Fylde Bird Club - Sightings report

Location

Species

Count

Age / Sex

Notes

Grid Ref

Source

16th April

Poulton-le-Fylde	Willow Warbler	2	males	singing Moorland Rd/Garstang Rd junction	Paul Slade
	Chiffchaff	1	male	singing Moorland Rd/Garstang Rd junction
	Goldcrest	1	male	singing Moreton Dr

	Fluke Hall	Barn Owl	1		hunting near car park		Paul Ellis
		Golden Plover	135		ploughed field

Pilling Lane	Lesser Redpoll	2	m, f	min, garden feeders Beach Road	Paul Ellis
	Siskin	4		3 garden feeders Beach Road + 1+ over sea wall heading east
	Whimbrel	1		saltmarsh

Freckleton

Whimbrel

Vocal bird on Lund Way

Ian Walker

Lower Ballam

Wheatear

Brays Road - Muck Heap

Ian Walker

Warton Bank

Wheatear

Ian Walker

Thurnham Hall	Orange-tip	6+	AC
	Green-veined White	2+
	Jay	2
	Nuthatch	2
	Coal Tit	4

Cuddy Hill	Little Ringed Plover	1	On flood, Benson's lane	SD4937	Barry Dyson
	Teal	29	On flood, Benson's lane	SD4937
	Shoveler	1	On flood, Benson's lane	SD4937
	Black-headed Gull	25	On flood, Benson's lane	SD4937

Catforth	Kestrel	1	f	Willacy Lane end	SD4635	Barry Dyson
	Buzzard	1		Willacy Lane end	SD4635
	Chiffchaff	1	m	Willacy Lane end. Singing	SD4635
	Blackcap	1	m	Willacy Lane end. Singing	SD4635
	Dunnock	2		Willacy Lane end	SD4635
	Small Tortoiseshell	1		Willacy Lane end	SD4635

Myerscough Quarry	Little Grebe	9	Barry Dyson
	Wigeon	7
	Tufted Duck	28
	Teal	8
	Common Sandpiper	1
	Blackcap	1
	Willow Warbler	3
	Long-tailed Tit	2

St Michael's on Wyre	Mandarin	2	m&f	Flew away from river, calling	Barry Dyson
	Kestrel	1	f
	Sand Martin	15+
	Blackcap	2	males	Both singing
	Mistle Thrush	1
	Blackbird	6
	Jay	2

Braides	White Wagtail	11	AM	AC
	Whooper Swan	37
	Skylark	1+	Singing

Bank End	Wheatear	1	M	AC
	White Wagtail	9
	Pied Wagtail	6

Preston Dock	Chiffchaff	5		3 singing plus 2 calling. All sightings downstream of Bullnose at low tide	Steve Jones
	Little Egret	1
	Willow Warbler	1		singing
	Shelduck	12+
	Redshank	8
	Common Sandpiper	2
	Linnet	8		5 males singing
	Swallow	22		briefly before heading upriver
	Long-tailed Tit	2
	Skylark	1		singing
	Oystercatcher	3
	Teal	1	male
	Jay	1
	Cormorant	1

	Knott End	Reed Bunting	2
		Sparrowhawk	1

	Marton Mere	Barn Owl	1
		Barnacle Goose	26

Lytham Moss	Wheatear	2	lee h
	Reed Bunting	2
	Skylark	16
	Meadow Pipit	8
	Lapwing	5
	Goldfinch	7
	Buzzard	1

Stanley Park	Willow Warbler	5	Singing	RJS
	Blackcap	4	Singing
	Chiffchaff	4	Singing
	Treecreeper	1	Singing
	Nuthatch	2

Marton Mere

Grasshopper Warbler

15th April

Mythop

Wheatear

By solar farm

Paul Slade

	Preese Hall	Willow Warbler	3	males	singing		Paul Slade
		Buzzard	2

Todderstaffe Hall	Barn Owl	1			Paul Slade
	Chiffchaff	2	males	singing
	Kestrel	1

Fleetwood Marsh Nature Park	Great Crested Grebe	2		Nesting	Barry Dyson
	Little Grebe	4
	Tufted Duck	23	15m 8f
	Shoveler	1	m
	Wheatear	8
	Stonechat	1	m

Knott End

Swallow

Cocker's Dyke	Chiffchaff	2	Cockers Dyke House	Paul Ellis
	Willow Warbler	1	singing Cockers Dyke House
	Song Thrush	1	Cockers Dyke House

New Ridge Farm	Lesser Redpoll	4		with linnets corner field by coast	SD385498	Paul Ellis
	Linnet	58		corner field by coast	SD385498
	Reed Bunting	1	m, f	corner field by coast	SD385498
	Meadow Pipit	20		corner field by coast	SD385498
	Lapwing			three sitting (yet to be ploughed)	SD385498
	Oystercatcher			one sitting (yet to be ploughed)	SD385498
	Willow Warbler	1		singing
	Chiffchaff	1
	Tree Sparrow	4		plus

	Ridge Farm	Lapwing	2		one sitting on newly ploughed field	SD381497	Paul Ellis
		Oystercatcher	2		one sitting on newly ploughed field	SD381497

Fluke Hall	White Wagtail	4	males	ploughed field by car park	Paul Ellis
	Golden Plover	221		ploughed field by car park
	Kestrel	1
	Skylark	1		singing

Pilling Lane	Lesser Redpoll	1	m	garden feeders, Beach Road	Paul Ellis
	Siskin	7		m, f garden feeders, Beach Road + 5+ E over sea wall
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1	f	garden feeders, Beach Road
	Wheatear	2	females	field east of Beach Road
	White Wagtail	1	male	field east of Beach Road
	Meadow Pipit	20		field east of Beach Road
	Sand Martin	3		E over sea wall
	Barn Owl	1		hunting field east of Beach Road
	Raven	3		in tight group over heading SE mobbed by crows

	Fulwood	Oystercatcher	1		Flying east over the Harris Park around 6-30PM, calling loudly.		Jim Clift
		Orange-tip	1		In our front garden this afternonn.

Myerscough Quarry

Garganey

Pair

Marton Mere	Snipe	3		Island pool	TS
	Oystercatcher	2		Pool
	Lapwing	3		SE field
	Wheatear	7		SE field, evening.
	Linnet	2		SE field
	Pied Wagtail	4		East field
	Goldfinch	9		NE scrub
	Buzzard	3		2 on same pylon, while 1 over Gipsy Hole Wood
	Sparrowhawk	1	f
	Kestrel	2	m, f
	Stock Dove	4
	Teal	45+
	Wigeon	2	m
	Gadwall	15
	Cormorant	1
	Swallow	4

Herons' Reach Golf Course	Blackcap	6	m	5 singing	TS
	Willow Warbler	1		Singing
	Chiffchaff	5		4 singing
	Song Thrush	4		Singing
	Buzzard	1		High over SW area
	Little Grebe	2		West side pool

Fairhaven Lake	Orange-tip	1	AA
	Small Tortoiseshell	2
	Blackcap	1
	Kestrel	1
	Reed Bunting	3

Marton Mere	Sedge Warbler	2	AA
	Reed Warbler	1
	Cetti's Warbler	5
	Chiffchaff	7
	Willow Warbler	1
	Blackcap	2
	Peacock butterfly	8
	Small Tortoiseshell	37
	Buzzard	2

Little Marton

Lesser Redpoll

fem

garden feeders 12:15 fed for 4 minutes then flew north

SD 342345

Frank Bird

Braides

White Wagtail

Carleton

Willow Warbler

In our garden all day

P Guy

Hackensall Hall	Kestrel	1		DB
	Grey Heron	4	On nests
	Stoat	1	Towards golf course
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	2
	Nuthatch	1

Knott End

Buzzard

Sewage works

	Fleetwood	Willow Warbler	2+		1 in feeding in garden for over 2 hours and 1 probably 2 singing in Patterdale Avenue		KG
		Blackcap	1		Singing in Ullswater Avenue

Thornton ICI Reservoir	Chiffchaff	2		MF
	Blackcap	2	M
	Willow Warbler	2
	Whitethroat	1	M
	Grey Heron	2	M
	Moorhen	1
	Tufted Duck	2

Thornton ICI Reservoir	Willow Warbler	2		MF
	Blackcap	2	M
	Chiffchaff	2
	Whitethroat	1	M

Burglar's Alley	Blackcap	2	M	MF
	Willow Warbler	1
	Chiffchaff	2

Fleetwood Golf Course

Wheatear

Stanley Park	Great Crested Grebe	2		SE lake	TS
	Teal	2	m, f	South island
	Grey Wagtail	2		Fence west of small island SW of west bridge

Salisbury Woodland	Blackcap	2	m	Singing + male near NW corner of zoo	TS
	Nuthatch	1
	Ring-necked Parakeet	1	f
	Song Thrush	1		Singing

Marton Mere	Little Gull	2	ads		TS
	Wheatear	5		SE field
	Goldeneye	3	ad.m, 2cy m, f

Conder Green	Common Sandpiper	1			AC
	Black-tailed Godwit	200		Some super plumages
	Shoveler	2	M
	Avocet	4

Rossall Beach	Red-breasted Merganser	2	Pr	On sea	DJM
	Sandwich Tern	2		N
	Swallow	3		1 + 2
	Siskin	1		N
	Gannet	1
	Eider	1	m	On sea
	Grey Seal	1

Lower Ballam	Corn Bunting	4	2 singing	All Brays Road	RJS
	Meadow Pipit	26
	Fieldfare	8

Saltcotes	White Wagtail	9		On pool	RJS
	Pied Wagtail	3		On pool
	Meadow Pipit	36		On pool
	Shelduck	22
	Goldfinch	21
	Sparrowhawk	1	Male
	Buzzard	2

Lytham Moss	White Wagtail	16		North part of Moss	RJS
	Linnet	35
	Little Owl	2
	Reed Bunting	3	2 singing m 1f
	Meadow Pipit	22		North
	Mallard	18		Pylon pool
	Whimbrel	3		Pylon pool
	Herring Gull	62
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	118
	Kestrel	1	Male
	Siskin	2		North
	Blackcap	1	Singing
	Swallow	4
	Tree Sparrow	12

Stanley Park	Willow Warbler	4	Singing	RJS
	Chiffchaff	5	Singing
	Blackcap	4	3 m 1f
	Tufted Duck	16
	Mute Swan	17
	Ring-necked Parakeet	3

