Wednesday 19th April

About average temperatures for mid-April 4 - 11C mostly sunny with a light south westerly wind

Warbreck Hill - 200 Pink footed geese (N)

Stanley Park - 20 Swallows, 2 house martins, 4 great crested grebes

Lawson's Wetland - 2 Cetti's warblers, whitethroat

Marton Mere LNR - Black tailed godwit, sedge warbler, 6 reed warblers, lesser whitethroat, 40 sand martins, 40 swallows, buzzard, kestrel, sparrowhawk, tree sparrow, great crested grebe

Heron's Reach - Stoat

New South Promenade - 3 Shelducks (S), Sandwich tern

Solaris Centre - white butterfly sp (1st of the year here)

Stoat by Cliff Raby http://www.fyldecoastwildlife.co.uk/

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

EVENT - The Friends of North Blackpool Pond Trail are holding a Family Bird Bingo birdwatching morning on Saturday 6th May 10am - 12 noon. Meet at the Bird Viewing Area at Kincraig Lake opposite the Spar shop on Kincraig Road. Bring binoculars and camera if you have them.
This event is FREE but a donation to the Friends of North Blackpool Pond Trail would be welcome

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

 

Friday 16th to Sunday 18th December

Another generally mild few days 0 - 10C with spells of sunshine and a light mostly southerly breeze

Sunday 18th December

Marton Mere LNR - Fox, shelduck (NW), 3 water rails, 3 Cetti's warblers, coal tit, 9 reed buntings

Lawson's Wetland - 12 Linnets

Warbreck Hill - Peregrine

Saturday 17th December

Stanley Park - Whooper Swan (freed from reed raft by RSPCA)

Warbreck Hill - Peregrine

North Shore - Eider, 8 red throated divers

North Shore go-kart track - Purple sandpiper

Friday 16th December

Town Centre - Peregrine

Starr Gate - 2 Goldeneyes, 2 red throated divers, 9 great crested grebes

Solaris Centre - 30 House sparrows

Lawson's Wetland - Cetti's warbler

Marton Mere LNR - Stoat (on the trail of a rat), 24 fieldfares, blackbird (with partially white right wing, also present yesterday), 12 long tailed tits, 2 goldcrests, 2 Cetti's warblers, 3 snipe, 2 skylarks (E)

Stoat at Marton Mere by Cliff Raby www.fyldecoastwildlife.co.uk

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 2nd & Thursday 3rd November

About average for early November 2- 10C some sun on Wednesday but dull on Thursday with a light north westerly wind increasing and becoming south westerly

Thursday 3rd November

Marton Mere LNR - Stoat, 10000 starlings, 3 water rails

Metropole Hotel - 3 Grey wagtails

New South Promenade - 27 Wigeon (S), 1000 oystercatchers, 30 sanderlings, guillemot

Wednesday 2nd November

Marton Mere LNR - 2 Whooper swans, little grebe, 17 gadwall, 4 water rails, 3 Cetti's warblers, buzzard, sparrowhawk, kestrel, 26 skylarks, 10 redwings


Stoat at Marton Mere LNR by Cliff Raby www.fyldecoastwildlife.co.uk



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