Fylde Bird Club - Sightings report

Location

Species

Count

Age / Sex

Notes

Grid Ref

Source

22nd September

Singleton

Meadow Pipit

fields to south

	Weeton	Mistle Thrush	1
		Jay	3		Westfield Cottages	SD377343

	Shard Bridge	Grey Heron	1
		Little Egret	1

Little Singleton

Mistle Thrush

Marton Mere	Barn Owl	1		barn ledge, 11.25-35	TS
	Peregrine	1		dyke pylon
	Kestrel	2
	Red-legged Partridge	1		barn roof
	Stock Dove	1		barn roof
	Pied Wagtail	2		barn roof
	Rook	100+		over north end of Gipsy Hole Wood
	Linnet	5		west over north side
	Goldfinch	35+		Staining Nook
	Coal Tit	1		SW feeders
	Dunnock	3
	Song Thrush	1
	Cetti's Warbler	3		singing
	Chiffchaff	1
	Common Gull	4	ads
	Water Rail	1		calling near FBC hide
	Teal	31
	Shoveler	25+
	Gadwall	4+
	Pink-footed Goose	125+		over south
	Mute Swan	9	7 juvs

Ramper Pot	Snipe	2	Paul Slade
	Turnstone	1
	Dunlin	21
	Black-tailed Godwit	30

Ream Hills

Pectoral Sandpiper

still present 16.30 on flood opposite carpark entrance

T.Myerscough

Skippool Creek

Kingfisher

Paul Slade

Mythop

Jay

Paul Slade

Warton

Sparrowhawk

male

Paul Slade

Newton Marsh	Common Sandpiper	1	Paul Slade
	Grey Wagtail	1
	Snipe	1

Clifton Marsh

Goldcrest

in copse opposite waste depot

Paul Slade

	Todderstaffe Hall	Tree Sparrow	25+				Paul Slade
		Kestrel	1

Cottam	Cormorant	1		Very tame stood on canal towpath 4 yards away from me.	Stu Milne.
	Mute Swan	3	2 m 1 F
	Kingfisher	1		Along canal
	Nuthatch	1
	Jay	3		Tom Benson Way.
	Moorhen	12+		Ponds/canal

Catforth	Jay	1
	Grey Wagtail	1
	Buzzard	2

Broadgate

Goosander

Clifton Marsh	Jay	1	Sightings Bull Nose to Clifton Marsh
	Teal	15
	Mallard	96
	Lapwing	190
	Snipe	6
	Redshank	16
	Little Egret	7
	Black-headed Gull	175	including white A504

Starr Gate	Pink-footed Goose	101	south. watch 0800-1100.	L.G.B. S.C.
	Common Scoter	535
	Red-throated Diver	3	south.
	Gannet	4	north.
	Cormorant	15	south.
	Sandwich Tern	3	south.
	Wheatear	1	on sea wall.

Ballam	Pink-footed Goose	4200	stubble fields.SD365303,SD364301,SD358297	Frank Bird
	Canada Goose	115
	Greylag Goose	1
	Peregrine	1	on pylon

Thornton

Pink-footed Goose

c70

Flying south west over Morrisons11am

Skippool Creek	Canada Goose	4		late morning, low tide	JSc
	Greylag Goose	c25
	Teal	2
	Grey Heron	4
	Little Egret	8
	Cormorant	1
	Oystercatcher	1
	Lapwing	c500
	Golden Plover	115		towards Shard Bridge
	Curlew	c70
	Black-tailed Godwit	23
	Turnstone	3		downriver of Ramper Pot
	Dunlin	16		downriver of Ramper Pot
	Redshank	c80
	Mediterranean Gull	9	8ad, 2cy	low tide roost near yacht club, green-ringed adult R14T
	Black-headed Gull	c200		white ringed TRVX
	Common Gull	5
	Great Black-backed Gull	3
	Herring Gull	c200
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	c100

21st September

Myerscough Quarry	Pochard	1
	Tufted Duck	10
	Wigeon	7
	Shoveler	4

Ream Hills

Pectoral Sandpiper

juv

Still present at 16:30 on small muddy flood by Wake Park car park. Use Wake Park car park, don't park on entrance road

JSc

	Pilling Marsh	Little Egret	24				Barry Dyson
		Wheatear	1	juv

Pilling Hall	Sparrowhawk	1	f	Barry Dyson
	Stock Dove	7
	Curlew	13
	Snipe	1

	Blackleach	Sparrowhawk	1
		Buzzard	2

Treales	Buzzard	2
	Yellowhammer	5	Jacob's Lane
	Tree Sparrow	5	Jacob's Lane
	Chiffchaff	1	Jacob's Lane

	Carr House Green Common	Goldcrest	4
		Chiffchaff	5+		1 singing

Marton Mere	Bittern	1		flew low past island pool south bank to the east end of the north reeds	TS
	Shoveler	30+
	Gadwall	17
	Teal	31
	Pink-footed Goose	500+		over south, 7 skeins, a.m.
	Mute Swan	11	7 juvs
	Great Black-backed Gull	1	ad
	Snipe	1
	Water Rail	1		calling near FBC hide
	Cetti's Warbler	1+		singing
	Grey Wagtail	3		circled over SE corner, later 2 overflow stream
	Pied Wagtail	2		barn roof
	Stock Dove	7		6 barn roof
	Jackdaw	21		over east
	Goldfinch	10+
	Chiffchaff	1
	House Martin	5		over south
	Swallow	37		26 over south, a.m. 11 barn area, 19.00
	Buzzard	1+		over the mere/Gipsy Hole Wood
	Sparrowhawk	1	f
	Kestrel	3	1m
	Barn Owl	1		barn ledge, 18.55-19.25+

	Fairhaven Dunes	Pink-footed Goose	3900		left Ribble Estuary roost north into the Fylde.		A.A. L.G.B. S.C.
		Raven	1		on the beach briefly.

Fairhaven Dunes	Pink-footed Goose	107	s/east. Watch 0645-1030.	A.A. L.G.B. S.C.
	Collared Dove	6	s/east.
	Sand Martin	2	s/east.
	Swallow	150	s/east.
	House Martin	19	s/east.
	Wheatear	1	on the beach.
	Grey Wagtail	14	east.
	unidentified Pied Wagtail or White Wagtail	11	s/east.
	Meadow Pipit	105	s/east.
	Tree Pipit	2	east.
	Chaffinch	12	s/east.
	Goldfinch	11	s/east.
	Reed Bunting	3	s/east.

Saltcotes

Common Sandpiper

small flood cartmell lane

andy myo

Ballam	Pink-footed Goose	3000	brays road	andy myo fb
	Whinchat	1
	Wheatear	1	ballam road

Marton Mere	Hobby	1	ad	chasing all over the mere, caught a Dragonfly near FBC hide, then over HR golf course, 1108-10. Came back 5 minutes later and caught another Dragonfly low over SE corner, then flew south. Best ever views from the embankment	TS
	Pochard	1	m
	Great Crested Grebe	1	juv

20th September

Knott End

Sparrowhawk

Ream Hills

Pied Wagtail

Marton Mere	Marsh Harrier	1	ad. fem	low east over north reeds and landed island area, 17.55. 20 minutes later flew up and SE over embankment/east fields, then south over Mythop fields	TS
	Peregrine	1		dyke pylon, 18.45-19.35+
	Buzzard	1
	Sparrowhawk	1
	Kestrel	1
	Little Owl	1		small barn roof, 19.25-35+
	Barn Owl	1		barn ledge, 19.35+
	Starling	3000+		east fields/wires by 19.00
	Reed Bunting	8		east field/east marsh to east channel reeds roost
	Grey Wagtail	2		overflow stream
	Pied Wagtail	1		barn roof
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1		SE area
	Stock Dove	3
	Collared Dove	1		SW feeding area
	Cetti's Warbler	2		singing
	Greenfinch	1
	Blackcap	1	m	NE scrub
	Chiffchaff	1		singing, NE corner
	Swallow	22		over the barn area, 19.05
	Snipe	3
	Black-headed Gull	300+	30+ juvs	a.m.
	Teal	18
	Shoveler	10+
	Gadwall	3
	Mute Swan	9	7 juvs
	Great Crested Grebe	1	juv

Lytham St Annes Nature Reserve	Stonechat	1	Female		Ash Baines
	Goldcrest	2
	Curlew	1		Low over then onto Old Links

Ansdell

Pink-footed Goose

5000

Flying overhead

Steve h

Skippool Creek	Greylag Goose	15		east. evening, falling tide. additional sightings to earlier visit	JSc
	Pink-footed Goose	c50		south
	Goosander	1	female
	Little Egret	20
	Snipe	1
	Green Sandpiper	1		flew in calling from east at 18:30
	Mediterranean Gull	6	5ad, 2cy	metal-ringed adult, white darvic-ringed 2cy
	Black-headed Gull	c1000
	Great Black-backed Gull	3
	Kestrel	1
	Grey Wagtail	1

Pilling Lane	Grey Plover	50	off Beach Road	Paul Ellis
	Bar-tailed Godwit	4	off Beach Road
	Kestrel	1	hunting field east of Beach Road
	Long-tailed Tit	11	Beach Road
	Coal Tit	1	Beach Road
	Migrant Hawker	2	Beach Road
	Common Darter	4	2 pairs egg laying Beach Road
	Collared Dove	1	on nest on wall light, third brood

Fluke Hall

Curlew

660

on falling tide

Paul Ellis

Pilling

Pink-footed Goose

3000

coming up and going back on fields west of Duck Lane

SD389493

Paul Ellis

Fairhaven Dunes	Pink-footed Goose	675	south. Watch 0645-1000.	L.G.B S.C.
	Skylark	10	south.
	Swallow	70	s/east.
	House Martin	6	s/east.
	Song Thrush	3	s/east.
	Grey Wagtail	8	s/east.
	unidentified Pied Wagtail or White Wagtail	37	s/east.
	Meadow Pipit	116	s/east.
	Chaffinch	34	s/east.
	Reed Bunting	8	s/east.

Skippool Creek	Wigeon	1		early afternoon, incoming tide	JSc
	Grey Heron	6
	Little Egret	18
	Cormorant	2
	Oystercatcher	8
	Lapwing	c600
	Golden Plover	176
	Curlew	160		high tide roost
	Black-tailed Godwit	32
	Dunlin	2
	Greenshank	5		towards Wardley's
	Redshank	c80
	Mediterranean Gull	1	ad winter
	Black-headed Gull	c200
	Common Gull	c5
	Great Black-backed Gull	1	ad
	Herring Gull	c400
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	c100
	Buzzard	1

Pilling Marsh	Marsh Harrier	1	juv	hunting waders and wildfowl	JSc
	Pink-footed Goose	c500
	Pintail	c20
	Wigeon	c200
	Teal	c300
	Little Egret	12

Winmarleigh	Ringed Plover	3	on flood south of Island Lane	JSc
	Lapwing	8
	Kestrel	1
	Pied Wagtail	c10
	Meadow Pipit	c10

Fluke Hall

Clouded Yellow

Just West of the Car Park along the inland side of the sea wall.

