Fylde Bird Club - Sightings report

Location

Species

Count

Age / Sex

Notes

Grid Ref

Source

25th May

Marton Mere	Little Ringed Plover	1		TS
	Oystercatcher	1
	Lapwing	4
	Sand Martin	5
	House Martin	6+
	Swift	6
	Swallow	6+
	Willow Warbler	1
	Pied Wagtail	1
	Buzzard	1
	Gadwall	2	m
	Mute Swan	9	m, f + 7 young

Fleetwood Marsh Nature Park	Swift	8		Barry Dyson
	House Martin	c20
	Swallow	5
	Four-spotted Chaser	3
	new species	11	Bee orchid. 8 in bud and 3 partially in flower.

Herons' Reach Golf Course	Little Grebe	1		west side pool	TS
	Mute Swan	4	m, f + 2 young	1 young feeding, 1 on female's back again. Can't see this one surviving, espacially after viewing 5 unhatched eggs in the nest, as you can look down on it.
	Oystercatcher	1
	Whitethroat	1		west side pool scrub
	Reed Warbler	3		singing, 3 pools
	Reed Bunting	3	2m

	Staining Nook	Reed Warbler	1	m	singing, Nook marsh		TS
		Cetti's Warbler	1	m	singing near bridle path

Blackpool Zoo

Reed Warbler

singing, Village entrance pool

Stanley Park	Mute Swan	4+	m, f + 2 young	TS
	Gadwall	2	m, f
	Great Black-backed Gull	1	ad
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	12
	Stock Dove	1
	Mistle Thrush	1

Pilling Lane Ends	Iberian Chiffchaff	1		Still in usual areas	AC
	Reed Warbler	1+
	Little Grebe	2	Ad juvenile

24th May

Lytham St Annes Nature Reserve	Reed Bunting	1	M		Mark Cookson
	Skylark
	Meadow Pipit
	Jackdaw
	Woodpigeon
	Blackcap
	Willow Warbler
	Magpie
	Swallow			Over golf course

Staining	Oystercatcher	2		1 pond NE of McColl's shop, 1 east of railway line	TS
	Lapwing	8+		east of railway
	Greylag Goose	30
	Buzzard	2+		wide-ranging
	Red-legged Partridge	2
	Skylark	2		singing, SW of Todderstaffe Wood & east of railway
	Pied Wagtail	1
	Tree Sparrow	12+		10+ (probably a lot more), Todderstaffe Hall
	Stock Dove	3
	Greenfinch	1	m
	Linnet	1
	Reed Bunting	1	m	main dyke near railway
	Whitethroat	3		hedges east of shop
	Blackcap	1	m	singing, Todderstaffe Wood
	Swallow	4
	House Martin	2
	Swift	6		over lake south of Todderstaffe Hall

Marton Mere	Mute Swan	9	m, f + 7 young		TS
	Gadwall	2	m
	Cormorant	1
	Lapwing	2
	Buzzard	2		over Mythop fields
	Stock Dove	6		barn roof
	Pied Wagtail	1	m
	Willow Warbler	2	m	singing
	Lesser Whitethroat	1	m	singing near Mere View
	Swift	11		a.m.

Herons' Reach Golf Course	Little Grebe	1		west side pool	TS
	Tufted Duck	2	m, f
	Mute Swan	4	m, f + 2 young
	Oystercatcher	1
	Pied Wagtail	1	m
	Reed Bunting	2	m	east side pools
	Reed Warbler	4		3 singing, 3 pools
	Lesser Whitethroat	1	m	singing, practice range pool scrub
	Swift	4		over west side
	House Martin	15+		over east side, 20.00

Salisbury Woodland

Tawny Owl

juvs

Starr Gate	Shelduck	9		south. Watch 0600-1000	F.B. L.G.B.
	Common Scoter	55		north.
	Red-throated Diver	2		north.
	Fulmar	1		south.
	Manx Shearwater	10		south.
	Gannet	34		south.
	Whimbrel	2		north.
	Kittiwake	5	ads.	south then north.
	Sandwich Tern	5		north.
	Common Tern	1		south.
	Guillemot	8		south.
	Razorbill	21		south.
	unidentified Guillemot or Razorbill	218		south.

Devonshire Rock Gardens	Willow Warbler	1	DJM
	Chiffchaff	1
	Blackcap	1
	Whitethroat	1
	Song Thrush	1

	Mowbreck Hall	Tawny Owl	3	2young 1adult	Both young pershed in tree near nest box. Adult in nearby tree.		Monty
		Coal Tit	1		Seen entering nest site in bank of ditch.

23rd May

	Pilling Lane	Grey Heron	1
		Buzzard	1

	Gynn Gardens	Grey Wagtail	1
		Blackbird	1+		inc bird with extensive white neck feathering

Little Poulton	House Martin	13	SD3639	Barry Dyson
	Swallow	8	SD3639
	Swift	3	SD3639
	Whitethroat	1	SD3639

Marton Mere	Little Ringed Plover	1			TS
	Oystercatcher	2
	Lapwing	1
	Swift	17+		over east end, 19.30-45
	Lesser Whitethroat	1	m	singing, west of NW gate
	Willow Warbler	1	m	singing
	Buzzard	2		over east fields
	Kestrel	1	m
	Pied Wagtail	1	m
	Goldfinch	3
	Gadwall	1	m
	Cormorant	1
	Mute Swan	9	m, f + 7 young

Staining Nook	Reed Warbler	1	m	singing, hedge near Mere View	TS
	Lesser Whitethroat	1	m	singing, hedge near Mere View
	House Martin	6+		around Mere View Lane
	Tree Sparrow	4+		Mere View
	Cetti's Warbler	1	m	singing

Herons' Reach Golf Course	Little Grebe	1		west side pool	TS
	Mute Swan	3+		back on nesting pool. Female sat on nest with 1 or both young on back
	Oystercatcher	1
	Reed Warbler	1	m	singing, west side pool
	Cetti's Warbler	1	m	singing, west side pool scrub
	Whitethroat	2

Blackpool Zoo

Reed Warbler

singing, Village entrance pool

Stanley Park	Swift	6		over north lake	TS
	Mute Swan	4+	m, f + 2 young
	Gadwall	2	m, f

Starr Gate	Common Scoter	60	North.Sea watch 0600-1045	A.A,F.B,L.G.B,S.C.
	Gannet	52	South
	Manx Shearwater	116	South
	Kittiwake	5	South
	Sandwich Tern	39	South
	Red-throated Diver	2	North
	Razorbill	12	South
	unidentified Guillemot or Razorbill	109	South/North
	Shelduck	12	South
	Pink-footed Goose	12	North
	Canada Goose	7	North
	Arctic Skua	4	0635,0645,0755,0855. North

Preston Dock

Arctic Tern

one in nest box one nearby

AJH

Warton Bank	Cattle Egret	1		in pond field with cattle south of shooters car park. Beautiful in summer plumage	andy myo ds
	Marsh Harrier	1
	Avocet	2	young

Esprick

Raven

flew over A585 heading west 9 am

Paul Ellis

Wrampool

Grey Partridge

Set aside field

Pilling Lane Ends

Iberian Chiffchaff

Bird singing at head height, 12ft away from me, for a couple of minutes, brilliant.

Pilling Lane

Dunnock

2 ad, 1 juv

fledged juv. Beach Road

Paul Ellis

Fulwood

Tawny Owl

Female / imm

At least two young Owls, recently out of the nest, solicting for food from rooftops near to the Black Bull Pub 00-24 hours tonight.

Jim Clift

22nd May

Pilling Lane

Raven

flew west along coast past Beach Road c1900 hrs

Paul Ellis

Marton Mere	Mute Swan	9	m, f + 7 young		TS
	Oystercatcher	3
	Lapwing	2
	Great Black-backed Gull	1	ad
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	35+
	Black-headed Gull	1	ad
	Buzzard	2		over east fields
	Kestrel	1	m
	Stock Dove	6		barn roof
	Pied Wagtail	1	m
	Song Thrush	3		1 singing
	Greenfinch	1	m
	Linnet	2	m, f
	Willow Warbler	2	m	singing
	Swift	11		over east end, 19.15

Staining Nook	Reed Warbler	1	m	singing, ditch west of NW corner	TS
	House Martin	10+		to the east
	Lesser Whitethroat	1	m	singing, Mere View
	Tree Sparrow	10		Mere View

Herons' Reach Golf Course	Mute Swan	4	m, f + 2 young	moved to a different pool 200 yards from nest	TS
	Reed Bunting	1	f
	Pied Wagtail	1	m
	Willow Warbler	1
	Lesser Whitethroat	1	m	singing, west side pool scrub
	Reed Warbler	3	m	singing, 3 pools

Salisbury Woodland	Tawny Owl	1	ad	2 juvs probably not far away	TS
	Nuthatch	2
	Stock Dove	1

Stanley Park	Mute Swan	39	m, f + 2 young	5+ 2cy's	TS
	Cormorant	1		over east
	Great Crested Grebe	2
	Gadwall	2	m, f
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	11	1 3cy
	Ring-necked Parakeet	3
	Blackcap	3	m	singing
	Swift	4

	Smallwood Hey	Whitethroat	1	male	singing
		House Martin	1

Blackpool North Shore

Grey Wagtail

Layton	Great Black-backed Gull	1	ad	on nest, Layton Depot	325382
	Herring Gull	13		nests
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	4		nests

Warton Bank	Marsh Harrier	1	Fem		DS
	Avocet
	Kestrel	1
	Tree Sparrow	4
	Whitethroat	2		singing
	Little Egret	2

Freckleton Naze Point	Whooper Swan	1	on opposite bank .	DS
	Common Tern	6
	Buzzard	1
	Stock Dove	4
	Tree Sparrow	2
	Blackcap	2	singing
	Chiffchaff	3	singing
	Whitethroat	1	singing
	Jay	1
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1	calling
	Swallow	16
	Little Egret	3

Starr Gate	Common Scoter	220	North. Sea watch 0600-1000	L.G.B,S.C.
	Gannet	24	South/North
	Manx Shearwater	9	North
	Kittiwake	22	North
	Sandwich Tern	3	South
	Red-throated Diver	4	North
	Guillemot	3	North
	Razorbill	2	South
	unidentified Guillemot or Razorbill	80	South/North
	Eider	23	South/North

Pilling Lane Ends	Iberian Chiffchaff	1	male	singing	SD415494
	Little Grebe	1
	Chiffchaff	1	male	singing
	Reed Warbler	1		singing at eastern pond
	Blackcap	1	male	singing
	Tufted Duck	6		eastern pond

	Knott End	Whitethroat	1	male	singing
		Swift	4

Pilling Lane	Blackcap	1	male	singing
	Whitethroat	2	2 males	2 singing
	Tree Sparrow	1
	Ringed Plover	1

21st May

Warton	Sedge Warbler	1	singing Lodge Lane	Paul Ellis
	Whitethroat	2	singing Lodge Lane
	Reed Bunting	1	singing Lodge Lane
	Greenfinch	1	singing Lytham Road opposite BAE

Salwick	Coal Tit		feeding young in nest canal near Hand & Dagger	Paul Ellis
	Chiffchaff		singing canal near Hand & Dagger
	Great Spotted Woodpecker		canal near Hand & Dagger
	Starling		feeding young in tree hole nest canal near Hand & Dagger
	Blackcap	1	canal near Hand & Dagger
	Buzzard	1

Pilling Lane

Blackcap

male

singing

	Kincraig Lake	Shelduck	2		Very unusual here
		Great Crested Grebe	2		Lone bird finally paired up - display dancing

Fleetwood	Robin	1	juv	Garden Ullswater Avenue	KG
	Speckled Wood	1
	Holly Blue	1
	Small Copper	1
	Starling	c30	ad and juv	At least 14 juv in and around garden

Staining	Mute Swan	2	ads	pond NE of McColl's shop	TS
	Greylag Goose	22
	Canada Goose	7
	Oystercatcher	2
	Pied Wagtail	1
	Tree Sparrow	5+		hedges east of shop
	Whitethroat	3
	Buzzard	3
	Linnet	1
	Goldfinch	2

Herons' Reach Golf Course	Mute Swan	4	m, f + 2 young	west side pool	TS
	Reed Warbler	1	m	singing, west side pool
	Whitethroat	1		west side pool scrub
	Reed Bunting	2	m, f

Marton Mere	Mute Swan	9	m, f + 7 young		TS
	Gadwall	1	m
	Oystercatcher	3		2 over NW
	Lapwing	3
	Buzzard	1
	Stock Dove	6
	Pied Wagtail	1
	House Martin	1
	Swift	5
	Lesser Whitethroat	1	m	singing near pumphouse

Staining Nook	Cetti's Warbler	1	m	singing	TS
	Lesser Whitethroat	1	m	singing near Mere View
	Tree Sparrow	2		Mere View

Blackpool Zoo

Reed Warbler

singing, Village entrance pool

Stanley Park	Great Crested Grebe	2			TS
	Mute Swan	4+	m, f + 2 young
	Gadwall	2	m, f
	Stock Dove	1
	Nuthatch	1
	Ring-necked Parakeet	1	f
	Blackcap	5	m	singing
	Swift	11		over north lake, a.m.