Knott End

Lesser Redpoll

3M+2F

My feeders

Warbreck Hill	Siskin	1		N over garden	DJM
	Willow Warbler	1	m	Singing in Golden triangle
	Blackcap	1	m	Singing in Golden triangle

14th April

Cuddy Hill	Little Ringed Plover	2	m, f	on flood Benson's Lane	SD497375	Paul Ellis
	Snipe	3		on flood Benson's Lane	SD497375
	Curlew	2		on flood Benson's Lane	SD497375
	Teal	37		on flood Benson's Lane	SD497375
	Shoveler	4		on flood Benson's Lane	SD497375
	Lapwing	6		Sev pairs displaying on flood Benson's Lane	SD497375
	Stock Dove	4		on flood Benson's Lane	SD497375
	Sand Martin	50		on flood Benson's Lane	SD497375
	Raven	1		over Benson's Lane
	Buzzard	1		over Benson's Lane
	White Wagtail	1	male	on flood Benson's Lane	SD497375

Fluke Hall	White Wagtail	2	males	flood by car park	Paul
	Wheatear	7		saltmarsh
	Pink-footed Goose	600		came off fields and flew east
	Meadow Pipit	10		flood by car park

Braides	Merlin	1		Paul Ellis
	Whooper Swan	28
	Lapwing		min three sitting by flood

Conder Green	Avocet	7	pool, inc pair nest scraping and another pair mating	Paul Ellis
	Common Sandpiper	2	pool
	Tufted Duck	10	pool
	Greenshank	2	creek
	Raven	1	over

	Pilling Lane	Lesser Redpoll	2	m, f	garden feeders Beach Road		Paul Ellis
		Siskin	4	2m, 2f	garden feeders Beach Road

Poulton-le-Fylde	Gadwall	2	m&f	Old Field Carr. On a pond.	Barry Dyson
	Buzzard	1		Old Field Carr
	Sparrowhawk	1	f	Old Field Carr.
	Kestrel	2	m&f	Display flight observed
	Chiffchaff	1		Old Field Carr
	Blackcap	1	m	Old field Carr. Singing

Marton Mere	Dunnock	2		Woodland Watch	NJL CH TF PB (WeBs)
	Blackbird	1	m	Woodland Watch
	Reed Bunting	1	m	Woodland Watch
	Great Tit	1		Woodland Watch
	Coot	14
	Mallard	4	2m

Marton Mere	Goldeneye	3	2m		NJL CH TF PB (WeBs)
	Reed Bunting	3	m
	Cetti's Warbler	6		And another 7 singing
	Greylag Goose	9
	Canada Goose	15
	Shoveler	14	9m
	Gadwall	13
	Mute Swan	7
	Grey Heron	3
	Teal	30+
	Wigeon	2
	Moorhen	3
	Cormorant	1	Juv	Scrape
	Oystercatcher	2		Scrape
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	22
	Herring Gull	28
	Black-headed Gull	14
	Swallow	5
	Sand Martin	25
	Kestrel	2	m/f	Island
	Lapwing	2		Over then landed east fields
	Pied Wagtail	1		East fields
	Pheasant	1	m	East fields
	Buzzard	2		Over
	Raven	1		Over
	Chiffchaff	3
	Long-tailed Tit	4		Bittern view
	Wren	1		North scrub
	Robin	1		North scrub
	Chaffinch	1	m	Woodland Watch

Poulton-le-Fylde	Siskin	2	M+F	carr head lane garden on bird feeders	Ron Rhodes
	Long-tailed Tit	2
	Greenfinch	2	M+F
	Chaffinch	4	2M + 2F

Carr House Green Common	Jay	1			MEv
	Willow Tit	1		showing well circa 100m south of feeding area, feeders now removed
	Willow Warbler	6	5+m	5 singing
	Chiffchaff	5	4+m	4 singing
	Blackcap	4	4m	all singing
	Bullfinch	2	m, f

Myerscough Quarry	Garganey	2	m, f	still
	Tufted Duck	25
	Shoveler	4	3m, f
	Gadwall	1	m
	Wigeon	4

Blackpool Sixth Form College

Coal Tit

Marton Mere	Shelduck	2	m, f	Mere then SE	TS
	Teal	30+
	Gadwall	13
	Shoveler	7
	Oystercatcher	1		Over
	Snipe	1
	Lapwing	4		SE field
	Linnet	6		SE field
	White Wagtail	2		SE field
	Pied Wagtail	7		SE field
	Black-headed Gull	1
	Stock Dove	8		Barn roof

Herons' Reach Golf Course	Willow Warbler	1		Singing	TS
	Blackcap	2		Singing
	Chiffchaff	1		Singing
	Song Thrush	5		4 singing
	Mistle Thrush	1		Green 1
	Stock Dove	1		Green 1
	Reed Bunting	1	m	West side pool
	Little Grebe	2		2 pools

Rossall Point	Meadow Pipit	250		migrating N out over bay between 1100 and 1200	DH
	Siskin	200		NE along shore between 0800 and 1200
	Lesser Redpoll	72		NE along shore between 0800 and 1200
	Swallow	24		NE along shore between 0800 and 1200
	Sand Martin	15		party NE N out over bay 1200
	Buzzard	1		thermalling N 1145
	Red-throated Diver	1	ad	fishing offshore

Fleetwood

Willow Warbler

Mount Pavilion / Mount Gardens

SD333481

Lytham Moss	White Wagtail	28	Anna's rd	SD354310	Frank Bird
	Pied Wagtail	6
	Wheatear	2

Lytham Moss	White Wagtail	28	Anna's rd	SD354310	Frank Bird
	Pied Wagtail	6
	Wheatear	2

Little Marton

Siskin

male

garden feeders am

SD 342345

Frank Bird

Rossall School	Wheatear	17	DH
	Lesser Redpoll	6
	Greenfinch	10

Wesham Marsh	Shelduck	2	Over	Lee h
	Reed Bunting	4
	Rook	2
	Buzzard	1

Singleton Park	Wheatear	3	2 males, female		Paul Slade
	Tree Sparrow	3
	Chiffchaff	1	male	singing
	Song Thrush	3	males	singing
	Jay	1
	Kestrel	2
	Stock Dove	3

Freckleton

Cattle Egret

Lower Lane

M Jones

Newton Marsh	Little Ringed Plover	2	M Jones
	Common Sandpiper	1
	Avocet	8
	Swallow	2

Pilling Lane

Blackcap

In garden

Peter r

Knott End

Lesser Redpoll

Males

On my feeders

	Braides	Yellow Wagtail	1	Male	Probably more but awkward to observe		AC
		White Wagtail	7

Freckleton

Cattle Egret

Lower Lane just north of main road, 4 were on the bank of pond

John Lees

Cocker's Dyke

Buzzard

Peter r

Newton-with-Scales	House Martin	1		thames st	andy myo
	Blackcap	6	m
	Chiffchaff	4
	Long-tailed Tit	4
	Little Owl	1

Marton Mere	Little Gull	1	ad		TS
	Little Egret	1		Main dyke/island pool
	Reed Warbler	1		Singing, SW corner
	Willow Warbler	3		Singing
	Blackcap	2		Singing
	Cetti's Warbler	9+		Singing
	Goldeneye	3	ad.m, 2cy m, f
	Wigeon	2	m
	Buzzard	3		High over west end
	Sparrowhawk	4		High over west end
	Kestrel	1	m

Parrox Hall

Buzzard

Pilling Lane	Siskin	2	F	On feeders	Peter r
	Goldfinch	5		On feeders
	Starling	6		N feeders
	Blue Tit	3
	Great Tit	1
	Collared Dove	3
	Woodpigeon	4

Knott End	Willow Warbler	2
	Sparrowhawk	1
	Kestrel	1
	Swallow	1

13th April

Blackpool Central Pier

Wheatear

Feeding along grass verge

Jol

Anchorsholme

Siskin

Garden feeders

Phil Moore

Bispham

Osprey

Over Bispham Rd c12.30

Head Dyke Lane	Swallow	2
	Curlew	4
	Kestrel	1	east end

	Knott End	Swallow	1
		Little Egret	1

Staining Nook

Water Rail

Singing 2200 hours

Pilling

Red-legged Partridge

In field off Wheel Lane

Ian McG

Eagland Hill

Grey Partridge

In field on Bradshaw Lane

Ian McG

Marton Mere	Shelduck	2	South East field	Joe Makepeace
	Cetti's Warbler	5	1 seen near FBC Hyde - others heard
	Willow Warbler	2	1 screen NE Scrub - 1 heard
	Moorhen	8
	Coot	13
	Mute Swan	8
	Dunnock	6
	Collared Dove	3
	Song Thrush	1
	Herring Gull	23
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	5
	Sand Martin	6
	Swallow	1
	Robin	9
	Jack Snipe	1	Flushed by goose landing in reeds - West end of mere.
	Blue Tit	3
	Magpie	8
	Wren	7	4 seen - 3 heard

Marton Mere	Greenfinch	4			Joe Makepeace
	Woodpigeon	16
	Great Tit	6
	Chaffinch	5	2m 3f
	Blackbird	7	2f 5m
	Long-tailed Tit	3
	Goldfinch	4
	Greylag Goose	5		On mere
	Canada Goose	3		On Mere
	Little Gull	1		Winter plumage
	Great Crested Grebe	1
	Scaup	1	F	With group of tufted duck
	Tufted Duck	12	7m 5f
	Gadwall	18	8m 10f
	Mallard	4	3m 1f
	Grey Heron	3
	Chiffchaff	6		3 seen 3 heard
	Cormorant	2
	Shoveler	9	3f 6m
	Teal	6	4m 2f
	Wigeon	2	M
	Canada Goose	18		East field
	Greylag Goose	6		East field
	hybrid Atlantic Canada Goose x Greylag Goose	2		Assumed - not certain
	Barnacle Goose	13		8 initially in East field and joined by 5 further fly ins
	Oystercatcher	2		East field
	Carrion Crow	6		South East field
	Stock Dove	4		Barn roof
	Woodpigeon	30+		South east field
	Jackdaw	2

Lytham St Annes Nature Reserve	Peregrine	1	AA
	Skylark	4
	Reed Bunting	2
	Meadow Pipit	6
	Small Tortoiseshell	1
	Smooth Newt	6

