Monday 20th March

An average day for mid-March 6 - 9C showers early on then some sunshine with a brisk westerly wind

Marton Mere LNR - Little gull, common scoter, 60 teal, goldeneye, 3 great crested grebes, 4 Cetti's warblers, 2 oystercatchers

Stanley Park - Chough, 4 great crested grebes, nuthatch, chiffchaff

North Blackpool Pond Trail Kincraig Lake - 2 Pochards, 2 teal, 4 tufted ducks, great crested grebe

Devonshire Road Rock Gardens - Coal tit (singing), 2 song thrushes (singing), moorhen, frog spawn

Town Centre - 2 Grey wagtails

Chough on Stanley Park golf course by Cliff Raby http://www.fyldecoastwildlife.co.uk/

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 2pm – 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

Weekend 17th - 19th March

A  mild weekend 6 - 11C mostly wet with brisk westerly wind, gale force on Friday.

Sunday 19th March

Stanley Park - Chough, treecreeper, sparrowhawk, great crested grebe, 2 goldcrests, mistle thrush, siskin (over), 51 tufted ducks.

Blackpool Zoo - 5 Goklcrests, grey wagtail

Marton Mere LNR - Fox, 3 little grebes, 2 great crested grebes, 15 shovelers, 55 teal, 2 oystercatchers, water rail, 4 Cetti's warblers, 9 linnets.

Mereside - Iceland gull

Saturday 18th March

Stanley Park - Chough (only the 2nd record for the Fylde and 9th for Lancashire), 7 goldcrests

North Shore - 4 Kittiwakes

Marton Mere LNR - Sand martin, chiffchaff, stonechat, 4 Cetti's warblers, water rail, snakeshead fritillaries (a few coming into flower), cowslips (coming into flower)

Ashfield Road pond - Frog, great diving beetle

Friday 17th March

Robin's Lane/Faraday Way - Goldcrrest

North Shore - Gannet, 15 eiders


Cetti's warbler at Marton Mere

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 2pm – 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 16th March

Still little warmer than average 4 - 11C some sunshine with a brisk south westerly wind

Solaris Centre - 12 Siskins (over)

Marton Mere LNR - Cetti's warbler, kestrel, 3 great crested grebes, 2 goldeneyes, 53 teal, 2 oystercatchers

Metropole Hotel - Goldcrest

Gynn Gardems - 2 Goldcrests, grey wagtail

Stanley Park - 7 Goldcrests, great spotted woodpecker

Goldcrest in Stanley Park

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

WILDLIFE EVENT - Pond dipping with the Friends of North Blackpool Pond Trail. Saturday 18th March 11am - 1pm at Ashfield Road Pond off Briar Field FY2 0FE. Nets at the ready, get your wellies on and we’re off! Join us for the first pond dipping event of the year – What will you find? FREE but a donation to the Friends of the North Blackpool Pond Trail would be appreciated.
This event is kindly sponsored by Wise Energy.

WILDLIFE EVENT - Family Easter holiday rockpooling event at the Solaris Centre Friday 7^th April 2pm – 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

Wednesday 15th March

Warm for mid-March 5 - 13C mostly sunny with a light south westerly breeze

Marton - 35 Whooper swans (NW)

Warbreck Hill - Pink footed geese (heard flying over at 22.30)

Marton Mere LNR - 6 Cetti's warblers, 2 sand martins, 2 little grebes, 2 great crested grebes, 2 goldeneyes, 55 teal, 46 wigeon, 15 shovelers, 5 water rails, 2 oystercatchers, sparrowhawk, kestrel, buzzard, 12 stock doves, 8 fieldfares, 4 linnets, 2 skylarks, chiffchaff

Lawson's Wetland - Cetti's warbler

Stanley Park - 3 Oystercatchers

Preston New Road - Siskin

Solaris Centre - Meadow pipit (NW first of the year here)

New South Promenade - Harbour porpoise, grey seal, 500 common scoters, 2 red throated divers

