Monday 23rd January

A cold day -2 - 5C foggy then gloomy but brighter later with a very light easterly wind

Marton Mere LNR - 10 Snipe, chiffchaff, little grebe, 4 goldeneyes, 125 wigeon, 60 fieldfares, goldcrest, 8 linnets, 30 greenfinches

Stanley Park - 2 Teal, 27 gadwall, 16 shovelers, great crested grebe, great spotted woodpecker, 4 mistle thrushes

Solaris Centre - Song thrush (very irregular here)


Song thrush at Marton Mere LNR

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

Thursday 7th July

A little warmer 14 - 17C rain early on them sunny spells with a light south westerly wind

Robin's Lane - Song thrush, 3 frogs, several small skippers, large skipper, several meadow browns, many blue tailed damselflies, tall fescue grass, unidentified club-rush (a sedge), unidentified rush (a hybrid?)

Starr Gate - 2 Grey seals, 149 Manx shearwaters (N), 12 gannets (N), 126 common scoters, 2 whimbrels (S), 11 common terns.

Stanley Park - 2 Great crested grebes + 1 juv

Marton Mere LNR - 2 Kestrels + 4 juvs, 2 great crested grebes + 1 juv, 6 gadwall

Heron's Reach - Fox, Tufted duck + chicks

Song thrush

Event - Marton Mere Local Nature Reserve Summer Festival of Wildlife
Saturday 9th July 10am - 4pm at the Reserve's Visitor Centre on Marton Mere Caravan Park  FY4 4XN next to the Spar shop.

Event - North Blackpool Pond Trail Kincraig Lake (FY2 0HN). Big Butterfly Count. Sunday 31st July 1pm - 2.30pm. Nets at the ready and we're off...Take part in this national survey to learn about and count our local butterflies.


The dates for next month's National Whale and Dolphin Watch events in Blackpool are listed below

Saturday 23rd July - Leader Stephen Dunstan

10am - 2pm

Mirror Ball South Shore

Sunday 24th July - Leader Stephen Dunstan

12 - 4pm

Mirror Ball South Shore

Monday 25th July - Leader Stephen Dunstan

11.30am - 12.30pm

Stepped Promenade just north of North Pier

Tuesday 26^th – Friday 29^th July - Leader Dave McGrath

12 – 1pm

Mirror Ball Blackpool South Shore

Saturday 30^th July - Leader Dave McGrath

9am – 1pm

Mirror Ball Blackpool South Shore

Sunday 31^st July - Leader Dave McGrath

10am – 2pm

Gynn Square Blackpool North Shore

Contact: David McGrath 01253 478023 (8am – 3.30pm) weekdays; mobile 07539779532; emaildavid.mcgrath@blackpool.gov.uk

Please bring binoculars if you have them, some may be available for use on the day, telescopes will also be available. Dress for the weather, sunscreen and hat or winter woollies.

There is ample on-street free parking close to both locations and a small free carpark at the Solaris Centre (FY4 1RW) opposite the Mirror Ball. Pay & Display parking is also available on the Promenade at the Mirror Ball and at Gynn Square (FY1 2JR)

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 14th March

A warm day 3 - 12C sunny with a light to moderate easterly breeze

Town Centre - Grey wagtail

Stanley Park - Treecreeper

Preson New Road - 2 Siskins

New South Promenade - Chaffinch (over - not recorded every year here), 2 red throated divers, great crested grebe

Lawson's wetland - 6 Meadow pipits

Marton Mere LNR - Bewick's swan (early morning chased off by male mute swan, 3 stonechats, grey wagtail, 2 snipe,  woodcock, 5 oystercatchers, 6 song thrushes, 2 great crested grebe, 8 goldeneyes, kestrel, 9 stock doves, goldcrest

Song thrush

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.