Maurice Wilby

Lower Ballam	Pink-footed Goose	1300	Brays Lane.neck collar VLS	Frank Bird
	Whinchat	1	on fence east of Brays Lane
	Stonechat	1	on fence east of Brays Lane

Marton Mere

Marsh Harrier

fem/juv

circled over the mere, 11.25, drifted west and out of view 2 minutes later

Newton-with-Scales	Bullfinch	2	heard only	andy myo
	Song Thrush	1
	Jay	1

Newton Marsh	Spotted Flycatcher	1		copse past entrace pool	andy myo
	Blackcap	1	m
	Song Thrush	1
	Merlin			with prey line of trees left of entrance to tip

19th September

Ream Hills

Mediterranean Gull

AB, SB

Ream Hills	Raven	2	low over north	Paul Ellis
	Chiffchaff	1	singing
	Grey Wagtail	1	over
	Goldcrest	2	hedge by flood

Staining Nook

Cetti's Warbler

singing, south hedgerow

Cocker's Dyke	Little Egret	2
	Redshank	50
	Dunlin	40

	Pilling Lane	Kestrel	1
		Little Egret	4

Skippool Creek	Greenshank	1
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	225

Ream Hills	Little Grebe	6
	Canada Goose	125
	Mallard	47
	Goldcrest	1
	Buzzard	1

Gynn Gardens

Goldcrest

	Blackpool North Shore	Red-throated Diver	1
		Pink-footed Goose	160

Marton Mere	Little Owl	1		small barn roof, 18.55-19.40+	TS
	Barn Owl	1		flew off barn ledge towards Mere View, then east over the field, 19.30-40
	Peregrine	1		dyke pylon
	Rook	250+		Rook & Jackdaw, mostly Rook, NE over Chain Lane, 19.15
	Stock Dove	6		barn roof
	Grey Wagtail	2		NE over east field to manure heap by barn, later 1 barn roof
	Snipe	2
	Cetti's Warbler	3		singing
	Goldfinch	15+
	Greenfinch	1
	Whitethroat	1		NW area
	Blackcap	1	m	NE scrub
	Chiffchaff	1		singing, NE corner
	Gadwall	20
	Shoveler	10+
	Teal	15+
	Mute Swan	11	7 juvs
	Great Crested Grebe	1	juv

Fairhaven Dunes	Great Crested Grebe	1	flew east upriver. Watch 0645-1000	L.G.B, S.C.
	Jay	1	in sand dunes.
	Skylark	21	south.
	Swallow	68	south.
	Tree Sparrow	2	east.
	Grey Wagtail	3	s/east.
	unidentified Pied Wagtail or White Wagtail	5	s/east.
	Meadow Pipit	218	s/east.
	Chaffinch	25	s/east.
	Siskin	4	east.
	Yellowhammer	2	east.

Lathwaite	Ruff	3		Barry Dyson
	Snipe	1
	Lapwing	55
	Shelduck	7
	Teal	c150
	Buzzard	7
	Kestrel	1
	Pied Wagtail	21
	Comma	1	473491
	Red Admiral	1	473491
	Small White	2	473491
	Speckled Wood	3	473491
	Painted Lady	8	473491
	Clouded Yellow	2	473491
	Small Tortoiseshell	74	473491

Myerscough Quarry	Green Sandpiper	2		andy myo
	Common Sandpiper	1
	Raven	2
	Pochard	1	m
	Wigeon	4
	Tufted Duck	12
	Shoveler	5
	Little Grebe	10
	Buzzard	1

	Hollowforth	Jay	1
		Grey Wagtail	1

	Warton Bank	Marsh Harrier	1	m			Mark Cookson
		Snipe	1		flew over west

Saltcotes	Snipe	6	All sightings along Cartmell Lane	Mark Cookson
	Jay	2
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1	flew NE
	Pink-footed Goose	16	over SW
	Kestrel	1
	Buzzard	3
	Curlew
	Reed Bunting
	Meadow Pipit	4

Ream Hills	Pectoral Sandpiper	1	juv	on flood next to car park	Mark Cookson
	Pied Wagtail	20+
	Snipe	3
	Ringed Plover	1

Lower Ballam

Pink-footed Goose

850

Brays rd. Neck collar bird PAJ

SD365303

FB.AM

Myerscough Quarry	Teal	36
	Lapwing	1
	Meadow Pipit	c20
	Tufted Duck	7
	Pochard	1
	Little Grebe	5	1 juv
	Shoveler	4
	Grey Heron	1
	Cormorant	2
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1
	Chiffchaff	1	male	singing
	Coot	32
	Long-tailed Tit	1+
	Chaffinch	c10

Thornton

Grey Wagtail

Red Marsh ind est

Paul Slade

Ream Hills

Pectoral Sandpiper

juv

Still present 07.15, on small muddy flood by Wake Park car park. Use Wake Park car park, don't park on entrance road

Knott End	Nuthatch	1	flew west
	Greenfinch	4
	Pink-footed Goose	500	fields south of library
	Sparrowhawk	1
	Chiffchaff	1
	Reed Bunting	2
	Grey Wagtail	1
	Little Egret	2
	Grey Plover	1

18th September

	Knott End	Little Egret	1
		Pink-footed Goose	500		fields south of library

	Greenhalgh	Grey Wagtail	1		flew over Back lane
		Buzzard	1		Back Lane

Conder Green	Greenshank	15			Tony King
	Snipe	3
	Swallow	12
	Pied Wagtail	8
	Goosander	1	Juv male
	Wigeon	1
	Teal	35+
	Little Grebe	18		Conder pools
	Great Crested Grebe	4		Estuary and marina
	Little Egret	7
	Golden Plover	300+		Estuary

Blackpool Central

Grey Wagtail

Not vis

Gynn Gardens

Goldcrest

Kincraig Lake

Shoveler

Pilling

Pink-footed Goose

2500

on stubble and pasture west of Duck Lane SD386 494 to SD389 493

SD389493

Paul Ellis

Cocker's Dyke	Pink-footed Goose	1160	still on beach early am (some had left)	Paul Ellis
	Kestrel	1
	Snipe	1
	Sanderling	28

Fluke Hall	Wheatear	2		Paul Ellis
	Goldcrest	1
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1
	Bar-tailed Godwit	455	on falling tide
	Knot	820	on falling tide
	Grey Plover	54	on falling tide
	Sparrowhawk	1

Ream Hills	Pectoral Sandpiper	1	Juv	on small muddy flood by Wake Park car park. Use Wake Park car park, don't park on entrance road	Paul Ellis
	Goldcrest	1
	Chiffchaff	1

Starr Gate	Pink-footed Goose	17		0745-1030.south.	A.A. L.G.B,
	Pintail	1		south.
	Eider	5		north.
	Common Scoter	500		south.
	Red-throated Diver	7		south.
	Cormorant	14		south.
	Knot	50		south.
	Little Gull	3	ads.	south.
	Sandwich Tern	4		south.
	Guillemot	1		south.
	Peregrine	1		south at sea.
	Goldcrest	1		on the sea wall.
	Swallow	5		south.
	unidentified Pied Wagtail or White Wagtail	2		south.
	Meadow Pipit	47		south.

Marton Mere	Little Owl	1		small barn roof, 19.20-40	TS
	Barn Owl	1		west facing barn ledge, 19.35, flew out towards Mere View, 19.40
	Raven	1		pylon north of dyke pylon
	Buzzard	1		pylon south of dyke pylon
	Sparrowhawk	1	m	barn roof
	Kestrel	2
	Red-legged Partridge	7		barn roofs
	Meadow Pipit	250+		south over east fields - 1 flock, 11.35
	Skylark	5		south over east fields
	Reed Bunting	4		east field to main dyke reeds
	Linnet	9		over SE field
	Grey Wagtail	1	f	overflow stream
	Pied Wagtail	1		barn roof
	Cetti's Warbler	3		singing
	Blackcap	4	2m	NW scrub
	Gadwall	2
	Tufted Duck	3
	Shoveler	11
	Teal	23
	Greylag Goose	26		west over east fields, circled the mere then flew south
	Pink-footed Goose	1375+		over south -10 skeins, 9.45-11.45

Skippool Creek	Mediterranean Gull	16	1w, 2x2w, 13ads	Paul Slade
	Golden Plover	121
	Black-tailed Godwit	8
	Dunlin	5

Freckleton Naze Point	Golden Plover	150+	andy myo
	Greenshank	1
	Snipe	2

Marton Mere	Water Rail	1	Heard from Bird Club Hide 11.40	Ellen Pemberton
	Sparrowhawk	1
	Kestrel	1
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1
	Whitethroat	1
	Chiffchaff	3+	1 singing by Bird Club Hide 11.40, 2 + in NE corner 12.30
	Willow Warbler	2+	NE corner 12.30
	Goldfinch	12+

	Lawson Wetland	Grey Wagtail	1		Flew north 09.45		Ellen Pemberton
		Cetti's Warbler	1

Conder Green	Greenshank	10	Tony King
	Little Grebe	18
	Teal	8
	Little Egret	2
	Curlew	19

	Wesham	Raven	2				andy myo
		Sparrowhawk	1

Warton Bank	Merlin	1		andy myo gw mj fw
	Sparrowhawk	1
	Marsh Harrier	2	southport side
	Pink-footed Goose	200+	over

Carleton

Hobby

Adult

13.15 Circled briefly before heading on South

P Guy

17th September

Marton Mere	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1		NE corner	TS
	Grey Wagtail	1	f	overflow stream
	Tree Sparrow	2		Mere View
	Spotted Flycatcher	1		still, NE corner willows, 18.45
	Stock Dove	2
	Sparrowhawk	1	m
	Buzzard	1
	Teal	21		island pool
	Pink-footed Goose	60+		south over east fields
	Mute Swan	2	ads	main dyke
	Grey Squirrel	5		SW feeders

Knott End

Pink-footed Goose

100

flew south

Fluke Hall

Wheatear

Herons' Reach Golf Course

Cetti's Warbler

singing, east side gorse banked pool

Pilling Lane

Sparrowhawk

Grange Park

Grey Wagtail

Blackpool Zoo

Grey Wagtail

Barry Dyson

Skippool Creek	Mediterranean Gull	14	1w, 2x2w, 11ads		Paul Slade
	Golden Plover	78
	Black-tailed Godwit	12
	Greenshank	1
	Black-headed Gull	2000+
	Herring Gull	300+		inc yellow ringed YK46
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	300+

Preston

Ring-necked Parakeet

Over, near Brook Building, UCLan

Kinta Beaver

Marton Mere	Speckled Wood	5	MM Vols WeBS
	Red Admiral	2
	Emperor Dragonfly	5
	Common Hawker	4
	Migrant Hawker	4
	Common Darter	5
	Greenfinch	3
	Grey Heron	2
	Coot	83
	Moorhen	14
	Mallard	46
	Gadwall	5
	Canada Goose	16
	Cetti's Warbler	3
	Herring Gull	86
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	6
	Black-headed Gull	47
	Kestrel	1
	Sparrowhawk	1
	Small Tortoiseshell	1
	Mute Swan	9
	Shoveler	9
	Chiffchaff	2
	Willow Warbler	3
	Teal	8
	Snipe	1

Wesham Marsh

Whinchat

cant remember one here before

andy myo

Stanley Park	Ring-necked Parakeet	2	circled over heronry 10.00	Ellen Pemberton
	Goldcrest	1
	Long-tailed Tit	15+
	Coal Tit	1
	Gadwall	6
	Moorhen	15+

Bispham

Raven

Over, heading west at 12:30.

