Fylde Bird Club - Sightings report

Location

Species

Count

Age / Sex

Notes

Grid Ref

Source

19th August

Esprick

Barn Owl

over A585 at 21:30

Jonny Scragg

Stanley Park	House Martin	20+	over north end of lake	TS
	Mute Swan	24
	Tufted Duck	2

Herons' Reach Golf Course

Mute Swan

4 juvs

Marton Mere	Snipe	14	circling over the island	TS
	Cormorant	13	11 over SW
	Teal	4
	Gadwall	7
	Buzzard	1
	Sparrowhawk	1
	Rook	50+	over Chain Lane
	Tree Sparrow	5+	Mere View
	Swift	1

Fulwood

J Sherrington

Conder Green	Greenshank	1		water level on pool has been drastically reduced	AC
	Little Grebe	10
	Tufted Duck	5	1 ad 4 young

	Bank End	Wheatear	2				AC
		Pied Wagtail	31

	Devonshire Rock Gardens	Sparrowhawk	1				DJM
		Blackcap	1

18th August

Galgate

Kingfisher

Galgate cricket pitch

Blackpool Central

Pied Wagtail

m,j

male feeding recently fledged juvenile on development land opposite Suddells feeds

DJM

Blackpool Central

Peregrine

Glasson Marsh	Greenshank	1	JS, AB
	Whimbrel	2
	Dunlin	c20
	Little Egret	3

Freckleton Naze Pool

Green Sandpiper

Ash Baines

Fairhaven Lake

Little Egret

Island roost 2000hrs

Richard Holmes

Starr Gate	Shelduck	12		south. Watch 0630-1000	L.G.B. I.W.et.al.
	Manx Shearwater	2		south.
	Gannet	18
	Cormorant	10		south.
	Grey Plover	1		south.
	Whimbrel	5		south.
	Arctic Skua	5		4pale 1 dark morph south.
	Kittiwake	20	15 ad 5 juv.	south.
	Sandwich Tern	46		south.
	Common Tern	2		south.

Marton Mere

Otter

off the west end lilies, 10.07-10

King Scar

Cormorant

Knott End	Arctic Skua	2	ad dark and imm pale	flew east
	Mediterranean Gull	1	juvenile
	Curlew	70
	Sandwich Tern	20
	Cormorant	4
	Sparrowhawk	1
	Grey Plover	5
	Shelduck	3	3 juveniles
	Peregrine	1	juvenile

17th August

Wyre Light

Cormorant

Blackpool Central

Peregrine

Lytham Moss

Kestrel

hunting nr Easterleigh

Paul Ellis

Warton

Coal Tit

calling Lodge Lane

Paul Ellis

Carr House Green Common	Whitethroat	3			ME
	Lesser Whitethroat	1
	Blackcap	1	fem/juv
	Chiffchaff	6		3 singing
	Willow Warbler	3		one singing
	Goldfinch	20+
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1
	Reed Bunting	1	m

Marton Mere	Peregrine	4		wide ranging over the east end, lots of calling and mock clashes, 14.28-42. Only ever had 2 on a couple of occasions before.	TS
	Buzzard	1
	Sparrowhawk	1	f
	Kestrel	1	m
	Teal	5
	Shoveler	2
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1		north over the embankment
	Mute Swan	8	6 juvs
	new species	1	male	Brimstone, grassy area by the north side of MW scrub

Marton

Swift

over Ferguson Road

Herons' Reach Golf Course

Mute Swan

4 juvs

central pool

Stanley Park

Tufted Duck

Fairhaven Lake

Little Egret

Island Roost at 2000hrs

Richard Holmes

Church Scar	Redshank	68		Richard Holmes
	Ringed Plover	4
	Turnstone	176
	Curlew	2
	Cormorant	142	On bank opposite side of channel
	Shelduck	60	On bank opposite side of channel

Starr Gate	Shelduck	1	south. Watch 0630-1000	A.B. L.G.B. F.B. M.J.
	Mallard	1	south.
	Great Crested Grebe	1
	Fulmar	1	south.
	Gannet	35	south.
	Cormorant	7	south.
	Arctic Skua	2	dark morph, pale morph harrassing terns.
	Sandwich Tern	184	south.
	Guillemot	1	close inshore.

