Fylde Bird Club - Sightings report

Location

Species

Count

Age / Sex

Notes

Grid Ref

Source

30th March

Lytham Moss	Twite	8			WF
	Stonechat	1	M
	Reed Bunting	2	M	different locations
	Buzzard	2	M&F	Emerged from undergrowth together. One perched, the other took off and soared overhead.
	Lapwing	2
	Meadow Pipit	10
	Mallard	2	M&F
	Skylark	4		2 foraging in rough grass 20M ahead of me on bridleway

Marton Mere	Great Crested Grebe	1		TS
	Little Egret	1	East field/main dyke
	Jay	1	North scrubs

	New Ridge Farm	Skylark	6		2 singing coastal fields		Paul Ellis
		Pink-footed Goose	39		arable	SD387496

Cocker's Dyke	Song Thrush	1	singing Seafield	Paul Ellis
	Stock Dove	2
	Pied Wagtail	6

Pilling Lane	Wheatear	6	sea wall Beach Road to Fluke Hall	Paul Ellis
	Meadow Pipit	90	grounded on fields Beach Road to Fluke Hall. None moving over
	Golden Plover	18	flew west
	Swallow	1	west over Beach Road

Fluke Hall	Raven	2	over wood then flew west	Paul Ellis
	Chiffchaff	1	plus singing
	Song Thrush	1	singing
	Nuthatch	1
	Stock Dove	1	singing
	Reed Bunting	1	singing car park hedge

29th March

Weeton Camp

Barn Owl

in the camp

Elswick	Long-tailed Tit	2	Nest building	Pauline Clark
	Wren	1	Nest building
	Greenfinch	4
	Chaffinch	4
	Goldfinch	5
	Jackdaw	4
	Dunnock	2
	Blackbird	7
	Grey Heron	1

Lytham Green

Common Scoter

Flew over 21.00

ABa

Marton Mere	Goldeneye	12	5ad.m, 1st.w.m, 6f		TS
	Gadwall	3	2m
	Cormorant	1
	Sparrowhawk	2	m, f
	Oystercatcher	1		East field
	Linnet	20		East marsh hedge
	Tree Sparrow	1		Mere View

Herons' Reach Golf Course	Little Grebe	1		West side pool	TS
	Tufted Duck	6	3m	3 west side pools
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1		West side of crossing path
	Chiffchaff	4		Singing

	Blackpool North Shore	Purple Sandpiper	1
		Wheatear	1	m

Bradshaw Lane Head	Brambling	1	F	In hedgerow at Top Plantation corner, Bradshaw Lane, Pilling.	SD420454	RED
	Chaffinch	5
	Corn Bunting	3

Eagland Hill	Chiffchaff	1	singing	New Lane feeding site, Pilling	SD439453	RED
	Corn Bunting	2
	Tree Sparrow	2
	Yellowhammer	1	F
	Stock Dove	1
	Yellowhammer	14	5M, 7F, 2 1st W/F	Thompson's Fold feeding site, Eagland Hill,	SD431452
	Tree Sparrow	19
	Chaffinch	5
	Reed Bunting	1	M
	Collared Dove	7
	Greenfinch	3	1M, 2F

	Winmarleigh	Song Thrush	1		In song	SD477493	John C Wood
		Chiffchaff	1		In song	SD478492

Lathwaite	Raven	1		On pylon mobbed by 2 Kestrel	John C Wood
	Kestrel	2		Mobbing Raven on pylon
	Reed Bunting	1	m
	Lapwing	4
	Curlew	1
	Oystercatcher	2
	Meadow Pipit	2
	Chaffinch	2		In song
	Chiffchaff	1		In song
	Goldfinch	7
	Blackbird	2
	Wren	1		In song
	Robin	1		In song
	Buzzard	2
	Little Egret	1
	Shelduck	4
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	1
	Stock Dove	2

Marton Mere	Sand Martin	6+			NJL
	Greylag Goose	3
	Canada Goose	9
	Grey Heron	2
	Goldeneye	9	5m
	Mute Swan	3
	Coot	35+
	Moorhen	2
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	2
	Herring Gull	12
	Gadwall	2
	Teal	26
	Shoveler	3	2m
	Chiffchaff	7		Various
	Cetti's Warbler	5		Various
	Reed Bunting	2	m	Causeway
	Greenfinch	2		Pair north scrub
	Long-tailed Tit	5+		Bittern view
	Dunnock	2		Bittern view
	Wren	1		Bittern view
	Kestrel	1		Barn ledge
	Goldfinch	8+		Over pumping station
	Song Thrush	2		North scrub
	Water Rail	1		Calling Dragonfly hide
	Blue Tit	3+		Feeders
	Great Tit	4+		Feeders
	Pheasant	3	1m	Feeders
	Chaffinch	9+	2m	Feeders
	Blackbird	3	m	Feeders

Knott End

Sandwich Tern

Fluke Hall

Wheatear

	Herons' Reach Golf Course	Blackcap	1	m	Singing and showing well at east side of crossing path		TS
		Bullfinch	2	m, f	East side of crossing path

Staining Nook

Blackcap

Singing by east entrance

Knott End

Osprey

Over R Wyre going north mobbed by gulls.

Norbreck	Sandwich Tern	2		N	DJM
	Wheatear	1	m
	Carrion Crow	11		On beach
	Turnstone	54
	Redshank	2
	Oystercatcher	2
	Common Scoter	5		S
	Common Gull	1	ad	S
	Great Black-backed Gull	2
	Red-throated Diver	1		N
	Meadow Pipit	2		Singles N

Todderstaffe Hall

Chiffchaff

male

singing

Paul Slade

28th March

Little Singleton

Barn Owl

6.40 pm

Pauline Clark

Preesall Flashes	Robin	11	Singing	In scrub round Preesall Flashes, Preesall	SD363470	RED
	Wren	5	Singing
	Long-tailed Tit	4
	Blackbird	12	10 singing
	Chaffinch	6	4M, 2F
	Chiffchaff	3	singing
	Cetti's Warbler	1	Singing	seen and heard in scrub.
	Dunnock	2	singing
	Song Thrush	1	singing
	Barn Owl	1		Hunting round marsh area.
	Mute Swan	2		On Flash
	Great Crested Grebe	2		On Flash
	Moorhen	5
	Shelduck	12		On field at side of Flash
	Stock Dove	3
	Oystercatcher	4	2pr
	Kestrel	1	M	On wires near Flash.
	Buzzard	1	calling	Over marsh area.
	Raven	1	calling	engaging with Buzzard
	Coot	8		On Flash
	Canada Goose	4	2pr	On field at side of Flash

Eagland Hill	Yellowhammer	4	2M, 2, 1st W/F	New Lane feeding site, Pilling	SD439453	RED
	Tree Sparrow	11
	Stock Dove	2
	Dunnock	1
	Chaffinch	2
	Tree Sparrow	53		Thompson's Fold feeding site, Eagland Hill,	SD431452
	Stock Dove	4
	Chaffinch	9
	Blackbird	4	2M, 2F
	Dunnock	2
	Reed Bunting	1	M
	Collared Dove	9
	Yellowhammer	7	2M, 3F, 2 1st W/F
	Jackdaw	2
	Robin	1
	Mallard	2	M, F
	Pheasant	1	M

St Annes Beach	Oystercatcher	5		On tide line	DN
	Ringed Plover	6		Feeding on beach
	Grey Plover	35		On tide line
	Knot	1100		On tide line
	Dunlin	20		On tide line
	Sanderling	250		On tide line
	Bar-tailed Godwit	12		On tide line
	Wheatear	6	2M, 4F	Feeding on strand line
	Stonechat	1	F	Edge of dunes
	Linnet	5		Edge of dunes

Marton Mere	Goldeneye	12	5ad.m, 1st.w.m, 6f		TS
	Teal	12+
	Gadwall	2	m, f
	Tufted Duck	1	m
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	50+		East fields

	Herons' Reach Golf Course	Little Grebe	1		West side pool		TS
		Tufted Duck	9	5m	3 pools

Eagland Hill

Corn Bunting

On wires by Birks fsrm

Knott End

Wheatear

M F

By glass flats

	Fluke Hall Lane	Goldcrest	1		in hedge		Paul Ellis
		Pink-footed Goose	40		on pasture by Fanny Bridge	SD403490

Fluke Hall

Wheatear

sea wall at ramp

Paul Ellis

Moss Side	Stonechat	1	m	All sightings on Brays Lane	Steve Swift
	Wheatear	1	m
	Kestrel	1	f
	Grey Heron	1

Pilling Lane

Siskin

feeders Beach Road

Paul Ellis

Norbreck

Wheatear

m,f

DJM

27th March

Stanah

Chiffchaff

male

singing Raikes Road

Paul Slade

Pilling Lane

Tree Sparrow

plus, garden feeders, Beach Road

Paul Ellis

	Cockersand	Peregrine	1				Paul Ellis / Kinta Beaver
		Avocet	2

Conder Green

Sand Martin

over pool

Paul Ellis / Kinta Beaver

Dam Side

Barn Owl

female

hunting along Broadfleet by windmill 1720 hrs

Paul Ellis / Kinta Beaver

Braides

Barn Owl

hunting rough gorse field 1715 hrs

Paul Ellis / Kinta Beaver

Blackpool Airport

Whooper Swan

NW 08:50

RJS

Marton Mere	Sand Martin	14	TP
	Snipe	1
	Shoveler	2
	Gadwall	7
	Goldeneye	8
	Great Crested Grebe	2
	Little Grebe	2
	Barn Owl	1
	Barnacle Goose	5

Stanley Park	Tufted Duck	37
	Canada Goose	34
	hybrid Atlantic Canada Goose x Greylag Goose	4

Blackpool North Shore	Whooper Swan	122	north west / north / on sea
	Eider	6
	Bar-tailed Godwit	1
	Eider	6
	Goldcrest	1

Ingol Village Golf Course	Jay	2		regular in garden , nesting in trees opposite	dave gove
	Siskin	2	m,f	on feeders and birch tree sheraton park
	Chiffchaff	1		garden and singing in trees for last 3 weeks
	Long-tailed Tit	2
	Coal Tit	2
	Wren	1
	Robin	3
	Small Tortoiseshell	1		for 5th day garden
	Buzzard	3		overhead

Marton Mere	Goldeneye	11	5ad.m, 1st.w.m, 5f		TS
	Shoveler	2	2m
	Teal	15+
	Cormorant	2		Over SE
	Water Rail	1		Called, east channel reeds
	Buzzard	1		Over SE field
	Kestrel	1	f	Over west end
	Jackdaw	48		East field
	Stock Dove	6		Barn roof
	Linnet	5		East end
	Cetti's Warbler	3		Singing
	Chiffchaff	5		Singing

Herons' Reach Golf Course	Treecreeper	1		Trees at east side of zoo car park	TS
	Chiffchaff	2		Singing
	Reed Bunting	1	m	West side pool
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1		Drumming, NW end (west side)
	Tufted Duck	4	2m	2 pools
	Little Grebe	2		2 pools

Rossall Point	Kestrel	1	m	Hunting over golf course	DJM
	Stonechat	2	m,f	E of tower
	Reed Bunting	1	f	E along good course edge
	Dunlin	2
	Ringed Plover	3

Lytham Hall	Blackbird	9		singing	Jeff B
	Song Thrush	2	m	singing
	Mistle Thrush	1	m	singing
	Robin	7		pair
	Wren	2		singing
	Great Tit	9		pair
	Blue Tit	4		pair
	Long-tailed Tit	2
	Nuthatch	3		calling
	Chiffchaff	2	m	singing
	Chaffinch	2	m	singing
	Magpie	1
	Jackdaw	11
	Carrion Crow	3
	Woodpigeon	12+		singing
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	2		drumming
	Moorhen	2
	Mallard	2		pair

Fleetwood

Blackcap

female

In garden Ullswater Avenue on feeders and in the pond

Ken Green

Myerscough Quarry

Osprey

High chased north by flock of 40+ gulls at 15.30 hours

Glen Jackson

	Brock	Dipper	2		Pair feeding together downstream of A6 bridge		Glen Jackson
		Grey Wagtail	2		downstream of A6 road bridge at 15.00

Starr Gate	Pink-footed Goose	72	North. Sea watch 0700-1000	SC,FB.
	Whooper Swan	137	North
	Red-throated Diver	5	South
	Common Scoter	490	S 402 N 88
	Knot	740	South
	Eider	4	S 2 N 2
	Sandwich Tern	2	South

Marton Mere

Barn Owl

West facing barn ledge

Staining Nook	Tawny Owl	2	ads		TS
	Little Owl	1		First barn roof south of Mere View
	Red-legged Partridge	2		Field to the SE
	Oystercatcher	2		Field to the SE
	Tree Sparrow	1		Mere View
	Chiffchaff	1		Singing

Lytham St Annes Nature Reserve	Stock Dove	1		ABa
	Moorhen	4	1 ad 3 juv
	Teal	2

Fluke Hall

Stonechat

Muck strip

Fairhaven Dunes

Chiffchaff

UU compound

ABa

Fairhaven Beach

Whooper Swan

North

ABa

26th March

Cockerham

Barn Owl

Seen at 13.10 & 18.00

Pauline Clark

Little Marton

Blackcap

1m,2f

Garden feeding on Apple

Frank Bird

	Kirkham	Chiffchaff	1		The Coopice		Geoff Speight
		Great Spotted Woodpecker	1	M	On feeders The Coppice.

	Blackpool Airport	Goldcrest	3		2 on westair car park fence 1 in hangar		RJS
		Meadow Pipit	15

Preesall Flashes	Coot	8		Preesall Flashes, Preesall	SD363470	RED
	Great Crested Grebe	2	pr
	Chiffchaff	2	1 singing
	Blackbird	7	M	On field near flash.
	Kestrel	1	M	On wires at side of Flash.
	Raven	1	calling	NW over Flash.