PMB

Marton Mere

Spotted Flycatcher

low, NE corner willows

Cocker's Dyke	Mediterranean Gull	3	ad w	one with red colour ring, one with white ring, one unringed	Paul Ellis
	Peregrine	1		on branch on beach
	Great Black-backed Gull	36
	Golden Plover	67		between Beach Road and Cockers Dyke
	Ruff	1		between Beach Road and Cockers Dyke
	Grey Plover	66		far out
	Dunlin	59		far out
	Pink-footed Goose	300		plus, arriving all day from north
	Sparrowhawk	1
	Kestrel	1		hunting fields to west

16th September

Stanley Park	Black-headed Gull	60	New Langdale Volunteers
	Blue Tit	2
	Coot	6
	Gadwall	7
	Great Tit	2
	Herring Gull	70
	Mallard	48
	Moorhen	7
	Mute Swan	23
	Ring-necked Parakeet	1
	Robin	1
	Wren	2
	Brown Hawker	1
	Common Darter	2
	Red Admiral	1
	Speckled Wood	10

Poulton-le-Fylde

Grey Wagtail

Moreton Drive

Paul Slade

Pilling Lane

Buzzard

Peel Hill

Yellow Wagtail

SW over B&Q 11.25

Ash Baines

Pilling Lane	Wheatear	3	sea wall	Paul Ellis
	Goldcrest	1	garden Beach Road
	Redshank	75	saltmarsh off Beach Road

Cocker's Dyke	Great White Egret	2	flew over west together (inland 400 yds) landed beyond Fluke Hall 0957 hrs	Paul Ellis
	Skylark	36	over
	Grey Wagtail	2	over

Cocker's Dyke	Caspian Gull	1	juv	still on beach by outflow then flew inland at 9:25am
	Mediterranean Gull	1	adult	white darvic ring
	Grey Wagtail	1		flew east
	Lesser Redpoll	1		flew east
	Skylark	c25		flew east
	Wheatear	2
	Ruff	2+
	Golden Plover	c30		high tide
	Knot	1		high tide
	Raven	1
	Pink-footed Goose	c1800		birds arriving throughout the day

Ridge Farm	Chiffchaff	1
	Skylark	c15
	Robin	2

	Fluke Hall	Nuthatch	1
		Long-tailed Tit	1+

Nateby

Lapwing

Island Lane flooded field

SD460470

Winmarleigh Hall	Lapwing	240	flooded fields	SD463467
	Ruff	5	flooded fields	SD463467
	Black-tailed Godwit	6	flooded fields	SD463467
	Teal	375	flooded fields	SD463467
	Buzzard	1

Starr Gate	Pink-footed Goose	1150		south. Watch 0645-1030.	A.A. L.G.B. S.C.
	Eider	11		north.
	Common Scoter	130		south.
	Red-throated Diver	3		south.
	Gannet	2		north.
	Shag	1	ad.	feeding inshore,
	Cormorant	31		south.
	Golden Plover	1		south.
	Sandwich Tern	16		feeding inshore.
	Swallow	84		south.
	Whinchat	1		on the sea wall.
	Wheatear	4		on the sea wall.
	Grey Wagtail	1		south.
	unidentified Pied Wagtail or White Wagtail	10		south.
	Meadow Pipit	43		south.

Marton Mere	Pink-footed Goose	750+		south over the mere/east fields, 9 skeins	TS
	Mute Swan	9	7 juvs
	Teal	38
	Shoveler	15+
	Gadwall	8
	Tufted Duck	2
	Peregrine	1		dyke pylon
	Buzzard	1
	Sparrowhawk	1	f
	Kestrel	1
	Stock Dove	4
	Water Rail	1		calling, island reeds
	Cetti's Warbler	1+		singing
	Greenfinch	2
	Goldfinch	20+
	Whitethroat	2		north west area
	Blackcap	2	1m
	Willow Warbler	1
	Chiffchaff	2		1 singing
	Swallow	10+
	Comma	1

	Staining Nook	Whitethroat	1				TS
		Rook	1		over SE

Skippool	Mediterranean Gull	16	14 ads, 1 2CY, 1 1CY	Red ringed adult and white ringed 2CY (unread)	SD/PGS
	Black-headed Gull	1+		yellow 2JDN present, ringed at Pitsea, seen at Skippool last September and since at Little Marlow among others.
	Greenshank	2
	Black-tailed Godwit	26
	Pink-footed Goose	c50		south west

Blackpool North Shore

Goldcrest

Metropole Hotel bushes

	Gynn Gardens	Goldcrest	1
		Dunnock	5+		Five migrants left high together

Kincraig Lake	Shoveler	9
	Teal	22
	Goldcrest	2

Skitham

Marsh Harrier

juv

SD433438

Barry Dyson/Alison&Janet

Pilling Marsh

Little Egret

Barry Dyson/Alison&Janet

	Preesall Flashes	Jay	2				Barry Dyson/Alison&Janet
		Great Crested Grebe	1

Pilling Lane	Kestrel	2
	Wheatear	3
	Little Egret	2

	Lower Ballam	Whinchat	2		one north of Lower Ballam Bridge,one with Wheatears on Brays rd		Frank Bird
		Wheatear	9		Brays rd

Saltcotes

Green Sandpiper

small flood cartmell lane

Frank Bird

Myerscough Quarry	Kingfisher	1	flying south down the canal	AJH
	Snipe	3	flying over
	Jay	1

Fleetwood

Pink-footed Goose

South over Ullswater Avenue

	Fairhaven Dunes	Spotted Flycatcher	1		Conservation pool		AA
		Buzzard	1

Fairhaven Lake	Great White Egret	1	Left roost at 06.27	FW
	Little Egret	143	Left roost belween 06.33 anf 07.02
	Pink-footed Goose	40	ENE over estury 06.40

Fluke Hall	Eastern Black-eared Wheatear	1	adult female
	Goldcrest	1		hedge by sea wall
	Whimbrel	1		over beach calling
	Grey Wagtail	1		over

Knott End	Sparrowhawk	1
	Pink-footed Goose	90	flew south
	Little Egret	2
	Dunlin	7
	Redshank	45

15th September

Shard Bridge

Sparrowhawk

male

Paul Slade

Winmarleigh	Marsh Harrier	1	juv		SD463464	Paul Slade/Paul Ellis
	Merlin	1		Over flood
	Swallow	550		Over flood
	Lapwing	180		On flood
	Teal	575		On flood
	Snipe	15		On flood
	Kestrel	2
	Meadow Pipit	40		Around flood

Pilling Marsh	Little Egret	13	Paul Slade/Paul Ellis
	Pink-footed Goose	985
	Curlew	660
	Great Crested Grebe	6
	Pintail	52

Preesall

Sparrowhawk

male

Paul Slade

	Barnaby's Sands	Little Egret	4				P Slade/P Ellis WEBS
		Curlew	28

The Heads

Migrant Hawker

Paul Slade/Paul Ellis

Arm Hill	Cormorant	9	P Slade/P Ellis WEBS
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	10
	Great Black-backed Gull	4
	Redshank	160
	Teal	73
	Oystercatcher	1775
	Eider	3
	Dunlin	18
	Knot	30
	Bar-tailed Godwit	1
	Black-tailed Godwit	7
	Common Gull	3
	Black-headed Gull	74
	Lapwing	95
	Golden Plover	1
	Snipe	2
	Kestrel	1
	Herring Gull	459

Agglebys Pit	Grey Heron	1		P Slade/P Ellis WEBS
	Herring Gull	135
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	2
	Black-headed Gull	190
	Common Gull	6
	Little Grebe	1
	Mediterranean Gull	1	ad
	Migrant Hawker	1

Fleetwood Marsh	Black-headed Gull	18	P Slade/P Ellis WEBS
	Herring Gull	2
	Oystercatcher	1
	Redshank	159
	Cormorant	2
	Little Egret	2
	Great Black-backed Gull	3
	Lapwing	72
	Grey Heron	3

Shard Bridge	Mallard	14			P Slade/P Ellis WEBS
	Little Egret	9
	Grey Heron	4
	Lapwing	984
	Curlew	6
	Redshank	34
	Black-headed Gull	253
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	108
	Herring Gull	12
	Golden Plover	101
	Cormorant	2
	Mediterranean Gull	1	1w
	Common Gull	6		inc orange ringed 2H97
	Black-tailed Godwit	1
	Pink-footed Goose	29		south
	Shoveler	1	female
	Teal	3
	House Martin	5		inc 1+ young in nest

Skippool Creek	Dunlin	2		P Slade/P Ellis WEBS
	Black-headed Gull	45
	Redshank	64
	Little Egret	2
	Grey Heron	2
	Common Gull	7
	Curlew	10
	Grey Wagtail	1
	Black-tailed Godwit	2
	Mallard	30
	Mediterranean Gull	1	ad
	Lapwing	115
	Great Black-backed Gull	2
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	37
	Herring Gull	52

Ramper Pot	Redshank	41		P Slade/P Ellis WEBS
	Grey Heron	1
	Little Egret	1
	Curlew	5
	Great Black-backed Gull	2
	Black-headed Gull	70
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	20
	Mediterranean Gull	2	ads
	Herring Gull	1
	Black-tailed Godwit	8

	Preesall	Buzzard	4
		Grey Heron	1

Glasson

Mediterranean Gull

Cocker's Dyke	Caspian Gull	1	juvenile
	Mediterranean Gull	3	2 adults and 2w
	Great Black-backed Gull	70
	Ruff	3	3 juveniles
	Golden Plover	10
	Snipe	1
	Grey Wagtail	1		flew over
	Greenfinch	4
	Kestrel	1
	Peregrine	1
	Little Egret	3
	Shelduck	300
	Dunlin	6
	Raven	2		flew east
	Grey Wagtail	1		Cocker's Dyke Houses
	Stock Dove	1

Ridge Farm	Yellow-legged Gull	1	adult	duck pens at west end	SD380494
	Great Black-backed Gull	2
	Nuthatch	1
	Skylark	18			SD388499

	Fluke Hall	Eastern Black-eared Wheatear	1	adult female	sea wall by slipway
		Wheatear	1

Winmarleigh	Curlew Sandpiper	1	flooded fields south of Island land SD461471,SD463344,SD464464	Frank Bird
	Green Sandpiper	4
	Greenshank	2
	Ruff	6
	Black-tailed Godwit	25
	Teal	c150
	Pintail	2
	Hobby	1
	Sparrowhawk	1
	Swallow	c150

Lathwaite	Teal	420		flooded fields	SD471494	Frank Bird
	Shoveler	7
	Gadwall	5
	Golden Plover	2
	Mediterranean Gull	1	1st,w

