Fylde Bird Club - Sightings report

Location

Species

Count

Age / Sex

Notes

Grid Ref

Source

19th November

Knott End

Twite

Feeding @ Corner of ferry slip

18th November

St Annes

Peregrine

Paul Ellis / Paul Slade

Lytham Moss	Greenland White-fronted Goose	1	adult	with Pinkfeet	SD347294	Paul Ellis / Paul Slade
	Pink-footed Goose	3550		on pasture SD347294-SD347300-SD361297	SD347294
	Buzzard	2			SD347294
	Kestrel	1	m		SD347294
	Stonechat	2	m, f		SD347294

Catforth	Nuthatch	2
	Tree Sparrow	3
	Coal Tit	3+
	Jay	1

Marton Mere	Bittern	2+		probably 3 birds seen, one landed by container hide 16.10, 2 flew together from east end 16.45	Paul Slade/Paul Ellis
	Sparrowhawk	1
	Barn Owl	1		between east end and Mere View briefly
	Starling	1100+		roosted by island
	Cetti's Warbler	4		three singing west end, one north reeds
	Water Rail	2		+ sw corner
	Goldeneye	1	imm male
	Long-tailed Tit	15
	Wigeon	35
	Goldcrest	1
	Grey Heron	1

Todderstaffe Hall

Kestrel

Paul Slade/Paul Ellis

Mythop

Kestrel

Paul Slade/Paul Ellis

Peel

Kestrel

Paul Slade/Paul Ellis

Fairhaven Lake

Tufted Duck

Paul Slade/Paul Ellis

Warton Marsh	Water Pipit	1		photographed on post	Paul Slade/Paul Ellis
	Kingfisher	1
	Hen Harrier	1	male	14.15 - 14.45 at least
	unidentified Water Pipit or Rock Pipit	4		flying about calling
	Sparrowhawk	2
	Merlin	1		following Hen Harrier
	Marsh Harrier	2		plus at least 4 on south side
	Great White Egret	2
	Kestrel	2
	Stock Dove	16
	Snipe	6
	Grey Wagtail	1

Fairhaven Dunes	Crossbill	3	east (1@ 08.10, 2@ 08.22) Good views of two	Paul Slade/Paul Ellis
	Brambling	5	east 07.40 - 09.30
	Siskin	4	east 7.40 - 09.30
	Tree Sparrow	1	east 07.40 - 09.30
	Woodpigeon	1064	east 07.40 - 09.30
	Redwing	23	east 07.40 - 09.30
	Chaffinch	64	east 07.40 - 09.30
	Starling	103	east 07.40 - 09.30
	Reed Bunting	8	east 07.40 - 09.30
	Linnet	6	east 07.40 - 09.30
	Meadow Pipit	10	east 07.40 - 09.30
	Fieldfare	7	east 07.40 - 09.30
	Greenfinch	23	east 07.40 - 09.30
	Mistle Thrush	4	east 07.40 - 09.30
	Skylark	1	heard 07.40 - 09.30
	Song Thrush	1	east 07.40 - 09.30
	Peregrine	1	over shore, attacked Wood Pigeon and removed feathers but woodie escaped
	Snipe	4	over saltmarsh
	Goldcrest	2	in bushes
	Pink-footed Goose	200	over north
	Cormorant	135	on beach

Stanley Park	Mute Swan	41	9 1st.w.	TS
	Gadwall	79
	Shoveler	26
	Tufted Duck	35
	Common Gull	4	ads

Marton Mere	Little Egret	1		north over east field	TS
	Little Grebe	2
	Goldeneye	1	2nd.w.male
	Wigeon	30+
	Gadwall	1
	Kestrel	1
	Sparrowhawk	1
	Snipe	4		over east end
	Lapwing	30+		south over east fields
	Fieldfare	2		over NE scrub
	Greenfinch	2
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1	m	SW feeders
	Coal Tit	1		SW feeders
	Long-tailed Tit	10+		SW corner
	Stock Dove	4		barn roof
	Mute Swan	2	ads

Herons' Reach Golf Course	Little Grebe	1		central east pool	TS
	Gadwall	26		2 pools
	Mallard	24		2 pools
	Tufted Duck	3
	Mute Swan	3	ads
	Sparrowhawk	1

Blackpool Zoo

Teal

Village entrance pool

Staining Nook

Lapwing

over SE

Knott End Golf Course

Chaffinch

south end

Preesall Sewage Works	Red-legged Partridge	2
	Meadow Pipit	1
	Pied Wagtail	10
	Teal	20	flew northeast

Knott End	Redwing	2
	Tree Sparrow	9	south end of Hackensall Road
	Coal Tit	1	south end of Hackensall Road
	Pink-footed Goose	200		SD353479
	Pied Wagtail	2

Hackensall Hall	Jay	1
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	2
	Nuthatch	5
	Coal Tit	1
	Long-tailed Tit	4
	Chaffinch	5
	Goldfinch	5

Saltcotes

Whooper Swan

Cartmell Lane

Saltcotes

Whooper Swan

Cartmel Lane

Fairhaven Lake

Little Egret

Left roost between 07.05 and 07.20

Preesall Park

Curlew

SD376471

Dam Side

Pink-footed Goose

120

grass field

SD407493

Horse Park Lane

Pink-footed Goose

800

SD419484

Pilling Marsh	Shelduck	440
	Whooper Swan	8
	Little Egret	10
	Skylark	25
	Linnet	40		east side
	Peregrine	1	adult

Pilling Lane Ends	Chiffchaff	1
	Long-tailed Tit	6
	Goldcrest	1
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	2
	Mute Swan	4	adult and 3 juvenile
	Moorhen	3
	Black-tailed Godwit	2		field to west

Stake Pool

Jay

Carleton	Sparrowhawk	1	Male	In our garden	P Guy
	Jay	1		Fly through garden with a Carrion Crow
	Long-tailed Tit	4		in garden on feeders
	Blue Tit	2		In garden on feeders
	Great Tit	2		In garden on feeders

	Devonshire Rock Gardens	Goldcrest	1				DJM
		Wren	3

17th November

Medlar

Barn Owl

Dead on M55 eastbound just east of junction 3

Paul Slade

Stanley Park	Gadwall	81			TS
	Shoveler	35
	Tufted Duck	31
	Teal	1	m
	Great Black-backed Gull	1	1st.w.
	Mute Swan	39	9 1st.w.
	Ring-necked Parakeet	1	m	Error yesterday - 2 (m,f), not 3
	Moorhen	21+

Knott End

Grey Wagtail

Bispham Cliffs	Eider	7
	Great Crested Grebe	1
	Meadow Pipit	5
	Pied Wagtail	2
	Sanderling	20
	Redshank	5

Blackpool North Shore	Turnstone	2
	Meadow Pipit	2
	Pied Wagtail	5

Blackpool North Pier	Starling	8000+	roost
	Grey Wagtail	1
	Pied Wagtail	1
	Great Black-backed Gull	3
	Black-headed Gull	20
	Herring Gull	30
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	1

Blackpool Central Pier

Herring Gull

160

to north

Blackpool	Grey Wagtail	1		Blackpool North Station
	Pied Wagtail	1		Blackpool North Station
	Peregrine	1	adult

Starr Gate	Pink-footed Goose	48		south. Watch 0800-1100	L.GLBL S.C. I.W.
	Shelduck	31		21 north, 10 south.
	Wigeon	35		south.
	Teal	25		south.
	Eider	4		south.
	Common Scoter	180
	Goosander	1	fem.	south.
	Red-throated Diver	10
	Great Crested Grebe	21
	Little Egret	1		south.
	Cormorant	22		north.
	Lapwing	11		south.
	Guillemot	2
	Razorbill	1
	Starling	51		in off east
	Fieldfare	2		in off east.
	Snow Bunting	1		south 1025.