Eagland Hill	Tree Sparrow	16		New Lane feeding site, Pilling	SD439453	RED
	Great Tit	4
	Corn Bunting	3
	Chaffinch	2
	Collared Dove	2
	Tree Sparrow	66		Thompson's Fold feeding site, Eagland Hill,	SD431452
	Chaffinch	7
	Collared Dove	6
	Stock Dove	3
	Reed Bunting	1	M
	Yellowhammer	10	4M, 2F, 4 1stW/F
	Corn Bunting	44		In tall hedge at side of Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill.	SD431452
	Reed Bunting	5	2M, 3F

Marton Mere	Whooper Swan	2	north east 1900
	Swallow	1
	Sand Martin	4
	Barn Owl	1
	Barnacle Goose	27

Sand Villa

Whooper Swan

pasture

SD435508

Paul Slade/Paul Ellis

Crimbles

Jay

Marsh Houses

Paul Slade/Paul Ellis

	Braides	Barn Owl	1				Paul Slade/Paul Ellis
		Kestrel	1

Cockerham Moss Edge	Meadow Pipit	100			Paul Slade/Paul Ellis
	Buzzard	1
	Sparrowhawk	1
	Goldcrest	1	in hedge
	Pink-footed Goose	1500+	On pasture, earlier at Pilling Marsh	SD446498

Pilling Marsh	Pale-bellied Brent Goose	1	ad	with pinkfeet	Paul Slade/Paul Ellis
	Russian White-fronted Goose	2		with pinkfeet
	Pink-footed Goose	3660
	Canada Goose	3		large pale breasted birds, with pinkfeet

	Pilling Lane Ends	Chiffchaff	1	male	singing		Paul Slade/Paul Ellis
		Swallow	1		flew east

	Wrampool	Barn Owl	1				Paul Slade/Paul Ellis
		Marsh Harrier	1

Green Dick's Lane

Kestrel

Paul Slade/Paul Ellis

	Glasson Basin	Continental Cormorant	2				Paul Slade/Paul Ellis
		Cormorant	2

Glasson	Chiffchaff	1	male	singing	Paul Slade/Paul Ellis
	Black-tailed Godwit	1040		Lune Estuary
	Avocet	5		Lune Estuary

Conder Green	Snipe	1		Pool	Paul Slade/Paul Ellis
	Shoveler	4	3 males, 1 fem	pool
	Avocet	5		pool
	Wigeon	2		pool

Cocker's Dyke	Meadow Pipit	24	east	Paul Slade/Paul Ellis
	Chaffinch	2	east
	Song Thrush	2	In field by pond
	Siskin	1	east

Fluke Hall Lane	Little Gull	1	ad winter	On flood briefly	Paul Slade/Paul Ellis
	Twite	26		On stubble field
	Wheatear	1	female
	Raven	2
	Pied Wagtail	6
	Chiffchaff	1	male	singing
	Great Black-backed Gull	2
	Buzzard	2
	Kestrel	1

Fluke Hall	Sand Martin	2		east	Paul Slade/Paul Ellis
	Chiffchaff	2	males	singing
	Nuthatch	2
	Redwing	1
	Meadow Pipit	85		east
	Reed Bunting	1	m	singing car park hedge
	Stock Dove	1		singing

Ridge Farm	Meadow Pipit	132	east	Paul Slade/Paul Ellis
	Pink-footed Goose	29	on stubble
	Goldfinch	2	east
	Woodpigeon	14	east
	Pied Wagtail	5	east

New Ridge Farm	Meadow Pipit	133	east	Paul Slade/Paul Ellis
	unidentified Pied Wagtail or White Wagtail	1	east
	Kestrel	1

Pilling Lane	Meadow Pipit	108	east	Paul Slade/Paul Ellis
	Siskin	3	1 east, 2 in garden Beach Road
	Pied Wagtail	4	In fields from seawall
	unidentified Pied Wagtail or White Wagtail	1	east
	Linnet	4	east
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1	Drumming Beach Road
	Greenfinch	5	Beach Road

Little Tongues	Cattle Egret	5	Feeding in fields	JM
	Mute Swan	6	In fields
	Oystercatcher	4
	Chiffchaff	3

Stanley Park	Tufted Duck	32
	Gadwall	6
	Moorhen	14
	Coot	19
	Mute Swan	24
	Mallard	34

	Anchorsholme Park	Stonechat	1
		Grey Wagtail	2

Marton Mere	Stonechat	2	m, f	East marsh	TS
	Jay	2		North central scrub
	Meadow Pipit	4		NE over NE field
	Reed Bunting	3	2m	East marsh
	Cetti's Warbler	4		Singing
	Chiffchaff	2		Singing
	Lapwing	1		SE field
	Oystercatcher	1		East field
	Buzzard	1		Circled high over the mere
	Kestrel	1		East over north side
	Grey Heron	3		Flew east high over the embankment together
	Cormorant	1
	Goldeneye	12	5ad.m, 1st.w.m, 6f

Herons' Reach Golf Course	Little Grebe	3		3 west side pools	TS
	Tufted Duck	2	m, f	West side pool
	Chiffchaff	2		Singing

Ingol

Whooper Swan

40+

Just gone over my house heading NW

Stu Milne

Ingol Village Green

Whooper Swan

North

Steve Swift

	Cockerham Moss Edge	Stonechat	1	M	Gulf Lane nr Tarn farm		AC
		Wheatear	1	M

Norbreck	Meadow Pipit	5	N	DJM
	Pink-footed Goose	c75	In-off E
	Woodpigeon	3	1 N, 2 in-off E with Pink Feet
	Linnet	1	N
	Canada Goose	2	NE

	Wrampool	Stonechat	2	Pair			AC
		Barn Owl	1

Dam Side

Barn Owl

25th March

Todderstaffe Hall

Jay

Paul Slade

Poulton-le-Fylde

Goldcrest

male

Singing Moreton Drive

Paul Slade

	Thurnham	Whooper Swan	c15		Scattered in fields along Jeremy Lane		Ken Green
		Mute Swan	c30		As above

	Fluke Hall	Stonechat	3	1 male 2 female	1 female on shore and pair in bushes west of car park		Ken Green
		Wheatear	1	male	On shore west of car park

Thurnham

Whooper Swan

c30

Field Clarkson's Farm

SD441 547

Ken Green

Thurnham	Whooper Swan	c300		Field behind Bank Houses caravan site	SD444 530	Ken Green
	Pink-footed Goose	c1000		As above
	Stonechat	2	1 male 1 female	Shore Bank Houses car park

Norbreck

Raven

S over hotel harassed by gulls

DJM

Blackpool Airport	Wheatear	12			RJS
	Stonechat	2	Pair
	Shelduck	2
	Oystercatcher	6
	Herring Gull	60
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	14
	Common Gull	9
	Skylark	6		Singing

	Knott End	Chiffchaff	1
		Twite	6

	Catforth	Reed Bunting	5+	3+ males, 2 females	visiting garden feeders, School Lane
		Barn Owl	1		hunting at dusk

	Hollowforth	Chiffchaff	1		singing
		Nuthatch	1

Myerscough Quarry	Chiffchaff	3		2 singing
	Treecreeper	1
	Gadwall	7
	Goosander	1	drake
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1	male

Cuddy Hill

Chiffchaff

singing

Danson Hill

Chiffchaff

singing

Little Marton

Blackcap

female

still garden feeding on apple

Frank Bird

	Lytham Hall	Siskin	3	1m,2f	alders round lily pond		Frank Bird
		Chiffchaff	2+

Wesham Marsh	Lesser Redpoll	1		coming to feeders	a myo
	Yellowhammer	4	2m 2f	feeding station
	Barn Owl	1		hunting marsh at 16,30

Lower Ballam

Fieldfare

200

brays road

a myo

Conder Green	Avocet	14+	In the morning then told 39 there mid afternoon	Ken Green
	Greenshank	1	On the pool
	Ruff	1	On the pool
	Knot	3	On the pool

Lytham Quays	Avocet	28	On pools .	DS
	Redshank	70+
	Greenshank	1
	Stoat	1	In partial ermine , attempting to take an oystercatcher but managed to break away and swim across the creek, lot of birds mobbing the stoat .

Warton Bank	Wheatear	4	1M,3F	West end	DS
	Stonechat	2	M,F
	Pink-footed Goose	1200+

Pilling Lane

Tree Sparrow

min at feeders Beach Road

Paul Ellis

Marton Mere	Goldeneye	15	7ad.m, 1st.w.m, 7f		TS
	Gadwall	2	m, f
	Tufted Duck	1	m
	Teal	15+
	Lapwing	1		SE field
	Oystercatcher	2		SE field
	Water Rail	1		Called, embankment reeds
	Linnet	25+		Over SE fields
	Meadow Pipit	1		East field
	Jackdaw	50+		East field
	Cetti's Warbler	3		Singing
	Chiffchaff	3		1 singing
	Tree Sparrow	1		Mere View

Herons' Reach Golf Course	Little Grebe	3	2 west side pools	TS
	Stock Dove	2	West side rough
	Chiffchaff	2	Singing

Knott End	Stonechat	1	female	on saltmarsh	Ellen Pemberton
	Rook	1		west over estuary
	Redshank	35		on saltmarsh
	Little Egret	1		on saltmarsh

Fleetwood	Eider	5		on sea viewed from shelter opposite North Euston	Ellen Pemberton
	Sanderling	100+		flew east 11.45
	Goldeneye	2	male/female	on sea, viewed from shelter opposite North Euston

Marton Mere

Pochard

2 male

West end

Haslam Park	Kingfisher	1		Flew over pond	Stu Milne
	Goosander	2	Pair	On pond
	Gadwall	1	M	No sign of female
	Coot	1
	Goldcrest	1
	Ring-necked Parakeet	6
	Stock Dove	1
	Chiffchaff	6+		Lots of singing

	Cockersand	Stonechat	3	1M 2 F			AC
		Merlin	1	F	Sat on hawthorn by 2 Galvanised Gates

Dam Side

Stonechat

Warton	Barn Owl	1		Hunting along ditches and Land Registry perimeter fence.	CD
	Wheatear	1	M	On driftwood stacked by high tide near small swinging gate
	Water Pipit	4		Feeding along tide line debris on marsh behind Wrea Brook sluice gate

Hackensall Hall	Great Spotted Woodpecker	2	both drumming	Paul Ellis
	Chiffchaff	2	singing
	Song Thrush	2
	Jay	1	calling
	Sparrowhawk	1
	Greenfinch	1	singing

Knott End	Pink-footed Goose	498		on pasture behind the Library	SD353481	Paul Ellis
	Roe Deer	3	2m, 1f	on rough field south of Library
	Rock Pipit	1		flying about by the slipway

Anchorsholme Park	Meadow Pipit	20+			DJM
	Linnet	2	pr
	Blackbird	1		NW corner shrubs

24th March

	New Ridge Farm	Pink-footed Goose	33		on arable	SD388497	Paul Ellis
		Greylag Goose	1		with pinkfeet on arable	SD388497

Pilling Lane

Siskin

female

Beach Road

Paul Ellis / Kinta Beaver

	Bradshaw Lane Head	Stock Dove	71		On Ploughed field at Top Plantation corner, Bradshaw Lane, Pilling.	SD420454	RED
		Reed Bunting	4	F	In hedgerow at Top Plantation corner, Bradshaw Lane, Pilling.

Eagland Hill	Tree Sparrow	21		New Lane feeding site, Pilling	SD439453	RED
	Chaffinch	5
	Yellowhammer	2	M, F
	Corn Bunting	2
	Collared Dove	8		Thompson's Fold feeding site, Eagland Hill.	SD431452
	Yellowhammer	6	2M, 2F, 2 F/ jvs.
	Stock Dove	2
	Dunnock	2
	Tree Sparrow	13
	Chaffinch	5
	House Sparrow	3	2M, 1F

Wesham Marsh	Lesser Redpoll	1		coming to feeders	a myo
	Tree Sparrow	30+		at feeding station
	House Sparrow	12		at feeding station
	Reed Bunting	10		at feeding station
	Yellowhammer	3	2f 1m	at feeding station
	Stonechat	2	m f
	Barn Owl			hunting marsh at 16,15

Marton Mere	Swallow	1		Over the mere at 16.40-50+	TS
	Sand Martin	20+		By 16.50
	Stonechat	3	1m	East marsh
	Linnet	50+		40+ over SE field, 10 east marsh hedge
	Meadow Pipit	3		East field
	Reed Bunting	4		East marsh
	Lapwing	2		SE field
	Buzzard	2		Over Gipsy Hole Wood
	Woodpigeon	250+		Mythop fields
	Starling	350+		SE field
	Water Rail	1		Called, embankment reeds
	Long-tailed Tit	4		2 SW feeders, 2 NE scrub
	Cetti's Warbler	3		Singing
	Chiffchaff	3		Singing
	Goldeneye	16	8ad.m, 1st.w.m, 7f
	Teal	20+
	Gadwall	6
	Tufted Duck	9	8m
	Cormorant	1

	Staining Nook	Pink-footed Goose	2		Field to the SE		TS
		Oystercatcher	2		Field to the SE

Herons' Reach Golf Course	Little Grebe	1		West side pool	TS
	Gadwall	2	m, f	West side pool
	Tufted Duck	2	m, f	West side pool
	Oystercatcher	2		Green 1
	Chiffchaff	2		Singing

Knott End

Stonechat

On Saltmarsh behind the pub

Cocker's Dyke	Stonechat	5	3M 2 F	Together on fence in Pump House field	AC
	White Wagtail	1	M
	Wheatear	1	M
	Dunlin			Sat on Lower rocks of the seawall

	Rossall Point	Purple Sandpiper	1
		Sanderling	1

Lytham Moss	Wren	3		Heard	William Fisher
	Dunnock	2	m/f
	Reed Bunting	2	m
	Kestrel	1		Hunting
	Curlew	16
	Pheasant	1	m
	Skylark	2		And constantly audible
	Meadow Pipit	20
	Buzzard	1		OVerhead
	Starling	20
	Rook	60
	Jackdaw	50
	Carrion Crow	20
	Magpie	4
	Lapwing	4
	Shelduck	4		Flew in
	Grey Heron	1		Flew in shortly after the shelducks
	Oystercatcher	1
	Herring Gull	2
	Common Gull	1
	Chiffchaff	1		Heard nr. entrance to Wildings Lane

Stanley Park	Great Crested Grebe	1		TS
	Cormorant	6	a.m.
	Gadwall	21
	Shoveler	5
	Tufted Duck	52
	Nuthatch	2

Salisbury Woodland	Nuthatch	1			TS
	Goldcrest	1
	Ring-necked Parakeet	2	m, f
	Stock Dove	1
	Song Thrush	2		Singing

23rd March

Rossall Point

Purple Sandpiper

Eagland Hill	Yellowhammer	2	M	New Lane feeding site, Pilling	SD439453	RED
	Chiffchaff	1	singing
	Corn Bunting	3
	Chaffinch	8
	Tree Sparrow	26		Thompson's Fold feeding site, Eagland Hill.	SD431452
	Chaffinch	8
	Greenfinch	3	2M, 1F
	Yellowhammer	6	2M, 4F
	Blackbird	9	5M, 4F
	Collared Dove	7
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1	F
	Reed Bunting	1	M
	Woodpigeon	3
	Cormorant	1		On pool Thompson,s Fold.
	Redwing	3		On lawn near feeding site.

