Shore - 8 Great crested grebes

Goldeneyes

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   

Weekend 3rd to 5th February

About average for early February 2 - 9C  some lengthy spells of sunshine with a decreasing mostly southerly wind

Sunday 5th February

Marton Mere LNR - Bittern, barn owl, 2 woodcocks, 4 goldeneyes, pochard, 150 wigeon, 275 teal, 5 water rails, 19 fieldfares, coal tit, goldcrest,

Starr Gate - 3400 Common scoters (S), red breasted merganser (N), 20 red throated divers (S), 13 shelducks, 7 eiders, razorbill

Warbreck Hill - Skylark (over - very scarce here)

Saturday 4th February

Marton Mere LNR - 2 Bullfinches (females), 30 fieldfares, goldcrest

Friday 3rd February

Marton Mere LNR - Great white egret, 4 goldeneyes, 50 fieldfares, 3 Cetti's warblers, great spotted woodpecker, goldcrest

Female bullfinch

 

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 1st & Thursday 2nd February

Very mild for early February 6 - 12C some sunshine with an increasing southerly wind

Thursday 2nd February

Lawson's field - 2 Mistle thrushes

Town Centre - Peregrine, sparrowhawk

Marton Mere LNR - 3 Goldeneyes, great crested grebes, great spotted woodpecker, 11 fieldfares

Wednesday 1st February

Layton Cemetery - Sparrowhawk (over)

Mossom Nature Field - Kestrel (E)

North Shore go-kart track - Purple sandpiper

Town centre - 3 Grey wagtails

Lawson's Wetland - 2 Snipe

Marton Mere LNR - Fox, 3 goldeneyes, kestrel, 4 water rails, 10 stock doves, 15 fieldfares, goldcrest, 15 long tailed tits, coal tit, great spotted woodpecker

Snipe

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 31st January

A mild day for the end of January 6 - 9C dull, drizzly rain later with a brisk south easterly wind turning south westerly later

Devonshire Road/Mansfield Road - 2 Waxwings

Town Centre - Peregrine

Marton Mere LNR - 50 Wigeon, 4 goldeneyes, sparrowhawk, 27 lapwings, Cetti's warbler

Stanley Park - 11 Herons (on the north island), great crested grebe, 40 gadwall, 39 shovelers, great spotted woodpecker, coal tit

Waxwings at Wickes DIY store car park 9th January

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