Thurnham Hall	Treecreeper	2	AC
	Long-tailed Tit	5
	Goldcrest	1+

	Bank End	Pied Wagtail	9		Feeding		AC
		Meadow Pipit	11		Feeding

Wrampool

Linnet

	Bodie Hill	Linnet	80				AC
		Merlin	1	Male

	Kincraig Lake	Teal	36
		Grey Heron	2

Marton Mere	Goldcrest	2
	Sparrowhawk	2	m, f
	Cetti's Warbler	4
	Pink-footed Goose	25+		Feeding in field north of Mere View
	Starling	c800		looked to be roosting

Herons' Reach Golf Course	Gadwall	25	2 pools	TS
	Tufted Duck	11	central east pool
	Cetti's Warbler	1	singing, pool east of zoo car park - SE corner reeds
	Goldfinch	5

Staining Nook

Little Egret

flew quite low SE over the old scrap yard

Marton Mere	Bullfinch	1	bridle path treetops, NE corner. 20 minutes later flew from north central scrub (north of path) to MW scrub	TS
	Coal Tit	1	SW feeders
	Water Rail	1	called, N central scrub (N of path)

Thistleton

Raven

Paul Slade

	Lytham Moss	Greenland White-fronted Goose	1				FB.IW
		Pink-footed Goose	3800		neck collar VCD,sat collar brown 48 still

Warton Bank	Hen Harrier	2	male ringtail	male showed well at 14,25 but ringtail only briefly	andy myo
	Sparrowhawk	2
	Kestrel	1
	Great White Egret	1
	Marsh Harrier	4
	Buzzard	1

Church Scar	Swallow	1	South East	Ian Walker
	Linnet	90
	Pied Wagtail	3
	Meadow Pipit	5

Savick Park	Bullfinch	7	4m, 3f		gg
	Goldfinch	2
	Greenfinch	7		been a good hear hereabouts
	Jay	1
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	2
	Nuthatch	1
	Coal Tit	2

Elswick	Sparrowhawk	2	both fem		Stu milne
	Kestrel	2
	Snipe	1
	Curlew	3
	Gadwall	2
	Teal	12
	Shoveler	1	m
	Pink-footed Goose	200+		over
	Brown Hare	1
	Kingfisher	1		on a farmland pond.

Knott End

Grey Wagtail

Marton Mere	Little Grebe	3		From Dragonfly Den hide	DJM/CR
	Goldeneye	3	2f, 1st w m	From Dragonfly Den hide
	Wigeon	13
	Teal	56
	Cetti's Warbler	3
	Water Rail	3		Mere, pumphouse scrub, Lawson's wetland
	Reed Bunting	3		Lawson's wetland
	Stoat	1		FBC Hide
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1
	Ring-necked Parakeet	1		Feeding station
	Chaffinch	4		Feeding station
	Fieldfare	3		Dropped into N scrub
	Skylark	4+		Individuals heard going over
	Meadow Pipit	3		E together

Norbreck

Whooper Swan

Landed on sea at 1045 opposite Norbreck North tramstop

Glen Jackson

Knott End

Twite

Feeding @ Corner of ferry slip

16th November

Knott End

Little Egret

Galgate	Goosander	2		flew over
	Kestrel	1	1st-winter male
	Goldcrest	1
	Coal Tit	1

Marton Mere	Jack Snipe	1		over SE corner	TS
	Mute Swan	2	ads
	Ring-necked Parakeet	3	fems	SW feeders
	Stock Dove	4		barn roof
	Kestrel	1
	Water Rail	3		calling
	Cetti's Warbler	2+		singing

Stanley Park	Mute Swan	38	9 1st.w.		TS
	Gadwall	76
	Shoveler	28
	Tufted Duck	29
	Cormorant	7		at 14.30
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	2	ads
	Ring-necked Parakeet	3	m, f

Herons' Reach Golf Course	Mute Swan	4	ads		TS
	Gadwall	30		2 pools
	Wigeon	1
	Tufted Duck	8
	Coot	37		central east pool

Blackpool Zoo

Teal

Village entrance pool

Staining Nook	Redwing	3+		TS
	Tree Sparrow	4	Mere View
	Collared Dove	5	Mere View

	Blackpool Central	Peregrine	1
		Grey Wagtail	1

Warton Bank	Water Rail	2		Near Wrea Brook outlet - approx 100m apart	Ian Walker
	Great White Egret	2		Very close on pools at the end of Bank Lane
	Merlin	2
	Buzzard	1
	Reed Bunting	1	F

Marton Mere

Sparrowhawk

m f

andy myo

Marton Mere	Bittern	1	in flight in front of bird club hide at 16,15	andy myo
	Ring-necked Parakeet	2	at feeding station
	Bullfinch		heard only
	Redwing	4

Pilling Lane	Grey Wagtail	1		pond Beach Road		Paul Ellis
	Coal Tit	1		+ Beach Road
	Tree Sparrow	4		Beach Road
	Snipe	1		over calling at dusk Beach Road
	Sparrowhawk	1	m	took a Robin Beach Road
	Skylark	4		flew over Beach Road heading east
	Pink-footed Goose	250		on fields east of Beach Road SD371493 to SD373494	SD373494

Lytham Moss

Pink-footed Goose

3400+

Ric Holmes

Starr Gate	Shelduck	32	south. Watch 0800-1100	L.G.B. S.C.
	Teal	1	south.
	Common Scoter	215
	Red-throated Diver	12	south.
	Great Crested Grebe	24	south.
	Cormorant	11	north.
	Starling	16	in off east.

Marton

Long-tailed Tit

Rosefinch garden feeders - quickly passing through

NJL

Marton	Ring-necked Parakeet	2		In Rosefinch garden - flew east toward LNR & Woodland Wach feeding station	NJL
	Coal Tit	1		Rosefinch garden feeders
	Blue Tit	5+		Rosefinch garden feeders
	Great Tit	6+		Rosefinch garden feeders
	Reed Bunting	2	m/f	Rosefinch garden feeders
	Robin	1		Rosefinch garden feeders
	Dunnock	2		Under Rosefinch garden feeders
	Blackbird	5+		Under Rosefinch garden feeders
	Pheasant	1	f	Under Rosefinch garden feeders
	Magpie	6+		Rosefinch garden
	Sparrowhawk	1		Over

Newton-with-Scales	Tawny Owl	1	showing in ivy clad hawthorn. Thames street	andy myo fb
	Little Owl	1	in ash tree
	Song Thrush	2

Marton Mere	Blackbird	30+	Most in pumphouse scrub and bushes on opposite side of Lawson's track	DJM
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	2	Pumphouse scrub, caravan site
	Bittern	1	Flew from SW bay landed in front of Dragonfly Den 10.35
	Song Thrush	1	Pumphouse scrub
	Goldcrest	1	Pumphouse scrub
	Chiffchaff	1	SW bay willows
	Ring-necked Parakeet	2	Feeding station
	Reed Bunting	3	2 Lawson's wetland, 1 mere

Knott End

Twite

Feeding @ Corner of ferry slip

Knott End	Coal Tit	2
	Rock Pipit	1	Ferry Slip
	Reed Bunting	2

15th November

Green Dick's Lane

Curlew

SD377487

	Warton	Goldcrest	1		Church Road		Paul Ellis
		Grey Wagtail	1		farm yard Lytham Road

	Saltcotes	Whooper Swan	23		on flood	SD377285	Paul Ellis
		Grey Heron	7		on flood	SD377285

Cocker's Dyke	Shelduck	50
	Black-tailed Godwit	15
	Snipe	1
	Linnet	40
	Herring Gull	200
	Dunlin	40
	Black-headed Gull	300
	Golden Plover	50

Blackpool Central	Peregrine	2
	Redwing	1+	Good numbers going over this evening
	Fieldfare	1+	Heard moving over this evening

Herons' Reach Golf Course	Mute Swan	2	ads		TS
	Gadwall	25		2 pools
	Tufted Duck	3
	Wigeon	1
	Coot	37		central east pool

Marton Mere	Mute Swan	2	ads		TS
	Gadwall	2
	Sparrowhawk	1	f
	Kestrel	1
	Great Black-backed Gull	1	ad
	Stock Dove	6		barn roof
	Coot	225+

Stanley Park	Mute Swan	41	32 ads, 9 1st.w.	Probably 7 1st winters from the mere	TS
	Gadwall	78
	Shoveler	28
	Tufted Duck	33

Starr Gate	Shelduck	7		south. Watch 0800-1100	L.G.B. S.C.
	Wigeon	2		south.
	Eider	3	m.	south.
	Common Scoter	130
	Red-throated Diver	1
	Great Crested Grebe	21		south.
	Lapwing	61		south.
	Chaffinch	5		in off south/east.

Marton Mere	Bittern	1		Flew west from SE reeds to SW corner midday	Marton Mere Volunteers
	Goldeneye	3	f
	Ring-necked Parakeet	3		in Alder above feeders
	Wigeon	56
	Lapwing	8		Scrape
	Little Grebe	2
	Coal Tit	1		Feeders

Medlar Marsh	Bullfinch	2	m f	andy myo
	Goldcrest	1
	Sparrowhawk	1
	Buzzard	1

Warton Bank	Hen Harrier	1	ringtail	andy myo fb
	Merlin	1
	Peregrine	1
	Marsh Harrier	4
	Great White Egret	1

Wesham Marsh	Yellowhammer	2	m f	andy myo
	Fieldfare	100
	Redwing	10
	Greenfinch	2
	Reed Bunting	7
	Tree Sparrow	8

Knott End	Little Egret	2
	Rock Pipit	1
	Pheasant	1

Knott End

Twite

Feeding & preening on ferry slip

Layton

Starling

7500+

E leaving pier roost in two large flocks with several smaller flocks following later

DJM

14th November

Knott End

Grey Heron

Marton Mere	Gadwall	8			TS
	Teal	83
	Water Rail	1		flew low from east side of pumphouse scrub to west side of MW scrub
	Sparrowhawk	3	2f, m
	Kestrel	1	f
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1		over west end scrubs
	Long-tailed Tit	5+		NE scrub
	Tree Sparrow	5+		Mere View
	Ring-necked Parakeet	3	f	SW feeders, then flew off west

Herons' Reach Golf Course	Gadwall	13	TS
	Wigeon	1
	Tufted Duck	7

Stanley Park	Gadwall	75		TS
	Pochard	1	m
	Shoveler	24
	Tufted Duck	30
	Great Black-backed Gull	2	1st.w. & 3rd.w.