Herons' Reach Golf Course	Swallow	1		Over north	TS
	Blackcap	2		Singing
	Chiffchaff	4		Singing
	Cetti's Warbler	1		Singing, NW pit
	Song Thrush	3		Singing
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1		Drumming near NW corner pond
	Tufted Duck	2	m, f
	Little Grebe	1

Salisbury Woodland

Nuthatch

Marton Mere	Scaup	1	f	No doubt Stanley Park bird	TS
	Tufted Duck	7
	Wigeon	2	m
	Gadwall	21
	Teal	65+
	Shoveler	9+
	Lapwing	1
	Oystercatcher	1
	Buzzard	2		2 pylons
	Pied Wagtail	4
	Cetti's Warbler	8		Singing
	Blackcap	3		Singing
	Swallow	4		At 17.00

Pilling Lane	Lesser Redpoll	3		min, together on garden feeders Beach Road	Paul Ellis
	Siskin	10		min, together on garden feeders Beach Road
	Greenfinch	6		together on garden feeders Beach Road
	Willow Warbler	1		singing Beach Road
	Sparrowhawk	1	male
	Chiffchaff	1		Beach road

Cuddy Hill

Little Ringed Plover

Benson's Lane Flood at 12.30

Glen Jackson

Carr House Green Common	Spotted Flycatcher	1		Probable sighting (good views) 10.45 to 11.00 around feeders. Previous early record 14th April 2015	Glen Jackson
	Willow Warbler	2
	Sedge Warbler	1
	Bullfinch	2	M & F	On feeders at same location

Freckleton

Cattle Egret

Pond on Lower Lane

Lancs

	Blackpool Sixth Form College	Siskin	3		Feeders Poulton Old Road garden
		Greenfinch	2		Feeders Poulton Old Road garden

	Cockersand	Wheatear	1		Lighthouse cottage		AC
		Raven	2		Close flyby and vocal, Lighthouse Cottage

Bank End	White Wagtail	4		AC
	Pied Wagtail	5
	Meadow Pipit	6
	Swallow	9	Around farm buildings

	Braides	White Wagtail	4				AC
		Swallow	6		Feeding then North

Lawson Wetland	Cetti's Warbler	1		JB
	Greenfinch	3	calling
	Chiffchaff	2

North Blackpool Pond Trail

Raven

Calling from pylon near Community Orchard

N Grounds

Lytham Moss	Yellow Wagtail	1	Pylon pool	RJS
	White Wagtail	4	Pylon pool
	Shelduck	22
	Golden Plover	121	Two flocks near radar station
	Little Owl	2
	Buzzard	3
	Tree Sparrow	6
	Wheatear	2

Cockerham Quarry

Swallow

Lee h

Cockerham Sands	Raven	2	Pair	Lee h
	Oystercatcher	65
	Shelduck	30+
	Redshank	51
	Great Black-backed Gull	3
	Linnet	27+
	Pied Wagtail	6
	Curlew	3

	Marton Mere	Reed Warbler	1		Singing near SW benches		TS
		Little Gull	1	ad

	Fleetwood	Lesser Redpoll	1	female	In garden Ullswater Avenue on feeders		KG
		Siskin	2+		North over garden

	Knott End	Lesser Redpoll	3	2 M+ F	My feeders		AC
		Greenfinch	3	2M+F

Poulton-le-Fylde	Blackcap	1	Singing by Moorland Tennis Club	Jol
	Chiffchaff	1	Singing by Moorland Tennis Club
	Goldcrest	1	Singing Poulton Swimming Baths

Poulton-le-Fylde Golf Course

Willow Warbler

Singing

Jol

	Little Carleton	Blackcap	2		Singing Tithebarn Park		Jol
		Willow Warbler	1		Singing Tithebarn Park

12th April

Pilling Lane

Greenfinch

male

singing

Cocker's Dyke

Buzzard

Knott End	Teal	2	male and female
	Redshank	30
	Sparrowhawk	1

Starr Gate	Greylag Goose	2		south. Watch 0645-1030.	L.G.B. S.C.
	Pink-footed Goose	45		north.
	Shelduck	2		north.
	Red-throated Diver	25		5 sth. 20 nth.
	Gannet	7		3 sth. 4 nth.
	Knot	2475		south.
	Little Gull	4	ads.	north.
	Sandwich Tern	31		north.
	Carrion Crow	4		in off s/east.

Grange Park

Goldcrest

singing near Boundary Park

Wesham Marsh	Kestrel	1	Lee h
	Reed Bunting	4
	Tree Sparrow	4
	Rook	2

Warton Bank	Avocet	42		On pools	DS
	Shelduck	30+
	Peregrine	1	M
	Pink-footed Goose	100+
	Gadwall	2	M/F

Cuddy Hill	Little Ringed Plover	5	Benson lane flood .	DS
	White Wagtail	2
	Pied Wagtail	4
	Swallow	3
	Little Egret	1
	Teal	40

Wesham

Rook

Active nest wood adjacent to railway station

Ian Walker

Herons' Reach Golf Course	Little Grebe	5+		2 on 2 pools, 1 on 2 adjacent pools, a.m./p.m. Possible but unlikely move because of disturbance	TS
	Mallard	8	m	6 & 2 on west side pools
	Coot	3		2 pools
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1	m	NW end
	Cetti's Warbler	1		Singing, NW pit
	Blackcap	1		Singing
	Chiffchaff	3		Singing
	Song Thrush	6		4 singing
	Swallow	3		Feeding over west side pool

	Preese Hall	Willow Warbler	1	male	singing Holme Wood		Paul Slade
		Buzzard	2

Marton Mere	Little Gull	1	ad	17.20-18.00+, gone at 18.30	TS
	Raven	1		East over east fields, turning north at Chain Lane, 18.15
	Grey Wagtail	2	m	Overflow
	Pied Wagtail	6		SE field
	Skylark	1		Down to field east of Chain Lane
	Linnet	23		SE field
	Meadow Pipit	2		SE field
	Lapwing	4		SE field
	Snipe	1		Island pool
	Oystercatcher	2		Over east fields
	Buzzard	1		Over the mere
	Stock Dove	6		Barn roof
	Willow Warbler	1		Singing
	Blackcap	2		Singing
	Cetti's Warbler	7		Singing
	Shelduck	3+		SE field, 2m a.m, m,f p.m.
	Wigeon	2	m
	Teal	55+
	Gadwall	17

Catforth

Rook

Nests by The Running Pump

Jol

Inskip

Rook

Nests in Inskip Wood

Jol

Knott End

Swallow

Esplanade

Pilling

Swallow

	Swillbrook	Rook	3		Nests in tree by motorway		Jol
		Rook	4		Nests by the canal

Bartle

Rook

Nests Single tree close to Lea Lane

Jol

Lytham Moss

Buzzard

Soaring high

Steve h

	Poulton-le-Fylde	Siskin	2		calling north over Moorland Road		Paul Slade
		Goldcrest	1	male	singing Moreton Dr

Todderstaffe Hall	Swallow	2			Paul Slade
	Chiffchaff	1	male	singing Crossing Wood
	White Wagtail	7		on flood by main dyke briefly 18.30

Salisbury Woodland	Stock Dove	2	inspecting owl box, then flew towards zoo	Ellen Pemberton
	Nuthatch	2
	Treecreeper	1
	Chiffchaff	2
	Coal Tit	2

Stanley Park	Gadwall	8	around heronry	Ellen Pemberton
	Mistle Thrush	1
	Nuthatch	1	calling behind Lakeside Ice Cream Parlour
	Treecreeper	2
	Goldcrest	1
	Willow Warbler	1	singing behind Lakeside Ice Cream Parlour
	Blackcap	3
	Chiffchaff	5+

Saltcotes

Swallow

andy myo

Lower Ballam

Wheatear

ballam road field next to main dyke

andy myo

	Pilling Lane	Siskin	5		together on garden feeders Beach Road		Paul Ellis / Kinta Beaver
		Raven	1		west over Beach Road

Lytham Moss	Fieldfare	15		3 North , others in field pylon pool	RJS
	Redwing	2		In field near Pylon Pool
	Song Thrush	3
	Mistle Thrush	2
	Blackbird	7
	Pink-footed Goose	140		North
	Swallow	8
	Tree Sparrow	4
	Linnet	72		Single flock in field edge
	Wheatear	2
	White Wagtail	1		Pylon Pool
	Little Owl	2
	Little Egret	2
	Pied Wagtail	4
	House Sparrow	16
	Blackcap	1	Male
	Stock Dove	16
	Woodpigeon	85
	Golden Plover	32		Field near radar station
	Meadow Pipit	6		North

Freckleton

Cattle Egret

Lower lane

RJS

	Marton Mere	Bullfinch	2	m, f
		Barnacle Goose	43		east fields

Bank End	White Wagtail	4	AC
	Pied Wagtail	5
	Meadow Pipit	7

	Braides	White Wagtail	6		On main flood		AC
		Redshank	2		Mating

Newton Marsh

Little Ringed Plover

0715hrs

Ian Walker

11th April

Pilling Lane Ends	Meadow Pipit	150	north.	L.G.B.
	Blackcap	3	singing
	Chiffchaff	3	singing
	Goldfinch	26	north.
	Siskin	7	north.

Fluke Hall	Meadow Pipit	200	grounded.	L.G.B.
	White Wagtail	2
	Blackcap	3	singing.
	Chiffchaff	2	singing.

Fluke Hall	Oystercatcher	84	WeBS count.	L.G.B.
	Grey Plover	70
	Knot	260
	Dunlin	190
	Bar-tailed Godwit	66
	Curlew	480
	Redshank	21

Pilling Lane Ends	Shelduck	21	WeBS count.	L.G.B.
	Mallard	2
	Eider	1
	Cormorant	7
	Little Egret	6
	Oystercatcher	22
	Grey Plover	45
	Knot	106
	Dunlin	135
	Curlew	46
	Redshank	55

Carr House Green Common	Barn Owl	1		hunting early morning	MEv
	Willow Tit	1
	Bullfinch	4	2m, 2f	feeders

Marton Mere	Barn Owl	1	north scrub
	Snipe	3
	Barnacle Goose	2	east fields

Marton Mere	Bittern	1		Low NW over island pool to east end of north reeds, 17.00. West to reeds west of NE hide, 17.50	TS
	House Martin	2		At 17.30
	Sand Martin	30+
	Swallow	6+
	Blackcap	1		Singing, NE scrub
	Cetti's Warbler	9		Singing
	White Wagtail	2		SE field
	Pied Wagtail	12		SE field
	Linnet	40+		SE field
	Meadow Pipit	15+		SE field
	Lapwing	2		SE field
	Snipe	1		Island pool
	Oystercatcher	2		Island pool. Earlier 2 field SE of Staining Nook
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1	f	SE corner
	Buzzard	3		2 over Gipsy Hole Wood, 1 over mere
	Sparrowhawk	1	f
	Kestrel	1	m
	Shelduck	4	2m	SE field
	Teal	65+
	Wigeon	2	m
	Gadwall	22
	Shoveler	10
	Cormorant	4

Freckleton

Cattle Egret

On pond edge , Lower lane .