Little Marton

Blackcap

female

seen together garden feeding on apple

Frank Bird

Fairhaven Dunes	Wheatear	2	M/F	V high tide. Saltmarsh covered. Lots of birds feeding on washed-up reeds	SD332273	SM
	Meadow Pipit	8+		Many feeding on foreshore	SD332273
	Stonechat	8+	M/F	Many pairs on foreshore	SD332273
	Reed Bunting	8+	M/F	Many feeding on foreshore	SD332273
	Linnet	8+	M/F	Many feeding on foreshore	SD332273
	Pied Wagtail	2		Feeding on foreshore	SD332273

Fairhaven Beach	Water Rail	2		Frank Bird
	Stonechat	4	2m,2f
	Wheatear	3	2m,1f
	Jack Snipe	1

Hambleton Fisheries

Little Egret

Fleetwood Memorial Park

Sparrowhawk

male and female

displaying to north

Knott End	Twite	6	slipway
	Pied Wagtail	1
	Sparrowhawk	1
	Pink-footed Goose	5

Marton Mere	Sand Martin	c40
	Sparrowhawk	1	f
	Barnacle Goose	27
	Little Grebe	1

Blackpool North Shore

Rock Pipit

go kart track area

Ingol Village Green

Common Pipistrelle

Flying outside patio door.

Steve Swift

Wesham Marsh	Buzzard	2			NJL CH
	Snipe	12
	Tree Sparrow	14+		Feeders
	Lesser Redpoll	1		Feeders
	Reed Bunting	5	3m	Feeders
	Kestrel	1
	Wren	2
	Linnet	6+
	Greenfinch	1
	Goldfinch	2
	Reed Bunting	4	3m
	Grey Heron	2
	Mallard	20+
	Sparrowhawk	1
	Long-tailed Tit	4
	Song Thrush	1
	Great Tit	3		Feeders

Warton Bank	Shelduck	20	Top of spring tide	NJL CH
	Canada Goose	11
	Great White Egret	1
	Little Egret	2
	Chiffchaff	4
	Wren	3
	Goldfinch	2
	Meadow Pipit	8
	Water Pipit	1
	Reed Bunting	2
	Linnet	2
	Robin	2
	Chaffinch	2
	Great Tit	2	Feeders
	Blue Tit	2	Feeders
	Long-tailed Tit	4	Feeders
	House Sparrow	2	Feeders
	Pink-footed Goose	c500	Over

Newton Marsh	Avocet	11	NJL CH
	Black-tailed Godwit	c350
	Lapwing	c150
	Shoveler	11
	Mallard	6
	Gadwall	2
	Teal	26
	Wigeon	c75
	Shelduck	14
	Canada Goose	32
	Grey Heron	1
	Great Crested Grebe	1
	Coot	2
	Snipe	3
	Redshank	16
	Pied Wagtail	2
	Sand Martin	1
	Skylark	4
	Meadow Pipit	8
	Oystercatcher	18+
	Curlew	1
	Blue Tit	2
	Dunnock	2
	Great Tit	2
	Greenfinch	1
	Long-tailed Tit	4
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	1
	Black-headed Gull	10+

Lytham Quays	Teal	40+	Rising tide	NJL CH
	Shelduck	18
	Oystercatcher	24
	Black-tailed Godwit	6
	Little Egret	2
	Redshank	9
	Skylark	2
	Meadow Pipit	5
	Canada Goose	6

Cocker's Dyke	Ring Ouzel	1	male	first seen at 1203 hrs in field just east of pump station, then moved two fields east	Paul Ellis / AC
	Stonechat	5	1m, 4f
	Wheatear	1
	Chiffchaff	1		in hedge
	Mistle Thrush	2
	Song Thrush	1		plus
	Blackbird	10
	Raven	2
	Buzzard	1
	Woodpigeon	45		flew high north over bay
	Pink-footed Goose	65		flew high north over bay
	Greenfinch	4		one nest building in gorse
	Pied Wagtail	13		on fields
	Meadow Pipit	20		plus on fields

	Cocker's Dyke	Stonechat	10	3M + 7 F	On rocks, in 3 groups, 1M3F, 1M,2F, 1M2F between CD and Fluke Hall		AC
		Wheatear	4	M

Wesham Marsh

Lesser Redpoll

seen morning and afternoon on feeders at feeding station

a myo

North Blackpool Pond Trail	Meadow Pipit	2	Flew overhead	TP
	Chiffchaff	4	3 near to the arboretum, 1 near the orchard
	Blackcap	1	Community orchard

Marton Mere	Great Crested Grebe	2		SW corner	TS
	Goldeneye	12	6ad.m, 1st.w.m, 5f
	Tufted Duck	10	9m
	Gadwall	2	2m
	Water Rail	1		Called, embankment reeds
	Stonechat	3		Elusive at the north end of east marsh
	Pied Wagtail	1		Barn field
	Linnet	6		East marsh Hawthorns
	Chiffchaff	1		Singing near NE hide
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	60+		East fields

Herons' Reach Golf Course	Little Grebe	1		West side pool	TS
	Gadwall	4	3m	2 pools
	Tufted Duck	4	2m	2 pools
	Mallard	6	5m	2 pools
	Chiffchaff	2		Singing, SW pit, SE corner

Normoss

Oystercatcher

Field west of Newton Drive Health Centre

Rossall Point	Pintail	3		W	DJM et al
	Purple Sandpiper	1
	White Wagtail	1		Briefly on beach then E
	Stonechat	1	f
	Ringed Plover	4		Roosting on golf course over high tide
	Eider	c50		On King's Scar as tide uncovered it
	Grey Seal	1		Very close in

Rossall Point	White Wagtail	1		Briefly on beach then E	DJM et al
	Stonechat	1	f
	Ringed Plover	4		Roosting on golf course over high tide
	Eider	c50		On King's Scar as tide uncovered it

Fairhaven Lake	Mute Swan			In 2 Tetrads SD32I and SD32 N		Jeff B
	Canada Goose
	Greylag Goose	2
	Mallard
	Tufted Duck	6
	Shoveler	1	m
	Cormorant	4		One in breeding plumage
	Black-headed Gull
	Woodpigeon			Singing
	Feral Pigeon
	Blackbird			Singing
	Goldfinch	11
	Greenfinch	3
	Blue Tit	2
	Long-tailed Tit	3
	Magpie
	Jackdaw
	Carrion Crow
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	1		on verge off Lake	SD32N

Fairhaven Beach	Stonechat	3	2m 1f	In tidal rubbish by Beacon	SD32I	Jeff B
	Wheatear	1	m	Same corner
	Meadow Pipit	3+
	Linnet	3
	Reed Bunting	1	f
	Oystercatcher
	Knot
	Black-tailed Godwit
	Dunlin
	Herring Gull	2

Pilling Lane	Siskin	5	1m, 4f	feeders Beach Road	Paul Ellis
	Chiffchaff	1		Beach Road
	Coal Tit	1		Beach Road
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1	male	garden feeders Beach Road

22nd March

Knott End	Snipe	8		High tide had almost covered the marsh by the time I arrived. No doubt others had flown before then.	SD361490	Barry Dyson
	Jack Snipe	1			SD361490
	Skylark	11			SD361490
	Stonechat	1	f		SD361490

Ingol Village Green

Jay

Garden Higher Greenfield

Steve Swift

	Blackpool North Shore	Razorbill	1
		Gannet	4

Blackpool North Shore Golf Course

Raven

	Preesall Hill	Kestrel	1
		Jackdaw	20

Fleetwood Marine Lakes	Herring Gull	12	Anna Chapman
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	2
	Mallard	2
	Canada Goose	3
	Woodpigeon	3
	Feral Pigeon	1
	Starling	12

Cold Row	Coal Tit	1	male	singing
	Greenfinch	1
	Goldfinch	2

Sower Carr	Stock Dove	8
	Woodpigeon	2
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	4

	Knott End	Twite	1
		Greylag Goose	2

Rossall Point	Pied Wagtail	2	On the beach	Anna Chapman
	Turnstone	1	On the beach
	Stonechat	5	In bushes behind Rossall Tower
	Skylark	1	On the grass behind Rossall Tower (saw it land after singing)

Fairhaven Dunes	Reed Bunting	1	On a bush in the dunes	Anna Chapman
	Kestrel	1	Hunting above the dunes
	Magpie	4	On the dunes
	Carrion Crow	1	On the dunes
	Starling	10	Over the dunes
	Goldfinch	1	Trees by carpark
	Woodpigeon	1	Trees by carpark
	Oystercatcher	150	On shoreline off the dunes

Fluke Hall	Wheatear	5	4M 1F	Alongside rock embankment	Sd382498
	Stonechat	4	2M 2F		Sd382498
	Rock Pipit	2	2M	On sea front adjacent to rock embankment	Sd378498

Preesall Flashes	Reed Bunting	1	F	On manure heap in field, Preesall Flash, Preesall.	RED
	Linnet	3	F
	Cetti's Warbler	1	calling	In scrub between flashes
	Goldcrest	3
	Chiffchaff	2	1 singing
	Tufted Duck	2	M, F	On flash
	Great Crested Grebe	2

Fleetwood Golf Course	Stonechat	6		John C Wood
	Meadow Pipit	5
	Pied Wagtail	6
	Linnet	9
	Ringed Plover	8
	Skylark	1	In song

Rossall Point	Sanderling	100+		John C Wood
	Turnstone	c100
	Common Scoter	c10
	Kestrel	1	Hov at car park

	Wrampool	Stonechat	2	M, F	On weedy field end of Gulf Lane.	SD425456	RED
		Meadow Pipit	14

Fleetwood

Wheatear

beach

John C Wood

new site

Woodpigeon

c100

Pasture

SD325445

John C Wood

Hackensall Hall

Sparrowhawk

Chased House Sparrow at edge of Hackensall Wood, Preesall

RED

Braides

Barn Owl

Hunting around the Gorse area

Green Dick's Lane

Hen Harrier

Ringtail

Near Flight View Livery late afternoon

Michelle Walker

Marton Mere	Goldeneye	12	6 ad.m		TS
	Gadwall	1	m
	Teal	15+
	Buzzard	1		Over Gipsy Hole Wood
	Sparrowhawk	1	f	Low past FBC hide
	Water Rail	1		Called, embankment reeds
	Meadow Pipit	12		Around east field floods
	Sand Martin	12+		At 16.00

Herons' Reach Golf Course	Bullfinch	1	f	Flew over SE pit	TS
	Goldcrest	1		West side of crossing path
	Oystercatcher	4		Central greens
	Gadwall	2	m, f	Central pool
	Tufted Duck	2	m, f	West side pool

Eagland Hill	Hen Harrier	1	Ringtail	Hunting along New Lane, Pilling	AC
	Merlin	1		Flew around feeding station and feathers drifted down.
	Yellowhammer	2	M	1 Mega Yellow
	Corn Bunting	3
	Tree Sparrow	15

new site

Fieldfare

300+

On field opposite peel Lane junction with ballam road

Tony King

Knott End

Stonechat

Behind the Bourne Arms at high tide

	Rossall Point	Stonechat	3				DJM
		Purple Sandpiper	1

Marton Mere

Sand Martin

Over the mere at 10.00

Hackensall Hall	Song Thrush	1	Drinking from pool	JM
	Grey Heron	2	In trees
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1

Fairhaven Beach	Raven	1	9.50	ABa
	Jack Snipe	1
	Water Rail	1
	Snipe	c150
	Stonechat	2

	Fluke Hall	Stonechat	5	3M 2F			AC
		Wheatear	4	M

21st March

	Mount Park	Goldcrest	2
		Pied Wagtail	1

Fleetwood	Goldfinch	16	In garden Ullswater Avenue on feeders	Ken Green
	Chaffinch	2	In garden Ullswater Avenue on feeders
	Greenfinch	3	In garden Ullswater Avenue on feeders
	Chiffchaff	1	In garden Ullswater Avenue

Fluke Hall	Wheatear	3		sea wall / saltmarsh near ramp	Paul Ellis
	Stonechat	1	m	ea wall near ramp
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1
	Nuthatch	1

	Fluke Hall Lane	Twite	20		plus flying over stubble field calling		Paul Ellis
		Chiffchaff	1		calling in hedge

Blackpool North Shore

Purple Sandpiper

Ingol Village Green

Tawny Owl

Hunting near garden nest box

Steve Swift

Hackensall Hall	Herring Gull	56	On grass field Hackensall Hall, Preesall	SD352478	RED
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	6
	Black-headed Gull	84
	Common Gull	2
	Woodpigeon	34
	Grey Heron	6	In Hackensall Wood, Preesall	SD350477
	Jay	1	calling
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1	calling
	Tawny Owl	1

Knott End

Twite

On beach at side of ferry slip Knott End.