Marton Mere	Bittern	1	9:50 flew from NW reedbed to 30m west of Heron Hide	MM Volunteers
	Ring-necked Parakeet	3	Woodland Watch hide
	Kestrel	1	On pylon east fields

Knott End	Bar-tailed Godwit	1464	Preesall Sands
	Black-tailed Godwit	20
	Rock Pipit	1
	Sanderling	50
	Little Egret	2

Marton Mere	Grey Heron	1			Marton Mere Vols WeBS
	Mute Swan	6	2ad 4juv
	Wigeon	12
	Gadwall	1
	Teal	26
	Mallard	58
	Shoveler	15
	Little Grebe	1
	Cormorant	1
	Water Rail	1		fbc hide
	Moorhen	3
	Coot	246
	Mediterranean Gull	1
	Woodcock	2		n scrub
	Snipe	3

Wesham Marsh	Cattle Egret	1	at 9,15 on overflow from new houses at south end of marsh and with cattle in near field	andy myo
	Fieldfare	100+
	Sparrowhawk	1

Knott End

Twite

Feeding @ Corner of ferry slip

13th November

Warton Hall

Jay

Paul Ellis

Fluke Hall Lane

Little Egret

Marton Mere	Bittern	1	11.45 NW corner	DF.
	Redwing	2
	Wigeon	3

Marton Mere	Goosander	3	1m	flew in from the east to the west end of the mere, brief stay	TS
	Teal	80+
	Kestrel	2	m, f	barn south ledges
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	1	ad
	Stock Dove	1
	Cetti's Warbler	2		singing

Herons' Reach Golf Course	Gadwall	20		TS
	Tufted Duck	9
	Coot	38	central east pool

Stanley Park	Gadwall	75			TS
	Pochard	1	m
	Shoveler	28
	Tufted Duck	25
	Great Black-backed Gull	1	1st.w.
	Cormorant	10		at 15.00
	Ring-necked Parakeet	1

	Head Dyke Lane	Pink-footed Goose	600		grass field	SD390468
		Kestrel	1			SD385471

Pilling Lane	Song Thrush	1
	Pied Wagtail	1
	Common Gull	10

Fluke Hall	Shelduck	100
	Little Egret	2
	Skylark	2
	Herring Gull	150
	Black-tailed Godwit	30
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	2
	hybrid Shelduck x Ruddy Shelduck	1	male	SD383500

Cocker's Dyke	Rock Pipit	1
	Pink-footed Goose	200		grass field	SD373495
	Black-tailed Godwit	50
	Great Black-backed Gull	3
	Shelduck	100
	Dunlin	40
	Golden Plover	160
	Reed Bunting	1
	hybrid Shelduck x Ruddy Shelduck	1	male

Ridge Farm	Grey Wagtail	1
	Buzzard	1
	Pied Wagtail	3
	Stock Dove	4
	Skylark	25		SD386499
	Pink-footed Goose	40		SD388498
	Long-tailed Tit	4
	Tree Sparrow	4
	Reed Bunting	1
	Meadow Pipit	12
	Little Egret	2	field	SD386494
	Black-tailed Godwit	5
	Mallard	180
	Greenfinch	1

Nateby Hall

Jay

Flew across road together at 09.35

P Guy

Warton Bank	Hen Harrier	1	male	warton marsh at 15,40	andy myo
	Great White Egret	1
	Merlin	1
	Marsh Harrier	6

Wesham

Red Admiral

in my garden on hebe

andy myo

Knott End	Twite	24	Ferry slip late afternoon	AC
	Turnstone	7
	Pied Wagtail	3

Eagland Hill

Whooper Swan

110

in field off Bradshaw lane@ 11.30

B Wood

	Pilling Hall	Shoveler	4	1 M			AC
		Tufted Duck	1

New Ridge Farm	Stonechat	1	AC
	Long-tailed Tit	15
	Skylark	11
	Meadow Pipit	5

Preesall Flashes	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1	AC
	Blackbird	30
	Redwing	7
	Long-tailed Tit	9
	Pied Wagtail	3

Newton-with-Scales	Bullfinch	1	m	thames street	andy myo
	Greenfinch	6
	Blackcap	1	m
	Redwing	7
	Song Thrush	1
	Grey Wagtail	2

Devonshire Rock Gardens	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1	DJM
	Goldcrest	4
	Blackbird	15
	Long-tailed Tit	4+

12th November

Warton	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1	flew out of a ditch on Lodge Lane	Paul Ellis
	Kestrel	2	1m Carr Lane, 1 Lytham Road
	Reed Bunting	1	Lodge Lane

Warton Hall

Whooper Swan

Lodge lane .

	Newton Marsh	Jack Snipe	1		1 flushed near the entrance to the water treatment works.		DS
		Snipe	1		1 flushed .

Marton Mere	Otter	1		keeping to the centre, south of NE hide, 11.00-07	TS
	Whooper Swan	2	ads	over low south
	Mute Swan	9	2 ads + 7 1st.w.	first sighting of 7th 1st.w. in months
	Stonechat	2	m, f	embankment reeds
	Goldeneye	1	f
	Gadwall	5
	Tufted Duck	5
	Teal	63
	Buzzard	1
	Skylark	2		over east fields
	Mistle Thrush	2		south over east field
	Pied Wagtail	2		east over caravan site
	Pheasant	12	m + 11 f	barn field

Stanley Park	Gadwall	74			TS
	Shoveler	23
	Cormorant	8		at 14.30
	Mute Swan	34	2 1st.w.
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	1	ad
	Common Gull	1	ad

Herons' Reach Golf Course	Gadwall	30		21 central east pool	TS
	Wigeon	1
	Tufted Duck	3
	Mute Swan	2	ads
	Reed Bunting	2		central east pool
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1		over SE
	Water Rail	1		calling, NW corner pond

Blackpool Zoo

Teal

Village entrance pool

Staining	Fieldfare	75+		over SW, fields east of McColl's shop
	Buzzard	1		over Avenham Wood, to the east
	Kestrel	1	f
	Cormorant	8		pond NE of shop
	Song Thrush	1

	Blackpool North Shore	Goldfinch	22		seawall, unusual
		Peregrine	2

	Gynn Gardens	Song Thrush	2		migrants
		Grey Wagtail	1

	Bank End	Pied Wagtail	11				AC
		Meadow Pipit	5

Knott End

Rock Pipit

Ferry slip

Devonshire Rock Gardens

Magpie

40+

Coming in to roost in the Butterfly Zone at dusk, still more arriving as I left

DJM

Stanley Park	Blackbird	1	New Langdale Volunteers
	Black-headed Gull	50
	Blue Tit	1
	Canada Goose	1
	Chaffinch	2
	Coot	16
	Cormorant	3
	Carrion Crow	1
	Gadwall	49
	Great Tit	2
	Herring Gull	50
	Magpie	3
	Mallard	57
	Moorhen	3
	Mute Swan	21
	Pochard	1
	Robin	1
	Shoveler	8
	Tufted Duck	13

Thurnham	Whooper Swan	301	271 ad, 30 juv	on pasture off Moss Lane	J Scragg
	Black Swan	1
	Mute Swan	51
	Fieldfare	40

	Jeremy Lane	Whooper Swan	5	3 ad, 2 juv	on pasture		J Scragg
		Mute Swan	66

	Bodie Hill	Golden Plover	c400		on marsh at high tide		J Scragg
		Lapwing	c500		on marsh at high tide

Glasson Basin	Great Crested Grebe	1	J Scragg
	Cormorant	4
	Tufted Duck	6

Glasson Marsh	Wigeon	c50			J Scragg
	Cormorant	5
	Buzzard	1
	Merlin	1	juv	on log on marsh
	Black-tailed Godwit	7
	Dunlin	10
	Great Black-backed Gull	12

Cockerham

Sparrowhawk

J Scragg

Conder Green	Teal	c150		J Scragg
	Little Grebe	6	3 pool, 3 creek
	Oystercatcher	2
	Curlew	2
	Snipe	1
	Black-tailed Godwit	4

Braides	Kestrel	1		J Scragg
	Curlew	220	on ploughed fields
	Golden Plover	1100	on ploughed fields
	Lapwing	c750	on ploughed fields
	Redshank	6	on ploughed fields
	Pied Wagtail	c10
	Skylark	c20
	Linnet	c30

