Friday 4th to Monday 7th August

Cool for early August 12 - 18C sunny spells and heavy rain with a strong south westerly wind

Monday 7th August

Warbreck Hill - Goldcrest

Marton Mere LNR - Buzzard, sparrowhawk, 2 linnets

Town Centre - Peregrine

Starr Gate - 3 Arctic skuas, 9 gannets, sparrowhawk, whimbrel (S), 62 Sandwich terns, wheatear

Sunday 6th August

Marton Mere LNR - Great crested grebe, great spotted woodpecker, kestrel

Starr Gate - Great skua, Arctic skua, 333 Sandwich terns, whimbrel (S), peregrine, great crested grebe

Gynn Square - Kestrel (S), great skua, 2 gannets (N)

Warbreck Hill - Peregrine

Saturday 5th August

Marton Mere LNR - 3 Pipistrelle bats, bittern, barn owl, 2 sparrowhawks, 1600 starlings (roosted), lesser whitethroat, 3 chiffchaffs, curlew (over), wigeon, 2 brown hawker dragonflies, moths; Gothic, fen wainscot, brimstone, large yellow underwing, lesser broad bordered yellow underwing, least yellow underwing, flame shoulder, brown china mark, common rustic, common plume, marbled beauty, ruby tiger, straw dot, mother of pearl, silver Y

Heron's Reach golf course - Little grebe

Starr Gate - Grey seal, 5 Manx shearwaters, 500 common scoters

Mossom Nature Field - Holly blue butterfly

Friday 4th August

Town Centre - Peregrine

Marton Mere LNR - Common tern, 2 shovelers, 2 gadwall, buzzard, kestrel, great spotted woodpecker

Starr Gate - 3 Manx shearwaters (N), 26 gannets (N), Arctic skua

Tesco Mereside - 50 Pied wagtails (Pre-roost)

Marbled beauty

EVENT - North Blackpool Pond Trail - Moth & Bat night - Saturday 26th August 8.00pm - Late. Meet at the bird viewing area at Kincraig Lake opposite the Spar on Kincraig Road FY2 0HN. Bring a torch and wear warm clothes - 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 2nd & Thursday 3rd August

Slightly warmer than average temperatures 13 - 22C but feeling cool in the strong south westerly wind with frequent heavy showers

Thursday 3rd August

New South Promenade (National Whale & Dolphin Watch) - 5 Manx shearwaters, 4 gannets

Staining Nook - Weasel

Kipling Drive fields and hedgerows - 40 House sparrows

Marton Mere LNR - Green woodpecker, Mediterranean gull, common tern, grasshopper warbler, buzzard, kestrel, 25 house martins

Wednesday 2nd August

Devonshire Road Rock Gardens - Great spotted woodpecker, sparrowhawk

New South Promenade (National Whale & Dolphin Watch) - Grey seal, peregrine, 56 dunlins, great crested grebe

Town Centre - 3 Peregrines

Marton Mere LNR - Bittern

Peregrine in the town centre

EVENTS - National Whale and Dolphin Watch - Saturday 29th July - Sunday 6th August See here for local details - FREE

Marton Mere LNR - Moth & Bat night - Saturday 5th August 8.30pm - 11.30pm meet at the old cabin at the west end of the nature reserve - 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

Monday 31st July & Tuesday 1st August

About average temperatures for the end of July 12 - 19C Sunny spells, very heavy rain early Monday morning with a strong south westerly wind

Tuesday 1st August

Starr Gate - 500 Common scoters, 6 shelducks (S), 4 gannets (S), 2 whimbrels (S), great crested grebe (S)

Town Centre - 2 Peregrines, grey wagtail

Marton Mere LNR - 3 Gadwall, great spotted woodpecker, sand martin, Cetti's warbler

Monday 31st July

Town Centre - 2 Peregrines

Mossom Nature Field - 10 Long tailed tits, willow warbler

Warbreck Hill - Kestrel (S), 3 house martins (over)

Starr Gate (National Whale & Dolphin Watch) - Peregrine (S)

Marton Mere LNR - 3 Stock doves, kestrel

Long tailed tit

EVENTS - National Whale and Dolphin Watch - Saturday 29th July - Sunday 6th August See here for local details - FREE

Marton Mere LNR - Moth & Bat night - Saturday 5th August 8.30pm - 11.30pm meet at the old cabin at the west end of the nature reserve - 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  

Friday 28th to Sunday 30th July

Warm nights but below average days 12 - 19C mostly sunny spells with heavy rain on Friday evening and a strong south westerly wind all weekend

Sunday 30th July

Devonshire Road Rock Gardens - Willow warbler, adult & juvenile sparrowhawk, whitethroat

Gynn Square (National Whale & Dolphin Watch) - 8 Golden plovers (S), curlew (S), 21 dunlin (S)

Mossom Nature Field - 2 Willow warblers, comma butterfly

Marton Mere LNR - Cetti's warbler, sparrowhawk

Stanley Park - 213 Coots, sand martin, 8 house martins, 5 pied wagtails

Saturday 29th July

Town Centre - 2 Peregrines

New South Promenade (National Whale & Dolphin Watch) - Grey seal, 150 common scoters

Stanley Park - Nuthatch, 3 great crested grebes

Marton Mere LNR - Otter, wigeon, kestrel

Friday 29th July

Marton Mere LNR - Bittern, kestrel, buzzard

Town Centre - Peregrine

Grey seal

EVENTS - National Whale and Dolphin Watch - Saturday 29th July - Sunday 6th August See here for local details - FREE

Marton Mere LNR - Moth & Bat night - Saturday 5th August 8.30pm - 11.30pm meet at the old cabin at the west end of the nature reserve - 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 26th & Thursday 27th July

Slightly cooler than average for late July 11 - 19C some very heavy rain and squally wind with some sunshine too.