RED

Eagland Hill	Yellowhammer	2		New Lane feeding site, Pilling	SD439453	RED
	Corn Bunting	1
	Chaffinch	4
	Tree Sparrow	32		Thompson's Fold feeding site, Eagland Hill.	SD431452
	Chaffinch	12
	Blackbird	8	5M, 3F
	Robin	2
	Yellowhammer	5	3M, 2F,
	Dunnock	2
	House Sparrow	2	M
	Collared Dove	5
	Stock Dove	2

Poulton-le-Fylde

Goldcrest

male

Singing Moreton Drive

Paul Slade

Fluke Hall Lane	Pintail	2	M, F	On flooded field Fluke Hall Lane, Pilling.	SD400495	RED
	Redshank	135
	Great Black-backed Gull	1
	Dunlin	58

New Ridge Farm	Redshank	13		On flooded field, New Ridge farm, Pilling	SD387987	RED
	Dunlin	18
	Lapwing	4
	Skylark	8	1 singing
	Meadow Pipit	5
	Twite	37
	Wheatear	2	F	On marsh near ramp, West of Fluke Hall	SD389500

Ridge Farm	Grey Heron	1	On pool near Ridge Farm, Pilling.	S496D381	RED
	Little Egret	1
	Oystercatcher	2
	Redshank	7
	Lapwing	2

Glasson

Chiffchaff

In song

John C Wood

Glasson Basin

Goldeneye

4ad m, 2imm m

John C Wood

Glasson Marsh	Black-tailed Godwit	1		Colour ringed LL above knee from top Black, White, Red. RL above knee from top Orange, Lime, Orange	John C Wood
	Goosander	4	m 3f	estuary
	Avocet	7		estuary

Warton Bank	Hen Harrier	1	ringtail	very close over reedbed at end of bank lane.	a myo
	Water Pipit	6
	Great White Egret	1

Fluke Hall

Wheatear

Marton Mere	Raven	1		Low south over east marsh, then SW over caravan park	TS
	Lapwing	2		East field
	Linnet	36		East marsh hedge
	Chiffchaff	1		Singing near NW hide
	Cetti's Warbler	2		Singing
	Buzzard	1		Over east fields
	Kestrel	1	f	Over east fields
	Sparrowhawk	1	f	Over NW corner
	Stock Dove	4		Barn roof
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	30+		East fields
	Goldeneye	14	6ad.m, 2imm.m, 6f
	Shoveler	2	2m
	Tufted Duck	6	5m
	Cormorant	1

Herons' Reach Golf Course	Little Grebe	1		Central pool	TS
	Gadwall	2	m, f	Central pool
	Tufted Duck	4	2m	2 pools
	Oystercatcher	2		Central green
	Goldcrest	2		1 east of zoo car park, 1 east side of crossing path

Normoss

Oystercatcher

Field west of Newton Drive Health Centre

Saltcotes

Whooper Swan

Grazing just behind roadside hedgerow

Barry Dyson/H Philips

Newton Marsh

Avocet

Barry Dyson/H Philips

Myerscough Quarry	Oystercatcher	4	Barry Dyson/H Philips
	Lapwing	8
	Buzzard	2
	Sand Martin	4

Knott End

Wheatear

2 east of Beech Rd 1 west on sea wall.

	Lower Ballam	Stonechat	6	2m,4f	Brays road		Frank Bird
		Linnet	c150		Brays road

	Cocker's Dyke	Redshank	1
		Lesser Black-backed Gull	2

Knott End	Twite	18
	Redshank	35
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	9
	Golden Plover	1
	Grey Plover	8
	Bar-tailed Godwit	8
	Knot	550
	Dunlin	400
	Mallard	6
	Herring Gull	14
	Black-headed Gull	10
	Little Egret	1
	Canada Goose	2
	Oystercatcher	8
	Chaffinch	2	flew northeast
	Grey Wagtail	1	flew northeast
	Meadow Pipit	3	flew northeast
	Long-tailed Tit	6

New Ridge Farm

Stonechat

1 M + 3 F

Lytham Hall

Little Egret

Entry fields 10.45

Frank Walsh

Pilling Lane

Siskin

plus in garden, Beach Road

Paul Ellis

20th March

Little Marton	Siskin	1	female	garden feeders	Frank Bird
	Coal Tit	2		regular on garden feeders
	Blackcap	1	female	garden feeding on apple
	Greenfinch	8		regular on garden feeders

	Conder Green	Avocet	18		on pool		Paul Ellis
		Meadow Pipit	16		on pool field

	Braides	Barn Owl	1		rough field north of road 0830 hrs		Paul Ellis
		Kestrel	1

Fairhaven Dunes	Wheatear	1		AA
	Stonechat	2	m f
	Linnet	17
	Meadow Pipit	5
	Pied Wagtail	1
	Greenfinch	4
	Song Thrush	1
	Kestrel	1

Freckleton Marsh	Wheatear	4	3M1F	On tide line	DS
	Pied Wagtail	10		Turnip field
	Avocet	4		Along river
	Black-tailed Godwit	150+
	Shelduck	30+
	Pink-footed Goose	500+		Overhead
	Barnacle Goose	1		Overhead calling
	Peregrine	1	M
	Sparrowhawk	1	F
	Buzzard	3

Preesall Flashes	Chiffchaff	1	singing	In trees round Preesall Flashes	SD363470	RED
	Long-tailed Tit	5
	Barn Owl	1		Hunting along side of field next to Flash
	Cetti's Warbler	1	singing	In scrub round Preesall Flashes.
	Jay	1
	Magpie	4
	Pochard	1	f
	Great Crested Grebe	2
	Moorhen	6
	Coot	12
	Fieldfare	25		In trees at side of Flash

Marton Mere	Sand Martin	4		Over the mere after a heavy shower, 15.55+	TS
	Chiffchaff	2		1 singing by SW gate, 1 NW scrub
	Cetti's Warbler	2		Singing
	Song Thrush	5		Singing
	Linnet	15		East marsh hedge
	Greenfinch	1	m	West end
	Jay	2		Low over the path, north central scrub
	Stock Dove	2		SW scrub
	Kestrel	1	f	West end
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	60+		East fields
	Common Gull	25+		East fields
	Pochard	1	m
	Goldeneye	14	6ad.m, 2imm.m, 6f
	Teal	20+
	Shoveler	1	m
	Little Grebe	1		Singing, east end

Herons' Reach Golf Course	Stonechat	1	f	Gorse by east side of central pool	TS
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	11	ads	West side greens
	Oystercatcher	2		Central green
	Gadwall	2	m, f	Central pool
	Tufted Duck	8	5m	2 pools

Knott End	Ring-necked Parakeet	1		flew west
	Meadow Pipit	8		flew northeast
	Twite	1
	Eider	2	2 adult males
	Greylag Goose	1

Warton Bank	Hen Harrier	1	ringtail	looked to be a male	a myo
	Barn Owl	1		over reedbed at end of bank lane at 15,25
	Sparrowhawk	1
	Water Pipit	2

Fleetwood	Blackcap	1	female	In garden Ullswater Avenue on feeders	Ken Green
	Redwing	1		In garden Ullswater Avenue
	Siskin	4	2 male 2 female	In garden Ullswater Avenue on feeders all above before 10.30

Cockerham Moss Edge

Barn Owl

By Tarn Farm, Gulf Lane

Cockersand

Stonechat

M + 2 F

Fleetwood Marsh Nature Reserve	Chiffchaff	2		Nick Robinson
	Stonechat	7	4m 3f
	Greenfinch	6
	Long-tailed Tit	2
	Goldfinch	8
	Grey Heron	1
	Skylark	10
	Reed Bunting	7
	Little Grebe	2
	Great Crested Grebe	2
	Tufted Duck	c16
	Carrion Crow	3
	Blue Tit	1
	Great Tit	2
	Robin	1
	Blackbird	2

	Knott End	Wheatear	1	M	On rocks behind flat's at Knott End		RED
		Twite	31		On Ferry slip Knott End briefly

	Height o' th' Hill	Stonechat	1	F	Sat with a Wheatear on fence		AC
		Wheatear	1	M

Rossall Point	Pied Wagtail	7		NE corner of golf course	DJM
	Stonechat	3		Golf couse fence
	Linnet	5		NE corner of golf course
	Song Thrush	1		Singing near clubhouse
	Robin	1		NE corner of golf course
	Wheatear	1	m	NE corner of golf course

19th March

	Bradshaw Lane Head	Corn Bunting	12		on wires Top Plantation corner		Paul Ellis
		new species	2		Fallow Deer. One typical, one white morph. At edge of wood looking towards Lousanna

Eagland Hill	Reed Bunting	4	field nr Thompson's Fold	Paul Ellis
	Buzzard	5
	Kestrel	2	North Woods Hill Farm on barn
	Stock Dove	24	east end of New Lane
	Song Thrush	1	singing South Woods Hill Farm
	Greenfinch	1	singing South Woods Hill Farm
	Roe Deer	8	together north of New Lane

Poulton-le-Fylde	Grey Heron	1		Old Field Carr	SD3538	Barry Dyson
	Gadwall	5	3m, 2f	Old Field Carr. On pond	SD3538
	Teal	4		Old Field Carr. On pond.	SD3538
	Oystercatcher	2		Old Field Carr	SD3538
	Buzzard	1		Old Field Carr. Over	SD3538
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1		Drumming in Brockholes wood	SD3538
	Skylark	2		Old field carr	SD3538
	Carrion Crow	19		Old field carr	SD3538
	Magpie	12		Old field carr	SD3538
	Jackdaw	22		Old field carr	SD3538
	Raven	2		Old field carr. Over	SD3538
	Greenfinch	3		Old field carr	SD3538
	Collared Dove	10		Old field carr	SD3538

	Moss Side	Cattle Egret	4		next to north farm		a myo
		Little Egret	6

Wesham Marsh	Lesser Redpoll	1		near feeding station	a myo
	Yellowhammer	7		feeding station
	Stonechat	2	m f
	Chiffchaff	1
	Song Thrush	1
	Buzzard	2
	Kestrel	1

Fairhaven Beach

Common Gull

On beach close to saltmarsh

SD333271

Staining Nook	Pink-footed Goose	3	Field to the SE	TS
	Red-legged Partridge	1	Field NE of Mere View
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	20+	Field NE of Mere View
	Tree Sparrow	1+	Mere View

	The Heads	Stonechat	3	females	Muck heaps		Paul Slade
		Chiffchaff	1	male	singing

Marton Mere	Chiffchaff	1		Singing, SW field	TS
	Cetti's Warbler	4		Singing
	Song Thrush	4		North side, 3 singing
	Sparrowhawk	1	f	Over east fields
	Goldeneye	12	4ad.m, 2imm.m, 6f
	Teal	20+

Cockerham

Kestrel

Paul Slade

Conder Green

Ruff

on estuary

Paul Slade

Herons' Reach Golf Course	Bullfinch	1		Flew towards mere NW scrub, calling, from SW pit area	TS
	Chiffchaff	1		Singing by NW corner pond
	Oystercatcher	2		Central green
	Gadwall	2	m, f	Central pool
	Tufted Duck	6	3m	2 pools

Pilling Marsh

Marsh Harrier

juv

Paul Slade

	Little Singleton	Pink-footed Goose	c700
		Greylag Goose	1		with Pinks

Pilling Lane Ends

Chiffchaff

male

singing

Paul Slade

Myerscough Quarry	Gadwall	9
	Tufted Duck	23
	Shoveler	4
	Oystercatcher	17
	Little Grebe	2
	Wigeon	c250

Pilling

Meadow Pipit

100

In fields at Broadfleet off Backsands Lane

Paul Slade

Blackpool North Shore	Purple Sandpiper	2	roost
	Turnstone	39
	Redshank	c150
	Oystercatcher	15

Fluke Hall	Wheatear	3	2 male, female		Paul Slade/Paul Ellis
	Redwing	10
	Pink-footed Goose	135		On saltmarsh
	Chiffchaff	1	male	singing
	Nuthatch	1
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1	male
	Stonechat	2

Fluke Hall Lane	Yellow-legged Gull	1	ad	Possibly paired with a LBBG		Paul Slade/Paul Ellis
	Twite	35		arable field stubble	SD397497
	Raven	2
	Pied Wagtail	25
	Redshank	145		arable field flood	SD397497
	Pink-footed Goose	50		shooter's field	SD394500
	Dunlin	2		arable field flood	SD397497

Ridge Farm

Meadow Pipit

Approx in fields

Paul Slade/Paul Ellis

Cocker's Dyke	Barnacle Goose	2	Circling calling then headed inland	Paul Slade/Paul Ellis
	Raven	2
	Meadow Pipit	7	Over east

Poulton-le-Fylde

Goldcrest

male

Singing Moreton Drive

Paul Slade

Eagland Hill	Corn Bunting	3		New Lane feeding site, Pilling	SD439453	RED
	Yellowhammer	1	m
	Chaffinch	5
	Dunnock	1
	Robin	1
	Raven	1		NE over New Lane, Pilling
	Small Tortoiseshell	1		New Lane feeding site, Pilling

Eagland Hill	Raven	2		Soaring over Moss Cottage, Eagland Hill.		RED
	Little Owl	2		Near Eagland Hill church
	Corn Bunting	47		In tree at corner of Thompson's Fold, Eagland Hill	SD431452
	Tree Sparrow	33		Thompson's Fold feeding site, Eagland Hill, Pilling	SD431452
	Chaffinch	12
	Yellowhammer	6	2m, 2f, jvs.
	Reed Bunting	1	m
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1	f
	Blackbird	5	2m, 3f
	Stock Dove	4
	Collared Dove	11
	Greenfinch	3	1m, 2f
	Kestrel	1	m
	Coal Tit	1

Weeton

Mediterranean Gull

Flooded fields north of weeton road

Frank Bird

Lytham Quays	Shelduck	7		TP
	Teal	100
	Oystercatcher	12
	Curlew	2
	Black-tailed Godwit	12
	Redshank	31
	Spotted Redshank	1	Amongst redshank
	Greenshank	1
	Green Sandpiper	1	Sound recording only
	Merlin	1	Flying towards Warton

Wesham Marsh	Buzzard	1		G Coulburn
	Yellowhammer	4
	Reed Bunting	20+
	Kestrel	1	M
	Snipe	2
	Meadow Pipit	6+
	Peacock butterfly	1

Treales

Chiffchaff

Treales Church

G Coulburn

	Fairhaven Dunes	Kestrel	1				John C Wood
		Wheatear	1	m

	Norbreck	Sparrowhawk	1		Soaring over hotel		DJM
		Kestrel	1	f	S along sea wall

Fleetwood Marsh Nature Reserve	Skylark	7			Nick Robinson
	Chiffchaff	1
	Raven	1		Flying Overhead
	Wheatear	1	M
	Great Crested Grebe	2

Pilling Lane	Greenfinch	1	M	First forages	Peter R
	Goldfinch	8
	Great Tit	2
	Blue Tit	4
	Dunnock	3
	Wren	2
	Woodpigeon	5
	Collared Dove	4
	Blackbird	3
	House Sparrow	5		Round the feeders

Marton Mere

Pochard

male

West end

Cockersand

Stonechat

Opp CSCP

Little Tongues	Mistle Thrush	3	Having a domestic row	JM
	House Sparrow	15
	Pink-footed Goose	140	feeding ,resting
	Mute Swan	6	In fields
	Moorhen	1

	Blackpool Airport	Wheatear	4	Males	Western end		RJS
		Siskin	3		North

Pilling

Stonechat

Pair

Backsands Lane, reedy dyke.