	Bradshaw Lane Head	Whooper Swan	97	68 ad, 29 juv	on potato field	SD423453	J Scragg
		Whooper Swan	22	15 ad, 7 juv	on pasture	SD417455

	Eagland Hill	Little Owl	1				J Scragg
		Tree Sparrow	9

Pilling Marsh	Mute Swan	2			J Scragg
	Pink-footed Goose	c50
	Pintail	62
	Little Egret	5
	Buzzard	2
	Kestrel	1	fem
	Peregrine	2	fem, juv
	Merlin	1		distantly to east
	Dunlin	c25
	Black-tailed Godwit	c30
	Skylark	c20		on marsh
	Linnet	c80		on marsh

	Dam Side	Pink-footed Goose	c150		Backsand's Lane		J Scragg
		Curlew	16

Fluke Hall	Pink-footed Goose	27		west	J Scragg
	Shelduck	c600
	Little Egret	1
	Merlin	1	male	east along marsh
	Dunlin	c3000		distantly on Preesall Sands
	Golden Plover	1
	Black-tailed Godwit	6
	Great Black-backed Gull	1		eating dead Bottle-nosed Dolphin on sands off car park
	Woodpigeon	26		west
	Linnet	c20		on marsh
	Skylark	1
	Grey Wagtail	1		pond in woods
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1		woods
	Nuthatch	1		woods
	Goldcrest	1		woods
	Long-tailed Tit	c15		woods
	Chaffinch	c20		woods
	Greenfinch	2		woods

Preesall

Pink-footed Goose

c150

on pasture west of Burned House Lane

J Scragg

Stalmine

Pink-footed Goose

c2000

on pasture west of Hall Gate Lane

J Scragg

Marton Mere	Coal Tit	1	Feeding station	DJM/CR
	Fieldfare	c80	W
	Redshank	1	Heard only
	Kestrel	2
	Sparrowhawk	1
	Coot	c200
	Cetti's Warbler	4
	Water Rail	1
	Cormorant	1
	Great Black-backed Gull	2
	Greenfinch	3	Over N scrub
	Ring-necked Parakeet	1	Heard near Feeding station
	Little Egret	1	NE
	Stonechat	1	Embankment reeds

Freckleton Naze Point	Fieldfare	100+	andy myo
	Redwing	6
	Song Thrush	2

Warton Bank	Hen Harrier	2	male ringtail	both showing well	andy myo
	Marsh Harrier	5
	Merlin	1
	Sparrowhawk	2
	Great White Egret	1

Carleton

Coal Tit

Coming to feeders in garden and hiding sunflower hearts in amongst the moss on the side of our pond.

P Guy

Knott End	Twite	56	base of slipway
	Pied Wagtail	9	slipway
	Black-tailed Godwit	57
	Little Egret	3
	Turnstone	2
	Ringed Plover	26
	Bar-tailed Godwit	250
	Curlew	180
	Sanderling	200
	Dunlin	350
	Rock Pipit	1	slipway
	Redwing	1	over

11th November

Fluke Hall	Shelduck	35	WeBS Count.	L.G.B.
	Wigeon	6
	Little Egret	5
	Oystercatcher	360
	Lapwing	125
	Grey Plover	125
	Knot	400
	Dunlin	260
	Bar-tailed Godwit	116
	Redshank	55

Pilling Lane Ends	Whooper Swan	7	ads.	WeBS Count.	L.G.B.
	Pink-footed Goose	227
	Shelduck	547
	Wigeon	370
	Pintail	228
	Teal	260
	Red-breasted Merganser	3
	Great Crested Grebe	2
	Little Egret	6
	Cormorant	4
	Lapwing	800
	Golden Plover	25
	Curlew	130
	Bar-tailed Godwit	54
	Black-tailed Godwit	41
	Knot	220
	Dunlin	300
	Redshank	116
	Raven	2		non WeBS
	Skylark	80		non WeBS
	Linnet	75		non WeBS

	Lytham Moss	Pink-footed Goose	2200		450 north end 800 west 950 east of radar station.sat collars brown 48 white 12		Frank Bird
		Stonechat	6

Knott End

Twite

PGS/PE/DH

Crimbles

Pink-footed Goose

100+

on pasture north of stables

SD493495

PGS/PE/DH

Pilling Marsh

Merlin

fem / 1st w

PGS/PE/DH

Pilling

Pink-footed Goose

500

On pasture south of Kentucky Farm

SD443461

PGS/PE/DH

	Eagland Hill	Pink-footed Goose	600		South of New Lane on pasture	SD432439	PGS/PE/DH
		Redwing	2

Bradshaw Lane Head

Whooper Swan

132

PGS/PE/DH

	Preesall	Pink-footed Goose	880		On pasture west of Burned House Lane	S376471	PGS/PE/DH
		Mistle Thrush	1		Burned House Lane

	Stalmine	Pink-footed Goose	500		Grange Lane, on pasture	SD367454	PGS/PE/DH
		Pink-footed Goose	150		On pasture west of A588	SD370458

Barnaby's Sands	Lapwing	280		PGS/PE/DH/WEBS
	Linnet	15
	Wigeon	122
	Shelduck	122
	Merlin	1	male
	Kestrel	1
	Little Egret	1

Pilling Lane Ends

Pink-footed Goose

13748

IGC.

N. Godden, J. Roberts

The Heads	Curlew	17	PGS/PE/DH/WEBS
	Redwing	1
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1
	Linnet	30

Fleetwood Marsh	Wigeon	46	PGS/PE/DH/WEBS
	Mallard	24
	Teal	18
	Grey Heron	3
	Redshank	44
	Black-headed Gull	10
	Herring Gull	2
	Shelduck	2
	Curlew	1

Arm Hill	Reed Bunting	2		PGS/PE/DH/WEBS
	Shelduck	37
	Red-breasted Merganser	1	male
	Black-tailed Godwit	76
	Teal	715
	Turnstone	4
	Snipe	9
	unidentified Water Pipit or Rock Pipit	2+
	Lapwing	430
	Oystercatcher	422
	Wigeon	21
	Bar-tailed Godwit	1
	Redshank	52
	Cormorant	2
	Dunlin	7
	Mallard	2
	Black-headed Gull	9
	Herring Gull	1

Agglebys Pit	Snipe	4	PGS/PE/DH/WEBS
	Stock Dove	19
	Redshank	6
	Herring Gull	1
	Skylark	90
	Curlew	19
	Linnet	25
	Moorhen	12
	Kestrel	1
	Greylag Goose	3
	Mallard	8
	Black-headed Gull	70
	Common Gull	3
	Bar-tailed Godwit	1
	Reed Bunting	3

Height o' th' Hill	Lapwing	330			PGS/PE/DH
	Pink-footed Goose	150	on pasture	SD359444
	Mistle Thrush	1

Wardley's Creek	Redshank	95		PGS/PE/DH/WEBS
	Curlew	11
	Turnstone	14
	Greenshank	4
	Lapwing	725
	Oystercatcher	4
	Dunlin	5
	Cormorant	3
	Grey Heron	2
	Little Egret	3
	Mallard	60
	Teal	11
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	30
	Black-headed Gull	28
	Common Gull	2
	Herring Gull	7
	Great Black-backed Gull	3
	Little Grebe	1	roadside pond
	Moorhen	1	roadside pond
	Mute Swan	2	roadside pond
	Fieldfare	4

Shard Bridge	Mallard	41	PGS/PE/DH/WEBS
	Great Black-backed Gull	3
	Redshank	63
	Common Gull	2
	Black-headed Gull	5
	Curlew	1
	Lapwing	520
	Grey Heron	2
	Little Egret	4
	Snipe	2

Skippool Creek	Chaffinch	9	PGS/PE/DH/WEBS
	Dunlin	113
	Curlew	124
	Mallard	43
	Cormorant	2
	Great Black-backed Gull	1
	Black-headed Gull	49
	Moorhen	2
	Redshank	19
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	8
	Golden Plover	14
	Greenshank	1
	Herring Gull	43
	Common Gull	7
	Lapwing	990
	Sparrowhawk	1
	Black-tailed Godwit	8
	Kingfisher	1

Ramper Pot	Pink-footed Goose	55	on pasture	SD358424	PGS/PE/DH/WEBS
	Whooper Swan	9	on pasture	SD358424
	Dunlin	1
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1
	Black-headed Gull	2
	Reed Bunting	2
	Curlew	19
	Turnstone	7
	Oystercatcher	11
	Shelduck	6
	Black-tailed Godwit	21
	Little Egret	2
	Redshank	69
	Lapwing	41
	Teal	2
	Mallard	11
	unidentified Water Pipit or Rock Pipit	1

