Thursday 3rd - Sunday 6th September

About average temperatures for early September 7 - 17C mostly sunny with a light to moderate NW wind

Sunday 6th September

Marton Mere LNR - 8 Siskins (W), 2 lesser whitethroats, chiffchaff, grey wagtail, redshank, black tailed godwit, 15 gadwall, 2 pochard, 34 shovelers, 2 brown hawkers

Stanley Park - 21 Gadwall, 10 tufted ducks, 15 house martins

Saturday 5th  September

Marton Mere LNR - 2 Water rails, garganey, grey wagtail, 2 Cetti's warblers, lesser whitethroat

Kincraig Lake - bats: Pipistrelle, soprano pipistrelle, Daubenton's bat; moths: 2 large yellow underwing, lesser yellow underwing, 2 flame shoulders, setaceous hebrew character, several square spot rustics

Friday 4th September

Marton Mere LNR - 2 Black terns, garganey, pochard, Cetti's warbler, grey wagtail, 22 shovelers

Thursday 3rd September

Marton Mere LNR - 2 Black terns, garganey, 2 pochards, 17 shovelers, buzzard, sparrowhawk, 2500 starlings (roosted)

Grey wagtail in the stream at Marton Mere LNR

Please send your Blackpool wildlife news and any photos to solaris.centre @ blackpool.gov.uk (without the spaces) NOTE NEW EMAIL ADDRESS

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

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