Winmarleigh	Green Sandpiper	2	flooded field sth side of island lane	SD 461 471	Mark Cookson
	Greenshank	1	flooded field sth side of island lane
	Ruff	1	flooded field sth side of island lane
	Lapwing		flooded field sth side of island lane
	Swallow	100+	feeding low over flood on field
	House Martin		in with swallows
	Grey Heron	1
	Pied Wagtail	4

Cocker's Dyke	Caspian Gull	1	juv	Mark Cookson
	Great Black-backed Gull
	Lesser Black-backed Gull
	Redshank
	Lapwing
	Herring Gull
	Black-headed Gull

Marton Mere	Great Crested Grebe	1	juv		TS
	Cormorant	1
	Shoveler	16
	Teal	23
	Gadwall	5
	Tufted Duck	2
	Snipe	8		down to north reeds
	Sparrowhawk	1	f
	Kestrel	1
	Goldfinch	16
	Cetti's Warbler	2+		singing
	Blackcap	1	m	NE field hedge
	Chiffchaff	1

	Lytham St Annes Nature Reserve	Goldcrest	2
		Skylark	9+		over

Starr Hills

Grey Wagtail

south

Ream Hills

Little Ringed Plover

Lytham Jetty	Spotted Redshank	1	ad winter	ebbing tide close to jetty	SD
	Tufted Duck	1	f/imm	swimming downriver
	Grey Heron	7
	Pink-footed Goose	c160		south

Shard Bridge

Swift

Over South West

Pilling Lane Ends

Jay

near entrance

F.Roe/Val

Church Scar	Redshank	53	Ric Holmes & AA WeBS
	Curlew	2
	Grey Heron	2
	Little Egret	13
	Eider	22
	Pintail	5
	Ringed Plover	13
	Turnstone	192
	Dunlin	6
	Oystercatcher	960

Lytham Jetty	Teal	64	Ric Holmes & AA WeBS
	Redshank	286
	Curlew	5
	Mallard	3
	Grey Wagtail	2
	Knot	1750
	Grey Heron	5
	Black-tailed Godwit	47
	Shelduck	134
	Cormorant	27
	Eider	20
	Goldfinch	100+
	Meadow Pipit	27+
	Bar-tailed Godwit	5

Lytham Quays	Teal	264	Ric Holmes WeBS
	Redshank	187
	Curlew	1
	Mallard	38

Carr House Green Common	Buzzard	2		Stu milne
	Sparrowhawk	2
	Bullfinch	2
	Pheasant	4	Quick walk on south end.

Skippool Creek	Teal	2		late morning, incoming tide	JSc
	Wigeon	1
	Grey Heron	5
	Little Egret	8
	Cormorant	4
	Oystercatcher	22
	Lapwing	c750
	Golden Plover	103
	Curlew	c50
	Black-tailed Godwit	21
	Dunlin	2
	Greenshank	1
	Redshank	c100
	Mediterranean Gull	3	3 adult
	Black-headed Gull	c250
	Common Gull	4
	Great Black-backed Gull	3
	Herring Gull	c50
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	c50

14th September

Hackensall Hall	Chiffchaff	1
	Treecreeper	1
	Buzzard	1

Fluke Hall	Marsh Harrier	1	juv	Barry Dyson
	Peregrine	1
	Greenshank	1

Cockerham Marsh	Buzzard	1		Barry Dyson
	Kestrel	1
	Meadow Pipit	57
	Skylark	10
	Wheatear	1	F

	Marton Mere	Kingfisher	1				Frank Bird
		Chiffchaff	7

Marton Mere	Sand Martin	1		over south	TS
	Grey Wagtail	1		overflow stream
	Sparrowhawk	1	f
	Kestrel	1
	Stock Dove	3
	Tree Sparrow	4+		Mere View
	Snipe	2
	Teal	50		island pool
	Tufted Duck	3
	Shoveler	10+
	Little Grebe	1
	Pink-footed Goose	275+		south over east fields/Chain Lane
	Mute Swan	9	7 juvs
	Swallow	25+		over east field

Stanley Park

Wigeon

north lake

Skippool Creek	Grey Heron	4		evening, low tide	JSc
	Little Egret	8
	Cormorant	1
	Oystercatcher	17
	Lapwing	c600
	Golden Plover	110
	Curlew	130
	Black-tailed Godwit	22
	Redshank	c60
	Greenshank	1
	Mediterranean Gull	1	adult	roosted
	Black-headed Gull	c200
	Common Gull	c15
	Great Black-backed Gull	1	adult
	Herring Gull	c80
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	c120
	Stock Dove	1

Kincraig Lake

Shoveler

Revoe Park

Goldcrest

Marton Mere	Black-tailed Godwit	1	on scrape 10.30 - 10.45	Ellen Pemberton
	Snipe	1	flew east 10.40
	Water Rail	1	Bird Club Hide 11.20
	Gadwall	10+
	Shoveler	5+
	Buzzard	3	over east field 11.40
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1
	Raven	1	flew west 12.00
	Swallow	20+
	Cetti's Warbler	3+
	Chiffchaff	3
	Goldfinch	5+

Fluke Hall

Tree Sparrow

Car park bushes.

J Moreton

Winmarleigh	Wood Sandpiper	1	juv	on flood off Island Lane	SD461471	JSc
	Green Sandpiper	5		on flood off Island Lane	SD461471
	Ruff	8		on flood off Island Lane	SD461471
	Lapwing	4		on flood off Island Lane	SD461471
	Raven	2		over calling

Fluke Hall	Buzzard	2
	Marsh Harrier	1	juvenile
	Wheatear	1
	Grey Plover	20
	Bar-tailed Godwit	200

Pilling Marsh	Greylag Goose	120
	Pink-footed Goose	200
	Great Crested Grebe	2
	Raven	2		east end
	Marsh Harrier	2	2 juveniles	west end
	Peregrine	1	juvenile	west end
	Little Egret	20
	Grey Heron	1
	Dunlin	12
	Pintail	20
	Wigeon	100
	Teal	20
	Skylark	8

Dam Side	Pied Wagtail	2
	Stock Dove	8
	Meadow Pipit	1

Pilling Water	Green Sandpiper	1
	Buzzard	2
	Kestrel	3

Pilling

Sparrowhawk

Cocker's Dyke	Caspian Gull	1	juvenile	then flew southeast	CGB, PE, KB
	Snipe	2
	Ruff	3	3 juveniles
	Black-headed Gull	500
	Grey Wagtail	1		flew over
	Skylark	1		flew over
	Kestrel	1
	Bar-tailed Godwit	1	juvenile
	Great Black-backed Gull	15
	Little Egret	2

Fluke Hall

Eastern Black-eared Wheatear

Still present around the slipway at 10.30 am.

Thornton

Pink-footed Goose

South

Howard

	Stanley Park	Little Grebe	1
		Goldcrest	c6

13th September

Thornton

Grey Wagtail

Paul Slade

Hambleton Marsh

Linnet

Paul Slade

Shard Bridge

Lapwing

180

Paul Slade

Skippool Creek	Lapwing	650		Paul Slade
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1
	Swallow	65
	Pink-footed Goose	20	south

Wardley's Creek

Greenshank

Paul Slade

Ramper Pot	Black-tailed Godwit	41		Paul Slade
	Knot	1
	Dunlin	2
	Mediterranean Gull	2	ads

Mains Hall

Curlew

SD366403

Myerscough Quarry	Green Sandpiper	1
	Pochard	4
	Barnacle Goose	1
	Tufted Duck	17
	Shoveler	2
	Teal	28
	Wigeon	2
	Common Sandpiper	1
	Cormorant	10+
	Lapwing	56
	Greylag Goose	4
	Little Grebe	15
	Coot	33
	Mute Swan	2
	Mallard	64
	Jay	2
	Buzzard	1
	Kestrel	1
	Canada Goose	150
	Stock Dove	2

Gynn Gardens

Goldcrest

Marton Mere	Hobby	1	juv	flew low east, directly overhead, at the SE feeding area, 19.10	TS
	Raven	1		flew east over the mere
	Water Rail	1	juv	walked along island pool south bank
	Great Crested Grebe	1
	Buzzard	1
	Sparrowhawk	1	m	island pool banks
	Snipe	3		flushed by the Hawk
	Stock Dove	6		barn roof
	Pheasant	2	juvs	near NW gate
	Whitethroat	2		NW scrub
	Blackcap	1
	Chiffchaff	5
	Long-tailed Tit	5
	Coal Tit	1		SW scrub
	Greenfinch	2		SW feeders
	Cetti's Warbler	2		singing, probably, at 4 different locations
	Swallow	7
	Teal	17
	Shoveler	6
	Gadwall	3
	Tufted Duck	2
	Cormorant	2
	Mute Swan	9	7 juvs
	Pink-footed Goose	63		north over east field
	Starling	2000+		east fields/wires, 19.00

Staining Nook

Lesser Whitethroat

Bank End	Linnet	c40
	Goldfinch	c20
	Wheatear	2
	Buzzard	1
	Pied Wagtail	c20

Cockersand	Robin	7
	Meadow Pipit	1+
	Pink-footed Goose	131	skeins of 17 south, 42, 7 and 65 west
	Skylark	6
	Great Tit	5
	Blue Tit	2
	Long-tailed Tit	7
	Kestrel	1
	Buzzard	2
	Goldfinch	15
	Chaffinch	1
	Wheatear	3

Lathwaite	Grey Wagtail	1		flew over
	Chiffchaff	2	ad, juv
	Long-tailed Tit	10+
	Chaffinch	4
	Robin	1
	Buzzard	6		soaring high
	Raven	1
	Lapwing	1		flooded fields	SD471494

Pilling Lane	Bar-tailed Godwit	4	flew west
	Little Egret	4
	Pink-footed Goose	40	flew west

Cocker's Dyke	Caspian Gull	1	juvenile	19:00 then flew west	Chris Batty, Paul Ellis
	Mediterranean Gull	1	adult
	Great Black-backed Gull	15
	Shelduck	40
	Kestrel	1
	Golden Plover	3

Starr Gate	Common Scoter	480	Watch 0630-1100.	L.G.B. S.C. et. al.
	Red-throated Diver	18	south.
	Gannet	4	south.
	Cormorant	11	south.
	Knot	120	south/west.
	Sandwich Tern	4	feeding inshore,
	Great Skua	1	south.
	Arctic Skua	1	pae morph harrasing terns.
	Guillemot	8	south.
	Swallow	3	south.