Poulton-le-Fylde

Tawny Owl

calling Carr Head Lane 07.45

Paul Slade/Paul Ellis/DH

Marton Mere

Coal Tit

SW feeders

Stanley Park	Pochard	1	m	TS
	Gadwall	75
	Shoveler	22
	Ring-necked Parakeet	1

Herons' Reach Golf Course	Little Grebe	1		TS
	Gadwall	27	23 central east pool
	Tufted Duck	3
	Coot	39	central east pool
	Cetti's Warbler	1	calling, pool east of zoo car park

Preesall Flashes	Fieldfare	1	AC
	Redwing	5
	Blackbird	11

Knott End

Greenfinch

On my feeders, a garden mega

	Kincraig Lake	Teal	23
		Mute Swan	2		One ringed Stanley Park 2014, now minus Darvic

Shard Bridge

Lapwing

160

Norcross

Kestrel

SD339413

Stalmine

Pink-footed Goose

400

SD371457

Fleetwood

Feral Pigeon

Cleveleys

Mallard

Victoria Road duckpond

Preesall Park

Pink-footed Goose

400

grass field

SD370466

Mains Hall

Curlew

SD367404

Rossall Point	Turnstone	18
	Sanderling	5
	Ringed Plover	4

Fleetwood Golf Course	Stonechat	2	male and female	13th tee
	Mute Swan	1	juvenile	pond
	Moorhen	7		pond
	Coot	1		pond
	Great Black-backed Gull	1
	Herring Gull	40
	Pied Wagtail	4
	Linnet	12

Larkholme Grasslands	Grey Wagtail	1	north end
	Linnet	35	north end
	Pied Wagtail	3

Fleetwood Marine Lakes	Black-headed Gull	20
	Turnstone	150
	Goldeneye	1	female/juvenile male
	Red-breasted Merganser	1	female/juvenile male
	Redshank	10

Mount Park	Mistle Thrush	1
	Greenfinch	3
	Great Tit	1

Fleetwood Dock	Buzzard	1
	Mistle Thrush	1
	Feral Pigeon	40

Pilling Lane

Pink-footed Goose

200

in coastal fields west of Beach Road SD364490

Kinta Beaver

	Knott End	Turnstone	8		at jetty		Kinta Beaver
		Twite	4		at jetty

Fairhaven Lake	Mute Swan	5	Ric Holmes WeBS
	Canada Goose	2
	Mallard	44
	Tufted Duck	21
	Cormorant	2
	Moorhen	6
	Coot	27
	Oystercatcher	4

Fairhaven Beach	Shelduck	171	Ric Holmes WeBS
	Eider	12
	Cormorant	21
	Little Egret	13
	Grey Heron	2
	Oystercatcher	1600
	Knot	837
	Sanderling	194
	Dunlin	472
	Black-tailed Godwit	13
	Bar-tailed Godwit	180
	Curlew	132
	Redshank	326

Church Scar	Little Egret	2	Ric Holmes WeBS
	Grey Heron	3
	Oystercatcher	480
	Knot	6
	Dunlin	79
	Black-tailed Godwit	3
	Bar-tailed Godwit	24
	Curlew	3
	Redshank	57
	Turnstone	129

Lytham Jetty	Shelduck	284	Ric Holmes WeBS
	Teal	280
	Mallard	13
	Pintail	962
	Cormorant	13
	Little Egret	5
	Grey Heron	3
	Oystercatcher	264
	Knot	460
	Dunlin	73
	Black-tailed Godwit	39
	Bar-tailed Godwit	54
	Curlew	12
	Redshank	230
	Turnstone	1

Lytham Quays	Wigeon	880	Ric Holmes WeBS
	Teal	686
	Mallard	6
	Black-tailed Godwit	7
	Curlew	4
	Redshank	71

Warton Bank	Hen Harrier	2	m ringtail	good views of both birds. mj with equably good views from lytham quays	andy myo gw
	Great White Egret	1
	Marsh Harrier	3

Wesham Marsh	Kingfisher	1	m	dawdales pond east of marsh	andy myo
	Tree Sparrow	20
	Reed Bunting	2
	Greenfinch	1

Fairhaven Lake

Little Egret

Left roost 07.03 to 07.08

Pilling Lane

Pied Wagtail

Cocker's Dyke	Pink-footed Goose	7150		roost
	Twite	6		flew west
	Meadow Pipit	1
	hybrid Shelduck x Australian Shelduck	1	male
	Shelduck	180
	Black-tailed Godwit	147
	Dunlin	100
	Whooper Swan	2		flew over
	Golden Plover	150
	Lapwing	200
	Black-headed Gull	500
	Little Egret	2
	Snipe	6
	Robin	2
	Wren	1

Knott End	Twite	45		east end of Esplanade
	Shelduck	86
	Eider	2	male and female

10th November

Knott End

Rock Pipit

Esplande saltmash

Paul Ellis / Dave Hall

Starr Gate	Shelduck	14		south. Watch 0830- 1100.	L.G.B. S.C.
	Wigeon	14		south.
	Pintail	1		south.
	Common Scoter	150
	Great Crested Grebe	3
	Gannet	1	juv.	south.
	Little Egret	1		south.
	Kittiwake	14	ads.	south.
	Guillemot	1

	Cockersand	Whooper Swan	100		Moss Lane
		Pink-footed Goose	200		Moss Lane

Knott End	Twite	25
	Turnstone	12
	Eider	2	2 males

Fairhaven Lake

Little Egret

left roost 06.57 to 07.10

Preesall Hill

Mistle Thrush

	Stalmine	Pink-footed Goose	200			SD370458
		Curlew	35			SD372458

Mythop Grange

Barn Owl

SD359347

	Herons' Reach Golf Course	Goldeneye	1	f	pool east of zoo car park		TS
		Water Rail	1		calling, NW corner pond

Blackpool Zoo

Teal

4m, f

Village entrance pool

Marton Mere	Teal	65+		TS
	Tufted Duck	5
	Pink-footed Goose	500+	east field/SE field
	Redwing	7	east over NE scrub

Stanley Park	Teal	1	f		TS
	Gadwall	76
	Shoveler	24
	Tufted Duck	27
	Great Crested Grebe	1	ad
	Cormorant	10		at 13.30
	Great Black-backed Gull	2	1st.w. & 3rd.w.

Mount Park	Goldcrest	1
	Sparrowhawk	1
	Grey Wagtail	1
	Song Thrush	1

	Fleetwood Promenade	Twite	c35		Landed briefly on Marine Splash building
		Grey Wagtail	1+

Blackpool South Shore

Buzzard

over Hawes Side Lane/Yeadon Way

Maurice/Ellen

Lytham Moss

Pink-footed Goose

3000+

In field by Cypress Point

Maurice/Ellen

Marton Mere	Stonechat	2	male/female	in reeds at east end of mere	Maurice/Ellen
	Coal Tit	1		Woodland Watch
	Sparrowhawk	2
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1
	Water Rail	1
	Pink-footed Goose	150+		on east field

Starr Hills

Woodcock

flushed from dunes

Frank Bird

Lytham Moss

Pink-footed Goose

1800

neck collar TXT,white sat collar no unread, orange leg pinkfoot

Frank Bird

	Cocker's Dyke	Mediterranean Gull	1	ad w	unringed		Paul Ellis / Dave Hall
		Golden Plover	280		to west on edge of saltmarsh

	Conder Green	Greenshank	3		at pool		Paul Ellis / Dave Hall
		Little Grebe	3		2 pool, 1 creek

Eagland Hill	Greenland White-fronted Goose	1	ad	with pinkfeet on arable	SD422443	Paul Ellis / Dave Hall
	Pink-footed Goose	2000		on arable. Collar VPB and sat collared bird.	SD422443
	Kestrel	2
	Yellowhammer	1	m
	Stock Dove	37
	Whooper Swan	133		on potatoes	SD424453
	Pink-footed Goose	320		North of New Lane	SD441459

	Warton Bank	Hen Harrier	1	ringtail	on warton marsh at 15,10 to 15,25 then crossed to south side		andy myo
		Long-tailed Tit	12

Cockerham

Whooper Swan

Hillam Lane

	Thurnham	Whooper Swan	298		Moss Lane Fields		AC
		Black Swan	1

Warton Bank	Avocet	12	in river channel and in flight	andy myo
	Merlin	1
	Sparrowhawk	1
	Marsh Harrier	3
	Great White Egret	1

Knott End	Pintail	11		flew east
	Reed Bunting	1	male
	Rock Pipit	2

Knott End

Twite

Mobile between Esplanade and Ferry slip

9th November

Rossall Point

Hen Harrier

At high tide. Flew south

Starr Gate	Shelduck	8		south. Watch 0800-1030	L.G.B. S.C.
	Wigeon	3		south.
	Eider	2
	Common Scoter	180
	Great Crested Grebe	1
	Gannet	1	juv.	south.
	Lapwing	37		south.