Starr Gate - 20 Eiders, siskin (over), meadow pipits (over), pied wagtails (over)

Norbreck - 7 Curlews (N)

North Blackpool Pond Trail - 6 Herons, pochard, 2 tufted ducks, 2 shovelers, 2 teal, great crested grebe, grey wagtail, reed bunting

Siskin

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

EVENT - Pond dipping with the Friends of North Blackpool Pond Trail. Saturday 18th March 11am - 1pm at Ashfield Road Pond off Briar Field FY2 0FE. Nets at the ready, get your wellies on and we’re off! Join us for the first pond dipping event of the year – What will you find? FREE but a donation to the Friends of the North Blackpool Pond Trail would be appreciated.
This event is kindly sponsored by Wise Energy.
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  

Tuesday 14th March

Another mild day 7 - 11C mostly sunny with a moderate but deceasing westerly wind

New South Promenade - Shag (N), curlew, eider (S)

Stanley Park - 5 Goldcrests, treecreeper, 2 oystercatchers

Lawson's Wetland - 7 Snipe, Cetti's warbler

Marton Mere LNR - 12 Sand martins (N), 2 chiffchaffs, 110 wigeon, 100 teal, 26 shovelers, 2 goldeneyes, 2 great crested grebes, 2 little grebes, 5 oystercatchers, 3 water rails, 12 fieldfares, 4 Cetti's warblers, 2 kestrels, 2 sparrowhawks, linnet

Treecreeper by Dawn Brange

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

EVENT -
Pond dipping with the Friends of North Blackpool Pond Trail. Saturday 18th March 11am - 1pm at Ashfield Road Pond off Briar Field FY2 0FE. Nets at the ready, get your wellies on and we’re off! Join us for the first pond dipping event of the year – What will you find? FREE but a donation to the Friends of the North Blackpool Pond Trail would be appreciated.
This event is kindly sponsored by Wise Energy.

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 13th March

A mild day for mid March 7 - 11C mostly cloudy with a brisk south westerly breeze

Marton Mere LNR - 172 Wigeon, 70 teal, 19, shovelers, 2 goldeneyes, little grebe, 2 great crested grebes, 2 oystercatchers, 21 fieldfares, 6 Cetti's warblers, 3 water rails, kestrel

Lawson's Wetland - Snipe

Starr Gate - 2 Eiders (S), 2 shelducks (S)

Snipe

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 

Weeekend 10th - 12th March

A mild weekend 5 - 12C mixed weather, sunny spells, cloud and  rain at times with a light south easterly breeze turning westerly by Sunday afternoon

Sunday 12th March

Lawson's Wetland - 2 Cetti's warblers, water rail

Marton Mere LNR - Snipe, little grebe, 2 great crested grebes, 3 goldeneyes, 75 teal, 45 wigeon, 30 shovelers, 7 Cetti's warblers, kestrel, 5 fieldfares, 2 goldcrests

Warbreck Hill - Red valerian (coming into flower very early for this species)

Blackpool Airport - 9 Curlews

Saturday 10th March

Starr Gate - Velvet scoter, 750 common scoters, 12 eiders (S), 2 tufted ducks (S)

Lawson's Wetland - Stonechat

Marton Mere LNR - 2 Sand martins, 3 great crested grebes, 2 goldeneyes, 25 shovelers, 2 oystercatchers, 5 Cetti's warblers, 4 water rails

Warbreck Hill - Tree bee, buff tailed bumble bee

Friday 10th March

Starr Gate - 13 Whooper swans (NE), 21 redshanks, 8 eiders, 4 red breasted mergansers, grey wagtail

Marton Mere LNR - 50 Teal, 26 shovelers, 2 great crested grebe, 2  goldeneyes, pochard, 2 oystercatchers, 5 water rails, 5 Cetti's warblers

Lawson's Wetland - 2 Stonechats

Warbreck Hill - Buff tailed bumble bee


Tree bee from last summer

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