	Skippool Creek	Black-headed Gull	1+		Blue ring L leg adult ?2441		Dfw
		Golden Plover	0		Plenty of lapwings

Ramper Pot	Mediterranean Gull	1	Ad	1600	Dfw
	Greenshank	2
	Dunlin	0		V quiet again. N species there

Lathwaite	Curlew Sandpiper	5	juvs	flooded fields	SD471494	Frank Bird
	Ruff	1		flooded fields	SD471494
	Snipe	2
	Shoveler	2
	Wigeon	2		flooded fields	SD471494
	Teal	170		flooded fields	SD471494
	Shelduck	6
	unidentified Pied Wagtail or White Wagtail	c35		flooded fields	SD471494
	Meadow Pipit	c20		flooded fields	SD471494

	Fluke Hall	Eastern Black-eared Wheatear	1	F	By carpark slipway at 1045		AC
		Pink-footed Goose	c600		Flying East

	Green Dick's Lane	Magpie	12
		Pink-footed Goose	100+		stubble east of north end

Pilling Lane

Collared Dove

Hy-Fly

Knott End	Pink-footed Goose	40	flew south
	Pied Wagtail	2
	Little Egret	1
	Buzzard	4	to south

Shard Bridge

Little Egret

Fluke Hall

Eastern Black-eared Wheatear

adult female

slipway

Pilling

Pink-footed Goose

480

appeared to come off nearby fields then flew east 1020 am

Paul Ellis

Pilling Lane	Grey Wagtail	2	flew east early am	Paul Ellis
	Skylark	1	flew east early am
	Pink-footed Goose	100	came off beach and flew inland early am

Cocker's Dyke	Ruff	1	f	roosting with redshank 10 am	Paul Ellis
	Redshank	50		roost am
	Lapwing	300
	Golden Plover	6
	Dunlin	20
	Knot	2		roosting with redshank 10 am
	Skylark	9		3 flew west and 6 landed in saltmarsh
	Sparrowhawk	1	f
	Pink-footed Goose	89		groups of 19, 21 and 49 flew in and over high from north am
	Meadow Pipit	5		flew east

Devonshire Rock Gardens	Swallow	6	DJM
	Goldcrest	2
	Blackcap	1

12th September

Blackpool Central

Peregrine

	Saltcotes	Green Sandpiper	3		small flood north of cartmell lane	SD378295	Frank Bird
		Jay	3		railway embankment cartmell lane

Ream Hills	Green Sandpiper	1	Frank Bird
	Greenshank	1
	Snipe	1

Marton Mere	Shoveler	45+			TS
	Gadwall	15+
	Teal	20+
	Tufted Duck	3
	Little Grebe	1
	Cormorant	1
	Mute Swan	9	7 juvs
	Kestrel	1
	Cetti's Warbler	1		singing
	Goldfinch	25+
	Chaffinch	10+		SW feeders

Stanley Park	Goldcrest	1		west of Heron island	TS
	Coal Tit	1
	Tufted Duck	7	1 juv
	Gadwall	3
	Cormorant	1

Skippool Creek

Mediterranean Gull

Ads

Dfw

Ramper Pot	Dunlin	6	1500	Dfw
	Redshank	1+
	Black-tailed Godwit	1+
	Little Egret	11
	Greenshank	1

Starr Gate	Shelduck	14	north. Watch 0630-1100.	LG.B. S.C.
	Common Scoter	240	inshore.
	Gannet	2	south.
	Cormorant	8	south.
	Sandwich Tern	39	south.
	Common Tern	1	south.
	Guillemot	1	south.

Knott End	Goldfinch	30
	Sparrowhawk	1
	Ringed Plover	6
	Little Egret	2

Fluke Hall

Eastern Black-eared Wheatear

adult female

near slipway

Brett Richards

11th September

	Ramper Pot	Mediterranean Gull	2	ads			Paul Slade
		Greenshank	1

Skippool Creek	Mediterranean Gull	4	1w, 3ads	Paul Slade
	Golden Plover	93
	Lapwing	450
	Black-headed Gull	1450
	Herring Gull	570
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	195
	Oystercatcher	8

Blackpool Central

Peregrine

	Kincraig Lake	Shoveler	8
		Teal	13

Marton Mere	Coal Tit	1	SW feeders	TS
	Teal	27
	Shoveler	7
	Gadwall	3
	Buzzard	2	over east field/barn roof
	Kestrel	1
	Goldfinch	25+	north side
	Cetti's Warbler	1	singing, SW planting reeds
	Chiffchaff	2
	Cormorant	2

Rossall Point	Common Scoter	12	0945-1200		Dfw
	Gannet	3
	Manx Shearwater	2
	Fulmar	4
	Sandwich Tern	1
	Kittiwake	1
	Razorbill	3
	unidentified Guillemot or Razorbill	9		Poss razorbills as black and white
	unidentified Pomarine Skua or Arctic Skua	1		Large distant poss pom.

	Skippool Creek	Mediterranean Gull	3	Ads	No rings 1600.		Dfw
		Dunlin	0		Redshanks smallest wader again

Starr Gate	Common Scoter	200		south. Combined watches 0630-1200.	L.G.B. M.C. S.C. et.al
	Red-throated Diver	1		south.
	Leach's Petrel	1		south 1106.
	Fulmar	4		south.
	Manx Shearwater	6		south.
	Gannet	2		south.
	Kittiwake	1	juv.	south.
	Sandwich Tern	2		south.
	Arctic Skua	2		south 0725.
	Guillemot	10		south.
	Razorbill	4		south.
	unidentified Guillemot or Razorbill	31		south.

Herons' Reach

Kingfisher

Flew upstream along dyke adjacent Stanley Park golf course near NW pond

DJM

Knott End	Reed Bunting	1
	Little Egret	1
	Knot	300

Blackpool North Shore

Wheatear

On cliffs

DJM

Stanley Park	Nuthatch	1		near the cafe	TS
	Coal Tit	1		west of Heron island
	Ring-necked Parakeet	1
	Great Black-backed Gull	1	ad
	Tufted Duck	2	fem + juv
	Gadwall	4
	Mute Swan	4	juvs	+ ads

Fluke Hall

Eastern Black-eared Wheatear

adult female

sea wall 300yds west of slipway

SD385499

10th September

Pilling Lane Ends	Pink-footed Goose	320	on saltmarsh	Paul Ellis
	Peregrine	1	on sands
	Little Grebe	1	calling from pool

	Conder Green	Little Grebe	17		on pool		Paul Ellis
		Goosander	2	juvs	on creek

Lathwaite	Curlew Sandpiper	2	juvs	field flood	SD471494	Paul Ellis
	Curlew	4		field flood	SD471494
	Ruff	1		field flood	SD471494
	Redshank	2		field flood	SD471494
	Snipe	1		field flood	SD471494
	Teal	71		field flood	SD471494
	Shoveler	2		field flood	SD471494
	Pied Wagtail	12		field flood	SD471494
	Sparrowhawk	1
	Buzzard	1
	Chiffchaff	1

Cocker's Dyke	Red-throated Diver	1	ad	summer plumage, flew west along tideline	Paul Ellis
	Sanderling	40		tideline
	Sparrowhawk	1	juv
	Goldfinch	50	all juvs	feeding on sea aster seed
	Greenfinch	10
	Wheatear	8		on sea wall between Cockers Dyke and Fluke Hall
	Redshank	110

	Pilling Lane	Pink-footed Goose	42		over heading east am		Paul Ellis
		Grey Wagtail	1		over

	Knott End	Goldcrest	1
		Little Egret	1

Fleetwood	Goldcrest	1	In garden Ullswater Avenue	KG
	Willow Warbler	1
	Blackbird	11

Fluke Hall

Eastern Black-eared Wheatear

adult female

sea wall 300yds west of slipway

SD385499

per Chris Batty

Marton Mere	Bittern	1		flew low from east end of north reeds to reeds near FBC hide, 14.50	TS
	Peregrine	1		dyke pylon
	Buzzard	1		over Gipsy Hole Wood
	Sparrowhawk	1	f
	Kestrel	1
	Common Gull	3	ads
	Teal	31
	Shoveler	3
	Mute Swan	9	7 juvs
	Goldfinch	30+		north side
	Greenfinch	1
	Lesser Whitethroat	1		MW scrub
	Whitethroat	2		NW scrub
	Blackcap	4	2m	NW scrub
	Chiffchaff	1

	Staining Nook	Swift	1		low over, a.m.		TS
		Whitethroat	2

Herons' Reach Golf Course	Swift	1		over central area, 18.20	TS
	Swallow	1
	House Martin	8
	Goldfinch	15+		central area
	Long-tailed Tit	5+
	Reed Bunting	1
	Kestrel	1
	Mute Swan	4	m, f + 2 juvs

Stanley Park	Gadwall	6			TS
	Tufted Duck	7
	Mute Swan	4	juvs	+ ads
	Sparrowhawk	1	f	over north lake

Lawson Road Recreation Ground

Pied Wagtail

ad, 2 juvs

west field

Staining

Rook

over field east of shaftesbury Avenue

Skippool Creek	Grey Heron	5		evening, low tide	JSc
	Little Egret	9
	Cormorant	2
	Oystercatcher	8
	Lapwing	800
	Golden Plover	128
	Curlew	c60
	Black-tailed Godwit	32
	Dunlin	1
	Redshank	70
	Mediterranean Gull	3	2 ad, 2cy	roosted, all unringed
	Black-headed Gull	c350
	Common Gull	10
	Great Black-backed Gull	4
	Herring Gull	230
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	120

	Fleetwood Promenade	Marsh Harrier	1	f/imm	south west
		Sandwich Tern	9		on beach

Fleetwood Cemetery

Goldcrest

	Fluke Hall	unidentified Eastern Black-eared Wheatear or Pied Wheatear	1		Adjacent to slipway @ 1700		AC et al
		Wheatear	4

Marton Mere

Raven

over west end at 1400.

L.G.B.

Shard Bridge	Golden Plover	133
	Lapwing	1055
	Ruff	1	juv
	Dunlin	5
	Little Egret	3
	Linnet	19
	Reed Bunting	2

Starr Gate	Pink-footed Goose	6	south.0630-0930.	L.G.B. S.C.
	Shelduck	34	north.
	Common Scoter	375	south.
	Red-throated Diver	21	south.
	Gannet	2	north.
	Cormorant	18	north.
	Great Crested Grebe	1	inshore.
	Sandwich Tern	10	inshore.
	Guillemot	5	inshore.