Norbreck

Pomarine Skua

Heading north at 0655

Glen Jackson

20th May

Ingol Village Golf Course	Garden Warbler	1	male	singing	Steve Jones
	Chiffchaff	3	males	all singing
	Willow Warbler	1
	Blackcap	2	males	singing
	Nuthatch	1		at nest hole feeding young

Warton

Greenfinch

singing Carr Lane

Paul Ellis

Pilling Lane

Mallard

2 ad, 13 juvs

brood hatched on Beach Road

Paul Ellis / Kinta Beaver

Gynn Gardens

Whitethroat

Migrant

Herons' Reach Golf Course	Mute Swan	4	m, f + 2 young	west side pool	TS
	Oystercatcher	1
	Goldfinch	8		NW area
	Cetti's Warbler	1		singing, west side pool scrub

Staining Nook	Cetti's Warbler	1	singing	TS
	Lesser Whitethroat	1	singing, near Mere View
	Tree Sparrow	2+	Mere View
	Fox	1	field to the SE

Pilling Lane Ends

Iberian Chiffchaff

Showing well, at times by east Pond, and highly mobile, this morning.

Marton Mere	Great Crested Grebe	2			TS
	Mute Swan	9	m, f + 7 young
	Shoveler	1	m
	Gadwall	2	m
	Oystercatcher	1
	Lapwing	1
	Lesser Whitethroat	2		singing, NW pit & near Pumphouse
	Swift	3
	House Martin	1

Newton Marsh

Temminck's Stint

Tripod found set up at the Temmincks site , if its yours phone Dave with a description on 07846438065.

Cocker's Dyke	Buzzard	1
	Lapwing	2
	Whitethroat	1	male	singing

	Pilling Lane	Buzzard	1
		Red-legged Partridge	2

	Knott End	Little Egret	1
		Starling	15	5+ juveniles

Warbreck Hill

Long-tailed Tit

Family party working it's way through gardens opposite Unity school

DJM

Devonshire Rock Gardens	Sedge Warbler	1	m	Singing from hedge between rough fields	DJM
	House Sparrow	5
	Starling	25+		Lots of juveniles
	Whitethroat	1	m	Gorse bush in rough field
	Small Copper	2		Rough fields
	Common Blue	2		Rough field
	Holly Blue	2		Butterfly zone

Lytham Moss

Grasshopper Warbler

In radar station compound reeling

John Lees

Lytham St Annes Nature Reserve	Reed Bunting	2	AA
	Whitethroat	5
	Skylark	4
	Swallow	5
	Meadow Pipit	1
	Common Blue	67
	Small Heath	9
	Orange-tip	1
	Green-veined White	5
	Stoat	1

	Conder Green	Avocet	7		one on island disturbed by proximity of sheep		AJH
		Common Tern	3

Starr Gate	Gannet	47	South/North sea watch 0615-1015	A.A,L.G.B,S.C.
	Sandwich Tern	29	South
	Arctic Tern	18	South
	Arctic Skua	1	North 0635 (dark morph)
	Common Scoter	60	North/South
	Manx Shearwater	16	South/North
	Razorbill	10	South
	Guillemot	12	South
	unidentified Guillemot or Razorbill	85	South/North
	Red-throated Diver	2	North
	Swallow	5	North
	Wheatear	1	Sea wall

Poulton-le-Fylde	Coal Tit	2	Calling Moorland Gardens	Jol
	House Martin	4	2 nests Little Poulton Lane
	Chiffchaff	1	Fields off Little Poulton Lane
	Song Thrush	1
	Whitethroat	1
	Blackcap	1
	Greenfinch	1	Fields off Poulton Golf Course
	Reed Bunting	1
	Whitethroat	1
	Chiffchaff	1
	Song Thrush	1
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1	Poulton Swimming Baths

19th May

Fairhaven Beach	Dunlin	460	Ian Walker WEBS
	Ringed Plover	140
	Sanderling	320
	Cormorant	18
	Little Egret	3

Cocker's Dyke	Common Gull	67
	Shelduck	2
	Oystercatcher	325
	Great Black-backed Gull	2
	Herring Gull	1
	Whitethroat	2	2 males	2 singing
	Mallard	3
	Linnet	1
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	10
	Sanderling	3
	Wheatear	1	female

Knott End	Common Gull	20
	Shelduck	4
	Herring Gull	5
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	6
	Little Egret	1
	Black-headed Gull	3

Pilling Lane

Raven

flew west along coast calling past Beach Road late afternoon

Paul Ellis / Kinta Beaver

Cockersand	Dunlin	300	approx	Paul Ellis / Paul Slade
	Ringed Plover	50	approx
	Eider	11
	Lapwing	10	approx, inc. chick in field
	Skylark	1	singing

Conder Green	Little Ringed Plover	1	m	pool	Paul Ellis / Paul Slade
	Avocet	6		pool
	Common Tern	6		two pairs scraping in raft
	Black-headed Gull	2		pair on nest in raft
	Oystercatcher	10		one sitting in tray on pool
	Tufted Duck	4		pool
	Sedge Warbler	1		singing in hedge by pool
	Little Egret	2

Cockerham Moss Edge	Oystercatcher	2	sitting	Paul Ellis / Paul Slade
	Whitethroat	1	singing
	Tree Sparrow	6
	Blackbird	1	fledged juv

Pilling Lane Ends	Iberian Chiffchaff	1		singing and calling. Probably present since 3rd May at least	Paul Ellis / Paul Slade
	Chiffchaff	1		singing
	Blackcap	1		singing
	Reed Warbler	1		singing east pond
	Little Grebe	2	ad, juv	ad feeding juv east pond
	Tufted Duck	4		east pond
	Mallard			brrod east pond
	Cuckoo	1		flew over heading south, then called once distantly to south
	Chaffinch	4		one carrying food
	Long-tailed Tit	2

Preesall Hill

Mistle Thrush

Paul Ellis / Paul Slade

Fleetwood Marsh	Lesser Black-backed Gull	7	P.Slade / P.Ellis / WeBS
	Herring Gull	2
	Shelduck	3

Arm Hill	Oystercatcher	965		P.Slade / P.Ellis / WeBS
	Ringed Plover	1
	Pink-footed Goose	1
	Mallard	2
	Shelduck	12
	Whitethroat	2	singing
	Blackcap	1	singing
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	1

Barnaby's Sands	Oystercatcher	6	on territories	P.Slade / P.Ellis / WeBS
	Curlew	24
	Skylark	3	singing
	Eider	26	on creeks in marsh at high tide
	Black-headed Gull	3
	Little Egret	5

Agglebys Pit	Lapwing	17	13 sitting plus 4 ads	P.Slade / P.Ellis / WeBS
	Oystercatcher	13	7 sitting plus 6 ads
	Shelduck	8
	Mallard	4
	Lesser Whitethroat	1	singing
	Whitethroat	1	singing
	Blackcap	1	singing
	Greylag Goose	5

Wardley's Creek	Dunlin	99		P.Slade / P.Ellis / WeBS
	Ringed Plover	45
	Oystercatcher	5
	Redshank	1
	Shelduck	15
	Mallard	12
	Teal	2
	Mute Swan	2
	Coot	1
	Black-headed Gull	8
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	52
	Great Black-backed Gull	2
	Cormorant	1
	Little Egret	1
	Skylark	1	singing
	Chiffchaff	1	singing
	Whitethroat	1	singing

Church Scar	Ringed Plover	146	ME WeBS
	Dunlin	49
	Turnstone	36
	Sanderling	2
	Knot	1
	Oystercatcher	2
	Little Egret	1
	Grey Heron	1

Shard Bridge	Black-headed Gull	22	P.Slade / P.Ellis / WeBS
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	8
	Herring Gull	1
	Redshank	1
	Oystercatcher	6
	Lapwing	4
	Mallard	15
	Grey Heron	4
	Little Egret	1
	Stock Dove	1

Skippool Creek	Shelduck	26	15 ad, 11 juvs		P.Slade / P.Ellis / WeBS
	Canada Goose	5	2 ad, 3 juvs
	Mallard	2
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	30
	Herring Gull	3
	Cormorant	1
	Oystercatcher	1
	Redshank	1		on saltmarsh opposite, poss breeding
	Skylark	1		singing
	Buzzard	1

Ramper Pot	Oystercatcher	1			P Slade / P Ellis / WeBS
	Curlew	1
	Shelduck	12
	Grey Heron	2
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	25
	Cormorant	1
	Sedge Warbler	1		singing
	Whitethroat	1		singing
	Willow Warbler	1		singing
	Long-tailed Tit	8		family party
	Starling	75	juvs	on field
	Robin	1	juv	fledged

Salwick	Mistle Thrush	1	Along Canal	Jol
	Blackcap	1
	Chiffchaff	2
	Spotted Flycatcher	1
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1
	Reed Bunting	1
	Sedge Warbler	2
	Yellowhammer	1	Dagger lane

Catforth

Tawny Owl

on telegraph wires after sunset

Myerscough Quarry	Ringed Plover	1
	Little Ringed Plover	1
	Reed Warbler	3+	males	singing in reedbeds

	Freckleton	Little Owl	1		lower lane		andy myo
		Yellowhammer	1	m

Copthorne

Greylag Goose

Two broods by entrance to Woodlands

	Glasson Basin	Coot	c1		pair with 4 young
		Mallard	c1		f with 8 young

	Conder Green	Mute Swan	32
		Black-tailed Godwit	1

Pilling Lane Ends

Little Grebe

pr with juv

Marton Mere	Mute Swan	9	m, f + 7 young		TS
	Gadwall	1	m
	Lapwing	2
	Buzzard	1
	Stock Dove	5
	Linnet	2	m, f
	Lesser Whitethroat	1		singing near pumphouse
	Willow Warbler	1		singing
	Swift	2

Herons' Reach Golf Course	Little Grebe	2		central east pool	TS
	Mute Swan	4	m, f + 2 young
	Reed Bunting	1	m
	Reed Warbler	4		singing, 3 east side pools, 1 west side
	Willow Warbler	1		singing
	Sparrowhawk	1	f	low over NW corner pond

Blackpool Zoo

Lesser Whitethroat

singing, showing, north side of Village car park

Stanley Park	Mute Swan	4+	m, f + 2 young	TS
	Gadwall	2	m, f
	Nuthatch	1
	Ring-necked Parakeet	1

Newton Marsh	Temminck's Stint	2	On right of entrance pool	Mark Cookson
	Gadwall
	Black-tailed Godwit
	Lapwing
	Grey Heron

	Salisbury Woodland	Tawny Owl	2	2 juvs			Mark Cookson
		Nuthatch

Pilling Lane Ends	Iberian Chiffchaff	1		Seen near footbridge next to east pond and in central wooden area	Mark Cookson
	Cuckoo	1		Flew over central wooded area SW ish
	Tufted Duck	4	2m 2f	On East pond
	Mallard			5 chicks on east pond

Myerscough Quarry	Greylag Goose	2			Stu Milne
	Canada Goose	6
	Tufted Duck	8
	Shelduck	2
	Little Grebe	2
	Grey Heron	3
	Sedge Warbler	8+
	Reed Bunting	1	M
	Buzzard	1
	Oystercatcher	4
	Cuckoo	1	M	On bushes next to canal then flew towards solar panels field
	Mute Swan	2

Myerscough Quarry	Greylag Goose	2			Stu Milne
	Canada Goose	6
	Tufted Duck	8
	Shelduck	2
	Little Grebe	2
	Grey Heron	3
	Sedge Warbler	8+
	Reed Bunting	1	M
	Buzzard	1
	Oystercatcher	4
	Cuckoo	1	M	On bushes next to canal then flew towards solar panels field
	Mute Swan	2

Starr Gate	Common Scoter	57	North .Sea watch 0600-0900	S.C.
	Eider	1	North
	Arctic Tern	18	North
	Sandwich Tern	29	South
	Common Tern	2	South
	Gannet	14	North/South
	unidentified Guillemot or Razorbill	17	North/South

Warbreck Hill	Swallow	15+		N	DJM
	Greenfinch	3		Golden triangle at end of Hilstone Lane
	Chiffchaff	1	m	Singing in Magpie wood Regency Gardens
	Wren	1	m	Singing in Magpie wood Regency Gardens

Knott End

Greenshank

flew over

	Newton Marsh	Temminck's Stint	2		0645hrs		Ian Walker
		Greenshank	1

18th May

Newton Marsh	Shoveler			fem with 8 small juvs	Paul Ellis
	Mallard			fem & brood
	Moorhen		2 juvs	small juvs
	Black-tailed Godwit	10		Icelandics
	Tree Sparrow	2		over Entrance Pool

	Conder Green	Avocet	10		pool at HT		JSc
		Common Tern	6		2 on island and 4 over towards river

