Monday - A cold but bright day -1 - 5C sunny with a light north westerly wind
Tuesday 8th March
New South Promenade - Eider (S), red throated diver
Lawson's Road allotments - Fieldfare
Marton Mere LNR - Barn owl, goldcrest, 4 pochards, 9 goldeneyes, 124 wigeon, 2 great crested grebes, 6 Cetti's warblers, coal tit, 2 oystercatchers, kestrel
Town Centre - Peregrine
Blackpool North railway station - Grey wagtail
Monday 7th March
Lawson's Wetland - Barn owl, 2 jack snipe, kestrel
Marton Mere LNR - Skylark, goldcrest, little grebe, great crested grebe, 3 shelducks, 8 goldeneyes, 79 wigeon, 36 fieldfares, 7 stock doves, 25 linnets
North Shore - 5 Whooper swans (N), 21 pied wagtails (N), 10 red throated divers, 3 eiders (N), great crested grebe, 500 common scoters
New South Promenade - 300 Common scoters, great crested grebe, 3 pied wagtails (N)
Stanley Park - Great crested grebe, 30 tufted ducks, 2 long tailed tits
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| Great crested grebe on Stanley Park lake |
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
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.
