Sunday 21st June
Marton Mere LNR - 200 Swifts, grasshopper warbler, shoveler, 4 Cetti's warblers, kestrel, common green grasshopper, several common blue damselflies, blue tailed damselfly, 4-spotted chaser dragonfly, common blue butterfly, 3 large skippers, several speckled woods, picture winged fly (Chaetostoma cylindrica - not previously recorded here), hoverflies Volucella bombylans, V. pellucens, ?Riponnensia splendens, Tropida scita & Parhelophilus sp, spiked shieldbug, crab spider (Xysticus cristatus), Succinea putris (a snail - not previously recorded here), nettle rust fungus (Puccinia urticata)
Lawson's Wetland - Cetti's warbler, 4 reed buntings, whitethroat, sedge warbler, ragged robin
Staining Nook - Buzzard, chiffchaff
Saturday 20th June
North Shore - Whimbrel, grey wagtail
Marton Mere LNR - Grasshopper warbler, 3 Cetti's warblers, buzzard, 20 swifts
Friday 19th June
Starr Gate - 115 Manx shearwaters, 31 gannets, 13 common terns
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| Common blue damselfly |
Please send your Blackpool wildlife news and any photos to sammyandsally @ blackpool.gov.uk (without the spaces)
There is a Facebook group for all things Marton Mere LNR including news of events and volunteer projects
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
Volunteer Days at Marton Mere LNR are now every Tuesday 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.
Blackpool Conservation Team are also on Twitter @BlackpoolCT for you to follow and join in their excellent work