Rawcliffe Hall	Teal	1		on River Wyre
	Common Sandpiper	1		on River Wyre
	Mute Swan	4	pair with 2 juvs	on River Wyre

St Michael's on Wyre

Buzzard

	Skippool Creek	Greenshank	2		1600 Hambleton side. Few birds no small waders		Dfw
		Mediterranean Gull	2	Ads	Green ring L leg ending 14T

Marton Mere

new species

Elephant Hawk Moth caterpillar, embankment path

St Michael's on Wyre

Hen Harrier

Juv (Ringtail)

showed really well at 12.50 before flying east

Rob Dickson

	Ream Hills	Green Sandpiper	1				Frank Bird
		Redshank	1

Marton Mere

Clouded Yellow

north side. My first here since 1992

9th September

Fluke Hall

Teal

flew west

Blackpool Central

Peregrine

	Kincraig Lake	Shoveler	2
		Teal	13

Stanley Park	Gadwall	9
	Tufted Duck	7
	Moorhen	28
	Mute Swan	41
	Mallard	98
	Coot	25

Fluke Hall	Greenshank	1	flew over west	Paul Ellis
	Whimbrel	1	calling over beach
	Eastern Black-eared Wheatear	1	still on sea wall 1805 hrs
	Wheatear	2	on sea wall
	Tree Sparrow	30	feeding on fat hen seed on coastal field

Marton Mere	Barn Owl	1		west facing barn ledge, 18.45+	TS
	Kestrel	1	fem/juv	caught prey, east marsh
	Red-legged Partridge	5		barn roof
	Stock Dove	2
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1	f	NE corner
	Snipe	1
	Shoveler	11
	Teal	20
	Gadwall	12
	Tufted Duck	3
	Cetti's Warbler	1		singing, island reeds
	Blackcap	6	3m	north central scrub
	Whitethroat	3
	Willow Warbler	1
	Chiffchaff	2
	Dunnock	1
	Song Thrush	1
	Robin	2
	Goldfinch	15

Herons' Reach Golf Course	Kingfisher	1		dyke west of NW corner pond	TS
	Kestrel	1	fem/juv	with prey
	Oystercatcher	1
	Greenfinch	5		west side bush
	Grey Heron	2	ads
	Mute Swan	4	m, f + 2 juvs

Staining

Rook

SW over Shaftesbury Avenue

Skippool Creek	Greylag Goose	51		east. evening, incoming tide	JSc, PS
	Canada Goose	16		east
	Teal	2
	Grey Heron	4
	Little Egret	17
	Cormorant	2
	Oystercatcher	4
	Lapwing	c500
	Golden Plover	c100		towards Shard Bridge
	Ringed Plover	4
	Knot	8
	Black-tailed Godwit	16
	Curlew	c120
	Dunlin	9
	Ruff	1	juvenile
	Redshank	c100
	Greenshank	2		towards Wardley's
	Mediterranean Gull	3	2 ad, juv	roosted, all unringed
	Black-headed Gull	c500
	Common Gull	9
	Great Black-backed Gull	5	4 ad
	Herring Gull	210
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	90

Myerscough Quarry	Green Sandpiper	1
	Common Sandpiper	1
	Teal	17
	Shoveler	6
	Gadwall	1
	Little Grebe	3
	Barnacle Goose	1	Presumed feral bird with Canada and Greylag geese
	Greylag Goose	36
	Canada Goose	118
	Mute Swan	2
	Kingfisher	1	heard only
	Buzzard	1

	Sowerby Hall	Curlew	5		Rapley Lane
		Buzzard	2		Rapley Lane

Nateby	Kestrel	1	male
	Meadow Pipit	2		flooded field	SD460473
	Snipe	4		flooded field	SD460473
	Grey Heron	1		flooded field	SD461470

Lathwaite	Curlew Sandpiper	3	juveniles	Flood	SD471493	C Piner
	Dunlin	1		Flood	SD471493
	Redshank	2		Flood	SD471493
	Greenshank	3		Flood	SD471493
	Snipe	5		Flood	SD471493
	Shelduck	3		Flood	SD471493
	Teal	67		Flood	SD471493
	unidentified Pied Wagtail or White Wagtail	c40		mixed flock of both white and pied.	SD471493

Lower Ballam

Wheatear

Brays rd

Frank Bird

	Saltcotes	Green Sandpiper	4		small flood north of cartmell lane	SD378295	Frank Bird
		Snipe	4

Fluke Hall Lane

Marsh Harrier

Starr Gate	Common Scoter	135	South. Sea watch 0815-1000	S.C.
	Sandwich Tern	25	South
	Red-throated Diver	11	South
	Guillemot	3	South
	Gannet	4	South

Blackpool North Shore	Swallow	c25	Feeding along cliffs during a shower, c20 left when weather cleared leaving 5 local family	DJM
	Redshank	15	N from boating pool as tide ebbed
	Turnstone	4	Feeding on seawall at end of Red Bank Rd
	Sandwich Tern	4	S
	Grey Seal	1

	Warbreck Hill	Coal Tit	1		First on feeders for some time		DJM
		Greenfinch	2	ad, juv	Juvenile recently fledged still doing a lot of begging

	Pilling Lane	Snipe	23		over beach flying west		Paul Ellis / Kinta Beaver
		Goldfinch	20		plus Beach Road

8th September

Braides

Greylag Goose

flew over

Rossall Point

Sandwich Tern

c50

Roosting on beach until tide flooded then left W

DJM

	Pilling Lane	Chiffchaff	1		calling and singing Beach Road		Paul Ellis / Kinta Beaver
		Coal Tit	1		Beach Road

	Fairhaven Lake	Great Crested Grebe	1		flushed off by boats		Paul Ellis / Paul Slade
		Tufted Duck	14		plus, disturbed by boats

Thornton

Raven

Flew over calling 1000

Dfw

Marton Mere	Mute Swan	9	7 juvs		TS
	Teal	16
	Shoveler	13
	Tufted Duck	5
	Snipe	14		flew SE from island pool
	Sparrowhawk	1	f
	Red-legged Partridge	6		barn roof
	Stock Dove	2
	Starling	2000+		east fields/wires to north reeds roost
	Long-tailed Tit	9		SE corner willows
	Goldfinch	12
	Linnet	6		over embankment
	Swallow	15+
	House Martin	10+		over NE area

Staining

Swift

low south over Shaftesbury Avenue

Herons' Reach

Buzzard

over Greenfinch Court

Salisbury Woodland

Ring-necked Parakeet

	Stanley Park	Gadwall	23				TS
		Tufted Duck	2	fem + juv

Skippool Creek	Canada Goose	6		north. evening, incoming tide	JSc
	Greylag Goose	63		east
	Teal	3
	Grey Heron	5
	Little Egret	24
	Cormorant	4
	Oystercatcher	5
	Lapwing	c300
	Golden Plover	81
	Curlew	c80
	Dunlin	17
	Black-tailed Godwit	50
	Greenshank	2
	Redshank	c150
	Mediterranean Gull	5	4 ad, 2cy	all unringed
	Black-headed Gull	c300
	Common Gull	7
	Great Black-backed Gull	2
	Herring Gull	c100
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	c100

Fairhaven Dunes	Ruddy Shelduck	1	Landed on lake briefly before flying off	PGS/PE/LGB/SC
	Yellow Wagtail	1	east 06.25 - 09.45
	Tree Pipit	3	south/east 06.25 - 09.45
	Grey Wagtail	23	south/east 06.25 - 09.45
	unidentified Pied Wagtail or White Wagtail	16	south/east 06.25 - 09.45
	Meadow Pipit	172	south/east 06.25 - 09.45
	Swallow	117	south/east 06.25 - 09.45
	Greenshank	1	east 06.25 - 09.45
	Chaffinch	6	south/east 06.25 - 09.45
	Skylark	5	south 06.25 - 09.45
	House Martin	21
	Sparrowhawk	1
	Goldcrest	1
	Raven	1	west 09.45
	Wheatear	1	in dunes

Ballam

Raven

Paul Slade/Paul Ellis

Lathwaite	Shelduck	3		on flood	SD471493	JSc & SB
	Teal	4		on flood	SD471493
	Sparrowhawk	1	juv	hunting wagtails
	Buzzard	3
	Lapwing	27		on flood	SD471493
	Greenshank	3		on flood	SD471493
	Ruff	2	juvs	on flood	SD471493
	Chiffchaff	1		singing
	Nuthatch	1		calling

Pilling Lane Ends	Pink-footed Goose	120		JSc & SB
	Greylag Goose	c200	distantly on mud
	Little Grebe	1+	calling
	Little Egret	21
	Buzzard	1

Fluke Hall	unidentified Eastern Black-eared Wheatear or Pied Wheatear	1	female	present all day c400m west of car park	JSc et al
	Wheatear	3
	Pink-footed Goose	40		east
	Little Egret	c10
	Greenshank	1		in marsh
	Snipe	7
	Black-tailed Godwit	c30
	Peregrine	1	juv	hunting waders
	Swallow	c100		east
	House Martin	2		east
	Grey Wagtail	6		south/east
	Tree Sparrow	c20
	Stock Dove	3		woods
	Jay	2		woods
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1		woods
	Nuthatch	4		woods
	Treecreeper	1		woods
	Goldcrest	2		woods
	Chiffchaff	1		woods

Newton Marsh	Tree Sparrow	2			I Walker & M Jones
	Little Grebe	1	Juv
	Kingfisher	1		Entrance Pool but elusive
	hybrid Tufted Duck x Scaup	1	Juv	No tuft evident and head shape not Tufted Duck at all but ear - covert patch not prominent, bird didn't stay and flew South to the Estuary.

Church Scar	Bar-tailed Godwit	169	Ebbing tide 0715 - 0930	Ian Walker
	Knot	338	4 Orange Flagged Birds from Norwegian Project
	Redshank	85
	Turnstone	102
	Wheatear	2
	Grey Wagtail	11	South East

Skippool Creek	Mediterranean Gull	2	ads	one with green ring on left leg, one unsigned	Paul Ellis / Paul Slade
	Curlew	206
	Golden Plover	138
	Lapwing	350
	Black-tailed Godwit	29
	Greenshank	2
	Dunlin	1
	Grey Heron	9
	Little Egret	10

Glasson	Greenshank	7		Lune low tide	Paul Ellis / Dave Hall
	Snipe	1		Lune low tide
	Golden Plover	550		Lune low tide
	Buzzard	3	1 juv	over together
	Teal	4		Lune
	Dunlin	4		Lune low tide

Conder Green	Little Grebe	15		on pool	Paul Ellis / Dave Hall
	Sparrowhawk	1	fem
	Teal	18		creek

Pilling Lane Ends	Pink-footed Goose	195	on saltmarsh	Paul Ellis / Dave Hall
	Buzzard	4	up together
	Kestrel	1

Marton Mere	Blackcap	1	male	north scrub	Ellen Pemberton
	Chiffchaff	1		singing west of feeding station 11.00
	Cetti's Warbler	3
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1
	Kestrel	1
	Buzzard	4		high over north side 13.30
	Shoveler	3

Marton Mere	Garden Warbler	1	scrub behind Paulines bench	Frank Bird
	Blackcap	5
	Whitethroat	4
	Lesser Whitethroat	2
	Cetti's Warbler	2
	Chiffchaff	4

Staining Nook	Chiffchaff	10		Frank Bird
	Willow Warbler	2
	Blackcap	2
	Treecreeper	1	TS
	Goldcrest	1
	Long-tailed Tit	5

Devonshire Rock Gardens	Chiffchaff	1	Hedge between rough fields	DJM
	Song Thrush	2	Hedge between rough fields
	Sparrowhawk	1
	Buzzard	1	W
	Peregrine	1

7th September

Poulton-le-Fylde	Buzzard	4		Old Field Carr	Barry Dyson
	Sparrowhawk	1	f	Old Field Carr
	Whitethroat	1		Old Field Carr

Fluke Hall

Pink-footed Goose

200

over and heading to salt marsh late afternoon

Paul Ellis / Paul Slade

Cocker's Dyke	Lapwing	235	low tide	Paul Ellis
	Redshank	135	low tide
	Golden Plover	1
	Wheatear	1
	Kestrel	1

