Wednesday 26th & Thursday 27th July

Slightly cooler than average for late July 11 - 19C some very heavy rain and squally wind with some sunshine too.

Thursday 27th July

Coleridge Road/Talbot Road - Fleabane, coltsfoot, feverfew, black knapweed, tufted vetch, common mallow, dog rose, rough hawkbit, meadow brown butterfly, grasshopper sp, Eristalis sp hoverfly, red tailed bumble bee

Marton Mere LNR - Otter

Stanley Park - 3 Great crested grebes

Starr Gate - 1220 Common scoters, 14 Manx shearwaters (S), 11 gannets (S),19 Sandwich terns

Warbreck Hill - 8 Cormorants (N)

Town Centre - 2 Peregrines

Wednesday 26th July

Marton Mere LNR - Wigeon, kestrel, sparrowhawk

Town Centre - 3 Peregrines

North Blackpool Pond Trail Kincraig Lake - 2 adult + 2 juvenile Great crested grebes

Starr Gate - Roseate tern (S), 3 Shelducks, 500 common scoters, 212 Manx shearwaters (S), 24 gannets, 90 dunlins (S), 11 whimbrels (S), 2 Arctic skuas (S), 97 Sandwich terns


Red tailed bumble bee on black knapweed

EVENTS - National Whale and Dolphin Watch - Saturday 29th July - Sunday 6th August See here for local details - FREE

North Blackpool Pond Trail - Big Butterfly Count - Saturday 29th July 1pm - 3pm meet at the Kincraig Lake bird viewing area - FREE 

Marton Mere LNR - Moth & Bat night - Saturday 5th August 8.30pm - 11.30pm meet at the old cabin at the west end of the nature reserve - FREE

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