Friday 14th November

A very mild November day 9 - 13C, joint top temperature for Nov 14th since at least 1996. Early rain followed by sunny spells with a brisk S to SE breeze

Faraday Way/Moorfields industrial estate - Unidentified bat species

North Pier - 12000 Starlings 

Marton Mere LNR - Goldeneye, Jay, Stonechat, 10 Redwings.

Town Centre - Peregrine

Solaris Centre - Song thrush (1st of the year here), wren (2nd of year here), Chaffinch (very common but 1st of the year here)

The great grey shrike is still present just over our southern boundary on Lytham Moss and there is a Greenland white fronted goose a mile and a half over our northern boundary along Amounderness Way

Please send your sightings and autumnal wildlife photos to sammyandsally @ blackpool.gov.uk (without the spaces)

Peregrine on Bispahm water tower, summer 2013