Blackpool Central

Grey Wagtail

Coleridge Road

Gynn Gardens

Grey Wagtail

Cocker's Dyke	Red-breasted Merganser	1	then flew east
	Skylark	1
	Twite	5
	Shelduck	23
	Great Black-backed Gull	2
	Dunlin	250
	Curlew	1
	Little Egret	1
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	9
	Redshank	3
	Greenshank	1
	Herring Gull	12
	Common Gull	3
	Black-headed Gull	15
	Black-tailed Godwit	6

Knott End	Rock Pipit	3	east end
	Curlew	27	fields south of library
	Lapwing	55	fields south of library
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	2
	Twite	22
	Turnstone	3	slipway
	Herring Gull	27
	Black-headed Gull	5
	Oystercatcher	315
	Dunlin	320
	Redshank	6
	Little Egret	4
	Grey Heron	1
	Grey Plover	49
	Common Gull	1
	Bar-tailed Godwit	1
	Sanderling	114

Pilling Lane	Kestrel	1	west end
	Curlew	50		SD371490
	Pied Wagtail	1
	Herring Gull	3
	Black-headed Gull	2

Staining Nook	White-fronted Goose	1	over north, calling	TS
	Pink-footed Goose	9	with the White-front
	Redwing	6
	Oystercatcher	2	NE over Mere View

Marton Mere	Teal	80+		TS
	Coot	225+	acting like an Otter was about
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1	SW field
	Stock Dove	11	flew SE from the barn roof
	Kestrel	1
	Buzzard	1	north over Kipling/SW fields
	Lapwing	40+	circled over SW corner

Blackpool Zoo

Water Rail

calling, Village entrance pool

Stanley Park	Gadwall	82			TS
	Shoveler	22
	Tufted Duck	22
	Great Crested Grebe	1	ad
	Cormorant	9		at 14.30
	Mute Swan	34	2 1st.w.
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1	f

	Lytham Moss	Pink-footed Goose	6000		fields east of Radar Station		Frank Bird
		Barnacle Goose	2

	Lytham Moss	Whooper Swan	3	2adult/1 Juv	In potato field opposite RadarStation		John S
		Pink-footed Goose	3000+		Field next to the allotments

Warton Bank	Hen Harrier	1	ringtail	south side at 11,55 may have been on our side but not up long enough to be sure	andy myo
	Marsh Harrier	4
	Sparrowhawk	1
	Kestrel	1	m

Marton	Blue Tit	6+		Rosefinch garden feeders	NJL
	Great Tit	5+		Rosefinch garden feeders
	Coal Tit	2		Rosefinch garden feeders
	Long-tailed Tit	10		Rosefinch feeders - passing through
	Robin	1		Rosefinch garden feeders
	Dunnock	2		Under Rosefinch garden feeders
	Blackbird	2		Under Rosefinch garden feeders
	Magpie	6		Making a nuisance!
	Wren	1		Rosefinch garden
	Reed Bunting	3	2f/1m	Rosefinch garden feeders
	Sparrowhawk	1		Over
	Grey Squirrel	1		Rosefinch garden

Winmarleigh

Goldcrest

In garden 8.10am

DKF

Knott End

Little Egret

8th November

Knott End

Rock Pipit

Knott End	Twite	26	base of slipway
	Turnstone	3
	Black-tailed Godwit	3
	Pied Wagtail	1
	Starling	1000	flew east

Starr Gate	Shelduck	3		south. Watch 0745-1100.	L.G.B. S.C.
	Wigeon	21		south.
	Eider	1		south.
	Common Scoter	210
	Red-breasted Merganser	1	fem.	north.
	Red-throated Diver	1		south.
	Great Crested Grebe	2
	Starling	63		small paties in ff s/east.

Herons' Reach Golf Course	Gadwall	26		20 central east pool	TS
	Wigeon	1		central east pool
	Tufted Duck	5		central east pool
	Cormorant	1		central east pool
	Coot	36		central east pool
	Mute Swan	4	ads
	Pink-footed Goose	86		over SE
	Cetti's Warbler	1		singing, pool SE of zoo car park - NE corner reeds

Stanley Park	Pochard	1	m	TS
	Gadwall	80
	Shoveler	24
	Tufted Duck	27
	Great Crested Grebe	1	ad
	Cormorant	18
	Mute Swan	34	2 1st.w.
	Ring-necked Parakeet	1

Marton Mere	Goldeneye	3	fems	TS
	Teal	45+
	Coot	200+

Lytham Quays

Merlin

Dfw

Lytham Moss

Whooper Swan

c60

Ads + juvs

Bryning Hall Lane

Dfw

Knott End	Twite	35	Feeding @ Corner of ferry slip	AC
	Pied Wagtail	2
	House Sparrow	3	Feeding with Twite

Lytham Moss	Pink-footed Goose	4500	spread over 6 fields east of radar station.brown sat collar 48.	Frank Bird
	Greenland White-fronted Goose	1
	Barnacle Goose	2

Lytham St Annes Nature Reserve	Chaffinch	41	flew sw	Ash Baines
	Buzzard	1	perched on the dunes
	Goldcrest	1
	Grey Heron	1

St Annes Beach

Snow Bunting

flew south over sand plant 8.00

Ash Baines

7th November

Knott End

Little Egret

Blackpool North Shore

Grey Wagtail

Exchange Street

Blackpool Central

Peregrine

Stanley Park	Great Black-backed Gull	2
	Moorhen	28
	Mallard	65
	Tufted Duck	21
	Herring Gull	165

Thornton

Speckled Wood

Speckled Wood in garden a.m.

Howard

Staining Nook

Tree Sparrow

Mere View

Stanley Park	Pochard	1	m	TS
	Gadwall	80
	Shoveler	22
	Great Crested Grebe	1	ad
	Cormorant	10
	Mute Swan	34	2 1st.w.

Knott End

Twite

Feeding @ Corner of ferry slip late afternoon

Lytham Moss	Pink-footed Goose	4000	over 5 fields.neck collar bird TVT	Frank Bird
	Greenland White-fronted Goose	1
	Barnacle Goose	2
	Whooper Swan	8

	Knott End	Harbour Porpoise	1		RNLI rescue by the ferry slip this morning		AC
		Comma	1		Flying in my garden this morning

Royal Lytham and St Annes Golf Course

Sparrowhawk

female

over at 08.30

Fairhaven Beach	Snipe	7	from salt marsh at high tide	FW, JD.MJ
	Short-eared Owl	1	east off shore ca10.30
	Linnet	40
	Reed Bunting	1
	Meadow Pipit	1

Warton Bank	Hen Harrier	1	male	showed well full lenth of marsh from lyhtam end to freckleton end and back at 11,20	andy myo gw
	Marsh Harrier	2
	Great White Egret	1

Starr Gate	Common Scoter	150	Sea watch 0800-1030	SC
	Shelduck	8	South
	Cormorant	2	North
	Great Crested Grebe	2	South
	Red-throated Diver	2	South

	Knott End	Rock Pipit	1
		Little Egret	1

6th November

Ridge Farm

Wheatear

Herons' Reach Golf Course

Goldeneye

fems

pool east of zoo car park

	Blackpool Central	Peregrine	1
		Grey Wagtail	1

Blackpool North Shore	Redshank	c200
	Turnstone	12
	Meadow Pipit	10

Marton Mere	Blackbird	62		L.G.B.
	Fieldfare	30	over south.
	Redwing	2	over east.
	Chaffinch	12	over south
	Brambling	1	over with chaffinches.

Bryning

Whooper Swan

40+

cartmell lane

andy myo

Lytham Moss	Pink-footed Goose	3000		fields opposite radar station	andy myo
	Barnacle Goose	2
	Peregrine	1	f
	Stonechat	2	m f
	Whooper Swan	6

Lytham Quays	Marsh Harrier	3		andy myo
	Raven	1	showing off its flying and calling skills
	Merlin	1	chasing small bird
	Buzzard	1

Mowbreck

Raven

east of wesham marsh

andy myo

Lytham Moss

Whooper Swan

2ad, 4imm

family party 15.40 opposite radar stn

	Devonshire Rock Gardens	Peregrine	1	m	N being mobbed by a merlin, several minutes later returned on its own		DJM
		Merlin	1		N mobbing a peregrine

Pilling

Fieldfare

Flying East

Pilling Marsh	Marsh Harrier	1		AC
	Rock Pipit	4
	Skylark	11
	Little Egret	14	Lots of ducks & waders

	New Ridge Farm	Wheatear	1		Same as yesterday morning		AC
		Skylark	21

Knott End

Twite

Ferry slip feeding @ 1530

Stanley Park	Ring-necked Parakeet	1	flew east over Italian Gargen c. 13.00	Ellen Pemberton
	Nuthatch	1	at feeding station near stump circle
	Mistle Thrush	2
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1
	Sparrowhawk	1
	Tufted Duck	10+
	Gadwall	70+
	Shoveler	16

	Fluke Hall	Stonechat	1	Male			Kinta Beaver
		Pink-footed Goose	250		in fields behind car park