18th March

Head Dyke Lane

Barn Owl

early am

Kinta Beaver

Poulton-le-Fylde

Goldcrest

male

Singing Moreton Drive

Paul Slade

Kirkham

Mistle Thrush

Flew N over A583 into grammar school grounds

DJM

Cocker's Dyke	Stonechat	1	M	East of the dyke	Peter R
	Wheatear	4
	Skylark	3

Blackpool Airport	Black Redstart	1	F/1st wnt		RJS
	Wheatear	3
	Skylark	30
	Meadow Pipit	500		North mainly between 10:45-13:00
	Buzzard	2

Marton Mere	Chiffchaff	5+		Ellen Pemberton
	Sparrowhawk	1
	Buzzard	1	high over Mere 11.30
	Little Grebe	1
	Water Rail	2+
	Goldeneye	12
	Teal	30+
	Gadwall	8

Lawson Road Recreation Ground

Ring-necked Parakeet

flew west 09.45

Ellen Pemberton

Fleetwood Marine Lakes

House Martin

flew over the sand dunes at 9am

Brock	Dipper	1		Singing	ABa
	Chiffchaff	1		Singing
	Grey Wagtail	2	Pair
	Siskin	c1
	Goldcrest	1		Singing
	Treecreeper	1

Fleetwood Golf Course

Wheatear

Near coastguard building. About 2 o'clock

Ann Rhodes

Wesham Marsh	Lesser Redpoll	1		near feeding station	a myo
	Barn Owl	1		hunting marsh 16,30
	Yellowhammer	7	3m 4f	at feeding station
	Stonechat	2	m f
	Snipe	4		suspect some jack snipe
	Common Frog	10		lots of spawning taking place

Preesall Flashes	Chiffchaff	2	singing	In trees round Preesall Flashes	RED
	Cetti's Warbler	2	singing
	Wren	2
	Dunnock	4
	Tree Sparrow	4
	Robin	14	11 singing	3 taking maggots from one anglers box,
	Goldfinch	2
	Long-tailed Tit	1
	Magpie	1
	Great Crested Grebe	1
	Coot	7
	Moorhen	2
	Cormorant	2		On water
	Greylag Goose	54		On grass field near Flashes.
	Woodpigeon	55		On stubble field at side of Preesall Flashes.
	Fieldfare	110+		In trees at Curwen Hill Wood, Preesall.

Marton Mere	Chiffchaff	1		North central scrub	TS
	Jay	1		North central scrub
	Buzzard	1		Over Mythop fields
	Sparrowhawk	1	f	High over the mere
	Linnet	5		East marsh hedge
	Reed Bunting	3		East marsh
	Cetti's Warbler	4		Singing
	Teal	30+
	Shoveler	4	4m
	Gadwall	4	4m
	Tufted Duck	3	1m
	Cormorant	1

Herons' Reach Golf Course	Chiffchaff	2		West side of crossing path	TS
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1		West side of crossing path
	Little Grebe	1		West side pool
	Gadwall	7	4m	3 pools
	Tufted Duck	5	3m	2 pools

Carr House Green Common	Chiffchaff	4+		Singing		Lee h
	Bullfinch	1	M	Feeders
	Curlew	20+		Flooded field north of common	Sd472378

Fleetwood	Blackcap	1	female	In garden Ullswater Avenue on feeders	Ken Green
	Goldcrest	1		In garden Ullswater Avenue
	Meadow Pipit	3		Over garden going north
	Siskin	1+		Over garden going north

Freckleton Naze Point	Wheatear	1	M		DS
	Chiffchaff	4		Singing
	Stonechat	1	F
	Raven	2
	Avocet	7		On river edge
	Jay	1
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1		Drumming
	Nuthatch	1		Calling
	Stock Dove	2
	Mistle Thrush	2
	Tree Sparrow	5
	Goosander	1	F
	Wigeon	4000+		On river
	Shoveler	6	4m2f
	Barn Owl	1

Stalmine	Mute Swan	2	m, f	On grass field, near Carr End, Stalmine.	RED
	Reed Bunting	2	m, f	In scrub round pond,
	Greylag Goose	2		On grass near pond.
	Teal	81		On pond.
	Mallard	10	5m, 5f	on several ponds.
	Dunnock	2	2pr.	in scrub at two ponds
	Snipe	6		In waterlogged area at side of track.
	Barn Owl	2		In building on edge of field.
	Meadow Pipit	58		on wet grass field.
	Fieldfare	5		In tall Hawthorn hedge.

	Elswick	Meadow Pipit	4				Pauline Clark
		Tree Sparrow	1

	Eagland Hill	Chiffchaff	1				AJH
		Corn Bunting	1

Fulwood

Tawny Owl

adult female

02-50hrs Calling from trees near the Harris Park then flew north along the A6 and into the FBC recording area.

jim Clift

Elswick	Jay	1		Pauline Clark
	Greenfinch	3
	Long-tailed Tit	2
	Chaffinch	4
	Goldfinch	5
	Blackbird	6
	Robin	2
	Wren	1
	Starling	200+
	Great Tit	2
	Blue Tit	2
	Coal Tit	1
	Jackdaw	2
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1	Male
	Dunnock	2
	House Sparrow	1	M
	Woodpigeon	4
	Collared Dove	4
	Feral Pigeon	7

	Blackpool North Shore Golf Course	Sparrowhawk	2
		Meadow Pipit	45		grounded

Blackpool North Shore	Guillemot	1	on sea
	Common Scoter	c1100
	Skylark	2	north
	Grey Wagtail	1	north
	Common Gull	85	south
	Harbour Porpoise	2

Warton Marsh	Wheatear	3	2 M& 1F			I.Walker & G.Wilby
	Chiffchaff	5		3 Singing
	Water Pipit	1
	Stonechat	1	F
	Bullfinch	2	1 No pair
	Great White Egret	1
	Pink-footed Goose	2000			SD394276

Ridge Farm	Stonechat	1	m	(additional to the 2 at Fluke logged by AC)	Paul Ellis
	Skylark	3		2 singing one over fields, one over saltmarsh
	Kestrel	1	m
	Chiffchaff	2		singing
	Lapwing	8		2 displaying over fields

New Ridge Farm	Stock Dove	6		Paul Ellis
	Curlew	11
	Shelduck	18
	Raven	1
	Skylark	3	1 singing
	Teal	19

Fluke Hall Lane	Yellow-legged Gull	1	adult	on field east of Fluke Hall Wood	SD396498	Paul Ellis
	Wheatear	1	m
	Oystercatcher	1		standing on fence post

Fluke Hall	Wheatear	5	4m, 1f	sea wall by ramp	Paul Ellis
	Chiffchaff	2		singing in wood
	Nuthatch	1
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	2	m, f	one drumming
	Redwing	15		in trees
	Song Thrush	1
	Stock Dove	4		in wood, 1+ singing
	Pied Wagtail	9		on paddock
	Long-tailed Tit	1
	Kestrel	1

Cocker's Dyke	Wheatear	3	2m, 1f	sea wall to east	Paul Ellis
	Chiffchaff	1		singing Cocker's Dyke House
	Kestrel	2
	Stonechat	3	2m, 1f	track east of Cocker's Dyke House
	Greenfinch	3		2 singing

Pilling Lane	Wheatear	2	males	seawall easy of Beach Road	Paul Ellis
	Grey Wagtail	2		over E
	Meadow Pipit	120		over E and on fields
	Chiffchaff	2		singing, one Beach Road, one Pilling Lane

	Cockerham Moss Edge	Stonechat	1	M	Near caravan park, Gulf Lane		AC
		Little Egret	10

Marton Mere	Stonechat	1	f	East marsh	TS
	Meadow Pipit	13		West side of east field
	Barn Owl	1		West facing barn ledge
	Goldeneye	14	6ad.m, 2imm.m, 6f

Thurnham

Stonechat

Pilling Lane Ends

Stonechat

Pair

On fence line.

Fluke Hall

Stonechat

M F

Muck strip

Knott End

Stonechat

Willow Close scrub

Anchorsholme Park	Meadow Pipit	50+			DJM
	Ringed Plover	2		UU compound at high tide. Agreesive display and calling at a pied wagtail
	Pied Wagtail	4
	Stonechat	1	f	UU compound
	Song Thrush	2		UU compound
	Woodpigeon	11		Flock N
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	5	ads
	Magpie	2
	Goldfinch	2
	Turnstone	5		Poking saround litter on prom at high tide

Norbreck	Meadow Pipit	1	N	DJM
	Woodpigeon	42	2 flocks N
	Jackdaw	2	N together

Bispham

Chiffchaff

First of the year around the pond trail

17th March

Sand Villa

Barn Owl

scrub area by bend 1600

sd445514

dfw

Preston Dock	Kingfisher	2	m, f	male fed fish to female in courtship	Paul Ellis
	Great Crested Grebe	2
	Cormorant	22
	Great Black-backed Gull	2	ads
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	4
	Moorhen	5
	Coot	4
	Raven	1
	Mallard	12

Carr House Green Common	Barn Owl	2		hunting at 08:05	MEv
	Chiffchaff	1	male	singing
	Goldcrest	1
	Stonechat	1	female
	Tree Sparrow	16		on and around feeders
	Bullfinch	2	m, f	feeders
	Reed Bunting	13	10m, 3f	6 singing

Preesall Flashes	Cormorant	1		On Preesall Flashes, Preesall,	SD363470	RED
	Greylag Goose	42		On grass field near to Preesall Flashes, Preesall,
	Chiffchaff	1	c	calling In scrub round Preesall Flashes.
	Cetti's Warbler	2	c	calling In scrub round Preesall Flashes.
	Jay	1

Eagland Hill	Tree Sparrow	35		Thompson's Fold feeding site, Eagland Hill.	SD431452	RED
	Chaffinch	16
	Blackbird	6	3m, 3f
	Greenfinch	2
	Yellowhammer	2	1m, 1f
	Redwing	1		On lawn near Thompson's Fold feeding site, Eagland Hill.
	Corn Bunting	42		In tall hedge near Thompson's Fold feeding site, Eagland Hill.	SD431452
	Yellowhammer	6	2m
	Kestrel	1	m

Eagland Hill	Chaffinch	c90		On stubble field near New Lane feeding site, Pilling,	SD442456	RED
	Linnet	40
	Skylark	5
	Reed Bunting	7	3m, 4f

Eagland Hill	Meadow Pipit	c140		On stubble field, New Ridge Farm, Pilling,	SD388498	RED
	Skylark	5	2s
	Shelduck	20		On flooded stubble field	SD388496
	Raven	1		Flew SE over New Ridge Farm, Pilling.	SD384496

Marton Mere	Otter	1	Nr north hide	MJ/BD/IB
	Bittern	1	In flight
	Water Rail	1
	Little Grebe	2

	Little Singleton	Greylag Goose	14
		hybrid Atlantic Canada Goose x Greylag Goose	1

Cottam

Chiffchaff

Male

Singing

Steve Jones

Blackpool North Shore	Whooper Swan	c130	north west offshore
	Common Scoter	1210	south
	Meadow Pipit	42

Wesham Marsh

Yellowhammer

4f 2m

at feeding station

a myo

Lower Ballam	Corn Bunting	14		on pylon wires ballam road	a myo
	Fieldfare	200+		brays road
	Stonechat	1	f	brays road

Knott End

Stonechat

2 M 3 F

On Saltmarsh behind Chris Batty's, this is in addition to the 3 by the Black Redstart.

Marton Mere	Sand Martin	2		Over the mere at 16.35	TS
	Buzzard	1		Over Chain Lane area
	Sparrowhawk	1	f	Over east field
	Cetti's Warbler	2		Singing
	Song Thrush	3		Singing, north side
	Great Black-backed Gull	3	ads	Circled over
	Goldeneye	14	6ad.m, 2imm.m, 6f
	Teal	25+
	Wigeon	1	m
	Gadwall	7	7m
	Shoveler	3	3m
	Tufted Duck	21

Herons' Reach Golf Course	Cetti's Warbler	1		Singing by small pond by SW pit	TS
	Bullfinch	2	m, f	West side of crossing path
	Long-tailed Tit	4		NW end
	Little Grebe	2		West side pool / central pool
	Gadwall	4	2m	2 pools
	Tufted Duck	9	5m	3 pools
	Oystercatcher	2		Central green

	Mythop	Sand Martin	1		North, Ream Hills mid day		Frank Bird
		Stonechat	5	3 male	field west of railway

Fleetwood	Blackbird	6	3prs	In garden Ullswater Avenue one female carrying nesting material	Ken Green
	Chiffchaff	1		In garden Ullswater Avenue stayed for over two hours feeding mainly in a golden willow
	Blackcap	1	female	In garden Ullswater Avenue on feeders
	Kestrel	1		Hovered twice over adjacent gardens
	Buzzard	3		Moving south east high over garden calling
	House Sparrow	6		In Garden Ullswater Avenue on feeders

Norbreck

Meadow Pipit

3 + 2 appeared after rain started

DJM

Bispham Cliffs

Stonechat

On cliffs at end of Red Bank Rd

DJM

Lathwaite	Shelduck	15			SD471488	John C Wood
	Raven	2		on pylon
	Snipe	1
	Long-tailed Tit	2
	Lapwing	9
	Curlew	31
	Oystercatcher	2
	Teal	17
	Shoveler	3	2m 1f	flooded field
	Wigeon	7
	Moorhen	7
	Mallard	c20
	Reed Bunting	5
	Buzzard	1
	Great Black-backed Gull	2	adult
	Meadow Pipit	2
	Stock Dove	2
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	24	adult
	Herring Gull	1	adult

	Knott End	Stonechat	3	Males	On Saltmarsh near the Black Redstart at1535		AC
		Black Redstart	1

Cockersand

Stonechat

2M 2F

Marton	Reed Bunting	6	4m	Rosefinch Garden feeders 12 to 12.30	NJL
	Great Tit	3+
	Blue Tit	3
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1
	Feral Pigeon	5
	Moorhen	1
	Pheasant	2	f
	Dunnock	2
	Robin	1
	Wren	1
	Blackbird	1	m
	Goldfinch	12		Over to Marton Mere
	Kestrel	1		Over to Marton Mere
	Chaffinch	2	f

	Knott End	Twite	40
		Stonechat	1	male	sea wall

The Heads

Wheatear

On muck heaps

Lytham Hall

Grey Heron

Five active nests

Ian Walker

Ridge Farm

Raven

Heading East, followed by an angry Crow.