	Saltcotes	Wheatear	1		Cartmell lane		DS
		White Wagtail	3		Cartmell lane

Herons' Reach Golf Course	Swallow	1	Over east	TS
	Blackcap	1	Singing
	Chiffchaff	2	Singing
	Cetti's Warbler	1	Singing, NW pit
	Song Thrush	3	Singing
	Oystercatcher	1	Green 18
	Buzzard	2	Circling, central
	Little Grebe	2	2 pools

Freckleton Naze Point	Avocet	2		On river edge .	DS
	Greenshank	1
	Black-tailed Godwit	30+		Flying up river .
	Wigeon	32
	Gadwall	2	M/F
	Little Egret	7
	Raven	1		Overhead.
	Jay	1		Calling
	Stock Dove	2
	Buzzard	2
	Swallow	1
	Blackcap	3		Singing
	Chiffchaff	6		Singing
	Coal Tit	1
	Nuthatch	1		Calling

Cuddy Hill	Little Ringed Plover	8	flood by Benson's Lane this evening	SD497375
	Redshank	2	flood by Benson's Lane this evening	SD497375
	Shoveler	10	flood by Benson's Lane this evening	SD497375
	Swallow	c50	feeding over flood by Benson's Lane this evening	SD497375
	Sand Martin	c20	feeding over flood by Benson's Lane this evening	SD497375
	Meadow Pipit	10+	flood by Benson's Lane this evening	SD497375
	Little Egret	1	flood by Benson's Lane this evening	SD497375
	Greenfinch	1	singing

Carleton Crematorium	Chiffchaff	3	Singing	RJS
	Blackbird	6
	Song Thrush	2	Singing

Fleetwood Marsh Nature Park	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1	flew north from tip, possible migrant
	Great Crested Grebe	1
	Tufted Duck	26
	Shoveler	1
	Cetti's Warbler	2

	Thornton Marsh Farm	Mallard	1+		Confirmed breeding
		Teal	2	m, f

Rossall School

Siskin

over

Stanley Park	Scaup	1	Female	Flew around with tufted May have left 7am.	RJS
	Tufted Duck	32
	Nuthatch	1
	Chiffchaff	3	Singing
	Blackcap	3	Singing

Lytham Moss	Swallow	2		Spent 3 hours walking around the paths	RJS
	Wheatear	4
	Little Owl	2
	Stock Dove	6
	White Wagtail	4		Pylon pool
	Shelduck	18
	new species	3
	Mallard	8
	Meadow Pipit	4
	Reed Bunting	3
	Tree Sparrow	4
	Blackcap	1	Male
	Goldfinch	9
	Skylark	21	8 singing
	Woodpigeon	115
	Lapwing	11
	Song Thrush	4	3 singing
	Blackbird	11
	Greylag Goose	4
	Herring Gull	62
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	216
	Curlew	22
	Buzzard	4
	Kestrel	1
	Greenfinch	2
	Small Tortoiseshell	16

Newton Marsh

Little Ringed Plover

0715hrs - both flew South towards the landfill site

Ian Walker

	Fairhaven Lake	Mute Swan	8				Ian Walker WeBS
		Tufted Duck	15	10 Drakes

Fairhaven Beach	Ringed Plover	120	Ian Walker WeBS
	Dunlin	3500
	Sanderling	200
	Knot	5300
	Oystercatcher	280
	Grey Plover	54
	Curlew	32
	Peregrine	1

Barnaby's Sands	Little Egret	1			P Slade/P Ellis WEBs
	Curlew	12
	Skylark	1	male	singing
	Kestrel	1

Arm Hill	Eider	6	5 males, 1 female		P Slade/P Ellis WEBs
	Dunlin	2
	Oystercatcher	685
	Shelduck	19
	Teal	31
	Redshank	110
	Whimbrel	1
	Cormorant	3
	Black-tailed Godwit	19
	Sand Martin	2		north
	Cormorant	2
	Grey Heron	1
	Chiffchaff	1	male
	Blackcap	1	male

The Heads

Chiffchaff

male

singing

Paul Slade/Paul Ellis

Fleetwood Marsh	Redshank	23	P Slade/P Ellis WEBs
	Curlew	1
	Oystercatcher	3
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	4
	Herring Gull	8
	Sparrowhawk	1

Agglebys Pit	Wheatear	1		P Slade/P Ellis WEBs
	Knot	1	on flood
	Oystercatcher	8
	Shelduck	14
	Lapwing	14
	Redshank	4
	Stock Dove	2
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	2
	Buzzard	3
	Grey Heron	1
	Mallard	9

Wardley's Creek	Little Ringed Plover	2	male, female		P Slade/P Ellis WEBs
	Whimbrel	1
	Little Egret	2
	Oystercatcher	3
	Redshank	71
	Greylag Goose	6
	Cormorant	4
	Shelduck	1
	Swallow	3		north
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	27
	Common Gull	2
	Herring Gull	4
	Curlew	4
	Great Black-backed Gull	2
	Chiffchaff	1	male	singing
	Moorhen	1
	Mallard	4

Shard Bridge	Mallard	11	Paul Slade/webs
	Curlew	3
	Oystercatcher	3
	Redshank	18
	Canada Goose	1
	Herring Gull	5
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	6
	Black-headed Gull	1

Skippool Creek	Lesser Black-backed Gull	24		Paul Slade/webs
	Redshank	26
	Common Sandpiper	1
	Herring Gull	25
	Curlew	2
	Oystercatcher	26
	Little Egret	1
	Black-tailed Godwit	44
	Grey Heron	1
	Common Gull	3
	Black-headed Gull	2
	Swallow	1	north
	Shelduck	1

Ramper Pot	Shelduck	4			Paul Slade/webs
	Oystercatcher	6
	Black-tailed Godwit	2
	Redshank	6
	Chiffchaff	1	male	singing
	Little Egret	2
	Curlew	5
	Great Black-backed Gull	1
	Moorhen	1

	Carleton	Chiffchaff	1		In the garden now for the third day		P Guy
		Blackcap	1	Male	in the garden briefly before being seen off by resident Blackbird

Freckleton

Cattle Egret

lower lane

andy myo

Church Scar	Shelduck	12	Ric Holmes, AA & IW WeBS
	Curlew	1
	Oystercatcher	164
	Redshank	122
	Cormorant	3
	Eider	35
	Ringed Plover	212
	Grey Heron	2
	Dunlin	1800
	Turnstone	150

Lytham Jetty	Avocet	2	Ric Holmes & AA WeBS
	Oystercatcher	78
	Cormorant	3
	Teal	4

Lytham Quays	Pink-footed Goose	2800	Ric Holmes & AA WeBS
	Skylark	2
	Linnet	3
	Shelduck	100
	Mallard	1
	Curlew	1
	Redshank	36
	Black-tailed Godwit	3

Stanley Park	Stock Dove	2		By rose garden/golf clubhouse	DJM
	Buzzard	1		N
	Blackcap	1	m	Bank between Bowling greens and golf clubhouse

Bank End	Wheatear	3			AC
	White Wagtail	1	M
	Pied Wagtail	5
	House Sparrow	30		Bank End farm colony
	Meadow Pipit	40		Feeding on Saltmarsh

Marton Mere	Wheatear	1	m	SE field	TS
	Little Egret	2		East field, 1 to island pool
	Goldeneye	1	m

Knott End	Curlew	22	All between Esplanade and Beach Road	DB
	Grey Plover	6
	Sanderling	12
	Knot	45
	Oystercatcher	41
	Little Egret	2
	Lapwing	25
	Redshank	14

10th April

Braides

Kestrel

to southeast

Mythop

Buzzard

Attacked ducks on flood

Joe Makepeace

	Mythop	Mallard	6	3m 3f	Flood		Joe Makepeace
		Teal	2	1m 1f	Flood

	Mythop	Mallard	6	3m 3f
		Teal	2	1m 1f

Winmarleigh Moss	Rook	100+			Joe Makepeace
	Willow Warbler	2	1 seen 1 heard	Scrub
	Great Tit	1
	Blue Tit	2
	Wren	1
	Redshank	3	Pools
	Greylag Goose	4
	Canada Goose	3
	Chiffchaff	2
	Reed Warbler	2
	Curlew	70+	Circling and landed in adjacent field
	Linnet	15	Small flock flying
	Dunlin	3
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	2
	Skylark	3

Eagland Hill	Tree Sparrow	15			Joe Makepeace
	Yellowhammer	6
	Stock Dove	4
	Jackdaw	4
	Song Thrush	2
	Blackbird	6	2m 4f
	Carrion Crow	9
	Oystercatcher	5
	Shelduck	13		8 Flying overhead / circling - 5 on ground.
	Robin	6
	Great Tit	2
	Dunnock	3
	Greylag Goose	10
	Pheasant	2	M
	Lapwing	17
	Goldfinch	2
	Dunlin	1		Flushed.
	Skylark	6		Seen and heard
	Magpie	8
	Herring Gull	30+		Ploughed field
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	8
	Great Black-backed Gull	2
	Chaffinch	7	4m
	Collared Dove	2
	Wren	5
	Mallard	2	1m 1f
	Wheatear	2		Bone hill lane

	Poulton-le-Fylde	Goldcrest	1	male	Singing Moreton Drive		Paul Slade/Paul Ellis
		Siskin	1		Calling over Moreton Drive

Marton Mere	Peregrine	1			Paul Slade/Paul Ellis
	Buzzard	1
	Cetti's Warbler	2+
	Teal	40
	Wigeon	2
	Shoveler	7
	Chiffchaff	2	males	singing

