Monday 27th March

A mild day cool at first 2 - 12C sunny with a light easterly breeze

North Shore cliffs - 2 Wheatears

Town Centre - Grey wagtail

Marton Mere LNR - Fox, 22 sand martins, 5 chiffchaffs, 4 Cetti's warblers, 3 great crested grebes, 2 little grebes, 20 shovelers, peregrine, 3 buzzards, kestrel, sparrowhawk, 9 stock doves, water rail

Salisbury Woodland - Chiffchaff

Stanley Park - 2 Sand martins, 2 nuthatches, 3 chiffchaffs, great crested grebe

Starr Gate - Harbour porpoise, 2 grey seals, shag, 4 scaup, 8 tufted ducks, 11 eiders, 48 red throated divers, red breasted merganser (S), goosander (S), 5 shelducks (S), 9 great crested grebes

Little grebe

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

WILDLIFE EVENT - Family Easter holiday rockpooling event at the Solaris Centre Friday 7^th April 2 - 3pm near the Mirror Ball. Meet at the Solaris Centre, wear wellies or old shoes you don’t mind getting wet. Bring a net and bucket if you have them, a fine meshed net is best.
This event is 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

Thursday 23rd - Sunday 26th February

A mixed end to the week 3 - 10C mostly cloudy with some rain, Storm Doris gave sustained north westerly winds of almost 50 mph and gusts to 65 mph on Thursday. Friday had some prolonged sunny spells.

Sunday 26th February

Washington Avenue - 2 Frogs

Starr Gate - 1370 Common scoters, 2 shelducks (S), wigeon (S), eider (S)

Stanley Park - 3 Great crested grebes, 21 herons, 46 tufted ducks, 20 shovelers

Heron's Reach golf course - Little grebe, goldcrest

Marton Mere LNR - 6 Cetti's warblers, 3 goldeneyes, 75 wigeon, 2 oystercatchers, sparrowhawk

Saturday 25th February

Warbreck Hill - Frog

Marton Mere LNR - Great crested grebe, 2 goldeneyes, 44 shovelers, kestrel

Friday 24th February

Salisbury Woodland Garden - Stock dove

Marton Mere LNR - Bittern, great crested grebe, 2 goldeneyes, 38 shovelers, 2 oystercatchers

Starr Gate - 700 Common scoters, 80 kittiwakes (N), 6 eiders (S), 3 shelducks (N), 2 goosanders (S)

Thursday 23rd February

Storm Doris

Marton Mere LNR - 33 Shovelers

Stanley Park - 6 Great crested grebes, 51 tufted ducks, 37 shovelers, 15 gadwall

                                                                         Little grebe

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   

Monday 15th February

Colder -2 - 5C mostly sunny with a light northerly wind

Marton - Nuthatch

Marton Mere LNR - 2 Bitterns, bearded tit, Iceland gull, barn owl, woodcock, little grebe, 7 water rails, 4 snipe, 4 Cetti's warblers, 100 fieldfares, 6 goldeneye, 250 lapwings, 12 stock doves, goldcrest, chiffchaff

Lawson's Field - 2 Mistle thrushes

Lawson's Wetland - Kestrel, water rail

Little grebe by Barry Dean
Barry 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.