Stake Pool

Chiffchaff

male

singing to southwest

Knott End

Swift

Pilling Lane Ends	Iberian Chiffchaff	1	male	singing	SD415494
	Reed Warbler	1		singing	SD416494
	Little Grebe	2	2 males	2 singing
	Mallard	8	female and 7 young
	Chiffchaff	2	2 males	2 singing
	Blackcap	2	2 males	2 singing
	Long-tailed Tit	2		1 carrying food
	Chaffinch	1		carrying food
	Grey Heron	1

Cockersand	Eider	9	5m		JSc
	Great Crested Grebe	3
	Little Egret	1
	Golden Plover	1	sum-plum	Plover Scar HT roost
	Ringed Plover	100		Plover Scar HT roost
	Turnstone	2		Plover Scar HT roost
	Sanderling	6		Plover Scar HT roost
	Dunlin	1000		Plover Scar HT roost
	Sandwich Tern	c15		offshore
	Arctic Tern	31		single flock blogging close inshore then flew towards Heysham
	Arctic Skua	1	dark morph	purposefully east 11:45
	Stock Dove	1
	Wheatear	2	2f

	Bank End	Barn Owl	1		hunting at dusk
		Pied Wagtail	15+		on marsh

Cockerham Moss

Whitethroat

male

singing

Church Scar	Knot	2	1 summer plumage	(over high tide)
	Sandwich Tern	4		on buoy (over high tide)
	Dunlin	c30		(over high tide)
	Ringed Plover	c50		(over high tide)
	Sanderling	6		(over high tide)

Little Singleton	Tree Sparrow	6		SD3839	Barry Dyson
	Whitethroat	1	Singing	SD3839
	Chiffchaff	1	Singing	SD3839

	Little Thornton	Spotted Flycatcher	1			SD355415	Barry Dyson
		Greenfinch	2	males		SD357413

Ramper Pot	Sedge Warbler	1	Singing	SD3542	Barry Dyson
	Whitethroat	1	Singing	SD3542
	Willow Warbler	1	Singing	SD3542

	Fleetwood Promenade	Arctic Skua	2	dm
		Common Scoter	1+		large nos in bay

Herons' Reach Golf Course	Little Grebe	1	west side pool	TS
	Mute Swan	4	2 young by female on nest
	Mistle Thrush	1
	Cetti's Warbler	1	singing, west side pool scrub
	Lesser Whitethroat	1	singing, west side pool scrub
	Whitethroat	1	brambles near zoo car park
	Willow Warbler	1	NW corner
	Swallow	4

Marton Mere	Mute Swan	9	m, f + 7 young		TS
	Gadwall	2	m
	Pied Wagtail	1
	Lesser Whitethroat	2		singing, NE corner & near pumphouse
	Swift	2

Staining Nook

Cetti's Warbler

singing

Stanley Park	Great Crested Grebe	1+		TS
	Gadwall	2	m, f
	Mute Swan	4+	m, f + 2 young
	Nuthatch	1

Starr Gate	Gannet	21	South sea watch 0600-0745	S.C.
	Manx Shearwater	6	South
	Arctic Tern	38	North
	Sandwich Tern	7	South
	Razorbill	2	North
	unidentified Guillemot or Razorbill	21	North/South
	Swift	5	North
	Kittiwake	6	North
	Knot	550	South

Fleetwood Promenade

Pomarine Skua

Ad dark mph

Flew out of bay. Presumably the one then reported with several lms off Rossall

Preesall

Swift

Knott End

unidentified Pomarine Skua or Arctic Skua

on sea at 10.30am

Newton Marsh	Temminck's Stint	2	Still present at 1040hrs	Ian Walker et al
	Little Ringed Plover	2
	Greenshank	1

Devonshire Rock Gardens	Willow Warbler	1	m	Singing in SE corner of rough field	DJM
	Whitethroat	1	m	Singing in SW corner of rough field
	Chiffchaff	1	m	Singing in butterfly zone
	Blackcap	1	m	Singing from Butterfly zone
	Song Thrush	2		Hedge between rough fields
	Swift	2

17th May

	Corner Row	Buzzard	1		south of M55
		Greylag Goose	3		south of M55

Preston Dock	Arctic Tern	7
	Common Tern	190
	Mute Swan	2
	Black-headed Gull	35	35 first-summers
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	10

Shard Bridge

Buzzard

Windy Harbour

Buzzard

Rossall Point	Common Scoter	25	Seawatch 7.20-10.40	Barry Dyson
	Eider	37	South/north
	Shelduck	4	North
	Arctic Tern	c40	Near Wyre light then south at 7.30
	unidentified Common Tern or Arctic Tern	100+	Mainly north
	Sandwich Tern	13
	Gannet	5	Diving near the windfarm
	Guillemot	4	Close in
	Dunlin	90
	Sanderling	215
	Swallow	18	North
	Grey Seal	3

Lytham Jetty	Eider	137
	Cormorant	c220	upriver
	Little Egret	6
	Common Tern	23
	Arctic Tern	1
	Bar-tailed Godwit	32	upriver

Staining	Wheatear	1	f	field east of McColl's shop	TS
	Whitethroat	3		hedges east of shop
	House Martin	4
	Swallow	4
	Gadwall	1	m	pond NE of shop
	Oystercatcher	2
	Red-legged Partridge	3
	Mistle Thrush	1
	Pied Wagtail	1	m
	Tree Sparrow	2
	Linnet	1
	Goldfinch	2

Marton Mere	Ruff	1		18.30+	TS
	Lesser Whitethroat	1		singing, NW pit
	Willow Warbler	1		singing
	Teal	1	m
	Shelduck	1	m	over north
	Mute Swan	11	4 ads, 7 young
	Buzzard	1
	Kestrel	1	m
	Great Black-backed Gull	1	ad
	Pied Wagtail	2
	Greenfinch	2
	Swift	2

Herons' Reach Golf Course	Little Grebe	1	west side pool	TS
	Reed Warbler	2	west side pool
	Willow Warbler	1	singing
	Swallow	4

Staining Nook

Cetti's Warbler

singing

Stanley Park	Great Crested Grebe	2			TS
	Mute Swan	4+	m, f + 2 young	+ other ads
	Ring-necked Parakeet	1
	Mistle Thrush	3		2 NE golf course
	Swift	6

Cleveleys

Spotted Flycatcher

Osborne Grove

D & J Moreton

Blackpool North Shore

Swift

Whizzing round the roof tops along Holmfield Rd

DJM

Salwick

Spotted Flycatcher

pair

by canal

andy myo

Starr Gate	Common Scoter	102		North. Sea watch 0600-1130	A.A,F.B,L.G.B,S.C,M.J.
	Arctic Tern	247	South
	Common Tern	2	South
	Sandwich Tern	33	South/North
	Black Guillemot	1	South	0700
	Guillemot	7	South
	Razorbill	14	South/North
	unidentified Guillemot or Razorbill	63	South/North
	Eider	8	South
	Gannet	21	South/North
	Red-throated Diver	2
	Kittiwake	8	South
	Manx Shearwater	45	South/North
	Carrion Crow	1	In off S/E
	Swallow	7	North
	Swift	8	East

Conder Green	Little Ringed Plover	1	AC
	Common Tern	1
	Avocet	5

16th May

Thornton

Swift

Paul Slade

Lytham Jetty	Eider	66	plus brood of four ducklings
	Bar-tailed Godwit	26	upriver
	Common Tern	c20
	Cormorant	c70	inc 47 upriver
	Sanderling	1+
	Little Egret	3

Marton Mere	Gadwall	5	m		TS
	Teal	1	m
	Lapwing	3
	Pied Wagtail	1
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	50+
	Black-headed Gull	1
	Buzzard	1
	Stock Dove	4
	Willow Warbler	1	m	singing
	Lesser Whitethroat	1	m	singing near Mere View
	Swift	5
	House Martin	2

Herons' Reach Golf Course

Great Crested Grebe

central east pool

Marton Mere	Whitethroat	1		MMV cabins	MM Volunteers
	Lesser Whitethroat	1		MMV cabins
	Sedge Warbler	1		East ponds
	Oystercatcher	2		Over
	Reed Bunting	2	m
	Large White
	Peacock butterfly
	Small Tortoiseshell
	Common Blue
	Speckled Wood
	Brimstone butterfly
	Orange-tip
	Common Blue Damselfly

Starr Gate	Red-throated Diver	3		Watch 0600-1000	F.B. L.G.B.M.J. A.M.
	Manx Shearwater	22		north.
	Gannet	24		south.
	Kittiwake	9	ads.	south.
	Sandwich Tern	32		south.
	Common Tern	3		south.
	Arctic Tern	200		85 s/east. 115 north.
	Black Tern	4		south.
	Arctic Skua	1		dark morph harrassing terns.
	Guillemot	26		south.
	Razorbill	31		south.
	unidentified Guillemot or Razorbill	124		south.
	Black Guillemot	1	ad. sum plum.	flew inshore then drifted out on the tide.

Starr Gate	Red-throated Diver	3		Watch 0600-1000	F.B. L.G.B.M.J. A.M.
	Manx Shearwater	22		north.
	Gannet	24		south.
	Kittiwake	9	ads.	south.
	Sandwich Tern	32		south.
	Common Tern	3		south.
	Arctic Tern	200		85 s/east. 115 north.
	Black Tern	4		south.
	Arctic Skua	1		dark morph harrassing terns.
	Guillemot	26		south.
	Razorbill	31		south.
	unidentified Guillemot or Razorbill	124		south.
	Black Guillemot	1	ad. sum plum.	iflew inshore then drifted out on the tide.

Wesham Marsh

Garganey

male

still at 19,15 hrs

andy myo

Bispham

Swift

screaming at roof level

SD319409

	Preston Dock	Common Tern	120+				D & J Moreton
		Arctic Tern	2

Salisbury Woodland

Tawny Owl

ad + 2 juvs

	Marton Mere	Mandarin	2	males	island pool		TS/FB/AM
		Ruff	2	fems	island pool

Rossall Point	Puffin	2	08.45am - 11.45am	LWT/DM/MF
	Razorbill	6
	Arctic Tern	200
	Common Scoter	7
	Guillemot	7
	Gannet	6
	Manx Shearwater	2
	Kittiwake	50
	Hooded Crow	2
	Dunlin	100
	Ringed Plover	10
	Swallow	7
	Sand Martin	1
	Grey Seal	1
	Sandwich Tern	4

15th May

Skippool Creek

Goldcrest

singing Fuel Stn A585

Paul Ellis

Warton Aerodrome

Skylark

min. no. singing along northern side

Paul Ellis

Warton Marsh

Meadow Pipit

singing west of Bank Lane

Paul Ellis

Warton Bank	Whitethroat	2	singing Bank Lane	Paul Ellis
	Tree Sparrow	1	over sea wall west of Bank Lane
	Chiffchaff	1	singing half way down Bank Lane

Rossall Point	Puffin	2	08.45am - 10.15am	MF
	Common Scoter	18
	Greylag Goose	2
	Guillemot	3
	Razorbill	9
	Whitethroat	1
	Kittiwake	10
	Little Gull	5

Marton Mere	Lesser Whitethroat	1	MMV cabins	MM Volunteers
	Reed Warbler	1	Dragonfly Hide
	Common Blue Damselfly
	Large White
	Peacock butterfly
	Orange-tip
	Common Blue
	Oystercatcher	2	Over,,,,

Blackpool North Shore	Puffin	1	north then landed on sea
	Shelduck	6	south
	Red-throated Diver	5	1+1+3 north, 4 sum plum

Blackpool Central

Grey Wagtail

	Wesham Marsh	Noctule Bat	5		not easy to count so may be more		andy myo
		Garganey	1	male	still at dusk

Herons' Reach Golf Course	Little Grebe	1		SE pool	TS
	Tufted Duck	2	m, f
	Oystercatcher	1
	Pied Wagtail	1	m
	Reed Warbler	6		4 east side pools, 2 west side pool
	Lesser Whitethroat	1	m	singing, practice range pool scrub
	Whitethroat	2	m	singing, practice range pool scrub/NW corner
	Cetti's Warbler	1	m	singing, practice range pool scrub
	Chiffchaff	1	m	singing, practice range pool scrub
	Willow Warbler	2	m	singing, practice range pool scrub/NW corner
	Swallow	2		west side
	Goldfinch	5

Marton Mere	Common Sandpiper	1			TS
	Willow Warbler	1	m	singing
	Mute Swan	9	m, f + 7 young
	Teal	1	m
	Gadwall	3	2m
	Great Black-backed Gull	1	ad
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	17	ads
	Buzzard	1		over east fields
	Stock Dove	8		barn area

Staining Nook	Lesser Whitethroat	2	m	singing, Nook and near Mere View	TS
	Cetti's Warbler	1	m	singing near Mere View
	Tree Sparrow	2+
	House Martin	2

	Stanley Park	Great Crested Grebe	2				TS
		Mute Swan	4+	m, f + 2 young	+ other ads