Thursday 27th July

Coleridge Road/Talbot Road - Fleabane, coltsfoot, feverfew, black knapweed, tufted vetch, common mallow, dog rose, rough hawkbit, meadow brown butterfly, grasshopper sp, Eristalis sp hoverfly, red tailed bumble bee

Marton Mere LNR - Otter

Stanley Park - 3 Great crested grebes

Starr Gate - 1220 Common scoters, 14 Manx shearwaters (S), 11 gannets (S),19 Sandwich terns

Warbreck Hill - 8 Cormorants (N)

Town Centre - 2 Peregrines

Wednesday 26th July

Marton Mere LNR - Wigeon, kestrel, sparrowhawk

Town Centre - 3 Peregrines

North Blackpool Pond Trail Kincraig Lake - 2 adult + 2 juvenile Great crested grebes

Starr Gate - Roseate tern (S), 3 Shelducks, 500 common scoters, 212 Manx shearwaters (S), 24 gannets, 90 dunlins (S), 11 whimbrels (S), 2 Arctic skuas (S), 97 Sandwich terns


Red tailed bumble bee on black knapweed

EVENTS - National Whale and Dolphin Watch - Saturday 29th July - Sunday 6th August See here for local details - FREE

North Blackpool Pond Trail - Big Butterfly Count - Saturday 29th July 1pm - 3pm meet at the Kincraig Lake bird viewing area - FREE 

Marton Mere LNR - Moth & Bat night - Saturday 5th August 8.30pm - 11.30pm meet at the old cabin at the west end of the nature reserve - 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   

Monday 24th July & Tuesday 25th July

About average temperatures for late July 12 - 20C some sunshine but heavy drizzle on Tuesday morning

Tuesday 25th July

Mossom Nature Field - Comma butterfly

Marton Mere LNR - Bittern, bullfinch, 2 barn owls, shoveler, wigeon, sparrowhawk, Cetti's warbler, emperor dragonfly, 2 brown hawker dragonflies

Salisbury Woodland Gardens - Smooth newt, toad, blue tailed damselfly

Town Centre - 2 Peregrines

Monday 24th July

Town Centre - 2 Peregrines

Marton Mere LNR - Bullfinch, bittern, 2 barn owls, sparrowhawk, grey wagtail, Cetti's warbler, brimstone butterfly

Comma at Devonshire Road Rock Gardens

EVENTS - National Whale and Dolphin Watch - Saturday 29th July - Sunday 6th August See here for local details - FREE

North Blackpool Pond Trail - Big Butterfly Count - Saturday 29th July 1pm - 3pm meet at the Kincraig Lake bird viewing area - FREE 

Marton Mere LNR - Moth & Bat night - Saturday 5th August 8.30pm - 11.30pm meet at the old cabin at the west end of the nature reserve - 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 19th - Sunday 23rd July

About average temperatures for mid-July 11 - 20C

Sunday 23rd July

Marton Mere LNR - Bittern, buzzard, kestrel, great spotted woodpecker

Town Centre - 2 Peregrines

Starr Gate - 5 Grey seals, Pomarine skua (N), Arctic skua (S), roseate tern (S), 148 Sandwich terns, 3 great crested grebes

Devonshire Road Rock Gardens - Sparrowhawk, moorhen, whitethroat

Saturday 22nd July

Stanley Park - 13 Swifts, nuthatch, grey wagtail, goldcrest

Marton Mere LNR - 3 Wigeon, peregrine (SE), buzzard, kestrel, 2 Cetti's warblers, fungus gnat Sciara hemerioides (probably first record for the Fylde)

Starr Gate - 6 Grey seals,15 eiders, 1400 common scoters, red throated diver (S), 6 Manx shearwaters, 11 gannets, 2 golden plovers, 2 black tailed godwits, bar tailed godwit, 9 whimbrels, 7 curlews, 66 Sandwich terns, guillemot

Friday 20th July

Town Centre - 3 Peregrines

Starr Gate - 620 Common scoters, 30 Manx shearwaters, 12 gannets, 4 golden plovers, 6 whimbrels, 3 kittiwakes, 34 Sandwich terns, 14 common terns, Arctic tern

Stanley Park - 3 Great crested grebes

Marton Mere LNR - Bittern

Mossom Nature Field - Sneezewort

Great pied hoverfly

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

EVENTS - National Whale and Dolphin Watch - Saturday 29th July - Sunday 6th August See here for local details - FREE

North Blackpool Pond Trail - Big Butterfly Count - Saturday 29th July 1pm - 3pm meet at the Kincraig Lake bird viewing area - FREE 

Marton Mere LNR - Moth & Bat night - Saturday 5th August 8.30pm - 11.30pm meet at the old cabin at the west end of the nature reserve - 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 @MartonMereLNRPlease send your Blackpool wildlife photos to solaris.centre@blackpool.gov.uk

EVENTS - National Whale and Dolphin Watch - Saturday 29th July - Sunday 6th August See here for local details - FREE

North Blackpool Pond Trail - Big Butterfly Count - Saturday 29th July 1pm - 3pm meet at the Kincraig Lake bird viewing area - FREE 

Marton Mere LNR - Moth & Bat night - Saturday 5th August 8.30pm - 11.30pm meet at the old cabin at the west end of the nature reserve - 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