Tuesday 28th October

A warm late October day 9 - 16C, overcast with southerly winds, heavy rain in the afternoon

Raikes Parade - Chaffinch (perhaps unusual here, possibly a grounded migrant dropped by the rain) 

Starr Gate - 2 Little gulls

Lawson's wetland - Water rail

Marton Mere LNR - 75 Redwings, 8 gadwall, 4 Cett's warblers, no sign of long eared owl but people seen in scrub picking apples may well have flushed it - STAY ON THE PATHS PLEASE

You can email your Blackpool wildlife sightings and autumnal wildlife photographs to sammyandsally @ blackpool.gov.uk (without the spaces)
Don't forget to book your places on our wildlife wander next weekend