Salisbury Woodland	Tawny Owl	3	ad + 2 juvs		TS
	Nuthatch	1
	Blackcap	2	m	singing

Wesham Marsh

Garganey

male

still at 16,15

andy myo

Cockersand

Curlew Sandpiper

In winter plumage with dunlin flock roost at high tide on Plover Scar 0845

Glen Jackson

Starr Gate	Manx Shearwater	145	South/North Sea watch 0600-1000	F.B,L.G.B,S.C,M.J,et.al
	Gannet	35	South
	Sandwich Tern	40	South
	Kittiwake	28	South
	Guillemot	17	South
	Razorbill	9	South
	unidentified Guillemot or Razorbill	256	South/North
	Eider	4	South/North
	Common Scoter	32	South/North
	Puffin	2	South (1-0715, 1-0800.)
	Whimbrel	1	South
	Swift	6	North
	Black-tailed Godwit	1	South
	Swallow	16	South/North
	Knot	400	South

	Knott End	Mute Swan	10
		Sandwich Tern	1

Wesham Marsh

Garganey

male

still there at 6,30

andy myo

14th May

	Marton Mere	Little Grebe	1+
		Barnacle Goose	22		in to roost

Kincraig Lake	Reed Warbler	1	m
	Little Grebe	1
	Chiffchaff	1	m

Blackpool Central

Brimstone butterfly

male

on Deansgate in town centre

Starr Gate

Bottlenose Dolphin

Then reported north to Central Pier

Knott End

Barnacle Goose

flew southwest at 21:26

Wesham Marsh

Garganey

male

at 20,30 till i left at 21,00

andy myo

Herons' Reach Golf Course	Reed Warbler	4	m	singing, 3 pools	TS
	Swift	2
	Swallow	2
	Great Crested Grebe	2
	Little Grebe	1
	Tufted Duck	2	m, f	circling over
	Oystercatcher	2

Stanley Park	Gadwall	1	m	TS
	Ring-necked Parakeet	1
	Nuthatch	1

Staining Nook	House Martin	4			TS
	Lesser Whitethroat	1	m	singing near Mere View
	Cetti's Warbler	1	m	singing near Mere View

Marton Mere	Teal	1	m	TS
	Gadwall	3	2m
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	25	1 3cy
	Sparrowhawk	1	m
	Oystercatcher	1
	Stock Dove	4
	Swift	2
	Swallow	4

Salwick

Spotted Flycatcher

along canal behind hand and dagger

andy myo

Bank End	Raven	2			AC
	Peregrine	1		No sign of BH Wagtail
	Eider	13	11M+2F
	Great Crested Grebe	2
	Pied Wagtail	7
	Meadow Pipit	3

Conder Green	Swift	2	AC
	Common Tern	2
	Avocet	7+

Starr Gate	Manx Shearwater	210	South. sea watch 0615-1030	L.G.B,M.C,S.C,M.J,et.al.
	Gannet	43	South
	Razorbill	51	South
	Guillemot	9	South
	unidentified Guillemot or Razorbill	191	North /South
	Red-throated Diver	7	North
	Sandwich Tern	76	South
	Kittiwake	14	South
	Common Scoter	132	North/south
	Swift	2	North
	Swallow	9	North
	Puffin	4	South,2-0725. 2-0835
	Curlew	1	South
	Ringed Plover	3	South

Blackpool North Shore	Wheatear	1	f	N	DJM
	Swallow	1		Feeding along cliff face
	Common Tern	1		S

13th May

Little Singleton

Swift

Mains Lane

Paul Slade

Stalmine Moss

Corn Bunting

males

singing Union Lane

Paul Slade

Cockersand	Whimbrel	2			Paul Slade
	Wheatear	1
	Sedge Warbler	1	male	singing

Bank End

Whimbrel

Paul Slade

	Wrampool	Little Egret	1
		Mute Swan	2

Braides

Mute Swan

Rossall School	Swift	2			Barry Dyson
	House Martin	18		Hawking over the school's farm fields
	Sedge Warbler	1		Singing
	Whitethroat	2		Both singing
	Lesser Whitethroat	1		singing
	Wheatear	1	f

	Blackpool North Shore	Manx Shearwater	120		0730-0830
		Eider	3	M

Staining	Whitethroat	4		hedgerows east of McColl's shop	TS
	Little Ringed Plover	2		pond bank NE of shop
	Lapwing	1
	Gadwall	2	m, f
	Swift	2
	Buzzard	2
	Red-legged Partridge	2

Herons' Reach Golf Course	Great Crested Grebe	2		central east pool	TS
	Little Grebe	3		2 west side pool, 1 east side
	Reed Bunting	2	m, f	west side pool
	Reed Warbler	5		3 singing east side pools. 2, 1 singing west side
	Lesser Whitethroat	2		1 singing near east side of crossing path, 1 west side pool scrub

Marton Mere	Little Grebe	2		calling, NW corner	TS
	Great Crested Grebe	1
	Mute Swan	9	m, f + 7 young	9 young Saturday, 8 yesterday
	Teal	1	m
	Gadwall	2	m, f
	Sparrowhawk	1	f
	Kestrel	1
	Red-legged Partridge	2		east field/barn roof
	Black-headed Gull	1
	Skylark	1		singing over SE field
	Willow Warbler	1	m	singing
	Whimbrel	1		over NW
	Fox	1		NE field

Staining Nook	Lesser Whitethroat	2	m	singing, 1 Nook, 1 near Mere View	TS
	Cetti's Warbler	1	m	singing, near Mere View
	Tree Sparrow	2		Mere View

Stanley Park	Great Crested Grebe	2			TS
	Gadwall	1	m
	Coal Tit	1
	Buzzard	4		circling high over NE golf course, viewed from my window at 4pm

Knott End

Swift

Thurnham

Song Thrush

Pilling Lane

Song Thrush

male

singing

	Stake Pool	Buzzard	2		north end
		Song Thrush	1

Parrox Hall

Buzzard

Braides

Mute Swan

Sand Villa

Buzzard

Bank End	Little Egret	1
	Pied Wagtail	4
	Oystercatcher	2
	Sand Martin	5
	Swallow	10
	Greylag Goose	2

Conder Green	Yellow Wagtail	1	male	Conder Pool
	Oystercatcher	13		Conder Pool
	Avocet	3		Conder Pool
	Sedge Warbler	1		singing
	Greenshank	1		Conder Estuary
	Tufted Duck	2	male and female	Conder Pool
	Mute Swan	12
	Redshank	6
	Black-tailed Godwit	3
	Mute Swan	8
	Greylag Goose	2
	Redshank	4
	Little Egret	3

Conder Green

Common Tern

Bank End

Blue-headed Wagtail

Seen very well in good light, superb.

	Eagland Hill	Little Owl	1				AJH
		Linnet	2

Starr Gate	Manx Shearwater	340	North/South -Sea watch 0615-1030	F.B,L.G.B,S.C,M.J
	Gannet	54	North
	Arctic Tern	26	South
	Sandwich Tern	103	South
	Razorbill	49	South
	Common Tern	8	South
	Guillemot	32	South
	unidentified Guillemot or Razorbill	170	North/South
	Common Scoter	290	North
	Kittiwake	21	South (1 juv)
	Eider	5	North
	Swallow	18	North
	Knot	370	South
	Canada Goose	3	North
	Red-breasted Merganser	1	South

12th May

Staynall	Lesser Whitethroat	1	male	singing Burrow's Lane	Paul Slade/Paul Ellis
	Blackcap	1	male	singing Burrow's Lane
	Tree Sparrow			3+ yng in nestbox
	Blue Tit			7 yng in nestbox
	Blue Tit			on nest in pipe
	Great Tit			6 yng in nestbox

The Heads	Tree Sparrow			3 nestboxes with 3+ yng in each	Paul Slade/Paul Ellis
	Blue Tit			sitting on nest
	Great Tit			sitting on nest
	Goldcrest	1	male	singing
	Curlew	1		singing

	Cocker's Dyke	Whimbrel	1				Paul Slade/Paul Ellis
		Whitethroat	2	males	singing

Preston Dock	Common Tern	15	inc returning 4H58786 Namibian ringed bird	Paul Slade
	Arctic Tern	1
	Raven	2

Marton Mere	Teal	3	m		TS
	Gadwall	2	m, f
	Oystercatcher	1
	Stock Dove	9		barn area
	Linnet	3		island

Staining Nook	Cetti's Warbler	2	singing, 1 Nook, 1 near Mere View	TS
	House Martin	10+	to the east
	Buzzard	1	low over the marsh

Herons' Reach Golf Course	Little Grebe	1		west side pool	TS
	Reed Warbler	5		4 singing, 3 pools
	Willow Warbler	1		singing, central area
	Reed Bunting	2	m, f

	Blackpool Zoo	Reed Warbler	1	m	singing, Village entrance pool		TS
		Lesser Whitethroat	1	m	singing, bridle path bushes, north side of Village car park

Stanley Park	Great Crested Grebe	2			TS
	Nuthatch	2
	Ring-necked Parakeet	1
	Stock Dove	1
	Blackcap	7	m	singing

Fairhaven	Speckled Wood	3		garden Arundel Rd	FW
	Holly Blue	2		Arundel Rd garden
	Orange-tip	1	male	Arundel Rd garden
	Small White	3		ArundelRd garden
	Greenfinch	1	female

Lytham St Annes Nature Reserve	Skylark	5		singing	brenda walsh,fw
	Whitethroat	3	2m, 1f	territorial
	new species			! Broad-bodied Chaser teneral male
	Common Blue	4		13 males, 1female
	Small Heath	1		1
	new species	1	male	Orange Tip
	Small Tortoiseshell	1
	Small White	3

North Blackpool Pond Trail

Chiffchaff

Mount Park

Chiffchaff

St Annes Old Links

Sparrowhawk

	Lytham St Annes Nature Reserve	Broad-bodied Chaser	1
		Willow Warbler	1	m

Cottam	Lapwing	1		On a front lawn of a house Hoyles ln	Stu milne
	Oystercatcher	1		on playing field near school
	Mallard	12+	inc 5 juv
	Robin	4	1juv
	Long-tailed Tit	6	all juv
	Buzzard	3		high over
	Swift	3		first of year for me
	House Martin	6+

Marton Mere	Whimbrel	1	flew west low over Mere 10.50	Ellen Pemberton
	Lapwing	1	flew east c. 12.45
	Lesser Whitethroat	1	singing in north central scrub c.12.50-13.00
	Whitethroat	7
	Blackcap	3
	Chiffchaff	8
	Reed Warbler	6
	Sedge Warbler	3
	Swift	5

Wesham Marsh	Swift	4			andy myo
	House Martin	10
	Swallow	5
	Sedge Warbler	2
	Whitethroat	1
	Lesser Whitethroat	1
	Broad-bodied Chaser	1	f	mowbreck lane end of track to marsh

Knott End

Swift

	New Ridge Farm	Whimbrel	3				AC
		Wheatear	2

Cocker's Dyke	Whinchat	1	F		AC
	Sand Martin	1		North
	Wheatear	3
	Whitethroat	2

Starr Gate	Common Scoter	360	North. Sea watch 0615-1030	L.G.B,S.C,M.J,P.G.S.
	Gannet	39	South
	Red-throated Diver	20	North
	Razorbill	5	South
	Guillemot	12	North/South
	Arctic Tern	22	North
	Common Tern	4	North
	Sandwich Tern	24	South
	Manx Shearwater	64	North/South
	unidentified Guillemot or Razorbill	30	North/South
	Eider	1	North
	Swallow	19	North
	Sand Martin	2	North
	Kittiwake	16	North
	Arctic Skua	2	1-0830 South/east.1-1015 North.(Dark morph)

Devonshire Rock Gardens	Swift	2			DJM
	Mute Swan	2		N
	Whitethroat	1	m	Rough field SW brambles
	Chiffchaff	1	m	Singing from Butterfly zone
	Blackcap	1	m	Singing from Butterfly zone
	Long-tailed Tit	1		Butterfly zone

Fulwood

Tawny Owl

Female / imm

Calling fron next door's rooftop, next to the Harris Park, at around 1AM.