Fluke Hall

Wheatear

sea wall

Paul Ellis

Marton Mere	Buzzard	12		circled 1000' over the mere, 10.50. My highest ever count in one group.	TS
	Peregrine	1		dyke pylon
	Kestrel	3		over east fields
	Sparrowhawk	1	f
	Barn Owl	1		west facing barn ledge
	Spotted Flycatcher	1		north central scrub
	Whitethroat	1
	Blackcap	3	1m
	Chiffchaff	1
	Goldfinch	20+
	Song Thrush	1
	Stock Dove	2
	Red-legged Partridge	5		barn roof
	Curlew	1		over, heard
	Snipe	3
	Teal	10+
	Shoveler	18+
	Tufted Duck	5
	Greylag Goose	2
	Pink-footed Goose	36		south over the mere
	Mute Swan	11	7 juvs
	Starling	1500+		east fields/wires to roost north reeds, probably 2000+

Stanley Park	Tufted Duck	3	2f, juv	female with 3/4 grown juv	TS
	Gadwall	20
	Mute Swan	4	juvs	+ ads
	Stock Dove	2		stump circle trees
	new species	1		Bat species near Heron island, 13.15

Glasson

Greenshank

M Jones/B Dwire

Skippool Creek	Teal	2		evening, incoming tide	JSc
	Cormorant	4
	Grey Heron	4
	Little Egret	17
	Oystercatcher	5
	Lapwing	c500
	Curlew	130
	Dunlin	8
	Black-tailed Godwit	14
	Greenshank	4		2 towards Wardley's, 2 Ramper Pot
	Redshank	c150
	Common Sandpiper	1
	Mediterranean Gull	1	ad	unringed
	Black-headed Gull	c100
	Great Black-backed Gull	3	2 ad
	Herring Gull	c150
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	c200
	Buzzard	3
	Stock Dove	1
	Grey Wagtail	1

Bank End

Hobby

At Cockerham

M Jones/B Dwire

Copthorne

Bar-headed Goose

	Glasson Basin	Tufted Duck	11
		Great Crested Grebe	1

Glasson	Greenshank	5
	Snipe	6
	Black-tailed Godwit	7
	Mediterranean Gull	2+	ads, 2CYs

Conder Green	Green Sandpiper	1
	Goosander	1
	Greenshank	3
	Teal	22
	Little Grebe	17

Freckleton Naze Point

Swallow

c350

Between 0715 - 0930 Hirundines Swallows, Martins gathering before moving south

Ian Walker

Newton Marsh

Wheatear

Ian Walker

Freckleton	Knot	5	Pool Lane Ebbing tide 0715 - 1000hrs	Ian Walker
	Ringed Plover	6
	Avocet	3
	Black-tailed Godwit	13
	Snipe	31
	Curlew	173
	Greenshank	5
	Grey Wagtail	9	South
	Goosander	6
	Raven	2	North
	Marsh Harrier	2
	Chiffchaff	3

Fleetwood Cemetery

Goldcrest

	Rossall Point	Wheatear	2
		Grey Wagtail	1

Mount Park	Chiffchaff	1
	Goldcrest	1
	Sparrowhawk	1
	Wheatear	1	Marine Hall Gardens

Starr Gate	Shelduck	11		north. Watch 0630-1030.	L.G.B. S.C.
	Eider	1		south.
	Common Scoter	470		south.
	Red-throated Diver	8		south.
	Fulmar	1		north.
	Cormorant	19		south.
	Knot	200		south.
	Sandwich Tern	24
	Guillemot	1
	Wheatear	1	juv.	on the sea wall.
	Grey Wagtail	4		south.
	unidentified Pied Wagtail or White Wagtail	6		south.

Ingol Village Golf Course

Spotted Flycatcher

Adult

Flycatching from dead tree

Steve Jones

	Ream Hills	Little Ringed Plover	1	juv			Frank Bird
		Greenshank	1

Fluke Hall

unidentified Eastern Black-eared Wheatear or Pied Wheatear

adult female

sea wall 300yds west of slipway

Devonshire Rock Gardens	Mute Swan	1	W @ 06.30	DJM
	Sparrowhawk	1
	Roe Deer	0	No sign of the one reported by dog walkers yesterday morning

6th September

Knott End	Leach's Petrel	1	on water at tideline on falling tide	Paul Ellis
	Fulmar	1	west at high tide
	Razorbill	1	on sea close in on falling tide
	Guillemot	1	swam west on rising tide close in
	Sandwich Tern	3
	Curlew	900	on incoming tide
	Knot	500	on falling tide
	Peregrine	1	on beach eating something then patrolling over the sea

Fleetwood Marine Lakes

Turnstone

191

One Fleetwood colour ringed, two metal only

Blackpool North Shore	Manx Shearwater	1
	Gannet	1
	Sandwich Tern	4

Little Thornton

Swift

Over Lambs Rd

KRG

	Herons' Reach Golf Course	Mute Swan	4	m, f + 2 juvs			TS
		Oystercatcher	1

Marton Mere	Teal	16			TS
	Gadwall	7
	Shoveler	3+
	Tufted Duck	1
	Snipe	2
	Common Gull	1	ad
	Kestrel	2	m + 1
	Linnet	25+		west over north side, pre-roost
	Goldfinch	35+		north central scrub
	Blackcap	1		NE scrub
	Swallow	15+		over NW area
	Cormorant	1
	Mute Swan	9	7 juvs

Starr Gate

Leach's Petrel

south 17.15

Frank Bird

Stanley Park	Gadwall	20		TS
	Cormorant	1
	Buzzard	2	circled over model village area
	House Martin	1

King Scar

Knot

1000

Stake Pool

Sparrowhawk

east side

	Bank End	Yellow Wagtail	2				AC
		Pied Wagtail	15

	Rossall Point	Leach's Petrel	1		From E than sat on sea for 5 minutes before lifting off again 15.35		DJM
		Sandwich Tern	1

Marton Mere

Gannet

on the mere at 14.35 NW from FBC hide, flew west 14.47

Starr Gate	Leach's Petrel	11		south. Watch 0630-1230	L.G.B. D.S. M.J.
	Fulmar	1		south.
	Manx Shearwater	7		south.
	Gannet	2		south.
	Kittiwake	5	3ads. 2juv.	south.
	Sabine's Gull	1	ad.	south.0920
	Sandwich Tern	6		south.
	Great Skua	1		south.
	Arctic Skua	1	pale morph.	south.
	Guillemot	3		south.

	Fluke Hall	unidentified Eastern Black-eared Wheatear or Pied Wheatear	1	adult female		SD385499
		Wheatear	1

Knott End	Leach's Petrel	1		flew west
	Kittiwake	1	adult	flew west
	Dunlin	60
	Chiffchaff	1
	Raven	1
	Knot	50
	Razorbill	1		flew west
	Little Egret	1
	Sandwich Tern	4

5th September

Ramper Pot

Little Egret

Paul Slade

Skippool Creek	Black-tailed Godwit	28		Paul Slade
	Snipe	1
	Greenshank	1
	Whimbrel	1
	Mediterranean Gull	7	2w, 6ads
	Golden Plover	47

	Kincraig Lake	Shoveler	1
		Teal	10

Marton Mere	Barn Owl	1		west facing barn ledge, 19.55+	TS
	Raven	2		circling over the mere, then over east fields, 15.20-25
	Pintail	21		flew west over the mere, 19.30
	Shoveler	15+
	Teal	13
	Gadwall	7
	Tufted Duck	3
	Lesser Whitethroat	1		north central scrub
	Blackcap	4+	3m	north central scrub
	Willow Warbler	3
	Chiffchaff	1
	Long-tailed Tit	10+
	Goldfinch	35+
	Cetti's Warbler	1+		singing, NW corner, later island reeds
	Reed Bunting	4		to roost, embankment reeds
	Buzzard	2		over east fields
	Kestrel	2
	Sparrowhawk	1	m
	Stock Dove	3
	Snipe	7		feeding, edge of island pool, 19.30
	Swift	1		over NE scrub, 19.35
	House Martin	10+		over NE corner
	Swallow	25+		over east fields
	Grey Heron	3	1 juv
	Cormorant	2
	Mute Swan	10	7 juvs
	Pink-footed Goose	50+		south over Chain Lane

Lawson Road Recreation Ground	Spotted Flycatcher	1	old tip road west bend scrub	TS
	Willow Warbler	1
	Swallow	25+	over west field

Herons' Reach Golf Course	Wheatear	1		SE side	TS
	Little Grebe	1		west side pool
	Sparrowhawk	1	f	over west side

Stanley Park	Coal Tit	1	feeders west of Heron island	TS
	Mistle Thrush	4	field SW of model village
	Pied Wagtail	5	field SW of model village
	Goldfinch	5
	Gadwall	12
	Cormorant	1

Marton Mere

Bittern

Flying in front of FBC hide 3pm

M Jones

Smallwood Hey

Sparrowhawk

Fluke Hall	unidentified Eastern Black-eared Wheatear or Pied Wheatear	1	adult female	sea wall west of slipway
	Wheatear	2
	Grey Plover	8
	Little Egret	1

Warton

Pink-footed Goose

South 1700hrs

Ian Walker

Newton-with-Scales	Bullfinch	1	juv/f	thames street	andy myo
	Jay	1
	Tree Sparrow	9

Blackpool North Shore

Wheatear

DJM

Knott End	Pink-footed Goose	40	flew south
	Raven	1
	Dunlin	100
	Sparrowhawk	1
	Ringed Plover	10

4th September

Fulwood

Pink-footed Goose

Around 20-50hrs, in the dark,, a flock of Pinks could be heard over the Harris Park, heading south down the line of the A6

Jim Clift

Singleton

Goldcrest

Singleton crossroads

Little Singleton	Common Sandpiper	1
	Great Black-backed Gull	4
	Little Egret	16

Fleetwood Promenade	Great Skua	2		1645-1730 from lighthouse	Dfw et al
	Arctic Skua	1
	Kittiwake	1	Juv

Fleetwood Nautical College

Guillemot

On water very close in

Rossall Point	Common Scoter	1	Unproductive sea watch 13.30-15.55	Barry Dyson/DFW
	Red-breasted Merganser	1
	Arctic Skua	2	2 together at 14.05 approached from the east, then blown back

Marton Mere	Bittern	1		flew low west over south bank reeds, 14.10	TS
	Common Gull	1	ad
	Great Black-backed Gull	1	ad
	Shoveler	23
	Teal	19
	Gadwall	5+
	Cormorant	1
	Snipe	1
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1		south over the embankment
	Long-tailed Tit	5+
	Goldfinch	35+		NW area
	Blackcap	1	m	north side
	Willow Warbler	2
	Swallow	15+		NW area

Stanley Park	Gadwall	14	TS
	Cormorant	2
	Ring-necked Parakeet	1
	House Martin	1

	Warton Bank	Pink-footed Goose	30		south		andy myo
		Marsh Harrier	1		southside

Starr Gate	Common Scoter	190	South.Sea watch 0615-1000	A.A.A.B.S.C.M.J.
	Fulmar	1	South
	Kittiwake	1	South
	Gannet	3	South
	Sandwich Tern	10	South
	unidentified Guillemot or Razorbill	3	South
	Arctic Skua	1	South 0900
	Leach's Petrel	1	South 0925

	Church Scar	Knot	c50
		Ringed Plover	7

	Saltcotes	Lapwing	22		flood
		Snipe	2		flood

Freckleton Naze Pool

Pink-footed Goose

South , Overhead .

