Wednesday 24th February

Cold overnight - 3 - 6C sunny with wintry showers later, very light westerly wind

New South Promenade -  2 Eiders (N)

North Shore - 11 Eiders, 600 common scoters

Town Centre - Peregrine, grey wagtail

Marton Mere LNR - Fox, tawny owl (1st here for several years and less than 10 records in last 65 years), barn owl, bittern, Iceland gull, jack snipe, 3 snipe, 6 Cetti's warblers, 7 water rails, 4 little grebes, peregrine, kestrel, 3 sparrowhawks, 30 shovelers, 2 shelducks

Barn owl at Marton Mere LNR

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.