Jim Clift

11th May

	Conder Green	Avocet	2	pair	Conder Pool
		Black-tailed Godwit	36		Conder Pool

Cockersand	Garden Warbler	1		in sycamores at Bankhouses
	Dunlin	c300		including 1 leucistic bird with white face/hood
	Ringed Plover	c50
	Turnstone	1
	Eider	10+
	Lapwing	1	chick	in ploughed field

Myerscough Quarry	Greenshank	1
	Little Ringed Plover	1
	Willow Warbler	2	males	singing
	Blackcap	1	male	singing
	Song Thrush	2
	Grey Heron	2

Herons' Reach Golf Course	Great Crested Grebe	1		west side pool	TS
	Tufted Duck	2	m, f
	Oystercatcher	2
	Coal Tit	1		collecting food around east side pool
	Reed Warbler	3	m	singing, 2 east side pools, 1 west side
	Lesser Whitethroat	1	m	singing, S.S.S.I. hedgerow
	Cetti's Warbler	1	m	singing, pool east of practice range

Staining Nook	Lesser Whitethroat	1	m	singing and showing well	TS
	House Martin	17		to the east
	Buzzard	2		circling over fields to the NW
	Stock Dove	1		perched near gate
	Tree Sparrow	2		Mere View
	Greenfinch	2	m	Mere View
	Reed Bunting	1	m	Mere View

Marton Mere	Great Black-backed Gull	1	ad	bathing, island pool, that's a first	TS
	Black-headed Gull	3
	Stock Dove	5
	Kestrel	1	m
	Buzzard	1
	Long-tailed Tit	4	ads
	Linnet	2	m, f
	Willow Warbler	2	m	singing

Lawson Wetland

Lesser Whitethroat

singing, Hawthorn north bank

Blackpool Zoo

Reed Warbler

singing, Village entrance pool

Stanley Park	Great Crested Grebe	1		TS
	Gadwall	1	m
	Ring-necked Parakeet	1

	Cleveleys North Promenade	Tree Pipit	1		over
		Siskin	2+		over

Starr Gate	Common Scoter	275		north. Watch 0600-1100	F.B. L.G.B. S.C.
	Red-breasted Merganser	2	m.& f.	north.
	Red-throated Diver	8		north.
	Fulmar	2		north.
	Manx Shearwater	500		rafting then south.
	Gannet	74		south.
	new species			Black Browded Albatross north 0644
	Whimbrel	4	north.
	Kittiwake	34	ads.	south.
	Sandwich Tern	118		south.
	Common Tern	4		north.
	Arctic Tern	14		south.
	Arctic Skua	1		north.
	Guillemot	139		south.
	Razorbill	68		south.
	unidentified Guillemot or Razorbill	130		south.
	Yellow Wagtail	1		north.

Church Scar

Curlew Sandpiper

Adult

1640hrs - Breeding Plumage

I. Walker & F. Bird

Meagles Lane

Yellowhammer

5 M 2 F

0630hrs BBS Survey

Ian Walker

St Michael's on Wyre	Kingfisher	1	along river	Stu milne
	Mistle Thrush	1
	Buzzard	2
	Small Copper	1
	Holly Blue	1

Treales	Whitethroat	3			Stu milne
	Canada Goose	4
	Greylag Goose	2
	Shelduck	2
	Buzzard	1
	Red-legged Partridge	2
	Yellowhammer	1		jacobs ln
	Lapwing	3	inc 1 chick
	Oystercatcher	5
	Reed Bunting	3	all male
	Brown Hare	5

Cocker's Dyke	Whimbrel	1	flew east calling over beach	Paul Ellis / Kinta Beaver
	Song Thrush	1	carrying food
	Blackbird	1	carrying food
	Woodpigeon	1	on nest
	Whitethroat	1	singing
	Linnet	6	inc 1+ singing

Cocker's Dyke	Wheatear	2	M	G-type	AC
	Whimbrel	3
	Pink-footed Goose	1

Pilling Lane	Yellow Wagtail	1	female	on fleld with horses between Beach Road and Cockers Dyke then flew NE 1045 hrs	Paul Ellis / Kinta Beaver
	Siskin	2	m, f	Beach Road trees then flew east
	Wheatear	1	m	Greenland based on 6 visible primary tips, on sea wall
	Collared Dove	1		on nest Beach Road

	Warbreck Hill	Sparrowhawk	1		W		DJM
		Willow Warbler	1	m	Singing from the Golden Triangle

Marton Mere	Cetti's Warbler	8	m	Incl 1 at the Nook	DJM
	Swift	7
	Swallow	10		N
	Lesser Whitethroat	4	m	2 mere, 1 bridlepath, 1 Nook
	Teal	2	m,f

Newton Marsh

Shoveler

Female with 9 newly hatched young.

martin jump

10th May

	Pilling Lane	Siskin	2	m, f	garden feeders Beach Road		Paul Ellis / Kinta Beaver
		Willow Warbler	1		singing Beach Road

	Marton Mere	Lesser Whitethroat	1		singing west end		Paul Ellis
		Reed Warbler	3		singing west end

Lytham Moss	Sedge Warbler	4	singing west and east of Easterleigh	Paul Ellis
	Whitethroat	7	singing west and east of Easterleigh
	Reed Bunting	2	singing west and east of Easterleigh
	Blackcap	1	singing Easterleigh

Myerscough Quarry	Short-eared Owl	1		hunting over sheep field between canal and quarry	Mark Cookson
	Little Ringed Plover	2
	Common Sandpiper	1
	Goosander	2	m
	Greenshank	1
	Ringed Plover	1
	Greylag Goose			2 pair with chicks - one with 2 chicks and one with 4
	Tufted Duck
	Wigeon	1	m
	Gadwall	2	1m 1f
	Coot
	Oystercatcher	6
	Dunlin	1
	Mallard			female with 8 chicks
	Pied Wagtail	2
	Lapwing
	Swift	4		hawking over quarry for approx 10 mins then went west
	Jay	1		in trees at south end

	Carr House Green Common	Whitethroat	3				Mark Cookson
		Reed Bunting	2	m

Marton Mere	Bittern	1		heard once from East embankment booming giving 3 'booms' Didn't hear again	Mark Cookson
	Reed Warbler			singing
	Sedge Warbler			singing
	Reed Bunting	3	m
	Red-legged Partridge	2		in fields viewed near muck heaps from embankment

Lytham Moss	Quail	1	heard singing north of Easterleigh - right at 1st junction then near pipe across sluice	Mark Cookson
	Whitethroat	6
	Sedge Warbler	4
	Greenfinch	1
	Grey Heron	1	flushed from sluice near pipe
	Buzzard		over

Savick Park	Bullfinch	1	m	Mark Cookson
	Blackcap	1	m
	Blackbird	4	3f 1m
	Jay	1

	Newton-with-Scales	Little Owl	1		thames street		andy myo
		Song Thrush	3

	Preston Dock	Common Tern			2 with metal leg ring but could not read		Mark Cookson
		Arctic Tern	1

Marton Mere	Common Sandpiper	1			TS
	Lapwing	4
	Kestrel	1
	Teal	2	m
	Mute Swan	11	m, f + 9 young
	Willow Warbler	2	m	singing

Staining Nook	Buzzard	1		perched, NE corner	TS
	Sparrowhawk	1	f	circling over
	Long-tailed Tit	2	ads

	Herons' Reach Golf Course	Reed Warbler	2	m	singing, east side pools		TS
		Willow Warbler	1	m	singing, NW corner

Salisbury Woodland

Tawny Owl

ad + 2 juvs

Stanley Park	Great Crested Grebe	1+		TS
	Gadwall	1	m
	Ring-necked Parakeet	3

Kincraig Lake	Reed Warbler	1	m
	Great Crested Grebe	1
	Reed Bunting	1	m

Blackpool Central

Peregrine

Catforth	Mute Swan	2		nesting pair	Stu & Lauren Milne
	Canada Goose	12		inc 6 goslings
	Sedge Warbler	1
	Reed Bunting	1	m
	Common Tern	2		working canal
	Red-legged Partridge	6
	Sparrowhawk	2	m/f
	Brown Hare	3

Blackpool North Shore	Black Tern	13	3 + 10 north after rain showers	SD
	Arctic Tern	c275	north this evening
	Manx Shearwater	11
	Whimbrel	32	two groups north
	Gannet	20+
	Sandwich Tern	30+
	Common Scoter	90	north

Starr Gate	Common Scoter	490		north. Watch 0645-1100	A.A. F.B..L.G.B.
	Goosander	3	1m 2f	north.
	Red-throated Diver	2
	Manx Shearwater	3		south.
	Gannet	18		south.
	Shag	2	1st summer,	feeding inshore,
	Whimbrel	2		north.
	Kittiwake	14	ads.	south.
	Sandwich Tern	70		south.
	Common Tern	15		north,
	Arctic Tern	225		north.
	Black Tern	1		south.
	Arctic Skua	4		north.
	Razorbill	4		south.

Marton Mere	Swift	1	Ellen Pemberton
	Swallow	20+
	Sand Martin	10+
	House Martin	10+
	Reed Warbler	8
	Sedge Warbler	4
	Whitethroat	4
	Chiffchaff	4
	Song Thrush	2
	Sparrowhawk	1
	Oystercatcher	2

Church Scar

Little Stint

at high tide with dunlin and ringed plovers

andy myo

Preston Dock

Black Tern

at 14,20

andy myo

Stanley Park

Spotted Flycatcher

behind boathouse, could be stump circle bird from earlier

Lawson Wetland

Whinchat

Lawson marsh fence posts parallel with top path

Marton Mere

Black Tern

15.15-55+

TS/FB

Cocker's Dyke	Wheatear	2	F		AC
	Whimbrel	3
	Meadow Pipit	1		Singing & displaying!

Ridge Farm	White Wagtail	5		Feeding	AC
	Wheatear	4	3 M
	Small Copper	3

Knott End	Black Tern	1	adult	flew east	Chris Batty
	Arctic Tern	25		flew east
	Reed Bunting	1	male

Staining Nook	Spotted Flycatcher	1	In tall trees by start of the public footpath	Barry Dyson
	Cetti's Warbler	1	Singing
	Blackcap	2	Singing
	Whitethroat	2
	Lesser Whitethroat	1	singing
	Swift	1	Over

Stanley Park

Common Sandpiper

Barry Dyson

Knott End

Swift

Westbourne Road @1200

Stanley Park

Spotted Flycatcher

stump circle trees

Preston Dock

Black Tern

Ribble Estuary west of bullnose

SD501292

Lytham Moss

Quail

07:15 - Calling - in field about 125 yards north of Easterleigh near double gates. Heard, not seen.

CMH

9th May

	Warton	Lesser Whitethroat	1		singing Lytham Road west end		Paul Ellis
		Reed Bunting	2		1 singing Carr Lane, 1 Lodge Lane

Marton Mere	Little Egret	1		Spillway	MM Volunteers
	Canada Goose	10+
	Oystercatcher	2		Over
	Mute Swan	4
	Blue Tit	2		MMV cabins
	Great Tit	2		MMV cabins
	Swallow	20+
	Swift	6+
	Sparrowhawk	1		Pumping station
	Blackcap	1	m	MMV cabins
	Dunnock	2		MMV cabins

Marton Mere	Little Egret	1	Spillway	MM Volunteers
	Canada Goose	10+
	Oystercatcher	2	Over
	Mute Swan	4
	Blue Tit	2	MMV cabins
	Great Tit	2	MMV cabins
	Swallow	20+
	Swift	6+
	Sparrowhawk	1	Pumping station
	Blackcap	1	MMV cabins
	Dunnock	2	MMV cabins

Lytham Jetty	Grey Seal	1	50yds from jetty high tide	AA
	Wheatear	2
	Reed Bunting	2
	Swift	3
	Meadow Pipit	2
	Eider	4

Ream Hills	Little Grebe	2		all sightings lake
	Shoveler	1	m
	Gadwall	1	m
	Canada Goose	22	ads	also three broods of goslings
	Sand Martin	c5

Salwick

Buzzard

Stanley Park

Spotted Flycatcher

stump circle trees, still at 18.20

Conder Green	Spotted Redshank	1	On pool	DJM/MMcG
	Little Egret	3	On pool
	Swift	3	Over pool
	House Martin	2	Over pool
	Sand Martin	c30	Over pool
	Avocet	4	On pool
	Black-tailed Godwit	c30	Creeks
	Common Sandpiper	1	Creeks
	Common Tern	1	On pool favouring island
	Black-headed Gull	1+	Nest in tern pontoon?