Fluke Hall

unidentified Eastern Black-eared Wheatear or Pied Wheatear

Showing well 11.30 a.m. same location as previously

Howard

	Fluke Hall	unidentified Eastern Black-eared Wheatear or Pied Wheatear	1	Adult / Female	10.00 to10.30 on sea wall .		DS
		Northern Wheatear	3	Female

Knott End	Arctic Skua	4	4 ads:3dark 1pale	west
	Knot	1000
	Ringed Plover	15
	Dunlin	100
	Sanderling	50
	Leach's Petrel	2		west in evening
	Great Skua	1		west
	Common Tern	1	juvenile	west
	Razorbill	1		north
	Razorbill	1		dead
	Red-breasted Merganser	1		west
	Kittiwake	3	ad and 2 juvs	west
	Fulmar	3		west
	Red-legged Partridge	1		Esplanade
	Little Egret	1
	Common Scoter	2	2 adult males	west
	Sandwich Tern	4		west
	Bar-tailed Godwit	1
	Grey Plover	40

Warbreck Hill

Peregrine

DJM

3rd September

Little Thornton

Swift

over south 17.05

Paul Slade

Skippool Creek	Mediterranean Gull	10	8ad, 2 x 1w	inc red Polish ringed PLY1	Paul Slade
	Dunlin	6
	Black-tailed Godwit	5
	Black-headed Gull	1900
	Herring Gull	350+
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	450+

	Cocker's Dyke	Greenshank	1				Paul Ellis
		Canada Goose	17		on beach to east

	Pilling Lane	Pintail	6		flew west over tideline		Paul Ellis
		Whimbrel	1		flew west over beach

Knott End	Sandwich Tern	1
	Grey Plover	16
	Dunlin	120
	Ringed Plover	10

Blackpool Central

Peregrine

Kincraig Lake

Teal

Marton Mere	Cormorant	1			TS
	Mute Swan	9	7 juvs
	Teal	20
	Shoveler	8
	Gadwall	5
	Tufted Duck	1	m
	Buzzard	1
	Sparrowhawk	1
	Kestrel	2
	Cetti's Warbler	1		singing, south bank
	Blackcap	1		SW scrub
	Swallow	12+
	Otter	1		SW corner

Rossall Point	Leach's Petrel	1	Sea watch 1115-1230 prob same bird as BD flying slowly, seemed struggling in wind	Dfw
	unidentified Guillemot or Razorbill	1
	Wheatear	2

Stanley Park	Swift	3		over the bridges	TS
	House Martin	1
	Chiffchaff	2		behind the boathouse
	Great Black-backed Gull	1	juv
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	10		ads
	Gadwall	13
	Mute Swan	4	juvs	+ ads

Cleveleys North Promenade

Leach's Petrel

1 at 12.55 during a seawatch from 11.15-13.30

Barry Dyson

Cockersand

Wheatear

Starr Gate	Shelduck	4		south. Watch 0600-1215.	L.G.B. S.C. M.J. A.M.
	Common Scoter	200		south.
	Leach's Petrel	3		south.
	Fulmar	1		south.
	Manx Shearwater	3		south.
	Cormorant	17		south.
	Golden Plover	1		south.
	Sandwich Tern	26		south.
	Common Tern	1		south.
	Arctic Skua	1	ad. pale morph.	south.

	Blackpool North Shore	Leach's Petrel	1		S at 14.55 seawatch 14.15 - 15.45		DJM
		Common Scoter	28

Bryning

Wood Sandpiper

cartmell lane between saltcoats rd and railway bridge on small flood in meadow

andy myo gw

Bispham Cliffs

Wheatear

DJM

Fluke Hall

unidentified Eastern Black-eared Wheatear or Pied Wheatear

adult female

SD385499

2nd September

Pilling Lane

Golden Plover

	Fluke Hall	Little Egret	4
		Shelduck	60

Ridge Farm

Canada Goose

flew east

Cocker's Dyke

Snipe

Paul Ellis

Fleetwood

Peregrine

Paul Ellis

Pilling Lane

Raven

flew west along sea wall 0948 hrs

Paul Ellis

Knott End	Fulmar	1		flew west very distantly high tide	Paul Ellis
	Guillemot	2		one on sea floated west, one flew west distantly
	Sandwich Tern	2	ad, juv

Blackpool Central

Peregrine

	Kincraig Lake	Teal	7
		Great Crested Grebe	3	pr, imm

Marton Mere	Teal	22			TS
	Gadwall	11
	Shoveler	3
	Tufted Duck	3
	Snipe	6		down to island pool
	Buzzard	3		over east fields/Gipsy Hole Wood
	Sparrowhawk	1	m
	Kestrel	1	f/juv
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1		SW scrub
	Song Thrush	1
	Long-tailed Tit	10+
	Goldfinch	20+		island bushes
	Swallow	15+
	Whitethroat	1
	Chiffchaff	2

Stanley Park	Swift	2		over the bridges	TS
	Gadwall	10
	Great Black-backed Gull	1	ad
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	15	ads	13 athletics field
	Sparrowhawk	1		over west golf course
	Pied Wagtail	5	3 juvs	near model village car park

Knott End

Sandwich Tern

Barry Dyson

Pilling Lane Ends

Swallow

50+

Barry Dyson

Lathwaite	Curlew Sandpiper	1	juv	Barry Dyson
	Black-tailed Godwit	1
	Ruff	6
	Dunlin	5
	Spotted Redshank	2
	Knot	1	juv
	Lapwing	4
	Sparrowhawk	1	f
	Stoat	1

Knott End

Little Egret

Blackpool South Shore

Starling

150

Marton Mere

Buzzard

east fields

Shard Bridge

Little Egret

Mains Hall

Curlew

field

SD365402

	Ream Hills	Swift	1		entrance
		Buzzard	1

Rossall Point

Manx Shearwater

S 1120-1220 fairly close. S end golf course

Dfw

Starr Gate	Shelduck	4		south. Watch 0615-1100.	L.G.B. S.C.
	Common Scoter	390		south.
	Red-breasted Merganser	7	fem.	north.
	Leach's Petrel	2		south.
	Fulmar	2		south.
	Cormorant	20		south.
	Whimbrel	1		south.
	Kittiwake	1	ad.	on the beach.
	Sandwich Tern	52		south.
	Guillemot	1		south.

Fluke Hall	unidentified Eastern Black-eared Wheatear or Pied Wheatear	1	Female	Same place as yesterday. 11 am showing well.	Steve Swift
	Cuckoo	1		Just back from sea wall in the hedge
	Wheatear	5	juvs
	Buzzard	1
	Little Egret	1

Saltcotes	Wood Sandpiper	1	at 07,50 hrs before flying off east	andy myo
	Snipe	30
	Curlew	6
	Black-tailed Godwit	3
	Lapwing	100

1st September

Ridge Farm

Yellow Wagtail

northern field

SD385499

CB, SD

Fluke Hall	Sand Martin	1
	Little Egret	3
	Knot	80

Pilling Lane

Raven

flew flew west along sea wall c. 1830 hrs

Paul Ellis / Kinta Beaver

Knott End	Fulmar	1		in from north and out to west high tide	Paul Ellis / Paul Slade
	Arctic Skua	1	juv	in from north and out to west high tide
	Sandwich Tern	5		west high tide
	Dunlin	280		falling tide
	Sanderling	60		falling tide
	Knot	160		falling tide
	Ringed Plover	3		falling tide
	Grey Wagtail	1		sea wall
	Wheatear	7		sea wall
	Great Black-backed Gull	1		juvenile

Cocker's Dyke	Curlew Sandpiper	1	juv	flew in from east with 3 Dunlin, landed briefly then flew west	Paul Ellis / Paul Slade
	Curlew	50
	Shelduck	300
	Mediterranean Gull	2	ad w, 2nd s
	Linnet	10
	Snipe	1
	Black-tailed Godwit	2

	Ridge Farm	Cuckoo	1	juv	on fence around old pheasant pen		Paul Ellis / Paul Slade
		Kestrel	1

Herons' Reach Golf Course	Kingfisher	1		perched over dyke west of NW corner pond	TS
	House Martin	16		over NW corner
	Sparrowhawk	1	f	over NW area
	Pheasant	3	1m	practice field
	Cormorant	1
	Grey Heron	2
	Mute Swan	4	m, f + 2 juvs

	Stanley Park	Cormorant	1				TS
		Gadwall	6

Marton Mere	Cormorant	2			TS
	Gadwall	12
	Teal	18
	Tufted Duck	2
	Shoveler	3+
	Snipe	1
	Sparrowhawk	1	m	flushed the Snipe, island pool
	Kestrel	1
	Buzzard	2		over east fields
	Goldfinch	12		island bushes
	Linnet	26		west over embankment
	Cetti's Warbler	1		singing, south bank

Lathwaite	Curlew Sandpiper	1	Juv	Lathwaite flood North of Winmarleigh from bridle way. West of Hardhead	SD470 494	Mark Cookson
	Spotted Redshank	2	Juv
	Greenshank	1		Heard only
	Ruff	20+
	Knot	2
	Dunlin
	Teal
	Mallard
	Black-headed Gull
	Common Tern	1	Juv
	Snipe	3
	Black-tailed Godwit
	unidentified Pied Wagtail or White Wagtail
	Lapwing

Lathwaite	Curlew Sandpiper	1	juv	Flood	SD472495	C Piner
	Spotted Redshank	2	2 juvs	Flood	SD472495
	Ruff	20+		Flood	SD472495
	Greenshank	2		Flood	SD472495
	Knot	1		Flood	SD472495
	Dunlin	2		Flood	SD472495
	Snipe	2		Flood	SD472495
	Black-tailed Godwit	7		Flood	SD472495
	Teal	c100		Flood	SD472495
	Lapwing	5+		Flood	SD472495
	Curlew	3		Flood	SD472495
	unidentified Pied Wagtail or White Wagtail	3		Flood	SD472495

Little Singleton	Mediterranean Gull	3	2 ad, 2CY
	Kingfisher	1
	Whimbrel	1
	Common Gull	1		white Darvic

Fluke Hall	unidentified Eastern Black-eared Wheatear or Pied Wheatear	1	Female 400 yards west of car park at 1.25pm	Mark Cookson
	Grey Plover	c150	All sightings were from just above car park on falling tide
	Bar-tailed Godwit	1
	Knot	4
	Dunlin
	Redshank
	Curlew
	Black-headed Gull	c200

Warbreck Hill

Peregrine

DJM

	Pilling Hall	Pink-footed Goose	1
		Tufted Duck	3

Pilling Lane Ends

Kittiwake

Juv

By car park at high tide

	Fluke Hall	unidentified Eastern Black-eared Wheatear or Pied Wheatear	1		Female on sea wall 400m west of car park from 1010 hrs		P Slade & P Ellis
		Wheatear	3		sea wall

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