	Lytham Moss	Pink-footed Goose	3000		on potato and pasture fields		FB,MJ
		Barnacle Goose	2

Savick Park

new species

Clouded Yellow? Yellow butterfly: 12.45, several circuits of front garden for several minutes without settling

Marton Mere	Cetti's Warbler	5	4 Mere, 1 Lawson's wetland	DJM
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1
	Redwing	5+
	Sparrowhawk	1
	Goldcrest	2
	Reed Bunting	2	1 Mere, 1 Lawson's wetland
	Water Rail	1

Knott End	Pink-footed Goose	300	Preesall Sands roost
	Little Egret	2
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1	flew east
	Twite	40	Esplanade
	Dunlin	1000

Blackpool North Shore

Purple Sandpiper

5th November

Norbreck	Turnstone	6
	Mediterranean Gull	1	adult
	Ringed Plover	15
	Pied Wagtail	2
	Starling	140
	Meadow Pipit	4
	Sanderling	1

Blackpool North Shore	Turnstone	6
	Common Gull	1	adult
	Great Black-backed Gull	3
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	1
	Herring Gull	40
	Pied Wagtail	2
	Meadow Pipit	2

Bispham Cliffs	Meadow Pipit	9
	Sanderling	6
	Pied Wagtail	2
	Ringed Plover	3

	Cleveleys North Promenade	Turnstone	15
		hybrid Herring Gull x Lesser Black-backed Gull	1	adult

Rossall School	Grey Wagtail	1
	Pied Wagtail	1
	Feral Pigeon	20
	Starling	150
	Turnstone	2	beach
	House Sparrow	40	south end

Gynn Gardens	Grey Wagtail	1
	Song Thrush	1
	House Sparrow	37

Preesall Moss Side

Buzzard

SD377469

Green Dick's Lane

Buzzard

SD378486

	Cocker's Dyke	Pink-footed Goose	80		grass field	SD373495
		Golden Plover	100

Knott End	Twite	20	slipway
	Black-tailed Godwit	7	south of slipway
	Pied Wagtail	1
	Little Egret	2
	Turnstone	1
	Greenfinch	1

Pilling Lane

Mistle Thrush

Anchorsholme

Mistle Thrush

SD328411

Fluke Hall

Wheatear

just west of car park

Kinta Beaver

Staining Nook	Little Owl	1	calling, barn area south of Mere View, 16.35	TS
	Red-legged Partridge	3	field NE of Mere View
	Tree Sparrow	5+	Mere View Blackthorn roost
	Redwing	5+

Lytham Quays	Hen Harrier	1	M		AA
	Marsh Harrier	2
	Great White Egret	1
	Merlin	1
	Raven	1
	Redwing	1
	Reed Bunting	3
	Greenfinch	7
	Eider	5		on river
	Linnet	12

Blackpool Central

Peregrine

Marton Mere	Cetti's Warbler	3		DJM/CR
	Water Rail	4+	in reeds below FBC hide
	Ruff	1	over S
	Great Black-backed Gull	1	ad

Stanley Park	Blackbird	1	New Langdale Volunteers
	Black-headed Gull	50+
	Canada Goose	2
	Carrion Crow	3
	Coot	17
	Cormorant	3
	Dunnock	1
	Gadwall	72
	Great Tit	3
	Herring Gull	30+
	Long-tailed Tit	4
	Magpie	3
	Mallard	58
	Moorhen	4
	Mute Swan	34
	Moorhen	6
	Ring-necked Parakeet	1
	Robin	1
	Shoveler	14
	Tufted Duck	23
	Wren	1

Fleetwood Farm

Pink-footed Goose

310

Bank End	Grey Wagtail	1	M	AC
	Pied Wagtail	11
	Meadow Pipit	5
	Linnet	11

Warton

Grey Wagtail

Lodge Lane

Paul Ellis

Warton Aerodrome

Grey Wagtail

north side on roof tops

Paul Ellis

Lytham Moss	Pink-footed Goose	2000	Frank Bird
	Barnacle Goose	2
	Little Egret	2
	Kingfisher	1
	Stonechat	6

	Pilling Marsh	Marsh Harrier	1	F			AC
		Little Egret	3

The Heads	Song Thrush	1	AC
	Fieldfare	1
	Redwing	3
	Blackbird	30
	Tree Sparrow	2

New Ridge Farm	Stonechat	1	Male		AC
	Wheatear	1		My latest ever
	Skylark	11
	Linnet	7

Knott End	Twite	10	Bathing on ferry slip	AC
	Pied Wagtail	5	On ferry slip
	Turnstone	4

Fairhaven Lake

Little Egret

left roost between 07.05 & 07.20

4th November

Pilling Lane

Tree Sparrow

at feeders Beach Road

Paul Ellis

Conder Green

Little Grebe

Marton Mere	Bittern	1		SW corner at dusk, sitting up in reeds from 1700 hrs	Paul Slade/Paul Ellis
	Otter	1		Swam length of Mere from West to east 16.40-16.50
	Sparrowhawk	3
	Kestrel	1
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	2
	Water Rail	1
	Cetti's Warbler	4		singing
	Starling	10060		roosted between container hide and island
	Redwing	2+		over calling
	Fieldfare	20		dropped into trees on north side at dusk
	Coot	257
	Stock Dove	6		East Barn roof
	Goldeneye	1	fem	flew in and out near dusk

Whitehill Road Pond

Moorhen

Paul Slade/Paul Ellis

Lytham Moss	Stonechat	5	4 males	Radar station area		Paul Slade/Paul Ellis
	Buzzard	2
	Kestrel	3
	Whooper Swan	8	2 juvs	on potatoes	SD349301
	Reed Bunting	3
	Skylark	22		on stubble	SD351312
	Pink-footed Goose	1800		on potatoes radar station	SD349301
	Pink-footed Goose	100		Between radar station & Queensway	SD342309

	Warton Marsh	Pink-footed Goose	80		on marsh west of Bank Lane	SD389274	Paul Slade/Paul Ellis
		Avocet	10		flying along river channel, 8 landed on north side

Lytham Quays	Merlin	2	male, female		Paul Slade/Paul Ellis
	Peregrine	1
	Sparrowhawk	1
	Marsh Harrier	1		plus 3 on south side
	Hen Harrier	2	male & ringtail	both on south side
	Rock Pipit	1+
	Reed Bunting	1

Bourbles Pits

Greylag Goose

130

fields to north

	Green Dick's Lane	Pink-footed Goose	1200
		Whooper Swan	6

Little Tongues

Pink-footed Goose

500

Preesall Hill	Chiffchaff	1	SD368473
	Blackbird	10
	Long-tailed Tit	5
	Nuthatch	1	SD367473

Preesall Flashes	Cetti's Warbler	1	singing	SD361470	Chris Batty
	Water Rail	1
	Long-tailed Tit	2

Stanley Park	Gadwall	80		TS
	Shoveler	29
	Wigeon	1
	Tufted Duck	32
	Great Crested Grebe	2	ads

Blackpool Zoo

Teal

Village entrance pool

Starr Gate	Shelduck	2	south. watch 0745-1030.	A.A. F.B..L.G.B.
	Pintail	3	south.
	Goosander	2	south.
	Common Scoter	520
	Red-throated Diver	3	south.
	Great Crested Grebe	2	south.
	Cormorant	46	south.
	Harbour Porpoise	1
	Grey Seal	1

Lytham Moss

Pink-footed Goose

1400

800 fields to the east of radar station,600 to the west

Frank Bird

Lytham Quays

Hen Harrier

adult male

grounded fairly near Lytam at 12.20

Cabus	Goldcrest	1
	Buzzard	1
	Sparrowhawk	1

Fairhaven Lake

Little Egret

Visible at roost16.30 in poor light

Eagland Hill	Whooper Swan	149	113 ad, 36 juv	on potato field 3pm	J Scragg
	Pink-footed Goose	18		on potato field
	Kestrel	1
	Red-legged Partridge	3

Myerscough Quarry	Pochard	8	5m
	Gadwall	1	m
	Shoveler	15
	Wigeon	220
	Tufted Duck	13
	Cormorant	8
	Raven	2		west
	Jay	1

Winmarleigh Moss	Mallard	4		water levels low	J Scragg
	Buzzard	2
	Sparrowhawk	3	m, f, juv
	Merlin	1	ad male
	Kestrel	1	female
	Lapwing	c150		adjacent field
	Curlew	4		over
	Snipe	c15		flushed along path and by Sparrowhawks
	Stock Dove	4
	Jay	2
	Skylark	3
	Meadow Pipit	4
	Fieldfare	28
	Redwing	7
	Mistle Thrush	1
	Song Thrush	2
	Chaffinch	c20		around farm
	Reed Bunting	1

Nateby Hall	Mallard	121	Five groups on canal
	Grey Heron	4	separate by canal
	Snipe	1	by canal
	hybrid Greylag Goose x Chinese Goose	1	on canal