Herons' Reach Golf Course	Great Crested Grebe	1		central east pool.	TS
	Little Grebe	1		west side pool
	Pied Wagtail	1	m
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	13	ads
	Reed Warbler	1	m	singing, west side pool
	Whitethroat	1		west side pool scrub

Marton Mere	Mute Swan	11	m, f + 9 young		TS
	Teal	3	m
	Lapwing	4
	Great Black-backed Gull	1	ad
	Sparrowhawk	1	f
	Kestrel	1	m
	Pied Wagtail	1	m
	Willow Warbler	1	m	singing
	Lesser Whitethroat	2	m	singing
	Swift	9		at 18.40

	Stanley Park	Spotted Flycatcher	1		Above stump circle at 1300 hours		Glen Jackson
		Grey Wagtail	1	F	Near East bridge

Marton Mere

Otter

Frank Bird

Fairhaven Lake	Swift	50+	Arrived since 10.30am	John S
	Swallow	20	Feeding on the lake
	House Martin	10

Marton Mere	Little Ringed Plover	2	TS
	Common Sandpiper	2
	Swift	4

	Stanley Park	Swift	6				TS
		Great Crested Grebe	2

Starr Gate	Gannet	22	Sea watch 0630-1100	A.A,L.G.B,SC.
	Common Tern	7	South
	Sandwich Tern	64	South
	Eider	2	South
	Manx Shearwater	4	North
	Red-throated Diver	3	North
	Swift	11	North
	Whimbrel	1	North
	Knot	425	South
	Swallow	23	North
	unidentified Guillemot or Razorbill	4	North
	Wheatear	1	Sea wall

Blackpool North Shore	Little Egret	1		In gully on beach	DJM
	Swallow	1		Feeding along cliff face
	Pied Wagtail	2	m,f
	Wheatear	3+		4-5? Very flighty between 1st & 2nd steps down to lower prom north of boating pool

8th May

Knott End	Spotted Flycatcher	1		Coniston Avenue
	Reed Bunting	1	male
	Eider	4
	Swift	18		flew east

Blackpool Central

Peregrine

	Marton Mere	Little Egret	1		island pool, 18.00+		TS
		Lesser Whitethroat	1	m	singing, NE pit

Herons' Reach Golf Course	Little Grebe	1		SE pool	TS
	Kestrel	1	m	hunting NW area
	Reed Bunting	1	m	west side pool
	Reed Warbler	1	m	singing, west side pool
	Whitethroat	1		west side pool scrub
	Willow Warbler	1	m	singing, west side

North Blackpool Pond Trail	Lesser Whitethroat	2	m	1 by horse field, 1 community orchard	DJM
	Whitethroat	1	m
	Blackcap	2	m	1 Holyoake path, 1 orchard
	Chiffchaff	1	m	Orchard
	Willow Warbler	1	m	New planting area
	Mistle Thrush	1		St Anne's church
	Sparrowhawk	1		Over W
	Song Thrush	1	m	Orchard
	Greenfinch	1	m	Hedge in horse field

Marton Mere	House Martin	4		TS
	Sand Martin	75+
	Swallow	8+
	Sparrowhawk	1	m
	Kestrel	1	m
	Teal	2	m
	Gadwall	1	m
	Mute Swan	11	m, f + 9 young

Stanley Park	Swift	4			TS
	House Martin	1
	Sand Martin	20+
	Swallow	4
	Common Sandpiper	2		SE lake banks
	Blackcap	3	m	singing
	Chiffchaff	2	m	singing
	Grey Wagtail	2		SE lake banks
	Ring-necked Parakeet	3	1m
	Mistle Thrush	1		singing
	Gadwall	1	m
	Great Crested Grebe	2

Pilling Lane

Siskin

1m 2 f

On feeders

Pete R

Blackpool North Shore	Little Egret	1		Fishing in gully on beach at low tide	DJM
	Swallow	2		Feeding along cliff face
	House Sparrow	2	m	Collecting food from cliff
	Goldfinch	6		Feeding on Dandelion seedheads
	Wheatear	2	m,f	Male very bright

7th May

Knott End

Swift

Barry Dyson

Rawcliffe Moss	Whimbrel	34		SD4144	Barry Dyson
	Barn Owl	1		SD4144
	Stock Dove	18		SD4144
	Wheatear	1	m	SD4144

Poulton-le-Fylde	Blackcap	2	Fields bottom of Little Poulton Lane	Jol
	Whitethroat	1
	Willow Warbler	1

Poulton-le-Fylde Golf Course

Lesser Whitethroat

Singing along hedgerow

Jol

Crossmoor

Whimbrel

40+

Same roadside field as yesterday

Jol

Marton Mere	Sparrowhawk	2	m f		MM VOLS
	Oystercatcher	1
	Buzzard	1
	Song Thrush	1
	Common Gull	1
	Lapwing	2
	Great Crested Grebe	1
	Teal	1
	Shoveler	1
	Mallard	1
	Pheasant	1
	Linnet	1
	Chaffinch	1
	Robin	1
	Great Tit	1
	Collared Dove	1
	new species			Big hatch of St. Mark's Flies
	Peacock butterfly	1
	Orange-tip	4	m
	Blue-tailed Damselfly	1	F	Teneral 1st of the season at this site

Marton Mere	Chiffchaff	3	MM VOLS
	Whitethroat	6
	Cetti's Warbler	3
	Wren	1
	Magpie	2
	Reed Warbler	9
	Blackcap	5
	Woodpigeon	3
	Sedge Warbler	4
	Sand Martin	6
	Reed Bunting	2
	Mute Swan	3
	Swallow	4
	Swift	3
	Blackbird	2
	Goldfinch	2
	Jackdaw	2
	Canada Goose	8
	Greylag Goose	2
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	6
	Coot	3
	Moorhen	2
	Herring Gull	1
	Willow Warbler	2
	Lesser Whitethroat	3
	Cormorant	1
	House Martin	2
	Grey Heron	2
	Little Grebe	1
	Carrion Crow	1

Salisbury Woodland

Tawny Owl

1 Adt/2 juv

Mid afternoon still

Marton Mere	Lesser Whitethroat	3	m	singing, including 1 Staining Nook	TS
	House Martin	2
	Swallow	3
	Great Crested Grebe	1
	Shoveler	1	m
	Teal	4	3m
	Gadwall	3	m
	Oystercatcher	1
	Lapwing	2
	Sparrowhawk	1	m
	Red-legged Partridge	2		SE field
	Pied Wagtail	1
	Linnet	2

Knott End Golf Course

Whitethroat

male

singing at south end

Preesall Flashes

Song Thrush

male

singing

Preesall Hill

Song Thrush

male

singing

Preesall Sewage Works	Red-legged Partridge	2
	Greylag Goose	2
	Pied Wagtail	1

Hackensall Hall	Song Thrush	2	1+ male	1 singing
	Blackcap	1	male	singing
	Buzzard	1

Height o' th' Hill	Swallow	23
	House Martin	1
	Swift	1	flew north

Agglebys Pit	Kestrel	1	to northeast
	Lapwing	4	to west
	Pied Wagtail	1	to west
	Tree Sparrow	2

Herons' Reach Golf Course	Great Crested Grebe	1		central east pool. Uncommon on any pool	TS
	Little Grebe	2		1 west side pool, 1 east side pool
	Reed Warbler	4	m	singing. 2 west side pool, 2 east side pools
	Reed Bunting	1	m
	Buzzard	1		circling over
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	11	ads
	Oystercatcher	1
	Swallow	2

Barnaby's Sands	Wheatear	3
	Swift	1	flew north
	Whimbrel	5	saltmarsh
	Little Egret	1
	Whitethroat	1	on nest
	Oystercatcher	2

The Heads

Sedge Warbler

singing

	Salisbury Woodland	Tawny Owl	3	ad + 2 juvs			TS
		Nuthatch	1

Blackpool Zoo

Reed Warbler

singing, Village entrance pool

Stanley Park	Gadwall	2	m, f		TS
	Grey Wagtail	1		south lake banks
	Ring-necked Parakeet	2
	Coal Tit	1

	Thornton	Swift	2		19.00 over Poolfoot farm training complex		KRG
		House Martin	c6		18.45 as above

Little Singleton	Stock Dove	1
	Whimbrel	1
	Chiffchaff	1

	Blackpool Central	Grey Wagtail	1
		Swift	2

Lower Ballam

Whimbrel

Brays Road

M Jones

Peel

Grey Partridge

Pair

Field opposite electric substation

M Jones

Fleetwood

Swift

Going north over Ullswater Avenue at 6pm

Myerscough Quarry	Little Ringed Plover	4		andy myo
	Common Sandpiper	2	mating
	Dunlin	1
	Little Grebe	3
	Tufted Duck	8
	Wigeon	1
	Raven	1
	Willow Warbler	1
	Sedge Warbler	1
	Blackcap	1
	Bullfinch	1	brief flight view

Knott End	Swift	6
	Knot	400		flew west
	Reed Bunting	1	male
	Willow Warbler	1
	Whitethroat	1	male	singing
	Wheatear	1	female
	House Martin	6

Cocker's Dyke

Whinchat

East of cocker,s dyke on fence

Peter R

Fluke Hall	Small Copper	1		1st OY	AC
	Stoat	1		Hunting rabbits
	Whimbrel	22
	Wheatear	2	M	G-type
	Whitethroat	2	M	Both singing

	Knott End	Wheatear	1	M			AC
		Dunlin	55

Starr Gate	Pink-footed Goose	52	North sea watch 0615-1030	F.B.L.G.B.S.C
	Sandwich Tern	144	South
	Common Tern	5	South
	Red-throated Diver	5	North
	Common Scoter	1020	North
	Arctic Skua	1	North ( dark morph-0930)
	Manx Shearwater	1	South
	Eider	3	North
	Swallow	10	North
	Gannet	65	North/South
	Red-breasted Merganser	2	South
	Knot	2625	South

	Warton Aerodrome	Red-legged Partridge	2		river perimeter		IH
		Shelduck	2		over

Freckleton

Cattle Egret

in field with cows lower lane opp stables near bend in road

andy myo

Warton Bank	Avocet	25	andy myo
	Wheatear	4
	Lesser Whitethroat	2
	Whitethroat	3
	Blackcap	1

Lower Ballam	Corn Bunting	2	brays road	andy myo
	Grey Partridge	2
	Whimbrel	4

6th May

Thurnham Hall	Jay	1			PE / KB / DH
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	2
	Chiffchaff	1		singing
	Blackcap	2		singing
	Roe Deer	1	fem

Cockersand	Dunlin	1450	high tide	PE / KB / DH
	Ringed Plover	178	high tide
	Grey Plover	1	high tide
	Whimbrel	8	high tide
	Eider	3	high tide
	Wheatear	3

Conder Green	Spotted Redshank	1		pool summer plumage	PE / KB / DH
	Common Sandpiper	2		pool
	Little Ringed Plover	1	male	pool
	Black-tailed Godwit	18		pool
	Avocet	6		pool
	Oystercatcher	22		pool
	Swift	4
	Lesser Whitethroat	1		singing by old railway line
	Goosander	2	m, f	pool
	Tufted Duck	15		pool
	Greylag Goose			brood of 5
	Cormorant	1		pool
	Dunlin	2		pool
	Reed Bunting	1		singing creek

St Michael's on Wyre	Goosander	1	fem
	Goldcrest	1		singing
	Mistle Thrush	1
	Song Thrush	1		singing
	Chiffchaff	2		singing
	Grey Wagtail	2	m, f
	Blackcap	1		singing

Myerscough	Kingfisher	1		R. Brock behind college	PE / KB / DH
	Dipper	3	1 ad 2 juv	R. Brock behind college
	Grey Wagtail	1		R. Brock behind college
	Nuthatch	1		R. Brock behind college
	Chiffchaff	1		singing
	Blackcap	2		singing

	Nateby	Buzzard	3
		Whitethroat	3	3 males	3 singing	SD461452

Knott End	Wheatear	1	male
	Raven	1		flew west
	Reed Bunting	1	male
	Whimbrel	1
	Woodpigeon	60
	Whitethroat	1	male	singing

Normoss

Oystercatcher

field west of Newton Drive Health Centre

Marton Mere	Shelduck	2	m, f		TS
	Teal	3	2m
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	45+		mere/SE field
	Cormorant	1
	Buzzard	1
	Stock Dove	7		barn area
	Linnet	4
	Greenfinch	4		Mere View
	Lesser Whitethroat	2+	m	singing, pumphouse area, north central scrub south of path. Later 1 NE pit

Salisbury Woodland

Tawny Owl

ad + 2 juvs

Herons' Reach Golf Course	Reed Warbler	1	m	singing, west side pool	TS
	Willow Warbler	1	m	singing
	Pied Wagtail	1
	Little Grebe	1		west side pool

Blackpool Zoo

Reed Warbler

singing, Village entrance pool

	Stanley Park	Great Crested Grebe	2				TS
		Grey Wagtail	1		south lake banks

Lytham Moss	Grasshopper Warbler	1	Lytham Moss by path behind Eaterleigh	John S
	Sedge Warbler	8+	Lytham Moss
	Whitethroat	9	Lytham Moss
	Skylark	6	Lytham Moss

Poulton-le-Fylde

Goldcrest

Moreton Drive

Paul Slade

Carr House Green Common	Grasshopper Warbler	1	male	singing	Paul Slade
	Lesser Whitethroat	1	male	singing
	Sedge Warbler	6+	males	singing
	Chiffchaff	1	male	singing
	Willow Warbler	2	males	singing
	Whitethroat	1	male	singing

Crossmoor

Whimbrel

in roadside field

SD447381

Paul Slade

Newton Marsh

Common Sandpiper

0645hrs

Ian Walker

Church Scar	Dunlin	2500	1300hrs High tide roost. A number of 'frosty' looking birds possibly sub species	Ian Walker
	Ringed Plover	320	Yellow flagged bird V3. Scandinavian origin ringed as an adult 15.08.15 Llanfairfechan. Known to migrate from Southern Europe/Africa to Iceland. Please look out for this bird as interesting to know how long it stays
	Sanderling	15
	Whimbrel	2

Cocker's Dyke	Whimbrel	17	Over and on to Preesall sands east of Cocker's dyke	SD3739	Barry Dyson
	Small Copper	16	Inner seawall embankment in front of Hy Fly wire netting fencing	SD3839
	Green-veined White	3	Inner seawall embankment in front of Hy Fly wire netting fencing	SD3839

