Wednesday, 27 August 2014

Wednesday 27th August

Sunny cool over night 7 - 20C light frost in shady areas of Heron's Reach. Light but increasing offshore breeze

Stanley Park - Wigeon, 2 teal, shoveler, sand martin, 12 house martins

Warbreck Hill - 6 Swifts, 2 pipistrelle bats


Watson Road - Swift

Reads Avenue - 2 House martins

St Walberga's Road - 20 Swallows

Heron's Reach - Wheatear, 14 pink footed geese (S), many swallows

North Shore Go-kart track - 35 Turnstones. 6 redshanks, 35 swallows, 2 pied wagtails, plaice, common darter dragonfly

Tuesday, 26 August 2014

Tuesday 26th August

Sunny spells, about average temperatures for August 12 - 18C, gusty 15mph E wind

New South Promenade - Grey seal, Arctic skua, 11 grey lag geese (N)

Stanley Park - Nuthatch, treecreeper, 2 pochards

Monday, 25 August 2014

August Bank Holiday weekend

Mixed weather varying from mild and pleasant to very cold, wet and windy

Monday 25th August

Marton - Migrant hawker dragonfly

Herron's Reach - 200 Swallows, 4 goldcrests

Sunday 24th August

Lawson's Wetland - Swift

Marton Mere LNR - 6 Black tailed godwits (W), gadwall, water rail, 100 coots, Cetti's warbler, lesser whitethroat,  5 chiffchaffs

New South Promenade - Common starfish, many green shore crabs,  compass jellyfish, masked crab, brown shrimps, common prawns, several Idotea balthica

Saturday 23rd August

Gynn - 27 Turnstones, 5 wheatears, 13 shelducks(N), 3 dabs, flounder, whiting, weaver fish, Dover sole 

Faraday Way - Fox 

Marton - Swift

Friday 22nd August

North Blackpool Pond Trail Kincraig Lake - 9 Teal, grey wagtail

Town Centre - Peregrine

Marton Mere LNR - 10 Willow warblers


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Wednesday, 20 August 2014

Wednesday 20th August

Heavy showers early morning rhen sunny spells, cool for August 12 - 15C Moderate NW breeze

Solaris Centre - Grey wagtail (over - 1st record of year here)

South Pier - Many sand gobies, Iceland cyprine, many striped venus shells, green shore crabs, swimming crab shed skins, edible crab (claw only - large!) speckled sea louse, brown shrimp, pod razors, bean razors, edible cockles,

New South Promenade - Common starfish, many common prawns, many sand gobies, several blennies 

Lawson's field - Swift, 6 house martins

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Tuesday, 19 August 2014

Tuesday 19th August

Very heavy early morning rain followed by sunny spells, cool for August 9 - 16C. Blustery NNW breeze

New South Promenade - 5-Bearded rockling, many sand gobies, many common prawns, many brown shrimps, many green shore crabs, juvenile turbot

Stanley Park - 11 Pied wagtail, 50 goldfinches, female gadwall

Monday, 18 August 2014

Monday 18th August

Cold, breezy with showers. Daytime temperatures are about average 13 - 17C

Town Centre - Grey wagtail

Solaris Centre - Wheatear (only second record in 10 years here) 

Marton - 3 Swifts

Warbreck Hill - Peregrine, green sandpiper (over at night), curlew (over at night)


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Saturday 16th August

Cool, breezy with heavy showers. About average temperatures 14 - 17C

Stanley Park - 199 Coot, pochard

North Blackpool Pond Trail Kincraig Lake - 6 Teal, 2 great crested grebes, great spotted woodpecker

Warbreck Hill - Curlew (over), willow warbler/chiffchaff