Wednesday 12th October

Breezier than of late but very mild 8 - 15C mostly cloudy with an increasing north easterly wind

Watson Road Park - 10 Long tailed tits, 3 goldcrests, chiffchaff

Solaris Centre - Yellow browed warbler, wren

Revoe Park - Yellow browed warbler

Metropole hotel - Goldcrest

Gynn Gardens - Blackcap, goldcrest

Marton Mere LNR - Bittern, barn owl, 5 blackcaps, 10 pintail (over), coal tit, swallow, chiffchaff, 25 redwings, 7 stock doves, 5 water rails

Pintail

EVENT - North Blackpool Pond Trail - Tuesday 1st Nov 10am - 12 noon - Autumn Explorer - Children's Activity. Your chance to find out about hibernation and how you can help wildlife during the winter. Free but donation to the Friends of the North Blackpool Pond Trail appreciated. Meet at the Community Orchard, Runcorn Avenue FY2 0PS

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 9th March

A chilly day 4 - 8C some sun with a cold northerly wind

Lawson's Wetland - Cetti's warbler

Marton Mere LNR - Pintail, 190 wigeon, 9 goldenyes, 2 shelducks, redshank, 2 oystercatchers,
 chiffchaff, coal tit, 5 Cetti's warblers

Drake pintial - taken at Martin Mere WWT Burscough

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.