Mythop

White Wagtail

Main dyke flood

Paul Slade/Paul Ellis

Thistleton

Raven

Paul Slade/Paul Ellis

Carr House Green Common	Bullfinch	4	2 pairs		Paul Slade/Paul Ellis
	Jay	1
	Raven	1
	Reed Bunting	5
	Goldcrest	1
	Blackcap	3		2 singing
	Tree Sparrow	2+
	Willow Warbler	2	males	singing
	Chiffchaff	2	males	singing
	House Sparrow	1	male
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	2	male, female
	Greenfinch	2	male, female

Starr Gate	Whooper Swan	18		LGB SCon SS
	Shelduck	4	4N
	Eider	10	4N 6S
	Common Scoter	23	23N
	Red-breasted Merganser	1	South
	Red-throated Diver	24	10S 14N
	Great Crested Grebe	3	North
	Gannet	3	South
	Cormorant	15	4S 11N
	Whimbrel	4	North
	Bar-tailed Godwit	20	South
	Knot	260	South
	Swallow	8	North
	Meadow Pipit	59	North
	Siskin	10	North
	Goldfinch	9	North

Singleton	Green Sandpiper	1	Flushed from main dyke	SD3638	Barry Dyson
	Ringed Plover	3	On remains of flooded field	SD3638
	Wheatear	1		SD3638

Marton Mere	Blackcap	1		Singing	TS
	Chiffchaff	2		Singing
	Cetti's Warbler	6		Singing
	Swallow	3+
	Sand Martin	40+		At 18.00
	White Wagtail	3		SE field
	Pied Wagtail	23		SE field
	Meadow Pipit	35+		SE field
	Linnet	25+		SE field
	Skylark	1		Up from 2nd. east field
	Lapwing	5		SE field
	Snipe	1		Island pool
	Oystercatcher	3		Over east fields
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	30+		Field west of Chain Lane
	Stock Dove	12		Barn roof
	Buzzard	1		East of Chain Lane
	Sparrowhawk	1	f
	Kestrel	1	f
	Shelduck	2	m, f	SE field
	Wigeon	2	m
	Teal	45+
	Gadwall	13+
	Shoveler	9+
	Cormorant	4
	Little Egret	1		SE field

Staining Nook	Cetti's Warbler	1	Sinnging, west side	TS
	Sparrowhawk	1	Low over west side
	Buzzard	1	Over fields to the NW

Herons' Reach Golf Course	Swallow	1	North over west side	TS
	Chiffchaff	5	4 singing
	Cetti's Warbler	1	Singing, west end of SSSI hedgerow
	Song Thrush	5	Singing
	Long-tailed Tit	2	NW corner
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1	Bridle path trees - Newton Hall side
	Coot	3	2 pools
	Little Grebe	3	3 pools

Church Scar	Eider	7	AA
	Small Tortoiseshell	5
	Small White	1
	Reed Bunting	3
	Chiffchaff	1
	Turnstone	150

Newton Marsh

Little Ringed Plover

Ian Walker

Clifton Marsh	White Wagtail	6	Ian Walker
	Pied Wagtail	5
	Grey Wagtail	1

	Bryning	Yellowhammer	1	M	Singing on Bryning Hall Lane		Ian Walker
		Swallow	9		On telephone wires

Lower Ballam	Wheatear	3	1m 2f	Cartmell lane	Lee h
	Pied Wagtail	3
	White Wagtail	1
	Linnet	2
	Lapwing	7+
	Kestrel	1		Brays road
	Buzzard	1
	Little Egret	1
	Meadow Pipit	2

Myerscough Quarry	Garganey	2	m, f	viewable from canal bridge	SD
	Common Sandpiper	1
	Shoveler	6
	Little Grebe	7

Benson's Lane	Little Ringed Plover	1		at edge of flood	Steve Jones
	Little Egret	1		wading flood
	Greylag Goose	5
	Teal	64
	Shoveler	1	male
	Oystercatcher	1
	Lapwing	2
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	2
	Black-headed Gull	36
	Buzzard	2
	Song Thrush	1		along lane
	Chiffchaff	2		singing
	Skylark	2		over
	Kestrel	1	male
	Willow Warbler	2		singing along Eaves lane

Knott End

Swallow

Esplanade

	Carleton	Chiffchaff	1		Still taking aphids in our garden		P Guy
		Buzzard	2		Circling together at 1040.

Bank End	White Wagtail	1	M		AC
	Willow Warbler	2
	Eider	6	4M 2F
	Pied Wagtail	7
	Meadow Pipit	60		Flushed by parachutes

Braides

Whooper Swan

	Wesham Marsh	Buzzard	1				Lee h
		Reed Bunting	2

Wesham	Goldcrest	1	All mowbreck lane	Lee h
	Goldfinch	4
	Long-tailed Tit	3
	Chiffchaff	2	Singing
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1	Drumming

Blackpool South Pier

Whooper Swan

On sea then north west

Stanley Park	Scaup	1	Female	RJS
	Willow Warbler	1	Singing
	Blackcap	3	Singing
	Chiffchaff	4	Singing
	Goldcrest	2	Singing
	Nuthatch	1
	Buzzard	1
	Gadwall	8
	Coot	16
	Moorhen	12
	Tufted Duck	44
	Great Crested Grebe	2
	Mute Swan	21
	Canada Goose	46
	Greylag Goose	13
	Mallard	13

9th April

Braides

Roe Deer

SD445516

Blackpool Airport	Mallard	6		All species on flood on airfield	RJS
	Gadwall	2	Pair
	Redshank	4
	Lapwing	11

Stanley Park	Scaup	1	Female	RJS
	Willow Warbler	2	Males
	Chiffchaff	9	Males
	Blackcap	13	11 males 2 females
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	2
	Nuthatch	1
	Tufted Duck	43
	Song Thrush	2	Singing
	Mistle Thrush	2	Pair

Marton Mere	Greenshank	1		Island pool, 18.00-18.10+	TS
	Snipe	4		Island pool
	Lapwing	2		SE field
	White Wagtail	3		Flood west of dyke pylon (soon will be dried up)
	Pied Wagtail	11		SE field flood (also soon will be dried up)
	Skylark	1		Up from 2nd. east field
	Linnet	35+		SE field/ dyke Hawthorns - lots of singing
	Meadow Pipit	2		SE field
	Willow Warbler	1		Singing, NE corner
	Blackcap	1		Singing, SW scrub
	Cetti's Warbler	6		Singing
	Swallow	1		a.m.
	Shelduck	5		4 south over SE field, 1 male - SE field
	Teal	50+
	Gadwall	15
	Shoveler	10
	Wigeon	2	m
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	22	1 2nd.w.
	Sparrowhawk	1	f
	Stock Dove	8		Barn roof
	Cormorant	4
	Little Egret	1		Flew NW over SE field, then turned south

Staining Nook	Cetti's Warbler	1	Singing	TS
	Oystercatcher	2	Field to the SE
	Meadow Pipit	10	Over north
	Tree Sparrow	4+	Mere View area

Herons' Reach Golf Course	Great Crested Grebe	1		West side pool	TS
	Little Grebe	1		West side pool
	Cetti's Warbler	1		Singing, west end of SSSI hedge (NW pit)
	Blackcap	1	m	Singing
	Chiffchaff	2		Singing
	Song Thrush	5		Singing
	Reed Bunting	3	2m	3 pools

Marton

Blackcap

fem.

Cherry Tree Allotments.

L.G.B.

Starr Gate

Common Scoter

2820

moved inshore on the rising tide.

L.G.B. S.C.

Carleton

Chiffchaff

Taking aphids from crabapple trees in the garden

P Guy

Poulton-le-Fylde	Rook	18	Nests Farnholme off Moorland Rd	Jol
	Rook	16	Nests Little Poulton Lane
	Rook	9	Nests at St Chads Church
	Rook	6	Nests at Poulton Library
	Rook	10	Nests Queensway

	Myerscough Quarry	Sparrowhawk	1				AJH
		Bullfinch	2	1m 1f

	Freckleton	Cattle Egret	6		Lower Lane, quarter of a mile north of main road		John Lees
		Little Egret	1

Pilling	Barn Owl	1	hunting at 11am Fluke Hall	JB AH
	Wheatear	1	Cockers Dyke
	Curlew	31
	Swallow	5

Winmarleigh

Swallow

DKF

	Warbreck Hill	Peregrine	1				DJM
		Song Thrush	2		Singing in Magpie Wood & foraging on adjacent green

	Pilling Lane	Siskin	2	males	garden feeders		Paul Ellis / Kinta Beaver
		Curlew	300		beach high tide

Preesall Hill

Barn Owl

Out most mornings

8th April

Starr Gate	Shelduck	3	north. Watch 0645-1030.	L.G.B. S.C.
	Wigeon	1	south.
	Eider	13	5 sth. 8 nth.
	Common Scoter	1920
	Red-breasted Merganser	3	2 sth. 1 nth.
	Red-throated Diver	72	4 sth. 68 nth.
	Fulmar	3	2 sth. 1 nth.
	Manx Shearwater	51	south.
	Gannet	76	south.
	Kittiwake	26	north.
	Sandwich Tern	44	south.
	Razorbill	2	south.

	Mythop	Green Sandpiper	2		main dyke flood	SD367345	Paul Ellis
		Teal	30		main dyke flood	SD367345

	Marton Mere	Great Black-backed Gull	2	Ads	East Fields then Mere
		Linnet	c60		west

Marton Mere	Swallow	4			TS
	Sand Martin	50+		At 16.00
	Willow Warbler	1		Singing, NE corner
	Cetti's Warbler	5		Singing
	Pied Wagtail	12		SE field flood. Probably 1+ Alba's
	Meadow Pipit	10+		SE field
	Lapwing	3		SE field
	Kestrel	1	m
	Stock Dove	4
	Shelduck	1	m	SE field
	Wigeon	3	2m
	Gadwall	15	11m
	Shoveler	10+
	Teal	50+
	Cormorant	3

Herons' Reach Golf Course	Cetti's Warbler	1		Singing, west side pool scrub	TS
	Blackcap	2	m	Singing, NW end, SE side
	Chiffchaff	3		2 singing
	Song Thrush	3		Singing
	Reed Bunting	1		West side pool
	Buzzard	1		Over NW corner
	Sparrowhawk	1	f	Over west side
	Little Grebe	3		2 pools

Fulwood

Nuthatch

Adult

Feeding on sunflower hearts, in a dispenser in the front garden, behaving as a pair. They were present all afternoon, each time flying off towards the bHarris Park.