Poulton-le-Fylde	Whooper Swan	13		Old Field Carr. Over, north	SD3538	Barry Dyson
	Teal	22		Old Field Carr. On pond	SD3538
	Gadwall	2		Old Field Carr. On pond	SD3538
	Oystercatcher	1		Old Field Carr	SD3538
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	2		Old Field Carr. 1 over, 1 drumming.	SD3538
	Grey Wagtail	1		Old field carr	SD3538
	Pied Wagtail	3		Old field carr	SD3538
	Wheatear	1	1st summer male	Old field carr	SD3538
	Blackbird	4	3m, 1f	Old field carr	SD3538
	Song Thrush	1		Old field carr	SD3538
	Great Tit	6		Old field carr	SD3538
	Carrion Crow	10		Old field carr	SD3538
	Starling	c150		Old field carr	SD3538
	Linnet	2		Old field carr	SD3538

Fluke Hall Lane

Merlin

Flying East

Cocker's Dyke	Stonechat	6	2M + 4 F	@1205, 1 Male in Absolutely stunning plumage	AC
	Wheatear	1	M
	Comma	1

	Dam Side	Stonechat	1	M			AC
		Wheatear	1	M

Fluke Hall	Stonechat	2	F	On Saltmarsh heading East.	AC
	unidentified Water Pipit or Rock Pipit	1
	Rock Pipit	1

Little Tongues	Mute Swan	6	Feeding in fields	JM
	Skylark	5
	Oystercatcher	4
	Chaffinch	7
	House Sparrow	5
	Pink-footed Goose	72	Feeding
	Long-tailed Tit	1	Trees with blue tits
	Moorhen	2
	Lapwing	4
	Song Thrush	1
	Wren	2
	Brown Hare	6	Playing in field

Fleetwood Golf Course

Wheatear

Males

Frank Roe

Anchorsholme Park	Lesser Black-backed Gull	2		Pr with herring gulls feeding on worms	DJM
	Magpie	1
	Stonechat	1	m	NE corner by pond
	Meadow Pipit	23		Grounded flock
	Pied Wagtail	2
	Ringed Plover	2		Roosting in UU compound over high tide
	Woodpigeon	11		1O N together + 1 grounded
	Goldfinch	2
	Collared Dove	1		N side shrubs

Norbreck	Meadow Pipit	3		Singletons N	DJM
	Stonechat	2	m,f	Dunes
	Woodpigeon	1		High in-off then NE
	Goldfinch	5		Garden

Newton Marsh	Ruff	1	Ian Walker
	Avocet	6
	Oystercatcher	8
	Redshank	20
	Lapwing	60
	Shoveler	30
	Wigeon	2000
	Teal	100

Lea Gate

Grey Heron

Six active nests

Ian Walker

16th March

Mythop	Merlin	1	male	chasing pipits	Frank Bird
	Meadow Pipit	c120		field south dyke flood
	Teal	130		dyke flood
	Little Egret	1		dyke flood
	Raven	1		over north
	Stonechat	1	male	grange

	Knott End	Twite	46
		Reed Bunting	3

Knott End

Black Redstart

Behind Riverside flats Knott End

SD3474867

RED

Blackpool North Shore	Common Scoter	509
	Pintail	3
	Great Crested Grebe	1
	Knot	105

	Pilling Lane	Sand Martin	1		flew east over sea wall at 1735 hrs		Paul Ellis
		Tree Sparrow	30		plus at Beach Road feeders

Glasson Basin	Pochard	1	m	John C Wood
	Tufted Duck	10	8m 2f
	Goldeneye	9	7m 2imm m

Marton Mere	Pintail	1	m		TS
	Goldeneye	13	6ad.m, 2imm.m, 5f
	Wigeon	2	m, f
	Shoveler	4	4m
	Little Grebe	1		Singing, SE corner
	Common Gull	30+	ads	East fields
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	28	ads	East fields
	Cetti's Warbler	2		Singing
	Linnet	35+		Over west side of east field
	Reed Bunting	2		East marsh

Herons' Reach Golf Course	Gadwall	2	m, f	Central pool	TS
	Tufted Duck	9	6m	2 pools
	Oystercatcher	2
	Common Gull	1	ad
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	6	ads

Stanley Park	Great Crested Grebe	1		TS
	Cormorant	12	At 14.30
	Gadwall	35
	Shoveler	14
	Tufted Duck	61
	Ring-necked Parakeet	1

Freckleton

Cetti's Warbler

Singing along Lund Way Bridle Path

SD442296

Ian Walker

Bispham

Swallow

Over Bispham next to crematorium

B smith

15th March

Westby	Stock Dove	c110	single flock east end of Shorrocks	SD380312	Malcolm Evans
	Snipe	12	Shorrocks
	Buzzard	1	Shorrocks
	Kestrel	1	Shorrocks
	Skylark	20+	Shorrocks - one singing
	Meadow Pipit	39	single flock Shorrocks	SD375312
	Chaffinch	c30	feeding on crop north west corner - Shorrocks	SD372314
	Linnet	500+	mobile flock Shorrocks
	Goldfinch	25	feeding on crop north west corner - Shorrocks	SD372314
	Corn Bunting	22	on wires just north of Ballam Road - at least one singing	SD377316

Blackpool North Shore

Purple Sandpiper

at least one in roost

Bradshaw Lane Head

Fieldfare

On wires opp. Head Farm, Bradshaw Lane, Pilling.

SD416458

RED

Eagland Hill	Corn Bunting	7		New Lane feeding site, Pilling	SD439453	RED
	Chaffinch	6
	Tree Sparrow	2
	Tree Sparrow	22		Thompson's Fold feeding site, Eagland Hill, Pilling	SD431452
	Chaffinch	8
	Yellowhammer	6	2m
	Blackbird	5	3m, 2f
	Reed Bunting	1	m
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1	f
	Stock Dove	1
	Robin	1
	Dunnock	2
	Sparrowhawk	1	m
	Collared Dove	5

Blackpool Airport	Wheatear	1	Male	Western End of airfield early aft , not seen after 13:30	RJS
	Black Redstart	1	1st wnt/fem
	Skylark	8
	Meadow Pipit	4
	Canada Goose	36		21 north , 15 North

Marton Mere	Pintail	2	2m		TS
	Goldeneye	12	5ad.m, 1st.w.m, 6f
	Wigeon	2	m, f
	Shoveler	2	2m
	Gadwall	2	2m
	Teal	25+
	Little Grebe	1		Singing, SE corner
	Cormorant	1		SE field, by the flood
	Cetti's Warbler	4		Singing
	Sparrowhawk	1	m	Low west over the inflow reeds

Herons' Reach Golf Course	Gadwall	4	2m	2 pools	TS
	Tufted Duck	10	7m	9 (6m) - central pool
	Oystercatcher	2		Green 2

Staining Nook

Tawny Owl

Usual roosting spot at 13.00hrs

Glen Jackson

Knott End

Black Redstart

Cockersand

Stonechat

M 2F

Sand Villa

Stonechat

2 pair

Main Dyke by Millhouse bridge

Anchorsholme	Lesser Black-backed Gull	8	4 pr	Beach	DJM
	Skylark	2		Singletons N
	Meadow Pipit	6		3N + 3 singletons N

Wrampool

Stonechat

Pair

Norbreck	Goldcrest	1	Rear garden of house along prom N of hotel	DJM
	Robin	2	Garden
	Skylark	1	N over beach
	Woodpigeon	3	N together over beach

14th March

Staining Nook

Tawny Owl

	Marton Mere	Pintail	3	2m
		Barn Owl	1

Blackpool North Shore	Kittiwake	13	flock north, earlier than SG birds
	Guillemot	1
	Red-throated Diver	1
	Carrion Crow	16	on beach

	Catforth	Pink-footed Goose	9		small flood	SD487362
		Greylag Goose	2		small flood	SD487362

Hackensall Hall	Nuthatch	2		Calling at each end of Hackensall Wood, Preesall.	SD350477	RED
	Treecreeper	1		In Hackensall Wood, Preesall.	SD350477
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1	f
	Jay	2		Very vocal.
	Long-tailed Tit	2
	Coal Tit	2
	Song Thrush	1
	Woodcock	1
	Great Tit	6+
	Blue Tit	7+
	Blackbird	4
	Robin	8
	Dunnock	3
	House Sparrow	4		In hedgerow
	Grey Heron	6
	Carrion Crow	2		On pasture near Hackensall Wood.	SD352478
	Magpie	6
	Shelduck	24

Rossall Point	Oystercatcher	62		TP
	Curlew	2
	Ringed Plover	13
	Turnstone	28
	Sanderling	132
	Dunlin	5	Amongst various sanderling flocks
	Redshank	22
	Cormorant	4
	Red-throated Diver	1	Pushed closer to shore by strong winds

Lytham Moss	Stonechat	2	m&f		William Fisher
	Skylark	4		amongst vegetation and in flight calling
	Meadow Pipit	20		2 flocks
	Pheasant	1	male
	Water Rail	1		Heard along drainage ditch amongst tall grass

Marton Mere	Pintail	2	2m	p.m.	TS
	Shoveler	10	9m
	Wigeon	2	2m
	Little Grebe	1		Singing, east end
	Cormorant	1
	Mute Swan	4	ads
	Oystercatcher	2		SE field
	Great Black-backed Gull	1	ad
	Cetti's Warbler	3		Singing
	Kestrel	1	f	East fields
	Stock Dove	7		Barn roof
	Water Rail	1		Called, SW corner
	Song Thrush	3		Singing
	Reed Bunting	1	m	East marsh
	Linnet	7		East marsh Hawthorns
	Coal Tit	1		SW feeders (MMcG/TS). First I've seen here since last March

Herons' Reach Golf Course	Little Grebe	3		2 west side pools	TS
	Gadwall	4	2m	West side pool
	Tufted Duck	8	5m	3 pools
	Oystercatcher	2		Green 1
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	13	ads	Central greens
	Common Gull	2	ads	Central green

Fluke Hall Lane

Marsh Harrier

Mythop

Mediterranean Gull

adult

flood west of railway

Frank Bird

	Starr Gate	Gannet	63		N. 08:40-10:10		Frank Bird
		Kittiwake	10		N

Wrampool

Stonechat

M+F

	The Heads	Stonechat	2	F	Muck heaps		AC
		Barn Owl	1

Marton Mere	Skylark	1		Ascended at the north side of Mythop fields	TS
	Pintail	1	m
	Goldeneye	14	6ad.m, 2imm.m, 6f	3cy male almost in full adult plumage and regular 1st.winter male

	Norbreck	Lesser Black-backed Gull	3	ads			DJM
		Meadow Pipit	3+		3 together in dunes then 2 singletons N/NE

13th March

Pilling Lane

Tree Sparrow

plus, Feeders Beach Road

Paul Ellis

Fleetwood Ferry

Merlin

Flew across the Wyre estuary fron the Knott end side

	Head Dyke Lane	Russian White-fronted Goose	2	ad	On grass Field near Baldwins Wood, Head Dyke Lane, Pilling	SD395473	RED
		Pink-footed Goose	530

Bradshaw Lane Head

Stock Dove

On Ploughed field at Top Plantation corner, Bradshaw Lane, Pilling.

SD421456

RED

Eagland Hill	Collared Dove	16		Thompson's Fold feeding site, Eagland Hill, Pilling.	SD431452	RED
	Stock Dove	7
	Blackbird	9	4m, 5f
	Tree Sparrow	58
	Chaffinch	13
	Woodpigeon	5
	Yellowhammer	2	1m, 1f
	Reed Bunting	1	m
	House Sparrow	1	m
	Dunnock	1
	Robin	1
	Greenfinch	1	m
	Moorhen	1

	Blackpool North Shore	Red-breasted Merganser	1	m	south
		Gannet	1		south

Marton Mere	Wigeon	1	m		TS
	Gadwall	1	m
	Teal	30+
	Common Gull	4	3 ads, 1st.w.
	Water Rail	1		Called
	Ring-necked Parakeet	2	2f	SW feeders
	Stock Dove	2		On spilled seed
	Chaffinch	12		On spilled seed
	Linnet	6		East end
	Cetti's Warbler	4		Singing

Herons' Reach Golf Course	Little Grebe	1		West side pool	TS
	Gadwall	2	m, f	West side pool
	Tufted Duck	6	3m	Central pool
	Oystercatcher	4		Green 1/central green
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	4	ads	Central green
	Stock Dove	2		East side of practice field

Saltcotes

Black-tailed Godwit

500

Peg's lane

SD372296

Frank Bird

Lytham Hall

Little Egret

North of entrance road at 11:30

Frank Bird

Lytham Hall

Little Egret

On pasture field north of entrance road to Hall at 09.10

Frank Walsh

Marton Mere	Bullfinch	2		Flew off round the bushes near NW hide	TS
	Pintail	1	m
	Goldeneye	13	6ad.m, 1st.w.m, 6f
	Shoveler	8	7m

