Thursday, 4 September 2014

Thursday 4th September

Warm and sunny 11 - 22C with light wind

Seasiders Way - Small copper butterfly

Watson Road Park - Goldccrest 

Pleasure Beach - Goldcrest, grey wagtail 

Gynn Gardens - Goldcrest 

Marton Mere LNR - Black tailed godwit (on scrape then S), grey wagtail, sparrowhawk, buzzard, kestrel

Wednesday 3rd September

Warm but overcast 11 - 22C hottest Sept 3rd since at least 1996. Light NW wind

Starr Gate - flock of 90 Sandwich and common terns roosting on the beach with several more fishing at sea

Marton Mere LNR - 200 swallows, 1000 starlings, water rail, Cetti's warbler, 3 willow warbler/chiffchaffs, great spotted woodpecker, several migrant hawker dragonflies

North Shore - 5000 Common scoters, 2 red throated divers, grey plover (S), 4 shelducks (S), 20 turnstones

Various locations - Flying ants


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Tuesday, 2 September 2014

Tuesday 2nd September

Sunny and warm 11 - 19C. Very light variable wind

Marton Mere  LNR - Kingfisher, sparrowhawk, kestrel, 14 gadwall, 3 Cetti's warblers 

Stanley Park - Teal, gadwall, wigeon, 3 adult + 1 juv great crested grebes 

Solaris Centre - 6 Swallows (N), 6 sand martins (N)

Heron's Reach - 5 Lesser redpolls (over), many speckled wood butterflies

Zoo - 3 Swifts

North Blackpool Pond Trail Kincraig Lake - 15 Teal 

Marton - Migrant hawker




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Monday, 1 September 2014

Monday 1st September

Mild with sunny spells. Light NW breeze

Stanley Park - 3 adult + 1 juv Great crested grebe, 2 wigeon, 2 gadwall 

New South Promenade - Little tern

Town Centre - Peregrine reported as fairly regular 'recently'

Marton Mere - Marsh harrier (E), water rail,, 3 Cetti's warblers, 14 gadwall.
Late news from earlier in the spring; Brimstone butterfly seen laying eggs  - very exciting news as this species is spreading westwards through the Fylde.

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Sunday 31st August

Stanley Park - 6 Buzzards (over)

Marton Mere - 2 Shovelers, peregrine, 3 buzzards, 3 Cetti's warblers, water rail, several common darter and migrant hawker dragonflies, peacock butterfly

North Shore go-kart track - Chiffchaff, 2 wheatears, white wagtail, sparrowhawk, migrant hawker, small tortoiseshell butterfly

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Saturday 30th August

St Paul's Marton - Mistle thrush

Stanley Park - 13 Tufted ducks, swift, great spotted woodpecker, chiffchaff, 12 mistle thrushes (E), 30 swallows, nuthatch, treecreeper, 40 goldfinches, 2 wigeon, pochard

Warbreck Hill - Kestrel, 2 hawthorn shieldbugs

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Thursday 28th August

Stanley Park - 2 Wigeon, 2 gadwall, 11 tufted ducks

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