Wrampool

Curlew

SD423498

Galgate	Grey Wagtail	1		Lancaster Canal to south
	Pied Wagtail	1		Lancaster Canal to south
	Mute Swan	3	adult and 2 juvs	Lancaster Canal to south
	Mallard	35		Lancaster Canal to south
	Long-tailed Tit	2		Lancaster Canal to south
	Coal Tit	2

Lancaster Canal Glasson Branch	Mute Swan	2	2 adults	east end
	Goldcrest	3		east end
	Grey Heron	1		east end
	Grey Wagtail	1		east end
	Coal Tit	2		east end
	Treecreeper	1		east end

	Preesall Moss Side	Curlew	65			SD376469
		Greylag Goose	15		flew over

	Cockerham Moss Edge	Curlew	90			SD454501
		Kestrel	1

Head Dyke Lane

Lapwing

350

SD395472

Avenham Park	Goosander	12	2 groups of 8 and 4, mainly 1st w , with 3 male.	Richard H
	Grey Heron	1
	Redshank	1	Over east
	Teal	9
	Treecreeper	1
	Cormorant	5

Devonshire Rock Gardens	Chiffchaff	1		DJM
	Blackbird	6+	6 dropped from very high in to hedge between rough fields as cloud came over
	Grey Wagtail	2	N together
	Meadow Pipit	1	S heard only

3rd November

	Treales	Barn Owl	1		Dead on M55 eastbound	SD459344	Paul Slade
		Barn Owl	1		Dead on M55 eastbound	SD433348

Knott End

Black-tailed Godwit

flew east

Stanley Park	Gadwall	83		TS
	Shoveler	22
	Great Crested Grebe	2	ads
	Great Black-backed Gull	1	3rd.w.
	Cormorant	10

Fairhaven Lake

Little Egret

Visible roost, not on 4/11/18 as stated

Fleetwood Marine Lakes	Goldeneye	1	m
	Mallard	42
	Grey Heron	1
	Chaffinch	c40		single flock

Fleetwood Farm

Pink-footed Goose

c1300

SD328445

Pilling Lane

Pink-footed Goose

100

plus on pasture west of Cockers Dyke

SD372494

Paul Ellis

Lytham Moss	Pink-footed Goose	713		Including neck collar UBN	Ian Walker
	Whooper Swan	22	14 Ad 8 Imm
	Grey Partridge	1
	Little Egret	2

Warton Marsh	Marsh Harrier	3		0800 - 0900hrs & 1100-1200hrs	Ian Walker
	Hen Harrier	1	M	1120hrs - also viewed by F.Bird from Bank Lane
	Peregrine	1	Ad
	Merlin	1
	Sparrowhawk	1		Mobbing the Hen Harrier
	Buzzard	2

	Devonshire Rock Gardens	Peregrine	1		from E		DJM
		Sparrowhawk	1	m

2nd November

Singleton

Barn Owl

flew over Station Road

Paul Slade

Marton Mere	Short-eared Owl	1		hunting North side 1600 hrs	Paul Ellis / Kinta Beaver
	Bittern	1		landed in SW corner at 1647 hrs and sat up in the reeds
	Sparrowhawk	1
	Cetti's Warbler	2		singing west end
	Water Rail	3		calling west end
	Goldeneye	2	fems
	Long-tailed Tit	12
	Starling	9500		roosted at east end
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1		west end
	Little Grebe	1

	Fairhaven Lake	Little Grebe	1				Paul Ellis / Kinta Beaver
		Tufted Duck	25

Lower Ballam	Whooper Swan	13	6 ad, 7 juv	Brays Road	SD371300	Paul Ellis / Kinta Beaver
	Lapwing	120
	Buzzard	3
	Fieldfare	1
	Mistle Thrush	1

Lytham Quays	Teal	100	in creek	Paul Ellis / Kinta Beaver
	Black-tailed Godwit	1	in creek
	Goldcrest	1	in bushes

Warton Marsh	Hen Harrier	1	male	from Lytham Quays, 1200-1230 at least	Paul Ellis / Kinta Beaver
	Marsh Harrier	2	imms	north side ( & 2+ south side)
	Merlin	1		(probably 2) following Hen Harrier and chasing Pipits as they flushed
	Kestrel	1
	Peregrine	1	male
	Buzzard	2
	Rock Pipit	1		flying around calling
	Snipe	1		flushed by Hen Harrier

Layton

Grey Wagtail

Fylde Farm

Buzzard

north

Stanley Park	Gadwall	80			TS
	Shoveler	22
	Tufted Duck	29
	Great Crested Grebe	1	ad
	Mute Swan	37	2 1st.w.
	Cormorant	14		south island roost

	Herons' Reach Golf Course	Gadwall	19				TS
		Tufted Duck	6

	Herons' Reach Golf Course	Gadwall	19				TS
		Tufted Duck	6

Marton Mere	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1		DJM/GB
	Coal Tit	2	Feeding Station
	Bullfinch	1	Flew from N scrub over Office scrub towards Feeding Station
	Speckled Wood	1
	Common Darter	1
	new species	50+	Harlequin ladybirds most at viewing platform
	Stock Dove	3	On big barn
	Wigeon	2

Lawson Road Recreation Ground

Linnet

45+

over old tip road fields, pre-roost

Marton Mere	Coal Tit	1	SW feeders	TS
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	2	over SW scrub
	Kestrel	1

Fairhaven Lake

Greenfinch

Knott End	Coal Tit	1
	Little Egret	2
	Magpie	10

Pilling Lane

Pink-footed Goose

120

grass field

SD368491

Marton Mere	Water Rail	1		AA
	Cetti's Warbler	1
	Snipe	1	On newly cut reeds in front of scrape
	Red Admiral	1
	Migrant Hawker	2

Cocker's Dyke	Herring Gull	60
	Black-tailed Godwit	2
	Song Thrush	1	to east
	House Sparrow	15	Cocker's Dyke Houses
	Starling	400

Fluke Hall	Nuthatch	2
	Long-tailed Tit	4
	Goldcrest	1
	Little Egret	3
	Shelduck	100
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1
	Herring Gull	70
	Tree Sparrow	3
	Redwing	2
	Coal Tit	1
	Pied Wagtail	1

	Fluke Hall Lane	Ruff	1	adult		SD395499
		Shelduck	20

Ridge Farm	Marsh Harrier	1	juvenile	flew west	SD389499	Chris Batty
	Wheatear	1			SD386499
	Stonechat	1	male		SD386498
	Stock Dove	24
	Tree Sparrow	12
	Chaffinch	30
	Grey Wagtail	1
	Kestrel	1	adult male
	Song Thrush	1
	Black-tailed Godwit	14		pond	SD380495
	Teal	2			SD380495
	Mallard	200			SD380495
	Meadow Pipit	2
	Long-tailed Tit	6
	Curlew	5
	Lapwing	50
	Linnet	14
	Whooper Swan	1	adult	flew east
	Reed Bunting	1
	Goldcrest	1
	Black-headed Gull	100
	Pied Wagtail	1
	Skylark	8

Fleetwood Promenade

Little Egret

Feeding along edge of a channel on the beach in front of the Marine Lake

P Guy

Warbreck Hill

Peregrine

DJM

	Cockerham	Whooper Swan	52		Hillam Lane		AC
		Mute Swan	77		Hillam Lane

Newton-with-Scales	Whooper Swan	40+	thames street hard to count with birds flying between two fields	andy myo
	Fieldfare	8
	Redwing	20
	Little Owl	1

Warton Bank	Hen Harrier	1	male	south side	andy myo gw
	Merlin	1
	Kestrel	1	m
	Peregrine	1
	Marsh Harrier	4
	Great White Egret	1

Knott End

Twite

Ferry slip

1st November

Saltcotes

Whooper Swan

Cartmell Lane

Stanley Park	Whooper Swan	1	ad	lake SW area	TS
	Mute Swan	2+	2 1st.w.	+ ads
	Cormorant	7
	Great Crested Grebe	1	ad
	Tufted Duck	29
	Shoveler	22
	Gadwall	82
	Ring-necked Parakeet	2	m, f
	Nuthatch	1

Cocker's Dyke	Herring Gull	150
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	1
	Great Black-backed Gull	2

Pilling Lane	Pink-footed Goose	120	grass field	SD368492
	Little Egret	2
	Snipe	1
	Golden Plover	1

Knott End

Twite

Feeding @ Corner of ferry slip

Lytham Quays	Hen Harrier	1	male	south side at 11,30	andy myo
	Merlin	2
	Marsh Harrier	4

Knott End	Little Egret	1
	Twite	8
	Redshank	80

	Lytham Moss	Stonechat	2	M&F			AC
		Whooper Swan	28

Thornton

Grey Wagtail

Red Marsh Ind Est

Paul Slade

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Sightings for November 2018