Cockersand

Stonechat

Pair

Slack Lane

Wrampool

Stonechat

2M 1F

Poulton-le-Fylde

Grey Wagtail

In garden Moreton Drive for the last week on and off

Paul Slade

12th March

Coat Walls Farm

Pink-footed Goose

arable

SD357467

Paul Ellis / Paul Slade

Cocker's Dyke

Knot

2000

tideline on falling tide

Paul Ellis / Paul Slade

Marton Mere	Goldeneye	12	7m		NJL WeBS
	Gadwall	2
	Teal	17		Scrape
	Shoveler	7	4m
	Cormorant	3
	Pintail	2	m
	Tufted Duck	2	m/f
	Mallard	7	5m
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	2
	Common Gull	3
	Black-headed Gull	13
	Mute Swan	2
	Greylag Goose	11		East fields
	Water Rail	1		Calling FBC hide
	Cetti's Warbler	4		Calling - various
	Moorhen	3
	Coot	21
	Oystercatcher	2		Scrape
	Grey Heron	1
	Long-tailed Tit	4+		Paulines bench
	Bullfinch	2	m/f	Apple tree Teal hide
	Kestrel	1		Over island
	Ring-necked Parakeet	4		Woodland Watch
	Great Tit	3+		Woodland Watch
	Blue Tit	4		Woodland Watch
	Dunnock	2		Woodland Watch
	Wren	1		Woodland Watch
	Chaffinch	16+		Woodland Watch
	Reed Bunting	3	2m	Causeway

Church Scar	Teal	260	Ric Holmes WeBS
	Black-tailed Godwit	62
	Bar-tailed Godwit	84
	Pintail	140
	Redshank	120
	Curlew	1
	Turnstone	118
	Cormorant	24
	Oystercatcher	220
	Dunlin	1200
	Knot	5000

Lytham Quays	Teal	122	Ric Holmes WeBS
	Mute Swan	1
	Black-tailed Godwit	12
	Mallard	12
	Redshank	84
	Curlew	2
	Pink-footed Goose	c2000
	Whooper Swan	8
	Cormorant	16
	Oystercatcher	36
	Grey Heron	1
	Merlin	1

Green Dick's Lane

Great White Egret

In Cocker's Dyke 16.20

Paul Slade/Paul Ellis

	Fluke Hall Lane	Pink-footed Goose	500		on pasture	SD402493	Paul Slade/Paul Ellis
		Barn Owl	1

Pilling Marsh	Yellow-legged Gull	1	ad	On saltmarsh on falling tide	Paul Slade/Paul Ellis
	Marsh Harrier	1	1st w
	Peregrine	1
	Pink-footed Goose	1150		inc orangle-legged bird on marsh
	Barn Owl	1	female	Flew west over saltmarsh late afternoon
	Great Crested Grebe	3

	Stalmine	Kestrel	1		Cemetery Lane		Paul Slade/Paul Ellis
		Pink-footed Goose	580		On pasture Grange Pool	SD369458

Height o' th' Hill	Raven	1	Paul Slade/Paul Ellis
	Kestrel	1
	Stock Dove	2

The Heads	unidentified Water Pipit or Rock Pipit	2	Paul Slade/Paul Ellis
	Goldfinch	20
	new species	2

Fleetwood Marsh	Redshank	3	P Slade/P Ellis WEBs
	Black-headed Gull	3
	Wigeon	36
	Herring Gull	23
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	32
	Oystercatcher	4
	Great Black-backed Gull	2
	Turnstone	12

Barnaby's Sands	Curlew	6			P Slade/P Ellis WEBs
	Merlin	1
	Kestrel	1
	Skylark	1	male	singing
	Little Egret	1

Arm Hill	Reed Bunting	2		P Slade/P Ellis WEBs
	Great Crested Grebe	1
	Oystercatcher	422
	Eider	5	2 males
	Shelduck	42
	Black-headed Gull	5
	Black-tailed Godwit	298
	Turnstone	1
	Dunlin	182
	Curlew	1
	Teal	39
	Common Gull	2
	Cormorant	3
	Herring Gull	1
	Wigeon	139
	Canada Goose	1
	Peregrine	1

Agglebys Pit	Shelduck	6			P Slade/P Ellis WEBs
	Moorhen	4
	Teal	3
	Greylag Goose	8
	Kestrel	1
	Sparrowhawk	1
	Lapwing	6
	Oystercatcher	2
	Grey Heron	1
	Mallard	2
	Curlew	5
	Buzzard	1
	Pink-footed Goose	300	on stubble	SD355463

Preesall Flashes	Greylag Goose	19		P Slade/P Ellis WEBs
	Goldcrest	2
	Mallard	8
	Coot	12
	Cetti's Warbler	2	singing
	Great Crested Grebe	1
	Black-headed Gull	13
	Common Gull	1
	Stock Dove	3
	Moorhen	6
	Shelduck	2
	Water Rail	1	calling

Wardley's Creek	Mediterranean Gull	2	ads	P Slade/P Ellis WEBs
	Spotted Redshank	1
	Herring Gull	21
	Common Gull	180
	Greenshank	2
	Oystercatcher	48
	Shelduck	10
	Turnstone	7
	Redshank	57
	Dunlin	10
	Black-headed Gull	440
	Black-tailed Godwit	2
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	25
	Teal	2
	Great Black-backed Gull	1
	Cormorant	1
	Ringed Plover	1
	Rock Pipit	1
	Mallard	2

Stanah

Skylark

male

singing

Paul Slade/Paul Ellis

Shard Bridge	Oystercatcher	6		P Slade/P Ellis WEBs
	Redshank	18
	Curlew	16
	Little Egret	2
	Canada Goose	2
	Lapwing	165
	Golden Plover	63
	Black-tailed Godwit	2
	Common Gull	350
	Black-headed Gull	300
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	24
	Shelduck	2
	Mediterranean Gull	2	ads
	Dunlin	10

Hambleton Marsh

Skylark

male

singing

Paul Slade/Paul Ellis

Skippool Creek	Black-headed Gull	326			P Slade/P Ellis WEBs
	Mediterranean Gull	1	ad
	Oystercatcher	7
	Common Gull	474
	Herring Gull	53
	Shelduck	3
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	37
	Mallard	12
	Great Black-backed Gull	1	1w
	Redshank	10
	Curlew	3
	Otter	1		Fresh tracks in mud on slipway by yacht club

Ramper Pot	Oystercatcher	4	P Slade/P Ellis WEBs
	Redshank	41
	Sparrowhawk	1
	Ringed Plover	1
	Shelduck	1
	Dunlin	43
	Curlew	9
	Black-headed Gull	30
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	5
	Common Gull	11
	Herring Gull	4
	Black-tailed Godwit	16

Warton Bank	Spoonbill	1	Juv	On marsh pool	DS
	Stonechat	3	1M,2f
	Marsh Harrier	1	F
	Buzzard	2
	Kestrel	1	M
	Whooper Swan	14
	Pink-footed Goose	800+		On marsh
	Barn Owl	1		East end
	Meadow Pipit	15+
	Stock Dove	1

Thurnham

Whooper Swan

100

Sand Villa

Kestrel

Bourbles Pits

Kestrel

	Braides	Barn Owl	3			SD445514
		Whooper Swan	120

Eagland Hill	Tree Sparrow	35		Thompson's Fold feeding site, Eagland Hill.	SD431452	RED
	Chiffchaff	18
	Blackbird	7	4m, 3f
	Collared Dove	12
	Stock Dove	5
	Yellowhammer	3	1m
	Greenfinch	2
	Reed Bunting	1	m
	Corn Bunting	42		In tall hedgerow at side of Thompsons Fold feeding site, Eagland Hill.	SD431452
	Reed Bunting	5	3m, 2f	In tall hedgerow at side of Thompsons Fold feeding site, Eagland Hill.	SD431452
	Yellowhammer	6		In tall hedgerow at side of Thompsons Fold feeding site, Eagland Hill.	SD431452
	Redwing	17		On lawn next to Thompsons Fold feeding site, Eagland Hill.	SD430451

Eagland Hill	Tree Sparrow	21	New Lane feeding site, Pilling	SD439453	RED
	Chaffinch	14	New Lane feeding site, Pilling	SD439453
	Corn Bunting	3	New Lane feeding site, Pilling	SD439453

Bradshaw Lane Head

Stock Dove

126

On stubble field near Top Plantation, Pilling.

SD421458

RED

	Saltcotes	Mediterranean Gull	2	adult	pegs lane		a myo
		Black-tailed Godwit	100+

	Moss Side	Cattle Egret	2		near north farm		a myo
		Little Egret	2

Myerscough Quarry	Gadwall	3	2m
	Wigeon	c350
	Grey Heron	4

Myerscough Quarry	Canada Goose	11		TP
	Mute Swan	4
	Shoveler	14
	Wigeon	120
	Teal	19
	Pochard	1	Male amongst tufted ducks
	Tufted Duck	15
	Goldeneye	3
	Goosander	7
	Little Grebe	2
	Coot	14
	Oystercatcher	32
	Lapwing	23
	Grey Heron	2
	Cormorant	6
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	19
	Black-headed Gull	12
	Yellow-legged Gull	1	Same individual previously reported
	Buzzard	1
	Kestrel	1
	Roe Deer	2	Briefly ran across back end of quarry

Marton Mere	Bullfinch	2	m, f	Feeding on Bramble seeds near NW hide	TS
	Linnet	40		East marsh hedge
	Long-tailed Tit	2		Near NW hide
	Cetti's Warbler	1		Singing, NW corner
	Pintail	1	m
	Goldeneye	13	6ad.m, 1st.w.m, 6f
	Shoveler	8	7m
	Greylag Goose	17
	Cormorant	4
	Otter	1		SW corner

Stanley Park	Cormorant	21		By 16.00	TS
	Gadwall	54
	Shoveler	17
	Tufted Duck	65+
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	7	ads
	Stock Dove	1
	Little Egret	1		NE golf course, by dyke west of HRGC NW corner pond

Lawson Road Recreation Ground	Ring-necked Parakeet	1		Flew south over west field	TS
	Common Gull	3	ads	West field
	Kestrel	1	f	Hunting east field

Herons' Reach Golf Course	Little Grebe	1		West side pool	TS
	Gadwall	6	3m	2 west side pools
	Teal	1	m	Central pool
	Tufted Duck	10	6m	3 pools
	Oystercatcher	2		Central green
	Black-headed Gull	47		Practice field
	Kestrel	1	f	West side

Ribble Link	Goosander	2	Pair	Stu Milne
	Jay	1
	Nuthatch	1

Fairhaven Dunes

Redwing

UU compound

ABa

Thornton Marsh Farm	Shoveler	18
	Little Grebe	1
	Kestrel	1	f
	Chiffchaff	1		collybita

Fleetwood Marsh Nature Park	Cetti's Warbler	2	m
	Great Crested Grebe	2	pair
	Tufted Duck	12
	Shoveler	8
	Little Grebe	1
	Mallard	50

Burrow's Marsh

Stonechat

Cockerham Moss Edge

Stonechat

M+F

Near Goat Farm, Gulf Lane.

Dam Side

Stonechat

Fluke Hall Lane

Stonechat

2M 1F

New Ridge Farm

Stonechat

2M 4F

Seawall by Pheasant pens, moving rapidly East

11th March

Hackensall Hall	Nuthatch	1	Paul Ellis / Kinta Beaver
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1
	Grey Heron	6
	Coal Tit	1
	Song Thrush	1

Pilling Lane	Knot	4500		Min. on Rising tide between Beach Road and Willow Close	Paul Ellis
	Stonechat	2	females	sea wall west of Beach Road
	Goldcrest	1
	Stock Dove	1		Beach Road

Westby	Teal	20		100 Acre Ponds	SD375321	Malcolm Evans
	Marsh Harrier	1	f	100 Acre low over northern crop drifting east at 12:10 - confirms Frank Bird's sighting	SD375322
	Barn Owl	1		100 Acre western boundary hedgerow 12:05	SD373319
	Buzzard	2
	Kestrel	1
	Skylark	2		100 Acre north crop	SD375321
	Chaffinch	25+		minimum count Sandhole	SD383320
	Chaffinch	15		in trees by track west of Sandhole	SD379319
	Corn Bunting	28		on wires over Meadow Bottoms	SD377316
	Reed Bunting	63		100 Acre north crop and ponds	SD375321
	Reed Bunting	c30		Meadow Bottoms - pond and eastern hedgerow	SD378316

Westby	Marsh Harrier	1	quartering Meadow Bottoms	SD374317	Frank Bird
	Linnet	c1200	Meadow Bottoms / Wires	SD374317
	Stock Dove	54	Meadow Bottoms	SD374317
	Roe Deer	6	Meadow Bottoms	Sd374317

Marton Mere	Stock Dove	2	Woodland Watch	Ellen Pemberton
	Sparrowhawk	1
	Kestrel	1
	Goldeneye	5
	Gadwall	5

Salisbury Woodland	Nuthatch	2+		Ellen Pemberton
	Song Thrush	1
	Grey Heron	1	over east 10.00
	Ring-necked Parakeet	1

Fairhaven Beach	Curlew	60	SD327275	Ian Walker WeBS
	Grey Plover	130	SD327275
	Dunlin	2900	SD327275
	Knot	5500	SD327275
	Oystercatcher	1100	SD327275
	Bar-tailed Godwit	120	SD327275
	Cormorant	30	SD327275

	Granny's Bay	Dunlin	800				Ian Walker WeBS
		Knot	200

Warton Marsh	Pink-footed Goose	c4000			SD394276	I.Walker & G.Wilby
	Spoonbill	1	2CY	Closer than previous sightings - GW
	Hen Harrier	1	F	Large ringtail at far eastern end
	Barn Owl	1		Eastern section of marsh

Stanley Park

Redwing

Westby

Linnet

c140

World of Water overspill car park

Marton Mere	Pintail	2	2m		TS
	Goldeneye	11	5ad.m, 1st.w.m, 5f
	Shoveler	4	3m
	Gadwall	4	2m
	Tufted Duck	1	m
	Great Black-backed Gull	2	ads
	Common Gull	20+	ads	East field, a.m.
	Oystercatcher	1		East field
	Cetti's Warbler	1		Singing, NW corner

Herons' Reach Golf Course	Little Grebe	1		West side pool	TS
	Gadwall	4	2m	West side pool
	Tufted Duck	12	7m	2 west side pools
	Mallard	3	2m	West side pool
	Oystercatcher	2		Green 1
	Common Gull	1	ad	Practice field
	Long-tailed Tit	4		East side of crossing path
	Reed Bunting	1	m	Old High Nook A.C. pond