	New Ridge Farm	Whimbrel	13				Barry Dyson
		Whitethroat	2	males

Eagland Hill

Whimbrel

Near New lane feeding station

SD4445

Barry Dyson

Pilling Moss	Whimbrel	17			SD4045	Barry Dyson
	Lapwing	22			SD4045
	Buzzard	1		With Lapwing chick being mobbed by about12 Lapwings	SD4045
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	c150		Following tractor	SD4045
	Herring Gull	c25			SD4045
	Common Gull	c20	Mainly 2CY		SD4045
	Black-headed Gull	3	2CY		SD4045
	Whitethroat	1	m	Singing	SD4045

Rawcliffe Moss	Whimbrel	21	On tilled field	SD4144	Barry Dyson
	Stock Dove	12	On tilled field	SD4144
	Song Thrush	3	On tilled field	SD4144

Little Singleton	Chiffchaff	1	m	Singing by Pool foot lane	SD3839	Barry Dyson
	Willow Warbler	1	m	Singing by Pool foot lane	SD3839
	Whitethroat	1	m	Singing by Pool foot lane	SD3839
	Lesser Whitethroat	1	m	Singing by Pool foot lane	SD3839
	Blackcap	2	males	Singing by Pool foot lane	SD3839

Stanley Park	Swift	2	Ellen Pemberton
	Chiffchaff	2
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1

Marton Mere	Reed Warbler	6			Ellen Pemberton
	Sedge Warbler	4
	Whitethroat	4
	Goldfinch	10+		north scrub 12.30
	House Martin	20+
	Sand Martin	10+
	Swift	1		high over Mere 14.00
	Sparrowhawk	1
	Mute Swan	11	2 adults/9 young
	Little Grebe	1

Myerscough Quarry	Greylag Goose	2	Confirmed breeding - pair with 2 y
	Lesser Whitethroat	1
	Oystercatcher	9
	Lapwing	5

Bartle

Blackcap

male

singing by tennis courts

Myerscough Quarry	Raven	1
	Common Tern	2
	Tufted Duck	13	WeBS, some disturbance
	Wigeon	1
	Little Grebe	3
	Little Ringed Plover	1
	Ringed Plover	1
	Snipe	1

Freckleton

Cattle Egret

Usual cattle field opposite stables along Lower Lane

DJM/GM

	Conder Green	Common Sandpiper	2				AJH
		Swift	1

	Conder Green	Spotted Redshank	1				AJH
		Little Ringed Plover

Starr Gate	Common Scoter	590	North. Sea watch 0630-1045	L.G.B. S.C.
	Red-throated Diver	2	North
	Guillemot	5	North
	Gannet	33	North/south
	Manx Shearwater	3	North
	Arctic Tern	50	South
	Sandwich Tern	5	South
	Little Tern	1	North. 0922
	Eider	11
	Kittiwake	36	North
	Swallow	2

	Devonshire Rock Gardens	Swallow	2				DJM
		Whitethroat		m	Singing from gorse in rough field

5th May

Freckleton

Wheatear

Lower Lane

PE / PGS / DH

Newton Marsh	Black-tailed Godwit	4			PE / PGS / DH
	Lapwing			7 young from 5 broods
	Wigeon	3	2m , 1f
	Teal	2	m, f
	Shoveler	11

Todderstaffe Hall	Tree Sparrow	21	21 nests in boxes with eggs or young	PE / PGS / DH
	Blue Tit	4	on nests in boxes
	Great Tit	2	on nest in boxes
	Stock Dove	3	plus one abandoned egg (from this year) in owl box taken over by squirrels
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1
	Blackcap	1	singing
	Hooded Crow	1	reported by farm worker this am by farm

	Brock	Dipper	1		A6 road bridge, flew off to west		PE / PGS / DH
		Grey Wagtail	1	male	carrying food, headed west

Preston Dock	Arctic Tern	2		PE / PGS / DH
	Common Tern	48	inc 11 year old Shotton ringed bird
	Coot	2	two nests
	Moorhen	2
	Cormorant	4
	Great Black-backed Gull	1

Stanley Park	Ring-necked Parakeet	4		Paul Ellis / Dave Hall
	Chiffchaff	1	singing
	Grey Wagtail	2

	Salisbury Woodland	Goldcrest	1		singing		Paul Ellis / Dave Hall
		Ring-necked Parakeet	2

Herons' Reach Golf Course	Peregrine	1		glided high NW over west side	TS
	Little Grebe	1		west side pool
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	7	6ads, 3cy
	Reed Warbler	2	m	singing, west side pools
	Swift	1		high over west side

Marton Mere	Lesser Whitethroat	3	m	singing, SW scrub/NE scrub/Mere View area	TS
	Willow Warbler	1	m	singing
	House Martin	7		over fields west of Mere View Lane
	Sand Martin	30+
	Swallow	10+
	Lapwing	1
	Sparrowhawk	1	m
	Stock Dove	6+		barn area
	Pied Wagtail	1	m
	Linnet	2	m, f
	Teal	5	3m
	Gadwall	1	m
	Little Grebe	1

	Preston Dock	Common Tern	29+		minimum count at 18:00, lots of courtship and displaying		JSc, SB
		Arctic Tern	1

Conder Green	Spotted Redshank	1
	Greenshank	1
	Sand Martin	c40
	Avocet	1
	Tufted Duck	5

	Windy Harbour	Buzzard	1
		Kestrel	1

Catforth	Mute Swan	2	pair nesting canal	Stu milne
	Sedge Warbler	1
	Oystercatcher	2
	Whimbrel	1
	Shelduck	2
	Buzzard	1
	House Martin	6+
	Swallow	8+
	Red-legged Partridge	4

new site

Whimbrel

on pasture near Boltons croft between Bartle/Hand and Dagger pub.

Stu milne

Marton

Swift

1650

S.C.

Salisbury Woodland	Tawny Owl	3	ad + 2 juvs		TS
	Nuthatch	1
	Chiffchaff	1	m	singing
	Blackcap	2	m	singing
	Brimstone butterfly	1		near picnic area

Myerscough Quarry	Little Ringed Plover	2
	Common Sandpiper	1
	Lapwing	18
	Oystercatcher	2
	Buzzard	1
	Raven	1
	Black-headed Gull	2
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	4
	Skylark	2
	Blackcap	2	males	singing
	Whitethroat	1	male	singing by Lancaster canal
	Tufted Duck	4	2 pairs
	Wigeon	1	male
	Little Grebe	3
	Greylag Goose	4	pair with 2 young
	Grey Heron	3
	Mute Swan	2	pair
	Kestrel	1
	Willow Warbler	5	males	singing
	Reed Bunting	1	male
	Reed Warbler	4	males	singing
	Common Tern	2	adults

Eagland Hill	Whimbrel	2	Spring sown fields off wood lane	P. Woods
	Corn Bunting	1	Flock of 20 on Friday
	Lesser Whitethroat	1	Singing

Cocker's Dyke	Wheatear	1	M	G-type	AC
	Grey Plover	21		In FSP, Superb in the sun
	Whimbrel	1

Warton Bank

Sedge Warbler

andy myo

Lower Ballam	Corn Bunting	1	brays road	andy myo
	Grey Partridge	2
	Whimbrel	4

Warton Bank	Lesser Whitethroat	4		andy myo
	Whitethroat	4
	Blackcap	2
	Eider	22	16m 6f
	Gadwall	2	pair
	Avocet	26
	Wheatear	2
	Peregrine	2

Blackpool Zoo

Reed Warbler

singing, Village entrance pool

Stanley Park

Great Crested Grebe

2nd failed nest

Warbreck Hill	Chiffchaff	1	m	Singing from Golden Triangle at end of Hilstone Lane	DJM
	Blackcap	1	m	Singing from Golden Triangle
	Song Thrush	1		Collecting food from Regency Gardens green
	Blackbird	5		Collecting food from Regency Gardens green
	Greenfinch	1	m	Singing from conifers below water tower

Devonshire Rock Gardens	Whitethroat	1	m	Singing from gorse bush in the rough field	DJM
	Blackcap	3	m	Singing
	Chiffchaff	1	m	Singing from butterfly zone

Newton Marsh

Avocet

2 Ad & 3 young

0700hrs 3 young evident up the main channel

M Jump & IW

4th May

Freckleton

Lesser Whitethroat

males

singing Pool Lane

Paul Slade

	Staynall	Lesser Whitethroat	2	males	singing Burrow's Lane		Paul Slade
		Whitethroat	2	males	singing Burrow's Lane

Bartle Pools	Chiffchaff	1+	male	singing
	Long-tailed Tit	4	2 pairs
	Blackcap	1	male	singing
	Whitethroat	2
	Buzzard	2	pair
	Reed Warbler	1	male	singing
	Sedge Warbler	1	male	singing
	Mallard	10	pair & 8 ducklings
	Grey Heron	1
	Moorhen	1
	Swallow	5
	Little Grebe	1		heard only
	Canada Goose	7

	Bartle Hall	Chiffchaff	1	male	singing
		Blackcap	1+	male	singing

Warbreck Hill

Whimbrel

Heard over water tower heading N @ c11.45

DJM

Mossom Field

Willow Warbler

Singing

DJM/GM

Kincraig Lake	Little Grebe	1
	Great Crested Grebe	1
	Tufted Duck	2
	Reed Bunting	1	m

	Thornton Marsh Farm	Lesser Whitethroat	1	m
		Coot	6		two on nests

	Thornton Marsh Farm	Lesser Whitethroat	1	m
		Coot	6		two on nests

Conder Green	Swift	3		high over Conder estuary 11.55	Ellen Pemberton
	Swallow	20+
	Sand Martin	3		over cycle route 13.00
	Mistle Thrush	1		car park/picnic area
	Avocet	4		Conder Pool
	Tufted Duck	11
	Eider	1	male	in channel between cycle route and Lune estuary
	Little Egret	2

Knott End	Swallow	3	flew west 10.20	Ellen Pemberton
	Shelduck	12
	Little Egret	1

Marton Mere	Sand Martin	50+			TS
	House Martin	1
	Swallow	5+
	Willow Warbler	1	m	singing
	Buzzard	1
	Sparrowhawk	2	f	clashing
	Teal	5	3m

Herons' Reach Golf Course

Reed Warbler

singing, west side pools

Lytham Jetty	Eider	72	Still arriving at 7-15 pm	AA
	Whimbrel	3
	Curlew	1
	Little Egret	2
	Wheatear	1
	Common Tern	2
	Dunlin	500+
	Ringed Plover	200+

Peel

Hooded Crow

field opposite substation on Peel Rd

SD360320

Frank Bird

Starr Gate	Long-tailed Duck	2	2 fem.	north. Watch 0615 - 1000	A.A. L.G.B. S.C.
	Fulmar	1		north.
	Hooded Crow	1		in off east 0620
	Whimbrel	6		north.
	Bar-tailed Godwit	6		north.
	unidentified Guillemot or Razorbill	28		north.

Conder Green

Spotted Redshank

frank roe/val

Church Scar	Knot	28		1300-1400hrs. The area to the right of Church Scar is currently cordoned off for the seawall defence work. This is proving to be an excellent roost plus providing good views of passage waders however they disperse quickly on an ebbing tide	Ian Walker
	Dunlin	4800		A good number for the site. One bird was partially leucistic
	Curlew Sandpiper	1	Non Breeding	Similar to the bird recorded at Cockersands 25.04.19
	Ringed Plover	600		Some birds singing in the roost
	Sanderling	10	Breeding Plum
	Wheatear	1		On mitigation roost site

Freckleton Naze Point	Lesser Whitethroat	4	M	1000hrs between Naze Point and Boat Yard	Ian Walker
	Arctic Tern	4		On an incoming tide
	Common Sandpiper	1
	Wheatear	2
	Swallow	20
	House Martin	3
	Swift	4

Myerscough	Snipe	1		Light Ash Farm
	Whitethroat	1	Male	Singing (Light Ash Farm)
	Blackcap	1	Male	Singing (Light Ash Farm)
	Swift	2		Over Light Ash Farm
	Chiffchaff	1	Male	Singing (Light Ash Farm)

Blackpool Zoo

Reed Warbler

singing, Village entrance pool

	Staining Nook	Lesser Whitethroat	1	m	singing		TS
		Cetti's Warbler	1	m	singing

Marton Mere

Lesser Whitethroat

singing, north side

	Lawson Wetland	Lesser Whitethroat	1	m	singing, north side		TS
		Kestrel	1	m

	Stanley Park	Great Crested Grebe	3				TS
		Gadwall	1	m

Freckleton

Cattle Egret

in field with cows lower lane opp stables near bend in road

andy myo

Newton Marsh

Swift

entrance pool

andy myo

3rd May

Starr Gate	Eider	6		south. Watch 0630-1000.	F.B. L.G.B. S.C.
	Common Scoter	124		north.
	Red-breasted Merganser	3	1m 2f	north.
	Red-throated Diver	11
	Gannet	24		north.
	Knot	1770		south.
	Sandwich Tern	45		south.
	Common Tern	15		south.
	Arctic Tern	27		south/east.
	Swallow	75		north.