Jim Clift

Cockerham

Rook

30+

Estimate driving past opposite Wallings.

Jol

	Freckleton	Cattle Egret	6		Lower Lane nearer Kirkham prison, with cattle.		John Lees
		Swallow			Steady stream of birds moving through feeding as they go.

Freckleton

Cattle Egret

Lower Lane nearer Kirkham prison, with cattle.

John Lees

Rossall Point	Gannet	12		9.30-1100 all W and S. most bay mouth	Dfw
	Common Scoter	10
	Cormorant	3		Ignored kings scar
	Eider	3	2m
	Kittiwake	6
	Red-throated Diver	9
	Sandwich Tern	3

Hackensall Hall	Great Spotted Woodpecker	2	1m 1f		DB
	Treecreeper	1
	Grey Heron	1		On nest

	Thornton ICI Reservoir	Swallow	9		10.00 am		JB
		Tufted Duck	6	3m 3f

Preesall Flashes	Swallow	30		AC
	Sand Martin	15
	Song Thrush	1
	Meadow Pipit	22	Feeding on stubble field

Devonshire Rock Gardens	Osprey	1		NE 07.45	DJM
	Chiffchaff	2	m	Singing
	Willow Warbler	1	m	Singing
	Sparrowhawk	1
	Song Thrush	1		Singing in SE corner of rough field
	Greenfinch	2	Pr	Old hedgerow
	Swallow	1		N

	Warbreck Hill	Chiffchaff	2	m	Singing in Golden triangle & Magpie Wood		DJM
		Peregrine	1

7th April

Little Marton

Blackcap

male

garden

Frank Bird

Wrampool

Pink-footed Goose

100

approx. on pasture

SD426500

Paul Ellis

Conder Green	Raven	1	low over calling	Paul Ellis / Kinta Beaver
	Black-tailed Godwit	90	on pool
	Pink-footed Goose	2	on pool

Lytham Moss	Greenfinch	6	Tony King
	Robin	1
	Great Tit	4
	Blue Tit	2
	Golden Plover	50
	Meadow Pipit	12
	Lapwing	10
	Shelduck	2
	Buzzard	3
	Grey Heron	3
	Goldfinch	4

	Eagland Hill	Swallow	2		Wires opp new Lane fm		Dfw
		Yellowhammer	1	M	New Lane feeding station

Marton Mere	Swallow	2		At 16.00	TS
	Sand Martin	75+		At 16.00
	Willow Warbler	1		Singing, NE corner
	Cetti's Warbler	5		Singing
	Pied Wagtail	15		SE field flood
	Meadow Pipit	5+		SE field
	Lapwing	4		SE field
	Oystercatcher	2		East field
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	36	ads
	Buzzard	2		Over east fields
	Kestrel	2	m, f	Barn ledge
	Stock Dove	9		Barn roof
	Shelduck	3	2m	SE field
	Wigeon	2	m
	Teal	60+
	Gadwall	13+
	Shoveler	12+
	Cormorant	2

Herons' Reach Golf Course

Chiffchaff

1 singing

Stanley Park	Scaup	1	f	South lake	TS
	Tufted Duck	40+
	Gadwall	9	5m
	Great Crested Grebe	1
	Oystercatcher	2		West golf course
	Sparrowhawk	1	f	Over NE golf course
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1		Drumming
	Mistle Thrush	1		Singing
	Swallow	3		Over south lake, a.m.
	Sand Martin	7

Salisbury Woodland

Nuthatch

Ashton-on-Ribble	Grey Wagtail	1	Adult	A female on Savick Brook, Lytham Road	Jim Clift
	Collared Dove	2	Adults	Sat together behaving as a pair.
	Woodpigeon	2	Adults
	Bullfinch	1+		Heard only. Usually found in pairs.
	Wren	1		In the brambles on the brook's banks
	Blue Tit	2		Feeding together in the brambles on the brook's banks
	Blackbird	2		Both males.
	Mistle Thrush	1		Calling from a tree in the gardens.

Cuddy Hill	Sand Martin	20+	Hawking over flood.	martin jump.
	Little Egret	1	On flood.
	Teal	8	On flood.

Weeton Camp

Jay

Flew across road at the barracks

DJM

Freckleton

Swallow

lower lane

andy myo

Knott End	Sandwich Tern	3
	Golden Plover	20
	Eider	2	male and female
	Redshank	30

Carleton

Willow Warbler

In the garden, taking aphids from our crab apple tree

	Fulwood	Magpie	1		Calling from a rooftop between the Garage and the Harris Park. on the western side of the A6		Jim Clift
		Tawny Owl	1		Flew from across the road, into our garden at 01-40hrs flushed out by the Magpie

6th April

Glasson

Goosander

m/f

NJL CH

Ellel Grange	Chiffchaff	2		NJL CH
	Blackcap	2	m
	Long-tailed Tit	4
	Song Thrush	1

Glasson Basin	Knot	20+		NJL CH
	Redshank	25+
	Oystercatcher	20+
	Curlew	2
	Teal	15
	Wigeon	8
	Avocet	2	Over
	Greenshank	1
	Buzzard	1	Over

Glasson Marsh	Little Egret	2	NJL CH
	Curlew	4
	Oystercatcher	4
	Redshank	5
	Pied Wagtail	2
	Goldfinch	10+

Conder Green	Tufted Duck	14	NJL CH
	Little Grebe	1
	Shelduck	2
	Canada Goose	2

Lancaster Canal Glasson Branch	Mute Swan	8	4 pairs on nest	NJL CH
	Swallow	2
	Chiffchaff	2
	Willow Warbler	1
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1

Marton Mere	Swallow	3		At 18.00	TS
	Sand Martin	30+		At 18.00
	Kestrel	1	f
	Stock Dove	12		Barn area
	Shelduck	4		East field
	Teal	50+
	Gadwall	16
	Shoveler	14
	Wigeon	2	m
	Cormorant	2

Herons' Reach Golf Course	Little Grebe	5		3 pools	TS
	Oystercatcher	2		Green 1
	Buzzard	1		Central
	Blackcap	1	m	Singing, west side
	Chiffchaff	2		Singing

Fairhaven Dunes	Peregrine	2	AA
	Kestrel	1
	Wheatear	2
	Stonechat	1

Winmarleigh	Shoveler	10	Broad Lane flood	AC
	Pied Wagtail	5	Broad Lane
	Meadow Pipit	7	Broad Lane
	Jay	1	Broad Lane

Marton Mere	Linnet	4		Incl m singing from large hawthorn at N end of embankment	DJM
	Cetti's Warbler	6	m	NE corner to SW bay
	Willow Warbler	1	m	NE corner
	Chiffchaff	5+
	Chaffinch	4		Feeding station
	Reed Bunting	2	m	Feeding station
	Mute Swan	9
	Shoveler	4
	Teal	10+

Stanley Park	Scaup	1	f	South lake	TS
	Tufted Duck	45+
	Great Crested Grebe	1
	Swallow	2		Over south lake
	Sand Martin	2		Over south lake
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1
	Mistle Thrush	1		Singing

Staining Nook	Chiffchaff	1	m	DJM
	Blackcap	1	m
	Sparrowhawk	1	m

Salisbury Woodland

Blackcap

Singing

	Marton Mere	Pied Wagtail	20		SE field flood. Possibly 1+ Alba's		TS
		Lapwing	9		Over SE field

Warbreck Hill	Sparrowhawk	2	Fast over Regency Gardens green together	DJM
	Chiffchaff	1	Warbreck Hill Rd roadside trees
	Raven	1	Over garden

Pilling Lane

Siskin

m, f

Beach Road feeders

Paul Ellis

5th April

	Mythop	Green Sandpiper	1		Dyke flood		Paul Slade
		Swallow	1

Sand Villa

Swallow

	Cocker's Dyke	Golden Plover	100				Paul Ellis / Kinta Beaver
		Swallow	2		east

Marton Mere	Swallow	1	At 18.00	TS
	Sand Martin	25+	At 18.00
	Chiffchaff	3	Singing
	Cetti's Warbler	3	Singing
	White Wagtail	2	East field flood
	Pied Wagtail	7	East fields floods
	Skylark	3	SE field
	Meadow Pipit	15+	SE field
	Lapwing	2	SE field
	Snipe	1	Island pool
	Kestrel	1	Barn ledge
	Stock Dove	6	Barn roof
	Shelduck	4	SE field
	Teal	45+

Herons' Reach Golf Course	Little Grebe	2	2 pools	TS
	Oystercatcher	2	Green 1
	Buzzard	1	Over NW end
	Mistle Thrush	1	Singing, copse west of Staining Nook
	Song Thrush	3	Singing
	Chiffchaff	4	2 singing

	Freckleton	Cattle Egret			Not counted , hiding amongst cattle Lower Lane .		DS
		Swallow	1		Overhead.