Mereside

Raven

Flew NW over Tesco, then circled to the NW, 11.00

Knott End

Black Redstart

Sand Villa

Stonechat

	Anchorsholme Park	Pied Wagtail	5				DJM
		Skylark	1		N

Norbreck

Meadow Pipit

DJM

Fluke Hall

Stonechat

3M 3F

Muck strip

10th March

Moss Side

Cattle Egret

Field north of Ivy Farm

JSc

	Bradshaw Lane Head	Merlin	1		Flew SW over Top Plantation corner Bradshaw Lane, Pilling.	SD420454	AC / RED
		Corn Bunting	5		In hedgrow at Top Plantation corner, Pilling.	SD420454

Pilling Moss	Woodcock	1	West Boundry Farm Wood, Pilling Moss	SD400464	RED
	Goldfinch	12
	Blackbird	5
	Song Thrush	1
	Teal	18	On pool in wood	SD400464
	Barn Owl	1	Over field near Pear Tree Farm, Pilling.	SD400470

Eagland Hill	Yellowhammer	21	4m	In tall hedgerow at side of Thompsons Fold feeding site, Eagland Hill.	SD431452	RED
	Reed Bunting	39	c25m	In tall hedgerow at side of Thompsons Fold feeding site, Eagland Hill.	SD431452
	Corn Bunting	c70		In tall hedgerow at side of Thompsons Fold feeding site, Eagland Hill	SD431452
	Skylark	29		On weedy field next to Thompsons Fold feeding site Eagland Hill.	SD431450

Eagland Hill	Sparrowhawk	1	f	Thompson's Fold feeding site, Eagland Hill.	SD431452	RED
	Kestrel	1	f	Thompson's Fold feeding site, Eagland Hil	SD431452
	Dunnock	5
	Chaffinch	21
	Tree Sparrow	28
	Collared Dove	4
	Blackbird	8	4m, 4f
	House Sparrow	4	m
	Reed Bunting	2	m	Thompson's Fold feeding site, Eagland Hil	SD431452
	Yellowhammer	8	2m	Thompson's Fold feeding site, Eagland Hil	SD431452
	Robin	1
	Stock Dove	2
	Jackdaw	2
	Woodpigeon	2
	Greenfinch	1	m
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1	f	Thompson's Fold feeding site, Eagland Hil	SD431452

Eagland Hill	Corn Bunting	2	1s	New Lane feeding site, Pilling	SD439453	RED
	Chaffinch	11
	Tree Sparrow	6
	Stock Dove	2
	Great Tit	4
	Blue Tit	4
	Yellowhammer	5	2m
	Woodpigeon	2

Bradshaw Lane Head	Stock Dove	42	On stubble field and bushes near Top Plantation, P{il,ling Moss, Bradshaw Lane, Pilling.	SD421458	RED
	Reed Bunting	47	On stubble field and bushes near Top Plantation, P{il,ling Moss, Bradshaw Lane, Pilling	SD421458
	Yellowhammer	9	On stubble field and bushes near Top Plantation, P{il,ling Moss, Bradshaw Lane, Pilling	SD421458
	Chaffinch	26	On stubble field and bushes near Top Plantation, P{il,ling Moss, Bradshaw Lane, Pilling	SD421458
	Corn Bunting	4	In tree near Top Plantation, Pilling.	SD421458
	Buzzard	2	Over Top Plantation, Pilling

Warton Bank	Spoonbill	1	juv	a myo f b
	Great White Egret	1
	Marsh Harrier	1

Marton Mere	Pintail	2	2m		TS
	Goldeneye	8	3ad.m, 5f
	Tufted Duck	14	9m
	Wigeon	3	2m
	Shoveler	4	3m
	Gadwall	3	2m
	Cormorant	1
	Oystercatcher	2		Barn field
	Buzzard	1		Over east fields
	Sparrowhawk	1		Over NE scrub
	Kestrel	1	f	NW scrub
	Stock Dove	6		Barn roof
	Linnet	16		East marsh hedge

Staining Nook	Little Owl	1	Barn roof south of Mere View	TS
	Tree Sparrow	6	Mere View
	Pied Wagtail	1	Mere View
	Reed Bunting	3	Mere View
	Long-tailed Tit	3	Mere View
	Greenfinch	5	Mere View
	Teal	7	Pond in field to the SE

Glasson

Reed Bunting

2m 2f

grain factory

John C Wood

Glasson Basin	Goldeneye	10	9ad m, 1ad f	John C Wood
	Tufted Duck	14
	Cormorant	6

Herons' Reach Golf Course	Little Grebe	7		5 pools (2,2,1,1,1)	TS
	Gadwall	6	3m	2 west side pools
	Tufted Duck	9	6m	2 pools
	Teal	1		Over south
	Cormorant	2		2 pools
	Oystercatcher	2		Central green
	Stock Dove	1		West side green
	Goldcrest	1		East side of zoo car park
	Long-tailed Tit	2		By NW entrance

Jeremy Lane

Bewick's Swan

South of canal

SD453554

John C Wood

Fairhaven Golf Course	Treecreeper	1	Brian C
	Buzzard	1
	Kestrel	1
	Grey Heron	1

	Ingol Village Green	Redwing	1		Higher Greenfield bird feeders.		Steve Swift
		Jay	1

Burrow's Marsh

Stonechat

Knott End

Black Redstart

Fairhaven Lake	Blue Tit	3				William Fisher
	Goldfinch	12
	Chaffinch	1	F	Perimeter of AKS	SD336275
	Robin	4
	Magpie	20
	Reed Bunting	2	M/F		SD336272
	Cormorant	2
	Black-headed Gull	40
	Mallard	30
	Mute Swan	25
	Canada Goose	40
	Tufted Duck	12
	Long-tailed Tit	1		Perimeter of AKS	SD336275
	Mistle Thrush	1		Perimeter of AKS	SD336275
	Jackdaw	3
	Feral Pigeon	60
	Dunnock	1
	Blackbird	6
	Oystercatcher	1

9th March

Fairhaven Lake

Little Egret

On the northern most island in lake

SD337273

William Fisher

Weeton

Green Sandpiper

flooded field north of weeton rd

Frank Bird

Lancaster Canal Glasson Branch	Greenfinch	2		Feeders	NJL CH
	Blue Tit	1		Feeders
	Great Tit	1		Feeders
	Tree Sparrow	2+		Feeders
	House Sparrow	2		Feeders
	Goldfinch	c10		Feeders
	Jackdaw	60+		Over marina
	Collared Dove	1
	Whooper Swan	115
	Mute Swan	7
	Greylag Goose	30+
	Lapwing	3
	Coot	7
	Oystercatcher	8
	Grey Heron	3
	Curlew	1
	Teal	2
	Canada Goose	22
	Pheasant	1	m
	Wren	2
	Robin	1
	Blackbird	2	m
	Mallard	4

Eagland Hill	Tree Sparrow	35		Thompson's Fold feeding site, Eagland Hill, Pilling.	SD431452	RED
	Chaffinch	26		Thompson's Fold feeding site, Eagland Hill, Pilling.	SD431452
	Blackbird	10	5m, 5f	Thompson's Fold feeding site, Eagland Hill, Pilling.	SD431452
	Yellowhammer	3	1m	Thompson's Fold feeding site, Eagland Hill, Pilling	SD431452
	Collared Dove	8		Thompson's Fold feeding site, Eagland Hill, Pilling	SD431452
	Woodpigeon	6		Thompson's Fold feeding site, Eagland Hill, Pilling	SD431452
	Stock Dove	5		Thompson's Fold feeding site, Eagland Hill, Pilling	SD431452
	Stock Dove	3		Thompson's Fold feeding site, Eagland Hill, Pilling	SD431452
	Dunnock	2		Thompson's Fold feeding site, Eagland Hill, Pillin	SD431452
	Moorhen	2		Thompson's Fold feeding site, Eagland Hill, Pillin	SD431452
	Cormorant	1		On small pool, Moss Cottage, Eagland Hill	SD427451

Glasson Basin	Goldeneye	12	7m	NJL CH
	Cormorant	11
	Mallard	24
	Black-headed Gull	c50
	Coot	11
	Oystercatcher	2

Glasson Marsh	Wigeon	c80	High tide	NJL CH
	Shelduck	9
	Little Egret	1
	Raven	1
	Redshank	5
	Great Tit	2
	Long-tailed Tit	2
	Curlew	3

Conder Green	Teal	24	River	NJL CH
	Little Grebe	3
	Black-tailed Godwit	15
	Redshank	19
	Little Egret	1
	Snipe	1
	Greylag Goose	3
	Pink-footed Goose	2
	Oystercatcher	4

Conder Green	Shelduck	4		Pool	NJL CH
	Oystercatcher	5
	Black-headed Gull	4
	Teal	8
	Pied Wagtail	1
	Mallard	2	m/f
	Tufted Duck	2	m/f
	Little Egret	1
	Redshank	1
	Lapwing	1
	Herring Gull	2

Eagland Hill	Tree Sparrow	12	New Lane feeding site, Pilling	SD439453	RED
	Chaffinch	9	New Lane feeding site, Pilling	SD439453
	Yellowhammer	2	New Lane feeding site, Pilling	SD439453
	Carrion Crow	2
	Dunnock	2
	Starling	2
	Stock Dove	2
	Robin	1
	Woodpigeon	1

	Eagland Hill	Chaffinch	250+		On stubble field, Northwoods Farm, Pilling	SD449456	RED
		Skylark	30+		On stubble field, Northwoods Farm, Pilling	SD449456

Cockerham	Curlew	4	Abbey - high tide	NJL CH
	Black-tailed Godwit	6
	Oystercatcher	6
	Golden Plover	c150

Cockerham Sands	Curlew	35		High tide	NJL CH
	Snipe	1
	Eider	35	21m
	Oystercatcher	27
	Ringed Plover	1
	Redshank	4
	Shelduck	5
	Starling	c500
	Wigeon	200+
	Great Black-backed Gull	1

Bank End	Oystercatcher	92		Rising tide	NJL CH
	Shelduck	49
	Redshank	75+
	Wigeon	c65
	Cormorant	1
	Sparrowhawk	1
	Dunlin	32
	Great Black-backed Gull	2
	Black-headed Gull	65+
	Little Egret	1
	Pied Wagtail	2
	Reed Bunting	6	4m
	Lapwing	30+
	Curlew	7

Marton Mere	Pintail	1	m		TS
	Goldeneye	13	6 ad.m
	Cormorant	1
	Water Rail	1		Called, embankment reeds
	Oystercatcher	2		Over caravan park
	Goldcrest	1		Scrub by south bank viewing spot
	Long-tailed Tit	3		SW feeders
	Otter	1		SW corner flushing Goldeneyes. Later between FBC hide and the island

Herons' Reach Golf Course	Little Grebe	2		West side pool	TS
	Gadwall	2	m, f	West side pool
	Tufted Duck	15	9m	3 pools

Fleetwood	Blackcap	1	female	In garden Ullswater Avenue on feeders	Ken Green
	Goldfinch	50		In garden Ullswater Avenue on feeders and around garden when it was snowing
	Blackbird	7		In garden Ullswater Avenue
	Greenfinch	4		In garden Ullswater Avenue on feeders
	Chaffinch	3		In garden Ullswater Avenue

	Knott End	Black Redstart	1				AC
		Twite	6

Cockerham Quarry	Whooper Swan	38		NJL CH
	Oystercatcher	1
	Mallard	12
	Whooper Swan	52	Hillam Farm fields

Braides	Whooper Swan	210	NJL CH
	Curlew	40+
	Lapwing	6
	Buzzard	1

Shard Bridge	Curlew	6	NJL CH
	Golden Plover	c80
	Cormorant	3
	Redshank	3
	Shelduck	2
	Great Black-backed Gull	2

8th March

Fleetwood Dock	Black-tailed Godwit	16		Estuary	Nick Robinson
	Redshank	11		Estuary
	Shelduck	2		Estuary
	Eider	1	M	Estuary
	Raven	1

Glasson Marsh

Avocet

Lune estuary

SD454562

John C Wood

Sand Villa

Barn Owl

on fence near main road, near Mill House Bridge

Paul Ellis

Glasson Basin

Goldeneye

Paul Ellis

	Thurnham	Barnacle Goose	8		with pinkfeet on pasture south of Moss Lane	SD454542	Paul Ellis
		Pink-footed Goose	2460		on pasture south of Moss Lane	SD454542

	Pilling Lane	Tree Sparrow	63		min, at feeders Beach Road		Paul Ellis
		Great Spotted Woodpecker	1	m	feeders Beach Road

Staining Nook

Barnacle Goose

Marton Mere	Little Owl	1	Mere View
	Chiffchaff	1
	Goldcrest	2
	Little Grebe	1

	Jeremy Lane	Bewick's Swan	1	adult	Field South of canal	SD453556	John C Wood
		Whooper Swan	73		Field South of canal	SD453556

Lancaster Canal Glasson Branch

Kingfisher

SD449558

John C Wood

Glasson	Feral Pigeon	c100		Dock area	John C Wood
	Collared Dove	12
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1	f	Garden
	Long-tailed Tit	2		Garden feeder
	Tree Sparrow	23		Garden feeder
	Redwing	1		Garden
	Pied Wagtail	6		Dock area
	Chaffinch	12		Garden feeder
	Greenfinch	6		Garden feeder

Glasson Basin	Mallard	51		Marina & dock	John C Wood
	Tufted Duck	2	pair
	Great Black-backed Gull	1	1st w
	Goldeneye	11	9ad m imm m ad f
	Reed Bunting	4
	Oystercatcher	2
	Redshank	1
	Cormorant	6

Bodie Hill

Linnet

104

John C Wood

Catforth	Barnacle Goose	3	With Greylags and Canada's	SD487354
	Greylag Goose	10		SD487354
	Canada Goose	2		SD487354

Marton Mere	Goldeneye	14	6ad.m, 1st.w.m, 7f		TS
	Wigeon	4	2m
	Teal	40+
	Gadwall	6	5m
	Shoveler	4+	3m, f
	Great Black-backed Gull	2	ads
	Kestrel	1	f	Hunting west end
	Rook	17		East field
	Jackdaw	20		East field
	Long-tailed Tit	4		SW feeders

Herons' Reach Golf Course

Little Grebe

West side pool

Sightings for March 2023