	Warton	Grasshopper Warbler	1		Reeling at 2115hrs	SD419289	Ian Walker
		Lesser Whitethroat	1	M	Singing

	Ridge Farm	Whitethroat	2	males	singing
		Skylark	1	male	singing

	Fluke Hall	Wheatear	1		along seawall
		Sparrowhawk	1	male

Cabus

Buzzard

over A6

	Eagland Hill	Yellowhammer	2+
		Whitethroat	1+	male	singing

Churchtown	Lesser Black-backed Gull	110		Sand Quarry	SD467429
	Common Gull	2		Sand Quarry	SD467429
	Little Ringed Plover	1		Sand Quarry	SD467429
	Wigeon	1	male	Sand Quarry	SD467429
	Sand Martin	20+		Sand Quarry	SD467429
	Cormorant	1		Sand Quarry	SD467429
	Skylark	1+	male	singing	SD4643
	Yellowhammer	2	males		SD4643
	Blackcap	1	male	singing	SD4643
	Song Thrush	1			SD4643
	Whitethroat	3	males	singing	SD4643

Devonshire Rock Gardens

Whitethroat

Singing from gorse in rough field

DJM

Marton Mere	Swift	1		over the island, 18.30	TS
	House Martin	3		straight through north
	Sand Martin	40+
	Swallow	6+
	Lesser Whitethroat	3	m	singing, 2 north side, 1 pumphouse area
	Little Grebe	1
	Shoveler	1	m
	Teal	5	3m
	Gadwall	3	m
	Oystercatcher	1
	Buzzard	1		flew up to dyke pylon
	Kestrel	1	f
	Stock Dove	6		barn roof

Stanley Park	Whitethroat	1	bushes at north side of old putting green	TS
	Swallow	2
	Nuthatch	1
	Ring-necked Parakeet	3

	Peel	Wheatear	6		field opposite substation		Frank Bird
		Stock Dove	28

Herons' Reach Golf Course	Reed Warbler	3	m	singing, 2 west side pools	TS
	Lesser Whitethroat	1	m	singing, west side pool scrub
	Willow Warbler	1	m	singing
	Pied Wagtail	1	m	west side green
	Little Grebe	1		west side pool

	Staining Nook	House Martin	4		over the field to the SE		TS
		Tree Sparrow	2+		Mere View

Normoss

Oystercatcher

field west of Newton Drive Health Centre

	Stanley Park	Grey Wagtail	1		near cafe 14.30
		Great Crested Grebe	2	m/f	female on nest

Fleetwood	Robin	2	1ad 1juv	In garden Ullswater Avenue	KG
	Dunnock	3	2ad 1juv
	Chiffchaff	1
	Speckled Wood	1

Newton Marsh	Little Ringed Plover	3		1430 - 1540hrs	Ian Walker
	Dunlin	1	Adult
	Cattle Egret	1		Amongst Cows and best viewed from Lay-by off Preston New Road

Church Scar	Ringed Plover	327		High tide roost - mainly to the right of Church Scar behind seawall defence work barrier	I. Walker & M. Jones
	Dunlin	652		One ringed bird from Ynyslas Estuary Wales
	Wheatear	2		On mitigation roost sites
	Turnstone	92		Roosting on fishing boats
	Whimbrel	3
	Swallow	3
	Oystercatcher	81	2CY	Non breeding birds

Freckleton Marsh	Cattle Egret	1		end of pool lane	andy myo
	Lesser Whitethroat	1
	Blackcap	1
	Eider	2	m
	Little Egret	2

Freckleton Naze Pool	Lesser Whitethroat	1		andy myo
	Whitethroat	1
	Blackcap	1
	Chiffchaff	1
	Long-tailed Tit	2
	Bullfinch	1	heard only
	Bullfinch	1	heard only

Freckleton

Cattle Egret

in field with cows lower lane opp stables near bend in road

andy myo

	Clifton Marsh	Wheatear	2	1 No Pair	0730hrs		Ian Walker
		Grasshopper Warbler	1		Reeling near Stock Dove Barn

2nd May

Starr Gate	Common Scoter	280		south. Watch 0615 - 0930.	F.B. L.G.B. S.C.
	Red-breasted Merganser	7	fem.	north.
	Red-throated Diver	4
	Great Crested Grebe	2
	Gannet	22		north.
	Sandwich Tern	34		south.
	Common Tern	4		south.
	Guillemot	5		north.
	Kittiwake	7		north.

Stanley Park

Grey Wagtail

ad, juv

Adult photographed feeding juv

	Waterside Farm	Roe Deer	1	m			Paul Ellis
		Brown Hare	2

Windy Harbour	Whimbrel	28		roost count	Paul Ellis
	Wigeon	2	m, f
	Teal	2	m, f
	Greylag Goose			brood of 6
	Canada Goose			brood of 7
	Shelduck	8
	Curlew	1
	Carrion Crow	40
	Reed Bunting	1		singing
	Skylark	1		singing
	Grey Heron	5
	Kestrel	1
	Stock Dove	1

Marton Mere	Whitethroat	2	MMV cabins	MM Volunteers
	Blackcap	1	MMV cabins
	Blue Tit	1	MMV cabins
	Great Tit	2	MMV cabins
	Dunnock	1	MMV cabins
	Wren	1	MMV cabins
	Buzzard	1	MMV cabins - over
	Great Crested Grebe	2
	Grey Heron	1	De Vere pond
	Speckled Wood
	Peacock butterfly
	Small Tortoiseshell
	Orange-tip
	Large White

	Staynall	Wheatear	2		Burrow's Lane		Paul Slade
		Stock Dove	1		Burrow's Lane

Stanah	Lesser Whitethroat	1	male	singing	Paul Slade
	Blackcap	4	3 males
	Whitethroat	1	male	singing
	unidentified Pied Wagtail or White Wagtail	20		over, possibly to roost in ICI ?

Burrow's Marsh	Whimbrel	34	roost count	Paul Slade
	Ringed Plover	48
	Dunlin	74

Clifton Marsh	Whimbrel	144		Lancs Co-ordinated Whimbrel Roost Count	IW, RA, IC
	Whinchat	1	M
	Wheatear	5	3 M
	Common Tern	3		East

Preston Dock	Common Tern	40+	On both docks and from bullnose	Mark Cookson
	Black-tailed Godwit	1	Feeding on mud at nth side of bullnose
	Grey Wagtail	1	Flew over and the landed of tern rafts
	Great Black-backed Gull	2	Pair displaying on tern rafts
	Black-headed Gull		1 seen had blue leg ring on right leg 2F01
	Coot		One sat on a nest in a tern box. Another bringing twigs to nest

Marton Mere	Grasshopper Warbler	1	m	singing, north end of east marsh	TS
	Lesser Whitethroat	1	m	singing, near pumphouse
	Willow Warbler	1	m	singing
	House Martin	1
	Sand Martin	30+		at 18.15
	Swallow	4
	Linnet	4
	Stock Dove	4
	Kestrel	1
	Teal	4	3m
	Great Crested Grebe	1

Stanley Park	Great Crested Grebe	2			TS
	Ring-necked Parakeet	3	1m
	Pied Wagtail	3	2m	bowling greens
	Mistle Thrush	4	3ad, 1 juv
	Blackcap	6	m	singing

	Herons' Reach Golf Course	Reed Warbler	1	m	singing, west side pool		TS
		Pied Wagtail	1

Staining	Gadwall	2	m, f	pond bank NE of McColl's shop	TS
	Shelduck	2	m, f	pond bank NE of shop
	Oystercatcher	2		pond bank NE of shop
	Lapwing	1		pond bank NE of shop
	Buzzard	1		circling over fields east of shop
	Red-legged Partridge	5		field east of shop
	Linnet	1
	Goldfinch	3
	Whitethroat	3	m	hedges east of shop
	House Martin	1
	Swallow	3

Staining Nook

House Martin

over the field to the SE

Lawson Wetland

Lesser Whitethroat

singing, north side

North Blackpool Pond Trail	Blackcap	1	m	Singing at Linden Pond	DJM
	Chiffchaff	1	m	Singing at Linden Pond
	Mallard	2	m,f	Linden Pond
	Robin	1		Linden Pond

Devonshire Rock Gardens	Blackcap	1	m	Butterfly zone	DJM
	Chiffchaff	1	m	Singing in butterfly zone
	Wren	2	m	Singing in butterfly zone
	Whitethroat	1	m	Singing from mound in rough field
	Lesser Whitethroat	1	m	Singing in hedge between rough fields
	Song Thrush	2	m	Singing from hedge & butterfly zone
	Greenfinch	1	m	Singing in butterfly zone
	Starling	1		Collecting food from rough field, rarely seen here usually on former school field

Warbreck Hill

Whimbrel

Over N, heard only

DJM

Marton Mere	Lapwing	1	MM VOLS
	Coot	4
	Teal	1
	Moorhen	1
	Cetti's Warbler	1
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	3
	Mallard	2
	Greylag Goose	2
	Woodpigeon	2
	Canada Goose	1

	Cocker's Dyke	Whimbrel	8				AC
		Wheatear	3	M 2F	G-type

Blackpool North Shore	Fulmar	1
	Eider	4
	Gannet	2

1st May

Starr Gate	Red-throated Diver	8	Watch 0630-1000	L.G.B. S.C.
	Great Crested Grebe	1
	Whimbrel	9	north.
	Sandwich Tern	24
	Common Tern	2	south.
	Swallow	173	north.

Starr Gate	Red-throated Diver	8	Watch 0630-1000	L.G.B. S.C.
	Great Crested Grebe	1
	Whimbrel	9	north.
	Sandwich Tern	24
	Common Tern	2	south.
	Swallow	173	north.

Lytham Jetty	Whimbrel	12	AA
	Eider	68
	Shelduck	54
	Bar-tailed Godwit	1
	Dunlin	1000+
	Ringed Plover	300+
	Wheatear	1

Stanley Park	Swift	1		over SE lake, 17.30	TS
	Swallow	3
	Sand Martin	3
	Common Sandpiper	1		asleep on boat raft near bandstand
	Blackcap	4	m	singing
	Chiffchaff	2	m	singing
	Ring-necked Parakeet	3
	Stock Dove	1
	Mistle Thrush	2		1 singing
	Buzzard	1		low over NE golf course
	Sparrowhawk	1	f	over SE lake
	Gadwall	2	m, f
	Mallard	7	f + 6 young	NE golf course central dyke
	Great Crested Grebe	2

	Salisbury Woodland	Nuthatch	1				TS
		Stock Dove	2

Marton Mere	Little Grebe	1			TS
	Teal	6	4m
	Kestrel	1
	Stock Dove	6		barn roof
	Linnet	2	m, f
	Willow Warbler	1	m	singing
	Swallow	4
	Sand Martin	65+

Herons' Reach Golf Course

Lesser Whitethroat

singing, scrub by pool east of practice range

Stanley Park

Wood Warbler

North East of cafe mid afternoon

Frank Bird

Freckleton Naze Point	Whooper Swan	2		on opposite bank .	DS
	Peregrine	2	M/F
	Avocet	2
	Common Tern	2
	Whimbrel	4
	Gadwall	1	M
	Common Sandpiper	1		in creek
	Lesser Whitethroat	1		singing
	Whitethroat	2		singing
	Blackcap	2		singing
	Chiffchaff	3		singing
	Willow Warbler	1		singing
	Swallow	6
	Black-tailed Godwit	5
	Little Egret	4

Pilling Sands

Wheatear

3 pairs

G-type, close together

	Cocker's Dyke	Wheatear	2	Pair	G-type		AC
		Common Blue	1

Blackpool North Shore	Black Tern	2	north	SD
	Little Gull	4	north
	Guillemot	1	on sea
	Shelduck	8	south
	Sandwich Tern	61	south

Rossall School	Wheatear	2	1m 1f	on sea wall	IC
	Skylark	1
	Reed Bunting	2
	Sedge Warbler	4
	Linnet	2
	Swallow	c10

Warton Bank	Wheatear	6	5F,1M		DS , GW
	Lesser Whitethroat	1		singing
	Whitethroat	2		singing
	Sedge Warbler	2		Behind land registary
	Blackcap	3		singing
	Arctic Tern	2		Up river
	Merlin	1
	Greenshank	1
	Avocet	44
	Tree Sparrow	4
	Eider	5	3M,1F .	on marsh

Marton Mere	Whimbrel	1		over east	TS
	Grasshopper Warbler	1	m	singing, NW corner of east marsh
	Lesser Whitethroat	1	m	singing & showing well, NE scrub

Staining Nook	Lesser Whitethroat	1	m	singing	TS
	Cetti's Warbler	1	m	singing
	House Martin	1

Lawson Road Recreation Ground

Lesser Whitethroat

singing, old tip road trees

Knott End

Swift

Westbourne Road at 1100 1st OY

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