Freckleton Naze Point	Swallow	1			DS
	Blackcap	2	M	Singing.
	Chiffchaff	6		Singing.
	Nuthatch	1		Calling.
	Mistle Thrush	1

Mythop	Little Ringed Plover	2	1 Main Dyke flood, 1 Hall flood	Frank Bird
	White Wagtail	3	main dyke flood
	Pied Wagtail	6	main dyke flood

Warton Marsh	Pink-footed Goose	1300		SD402273	Ian Walker
	Water Pipit	1	Summer Plumage bird showed well on new fencing
	Water Rail		Heard

Clifton Marsh

White Wagtail

Ian Walker

Newton Marsh

Merlin

Ian Walker

Blackleach	Canada Goose	24		along canal	Steve Jones
	Greylag Goose	4		along canal
	Oystercatcher	2		along canal
	Pheasant	4		on Dagger lane
	Shoveler	1	male	Pools on farm track off Dagger lane
	Mallard	8		Pools on farm track off Dagger lane
	Lapwing	2		Dagger lane
	Oystercatcher	1		Dagger lane

Newton Marsh	Avocet	8		Steve Jones
	Black-tailed Godwit	9	4 in breeding plumage, 1 bird appears unwell
	Shoveler	4	2 male & 2 female
	Teal	33
	Redshank	1
	Shelduck	5
	Canada Goose	3
	Buzzard	1
	Lapwing	14+
	Pied Wagtail	1

Pilling Lane Ends

Pink-footed Goose

c500

east of amenity area north of A588

Sand Villa

Whooper Swan

still with smaller numbers of Mutes

Jeremy Lane

Mute Swan

	Conder Green	Tufted Duck	14		Pool
		Black-tailed Godwit	80+		Pool

Bank End	Swallow	1	M	On territory	AC
	White Wagtail	1	M
	Pied Wagtail	3
	Meadow Pipit	3

Little Eccleston	Fieldfare	30+	Fields off Rawcliffe Rd
	Rook	25+	Nests off Rawcliffe Rd
	Chiffchaff	1

Pilling Lane	Goldfinch	5	On feeders	Peter r
	Dunnock	1
	Blue Tit	2
	Great Tit	1
	Buzzard	1	Ver the garden
	Woodpigeon	4	Nesting pair

Wesham	Swallow	7+	Flying around cattle	Lee h
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1	Drumming, woods off mowbreck lane
	Chiffchaff	2	1 singing
	Long-tailed Tit	2

Fluke Hall	Curlew	65	Heading for salt marsh	Peter r
	Skylark	2
	Greylag Goose	2
	Redshank	25

Broadgate	Common Sandpiper	1			Richard H
	Grey Wagtail	1
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1	F	Over
	Goosander	5	3M 2F
	Redshank	4
	Sand Martin	11
	Swallow	4

	Mythop	Rook	135+		Nests		Jol
		Blackcap			Singing

4th April

Conder Green	Greenshank	2	creek	Paul Slade/Paul Ellis
	Avocet	2	pool
	Tufted Duck	15	pool
	Sparrowhawk	1
	Swallow	1

Shard Bridge

Swallow

over

P. Ellis / P. Slade

Brock

Kingfisher

in riverside bush, downstream of A6 bridge

P. Ellis / P. Slade

Newton Marsh	Continental Black-tailed Godwit	1			P. Ellis / P. Slade
	Black-tailed Godwit	4		Icelandic
	Avocet	4
	Great White Egret	1		flew over low then off to south
	Mistle Thrush	2		pair chasing magpies off
	Shoveler	1	male

Freckleton	Raven	1		over Lower Lane	P. Ellis / P. Slade
	Kestrel	2		Lower Lane
	Buzzard	2		Lower Lane
	Wheatear	1	m	Lower Lane
	Nuthatch	1	male	singing

	The Heads	Golden Plover	189		corner field	SD351450	P. Ellis / P. Slade
		Snipe	3		corner field	SD351450

Ridge Farm	Golden Plover	70	on coastal field	P. Ellis / P. Slade
	Kestrel	1
	Barn Owl	1	hunting around high fenced field
	Buzzard	1
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1	drumming

Pilling Lane	Lesser Redpoll	1		east over sea wall	P. Ellis / P. Slade
	Siskin	3		east over sea wall
	Tree Sparrow	3		over sea wall gaining height
	Wheatear	3	2m, 1f	sea wall.
	Swallow	3		east over sea wall
	Kestrel	1		flew out over bay heading NE
	Pink-footed Goose	137		flew north over bay
	Meadow Pipit	150		north and east over sea wall
	Carrion Crow	30		on the beach
	Sand Martin	4		north over sea wall
	Barn Owl	1		hunting east of Beach Road

Starr Gate	Pink-footed Goose	133	north. Watch 0645-1030.
	Eider	18	6 sth. 12 nth.
	Common Scoter	400
	Red-breasted Merganser	5	north.
	Red-throated Diver	14	north.
	Great Crested Grebe	1	north.
	Gannet	34	south.
	Sandwich Tern	5	north.
	Guillemot	7	north.
	Meadow Pipit	62	north.

Pilling Lane	Greenfinch	2	On feeders. First for a year	Peter r
	Goldfinch	6
	Dunnock	2
	Wren	1
	House Sparrow	4
	Blue Tit	3
	Great Tit	2

Lytham Moss

Grey Partridge

NE of radar station this evening

Frank Bird

	Mythop	Green Sandpiper	1		main dyke flood		Frank Bird
		White Wagtail	6		main dyke flood

	Marton Mere	Sand Martin	200+		feeding low over mere 19:00		JSc
		Swallow	4+		feeding low over mere 19:00

Little Plumpton

Green Sandpiper

On flood .

Freckleton

Cattle Egret

In with cattle on Lower Lane . 09.50

Woodplumpton

Swallow

Marton Mere	Sand Martin	125+		Low over the mere, 17.00	TS
	Cetti's Warbler	4+		Singing
	Meadow Pipit	6		SE field
	Pied Wagtail	1		East field
	Snipe	4		Island pool
	Lapwing	2		SE field
	Sparrowhawk	1	f
	Kestrel	1
	Shelduck	2	m, f	SE field
	Goldeneye	6	2ad.m, 2imm.m, 2f
	Wigeon	2	m
	Shoveler	19	14m
	Gadwall	10	7m
	Great Black-backed Gull	3	ads

Herons' Reach Golf Course	Blackcap	1	m	Singing, NW copse	TS
	Chiffchaff	8		Singing, around the bridle paths
	Song Thrush	5		Singing
	Tufted Duck	4	2m
	Little Grebe	1

	Lytham Moss	Raven	2		Mobbing buzzard across West Moss Rd		John Lees
		Buzzard	1

Fleetwood

Sandwich Tern

Dfw

Fairhaven Dunes	Wheatear	2	salt marsh	AA
	Linnet	17
	Greenfinch	5

Myerscough Quarry	Shoveler	2
	Tufted Duck	22
	Little Grebe	6
	Grey Heron	6

	Rossall School	Wheatear	1	m
		Sandwich Tern	2

	Newton Marsh	Swallow	2				Steve Swift
		Wheatear	1

Skippool Creek	Greylag Goose	2		mid-afternoon, incoming tide	JSc
	Shelduck	34
	Gadwall	2	pair	at creek mouth
	Teal	4
	Little Egret	3
	Oystercatcher	6
	Curlew	c30
	Black-tailed Godwit	15
	Dunlin	3
	Redshank	c50
	Little Gull	2	ad & 2cy	resting on mud at 15:20 then flew downriver
	Great Black-backed Gull	1	adult

Marton Mere	Stock Dove	2	barn roof	Ellen Pemberton
	Buzzard	1	west 11.45
	Magpie	11	Woodland Watch
	Chiffchaff	7
	Little Grebe	1	calling
	Goldeneye	4
	Teal	30+
	Shoveler	10+
	Gadwall	2

Benson's Lane	Teal	32		On flood	Steve Jones
	Shoveler	8		7 males, 1 female on flood
	Swallow	15		12 around flood, 3 heading north later
	Sand Martin	8		Around flood
	Curlew	1
	Song Thrush	1	Male	Singing
	Pied Wagtail	8		Around flood
	Canada Goose	2		Over
	Greylag Goose	4		Over
	Chiffchaff	5		Along lanes. 2 singing
	Greenfinch	2		1 display flight
	Shelduck	2		In nearby fields
	Long-tailed Tit	2		In hedge
	Blackcap	1	Male	Singing

Cockerham Moss Edge

Barn Owl

Sat on post by Gulf Lane brewery

Warbreck Hill

Chiffchaff

In my garden

DJM

	Freckleton	Cattle Egret	8		lower lane		andy myo GJ
		Little Egret	1

Marton Mere	House Martin	1		10.25+	TS
	Swallow	3		a.m.
	Sand Martin	10+		a.m.
	Willow Warbler	1	m	Singing, NE corner
	Chiffchaff	1		Collecting nesting material
	Blackcap	1	m	Singing near FBC hide
	Linnet	50+		SE field
	Whooper Swan	5		North over east fields
	Pink-footed Goose	5		East over the mere

	Freckleton	Cattle Egret	8		viewed from gate near car valeting garage		andy myo GJ
		Little Egret	1

Fluke Hall Lane

Barn Owl

Sat on post by Libby Lane

Carleton

Swallow

Resting on telephone wires

Jol

Poulton-le-Fylde

Pink-footed Goose

70+

Heading north over Moorland Gardens

Jol

3rd April

Head Dyke Lane

Mute Swan

Myerscough Quarry

Swallow

1st this year

AJH

	Ingol Village Green	Sparrowhawk	1		Finishing off my male blackbird for dinner		Steve Swift
		Bullfinch	2	m,f

Marton Mere

Barnacle Goose

east fields with Canada's and Greylags. Probably the same 2 seen in Winter with Pinks.

Marton Mere

Sand Martin

Marton Mere	Swallow	3		Over caravan park, 18.30-35	TS
	Sand Martin	4		Over caravan park
	Blackcap	1	m	Singing
	Chiffchaff	2		Singing
	Cetti's Warbler	4		Singing
	Mistle Thrush	1		Singing, east caravan park
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1		East caravan park
	Pied Wagtail	1		East field
	Linnet	42		SE field/dyke Hawthorns
	Lapwing	3		SE field
	Oystercatcher	2		SE field
	Buzzard	1		Over east fields
	Kestrel	1	f	Barn roof
	Little Owl	1		Small barn roof
	Stock Dove	7		Barn roof
	Great Black-backed Gull	1	ad
	Goldeneye	8	5 ad.m, 2cy.m, 2f
	Wigeon	2	m
	Shelduck	2+	m, f	SE field. Earlier 1 male island pool
	Teal	45+
	Gadwall	13
	Shoveler	14
	Tufted Duck	2	m, f
	Mute Swan	10	2 2cy
	Cormorant	2

Herons' Reach Golf Course	Little Grebe	1			TS
	Tufted Duck	2	m, f
	Buzzard	1		Circling over NW corner
	Song Thrush	4		Singing
	Chiffchaff	5		Singing

	Marton Mere	Barnacle Goose	43
		Snipe	12		including 11 that left together

Thornton Marsh Farm	Shoveler	6
	Tufted Duck	3
	Greylag Goose	18

	Kincraig Lake	Willow Warbler	1	m
		Great Crested Grebe	1

	Kincraig Lake	Willow Warbler	1	m
		Great Crested Grebe	1

North Blackpool Pond Trail

Chiffchaff

	Rossall School	Sandwich Tern	2
		Swallow	1

Stalmine

Chiffchaff

male

Singing

Todderstaffe Hall

Great Spotted Woodpecker

male

Paul Slade

	Poulton-le-Fylde	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1		Moreton Drive		Paul Slade
		Buzzard	1		over

