Thursday 17th to Tuesday 22nd November

A colder than average week for late November

Just outside our area on St Anne's beach near Coastguard Station - Desert wheatear (from north Africa)

Tuesday 22nd November

St Mary's school field - 2 Oystercatchers

Stanley Park - 13 Shovelers, 5 great crested grebes

Marton Mere LNR - 50 Wigeon, 30 shovelers, 14 snipe, 7 skylarks

Monday 21st November

Marton Mere LNR - 37 Gadwall, little grebe, sparrowhawk, kestrel

Marton - 7 Black tailed godwits (SW)

Sunday 20th November

Stanley Park - 25 Shovelers, pink footed goose

Marton Mere LNR - Woodcock, whooper swan, 100 teal, 90 wigeon, 30 shovelers, peregrine, 8 water rails, 285 coot, little grebe, 30 skylarks, 5 tree sparrows, 4 Cetti's warblers, coal tit

Staining Nook - 50 Redwings

Southbourne Road - Buzzard (over)

Saturday 19th November

Marton Mere LNR - Ring necked parakeet, 100 wigeon, 16 gadwall, 6 snipe,5 water rails, little grebe, 2 kestrels, sparrowhawk, coal tit

Warbreck Hill - Coal tit

Friday 18th November

Marton Mere LNR - Bittern, 18 snipe, 65 wigeon, 2 fieldfares

Thursday 17th November

Warbreck Hill - Peregrine

Oystercatcher

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

Thursday 25th February

Cold -3 - 5C, sunny then clouding over, very light variable wind

New South Promenade - 103 Oystercatchers, 21 turnstones

Solaris Centre - Skylark (over - 1st here since 2014)

Marton Mere LNR - Peregrine, 150 wigeon, 8 goldeneyes, 2 oystercatchers, 100 lapwings

Oystercactcher

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.

Weekend round-up Friday 5th - Sunday 7th June

A cool weekend for early June 9 - 16C, mostly sunny with a cold strong wind SW easing and turning NW

Sunday 7th June

Marton Mere LNR - 170+ Common spotted & northern marsh orchids (most in flower now), 30 swifts, lesser whitethroat

De Vere Hotel access road/Zoo - Cetti's warbler

North Blackpool Pond Trail - Great crested grebe, blackcap, 2 reed buntings


Saturday 6th June

No reports

Friday 5th June

New South Promenade - Little tern, 25 common terns, 20 gannets

Heron's Reach - 2 Bee orchids, little grebe, lapwing

Marton Mere LNR - Grasshopper warbler, 4 Cetti's warblers, linnet (pair carrying food)

Asda brickcroft - Whitethroat

Oystercatcher at Marton Mere LNR

Please send your Blackpool wildlife news and any photos to sammyandsally @ blackpool.gov.uk (without the spaces)

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