Wednesday 25th January

An average January day 3 - 7 C, sunny all day with a brisk south easterly wind

Town Centre - 2 Pergrines

Stanley Park - Great crested grebe, great spotted woodpecker

Lawson's Wetland - 5 Snipe, jack snipe

North Pier - Grey wagtail

Mansfield Road/Devonshire Road - 4 Waxwings

Staining Nook - Raven (over), buzzard

Marton Mere LNR - 2 Woodcocks, barn owl, 3 goldeneyes, 25 shovelers, 75 fieldfares, 10 tree sparrows, water rail, 10 stock doves, great spotted woodpecker, 2 kestrels, 40 greenfinches

Recently - Woodland Gardens - Nuthatch

Great crested grebe on Stanley Park lake 

Please email your sightings and wildlife photos to solaris.centre @ blackpool.gov.uk - without the spaces

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 & Thursday 4th August

Mild nights but average daytime temperatures 14 - 19C mostly sunny with a south westerly gale on Wednesday easy and turning westerly on Thursday

Thursday 4th August

Central Pier - Peregrine

Heron's Reach - Little grebe, 2 great crested newts (predated), brown hawker dragonfly

Marton Mere LNR - Goosander, sparrowhawk (with prey), shoveler, 2 teal, 5 red admirals, 2 gatekeeper butterflies

Starr Gate - 2 Arctic skuas (S), 530 common scoters, great crested grebe, 18 sanderlings, 6 whimbrels (S), 2 Arctic terns (S)

Wednesday 3rd August

South Pier - Peregrine

Starr Gate - Storm Petrel, 495 common scoters, 36 Manx shearwaters, 25 gannets, 3 Arctic terns (S), 4 swifts (S)

Kingscote Park - 5 Speckled wood butterflies

Marton Mere LNR - 4 Shovelers, 2 teal, 4 swifts, kestrel, great spotted woodpecker

Great crested grebe with perch - Stanley Park

EVENT - North Blackpool Pond Trail Kincraig Lake - The natural world under our feet Tuesday 9th August 10am - 12 Meet at the duck viewing area (FY2 0HN) for an amazing family fun finding out what life is beneath our feet with expert Charlie Pass. Free but donation to the Friends of North Blackpool Pond Trail would be appreciated.

Please email your sightings and wildlife photos to solaris.centre @ blackpool.gov.uk - without the spaces

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 7th March & Tuesday 8th March

Tuesday - Cold overnight -2 - 7C mostly cloudy, rain later with a light to moderate southerly breeze
Monday - A cold but bright day -1 - 5C sunny with a light north westerly wind

Tuesday 8th March

New South Promenade - Eider (S), red throated diver

Lawson's Road allotments - Fieldfare

Marton Mere LNR - Barn owl, goldcrest, 4 pochards, 9 goldeneyes, 124 wigeon, 2 great crested grebes, 6 Cetti's warblers, coal tit, 2 oystercatchers, kestrel

Town Centre - Peregrine

Blackpool North railway station - Grey wagtail

Monday 7th March

Lawson's Wetland - Barn owl, 2 jack snipe, kestrel

Marton Mere LNR - Skylark, goldcrest, little grebe, great crested grebe, 3 shelducks, 8 goldeneyes, 79 wigeon, 36 fieldfares, 7 stock doves, 25 linnets

North Shore - 5 Whooper swans (N), 21 pied wagtails (N), 10 red throated divers, 3 eiders (N), great crested grebe, 500 common scoters

New South Promenade - 300 Common scoters, great crested grebe, 3 pied wagtails (N)

Stanley Park - Great crested grebe, 30 tufted ducks, 2 long tailed tits


Great crested grebe on Stanley Park lake

Local wildlife photographer Barry Dean is holding an exhibition of his wildlife photos at the Solaris Centre during February and March

Please email your sightings and wildlife photos to solaris.centre @ blackpool.gov.uk - without the spaces

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

Marton Mere LNR has a Flickr group - please join
https://www.flickr.com/groups/2903819@N24/pool/

Volunteer Days at Marton Mere LNR are now every Tuesday and Thursday 10am - 3pm - All welcome. Wear suitable footwear and bring your lunch.
There may also be some volunteering opportunities suitable for school/works/community groups etc. Contact Annie on 07469 038520 or annie.heslop @ blackpool.gov.uk (without the spaces) for full details of projects, dates and times.