Thursday 16th February

Mild again 6 - 9C mostly sunny with moderate

Town Centre - Grey wagtail

Mowbray Drive - Grey wagtail

Marton Mere LNR - Grey wagtail, little grebe, goldeneye, 37 shovelers, water rail, kestrel, 24 fieldfares, great spotted woodpecker, jackdaw (at the feeding station, unusual there), 3 Cetti's warblers, goldcrest

Grey wagtail at Marton Mere overflow stream

This week is National Nest Box Week - Have you put yours up yet? Don't forget you can put up boxes/cavities for Swifts, cups for House Martins and Swallows and 'terraced' boxes for House sparrows as well as the more familiar hole boxes for blue and Great tits. Old boots and flower pots can make a come for robins and Wrens. Please send us your unusual nest box photos and especially if they get used  later in the season.

Please send your wildlife photos to solaris.centre@blackpool.gov.uk

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

Thursday 10th November

A cool day 1 - 9C heavy rain and sleety showers clearing later with an increasingly strong north westerly wind dying down in the late evening

Marton Mere LNR - Bittern

Town Centre - Grey wagtail

Stanley Park - Pochard, 26 gadwall, 26 shovelers, 4 great crested grebes


Grey wagtail at Marton Mere

EVENT - Feed the Birds! at the Community Orchard North Blackpool Pond Trail - Saturday 19th Nov 2.00 - 3.30pm - Meet at the Community Orchard at the end of Salmesbury Avenue FY2 0PS. Join us as we make a variety of bird feeders to help our feathered friends through the coming winter. Hang them up in your garden or along the pond trail. Wear warm outdoor clothing and suitable footwear. Free but a donation to the Friends of the Pond Trail would be appreciated

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

Wednesday 16th March

Another mild day 2 - 12C mostly sunny with a cool moderate easterly wind

New South Promenade - 2 Harbour porpoises, 13 eiders, 2 great crested grebes, 750 common scoters, 2 shovelers (N)

Lawson's Wetland - Barn owl, Cetti's warbler, 21 whooper swans (N)

Town Centre - Grey wagtail

North Shore - Grey seal, red throated diver, 20 eiders, 2500 common scoters

Grey wagtail at Marton Mere LNR

FAMILY WILDLIFE EVENT - Easter Saturday 26th March 2 - 3.30pm Wildlife on your doorstep. Meet at the North Blackpool Pond Trail Community Orchard Salmesbury Avenue FY2 0PS. Dress for the weather and wear suitable footwear, bring your camera and binoculars if you have them. This event is free but a donation to the Friends of North Blackpool Pond Trail would be appreciated.

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.

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