Fairhaven Beach	Curlew	72	Evening High Tide	Richard Holmes
	Grey Plover	17
	Bar-tailed Godwit	24

Granny's Bay	Whimbrel	1	Ash Baines
	Eider	15
	Grey Plover	11

Fairhaven Beach

Sandwich Tern

127

18.00

Ash Baines

	Blackpool Waste Transfer Station	Herring Gull	100
		Lesser Black-backed Gull	40

Knott End	Black-headed Gull	1100
	Sandwich Tern	252
	Whimbrel	1
	Mediterranean Gull	1	adult
	Dunlin	50
	Oystercatcher	250
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	50

	Mythop Hall	Buzzard	1
		Kestrel	1			SD376346

Blackpool Airport

Buzzard

west end

Starr Hills

Starling

100

Squires Gate

Swift

SD319322

Lytham St Annes Nature Reserve	Swift	1
	House Martin	1
	Swallow	5

St Annes Beach	Little Tern	1			SD305285	Chris Batty
	Sandwich Tern	545			SD305285
	Common Gull	4
	Sanderling	25	3 juveniles
	Great Black-backed Gull	2	adult and juvenile
	Herring Gull	80
	Swallow	5
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	30
	Gannet	1	adult	flew north
	Oystercatcher	5

Fairhaven Lake	Little Egret	25		Left roost between 05.55 and 06.08	FW
	Great Crested Grebe	1	adult
	Peregrine	1		over lake from inland at 06.40
	Swallow	5		feeding over wooded island

16th August

Starr Gate	Great Crested Grebe	2	watch 0645-1015	L.G.B. A.M. et. al
	Gannet	29
	Cormorant	15	north.
	Ringed Plover	8	south.
	Sanderling	26	south.
	Whimbrel	2	south.
	Sandwich Tern	190	south.

	Catforth	Goldcrest	1
		Coal Tit	1

Danson Hill

Treecreeper

Preston Dock

Swift

Over south ahead of weather front

Richard H

	Fairhaven Lake	Little Egret	22		At roost 20.00hrs,probably at least 5 more. No others arrived by 20.20n		FW
		Great Crested Grebe	1	adult

Freckleton Naze Pool	Green Sandpiper	1		DS
	Common Sandpiper	1
	Raven	3
	Buzzard	2
	Redshank	64
	Kestrel	1
	Little Egret	7	Coming to roost

Wyre Light

Cormorant

Cocker's Dyke

Black-headed Gull

1000

Fairhaven Lake

Little Egret

Left roost trees between0605 and 06.24

Blackpool Central

Peregrine

Marton

Swift

over the west end of Beechfield Avenue

Marton Mere	Shoveler	2		TS
	Gadwall	2+
	Tufted Duck	6
	Buzzard	1
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1	Staining Nook

Knott End	Curlew	234
	Black-headed Gull	200
	Whimbrel	1
	Great Black-backed Gull	2	2 juveniles
	Sandwich Tern	19

Warton Bank	Marsh Harrier	1	juv	andy myo
	Peregrine	1	juv
	Buzzard	1
	Kestrel	7
	Little Egret	12
	Whimbrel	1

Blackpool Central

Raven

Low south south-east over Talbot Road multi-story c1245 calling.

15th August

Blackpool Central

Peregrine

	Skippool Creek	Common Sandpiper	2
		Little Egret	11

Marton

Sparrowhawk

over the west end of Beechfield Avenue

Marton Mere	Buzzard	2		over east fields	TS
	Sparrowhawk	1	f
	Teal	2
	Tufted Duck	6
	Mute Swan	8	6 juvs

Head Dyke Lane

Weasel

SD403473

Cockerham

Tree Sparrow

SD468515

	Braides	Kestrel	1			SD445515
		Song Thrush	1			SD445515

Great Plumpton

Jay

Paul Ellis

	Todderstaffe Hall	Raven	2		over heading south, am		Paul Ellis
		Black-tailed Godwit	15		dropped onto flood two fields south from Station Road