Singleton	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1	f		Barry Dyson
	Chiffchaff	1		Singing
	Nuthatch	1
	Treecreeper	1
	Peacock butterfly	2
	Small Tortoiseshell	2

Freckleton

Cattle Egret

Lower lane with Cattle at 08:50

SD436296

Frank Bird

Fluke Hall

Common Crane

Probable crane, very high over toward heysham at approximately 11 am

Lee h

Fluke Hall

Common Crane

high ,

Lee h

Fluke Hall	Raven	1	Over SE, chased by a crow....	AC
	Wheatear	1
	Goldfinch	9	Feeding on stubble field
	Meadow Pipit	11+	Feeding on stubble field

Marton Mere

Willow Warbler

Singing, NE corner

	Herons' Reach Golf Course	Cetti's Warbler	1		Singing, west end of SSSI hedgerow		TS
		Blackcap	3		Singing, 2 NW corner

Poulton-le-Fylde

Pink-footed Goose

120+

Skein going north over Moorland Gardens

Jol

Brock

Swallow

On wires, A6

Ash Baines

	Warbreck Hill	Blackcap	1	m	Singing in Golden triangle		DJM
		Song Thrush	1	m	Singing in Magpie Wood

2nd April

	Out Rawcliffe	Rook	25		Nests in wood off Crook Gate Lane		Jol
		Rook	8		St Johns Church wood

Marton Mere	Goldeneye	7	5m, 2f		TS
	Wigeon	2	m
	Shelduck	3		Flew off from SE field. Later 1 male island pool
	Gadwall	11
	Shoveler	16
	Mute Swan	2+	2 2cy	+ ads
	Cormorant	2
	Lapwing	5		SE field
	Buzzard	1		Over Chain Lane
	Sparrowhawk	1	f
	Stock Dove	9		Barn roof
	Rook	1		NE over the mere
	Great Black-backed Gull	1	ad
	Linnet	13+		SE field
	Cetti's Warbler	5		Singing
	Sand Martin	2		a.m.

Herons' Reach Golf Course	Blackcap	1	m	Singing, NW end	TS
	Chiffchaff	6		5 Singing
	Cetti's Warbler	1		Singing, west side pool scrub
	Tufted Duck	2	m

Blackpool Sixth Form College

Buzzard

Lytham Crematorium	Shoveler	1	m
	Mallard	70
	Chiffchaff	1	m
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1

Rossall School	Lesser Redpoll	1+	north
	Siskin	1+	north
	Meadow Pipit	80+	north
	Pink-footed Goose	38	north

Wesham Marsh	Greenfinch	1		Lee h
	Tree Sparrow	8+
	Reed Bunting	7	6m
	Buzzard	1
	Little Egret	1
	Grey Heron	1
	Greylag Goose	2

Newton Marsh	Avocet	7		D and S Blair
	Black-tailed Godwit	45	Many in breeding plumage
	Redshank	12
	Teal	8
	Shoveler	2
	Lapwing	30+
	Shelduck	6
	Pied Wagtail	2
	Kestrel	1
	Golden Plover	1	On grass to right of bank

Carr House Green Common	Willow Tit	1		at feeders	Paul Slade
	Bullfinch	3	2 males	at feeders
	Willow Warbler	3	males	singing
	Chiffchaff	2	males	singing
	Blackcap	1	males	singing
	Reed Bunting	4		at feeders
	Greenfinch	2		at feeders
	Tree Sparrow	1		at feeders
	House Sparrow	1		at feeders

	Poulton-le-Fylde	Goldcrest	1	male	Singing Moreton Drive		Paul Slade
		Buzzard	2		over

Mossom Field	Chiffchaff	1		F.Roe/val
	Long-tailed Tit	4	2 pairs, different area
	Goldcrest	2
	Robin	1
	Blue Tit		several
	Great Tit
	Blackbird
	Magpie		lots
	Woodpigeon

Warton

Rook

Active Nests - Car Wash

Ian Walker

Clifton

Rook

Active Nests - Dobbies Car Park

Ian Walker

Great Plumpton

Rook

Active Nests - The Hill by A583

Ian Walker

Bartle Hall

Rook

Active Nests low number possibly due to the Link Road Construction

Ian Walker

Lightfoot Green	Chiffchaff	3	Males	Singing	Steve Jones
	Blackcap	1	Male	Singing
	Buzzard	2
	Pied Wagtail	2
	Canada Goose	10
	Oystercatcher	6	3 pairs
	Sand Martin	18		Prepped sand cliffs on western quarry excavations.
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	3		2 displaying
	Stock Dove	1
	Red-legged Partridge	1
	Kestrel	1	Female
	Jay	1
	Bullfinch	1		Calling

Pilling	Swallow	1	M	On wires Hooles Lane	AC
	Barn Owl	1		Hunting Hooles Lane
	Tree Sparrow	3		On feeders Ned's Lane

Cocker's Dyke

Golden Plover

outflow

Paul Ellis / Kinta Beaver

Ridge Farm

Twite

on wires

Paul Ellis / Kinta Beaver

	Pilling Lane	Siskin	1	female	feeders Beach Road		Paul Ellis / Kinta Beaver
		Swallow	1		flew east along sea wall

	Marton Mere	Raven	1		Flew NE over east fields, then on a pylon briefly		TS
		Blackcap	1	m	Singing next to SW hide

Preston Dock	Raven	1		Moving slowly on thermals and cronking above Bull Nose.	martin jump.
	Great Crested Grebe	1		East end of dock.
	Blackcap	1	m	Singing
	Chiffchaff	2	m	singing
	Goldcrest	1		Singing.

Knott End

Eider

On river

Poulton-le-Fylde

Buzzard

In the sky at one point, viewed from Fylde Cricket Club

Jol

Fleetwood

Siskin

2 male 1 female

In garden Ullswater Avenue on feeders

Rossall School	Sandwich Tern	2	8.am	F.Roe
	Wheatear	2
	Gannet	1

	Kirkham	Blackcap	1	m	singing The Coppice		Geoff Speight
		Chiffchaff	1		singing The Coppice

1st April

	Todderstaffe Hall	Brambling	1	male	at feeders		R Smith
		Siskin	1		at feeders

Poulton-le-Fylde

Sparrowhawk

male

Hardhorn Road

Paul Slade

Mythop

Sand Martin

50 wake park ream hills, 40 lake west of railway

Frank Bird

	St Annes Old Links	Wheatear	2		Evening		Ash Baines
		Pink-footed Goose	25		North early morning

Sand Villa

Whooper Swan

plus a few Mutes

	Grange Park	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1		behind St Mary's school
		Chiffchaff	1		behind St Mary's school

Starr Gate	Canada Goose	6	north. Watch 0645-1030.	L.G.B. S.C.
	Pink-footed Goose	110	north.
	Whooper Swan	11	north.
	Eider	4	south.
	Common Scoter	16	north.
	Red-breasted Merganser	2	north.
	Osprey	1	north 0905.
	Grey Plover	8	south.
	Knot	430	south.
	Swallow	2	north.
	unidentified Pied Wagtail or White Wagtail	7	north.
	Meadow Pipit	358	north.
	Goldcrest	1	in off 0945!!

Marton Mere	Sand Martin	2		a.m.	TS
	Chiffchaff	3		Singing
	Cetti's Warbler	5		Singing
	Lapwing	2		SE field
	Oystercatcher	2		SE field
	Shelduck	2	m, f	SE field
	Goldeneye	7	4 ad.m, imm.m, 2f
	Teal	65+		Island pool
	Buzzard	1		Over SW area
	Sparrowhawk	1	f
	Kestrel	1	m
	Stock Dove	2

Herons' Reach Golf Course	Blackcap	2	m	Singing, west side, NW end	TS
	Chiffchaff	4
	Reed Bunting	1	m
	Stock Dove	1		Over east, central
	Tufted Duck	2	m, f
	Little Grebe	2		West side pool

Marton Mere	Goldeneye	6	5m		NJL TF CH
	Shoveler	18
	Teal	50+
	Gadwall	9
	Greylag Goose	8
	Canada Goose	10
	Cormorant	3
	Wigeon	1
	Mute Swan	7
	Cetti's Warbler	2		FBC Hide
	Reed Bunting	2	2m	FBC hide
	Long-tailed Tit	5		North scrub
	Chiffchaff	1		North scrub
	Kestrel	1		Over island
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	5
	Herring Gull	25+
	Moorhen	2
	Blue Tit	2		Woodland Watch
	Chaffinch	6	5m	Woodland Watch
	Dunnock	2		Woodland Watch
	Pheasant	2	m/f	Woodland Watch
	Reed Bunting	1	m	Woodland Watch
	Great Tit	2		Woodland Watch
	Small Tortoiseshell	4
	Peacock butterfly	1

Ingol

Lesser Redpoll

Male

On my garden feeders

Steve Jones

Fulwood

Nuthatch

Adult

Calling outside, in the back garden, which backs onto the Harris Park.

Jim Clift

Fleetwood

Willow Warbler

In garden Ullswater Avenue

	Poulton-le-Fylde	Meadow Pipit	27		Old Field Carr		Barry Dyson
		Siskin	14		Old Field Carr. Together, north

Fluke Hall Lane

Great White Egret

in ditch opp. Rose Cottage

F.Roe/val

	Pilling Lane Ends	Short-eared Owl	1		flew from pilling side up infront of car park 2.28 to 2.40pm being mobbed then went back to fluke hall direction		F.Roe/val
		Peregrine			over marsh hunting

St Annes Old Links

Wheatear

Male

on 5th fairway

John Williams

	Pilling Lane	Goldfinch	6		On and around feeders		Peter r
		Lesser Redpoll	3		On feeders

Poulton-le-Fylde

Pink-footed Goose

70+

Heading North

Jol

Pilling Lane	Brambling	1		calling from tree top Beach Road	Paul Ellis / Kinta Beaver
	Siskin	10		Beach Road: 9 on feeders and one plus over calling
	Meadow Pipit	60		steady movement east into wind along sea wall
	Lesser Redpoll	2	m, f	garden feeders Beach Road
	Peregrine	1		circling over
	Pink-footed Goose	90		flew north over the bay
	Barn Owl	1		hunting east of Beach road 1700 hrs
	Sparrowhawk	1	male

Lytham Moss

Pink-footed Goose

Grazing in field, Ballam end

John Lees

Poulton-le-Fylde

Pink-footed Goose

180+

2 skiens, north

Jol

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