Blackpool North Shore

Peregrine

DJM

14th August

	Fairhaven Lake	Common Sandpiper	1		at 16.10		FW
		Little Egret	5		Roost in Trees on island 20.15

Fairhaven Beach	Sandwich Tern	210	saltmarsh edge	FW
	Little Egret	14	saltmarsh
	Grey Heron	4
	Swallow	91	moving east between 15.20 to 16.00

Blackpool Central

Peregrine

Marton

Peregrine

circling over the west end of Beechfield Avenue

Stanley Park	Mute Swan	27		TS
	Tufted Duck	3
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	44	35 athletics field

Marton Mere	Snipe	4		circling over	TS
	Teal	4
	Tufted Duck	4
	Sparrowhawk	1	f
	Kestrel	1
	Stock Dove	5
	Cormorant	1
	Mute Swan	8	6 juvs

Wesham

Goldfinch

c80

Post breeding flock around scrub near Mill Farm Stadium

Ian Walker

Knott End	Mediterranean Gull	1	adult
	Sandwich Tern	30
	Black-headed Gull	200
	Oystercatcher	200
	Little Egret	1

Preesall

Sparrowhawk

Blackpool South Shore

Swallow

Shard Bridge	Little Egret	2
	Grey Heron	2
	Lapwing	150
	Black-headed Gull	250

13th August

Fluke Hall	Little Egret	2	WeBS Count.	L.G.B.
	Oystercatcher	235
	Dunlin	3
	Curlew	685
	Redshank	2
	Peregrine	1
	Sparrowhawk	1
	Common Gull	10
	Black-headed Gull	21
	Linnet	23	Non WeBS.
	Goldfinch	40	Non WeBS.

Starr Gate	Common Scoter	720	400 inshore 320 south. Watch 0615-1000	L.G.B. I.W.
	Gannet	3
	Cormorant	86	63 n/east 23 north.
	Arctic Skua	2	1 dark 1 pale morph inshore harrassing terns probably birds recorded yesterday.
	Sandwich Tern	250	roosting/feeding inshore.
	Swift	7	moving s/east slowly.
	Wheatear	2	on promenade, sea wall.
	Grey Wagtail	1

Cocker's Dyke	Golden Plover	49	PE / DH
	Ringed Plover	12
	Kestrel	1

Ramper Pot	Greenshank	1	PE / DH / WeBS
	Redshank	206
	Dunlin	105
	Ringed Plover	1
	Lapwing	2
	Whimbrel	1
	Curlew	8
	Grey Heron	1
	Little Egret	5
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	6
	Black-headed Gull	91
	Mallard	10
	Shelduck	5

Skippool Creek	Redshank	237		PE / DH / WeBS
	Dunlin	20
	Lapwing	344
	Golden Plover	88
	Ringed Plover	3
	Curlew	115
	Cormorant	3
	Grey Heron	1
	Little Egret	2
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	77
	Herring Gull	46
	Great Black-backed Gull	2
	Black-headed Gull	75
	Mallard	4
	new species	1	Holly Blue

Shard Bridge	Common Sandpiper	5			PE / DH / WeBS
	Black-tailed Godwit	2	juvs
	Redshank	32
	Lapwing	1025
	Oystercatcher	3
	Curlew	10
	Little Egret	7
	Grey Heron	3
	Cormorant	4
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	30
	Great Black-backed Gull	2
	Herring Gull	3
	hybrid Herring Gull x Lesser Black-backed Gull	1
	Black-headed Gull	507
	Mediterranean Gull	3	adults	no rings
	Kestrel	1
	Mallard	9

Wardley's Creek	Greenshank	3			PE / DH / WeBS
	Whimbrel	1
	Ringed Plover	11
	Dunlin	22
	Black-tailed Godwit	2
	Redshank	188
	Oystercatcher	3
	Curlew	12
	Lapwing	255
	Grey Heron	4
	Little Egret	9
	Great Black-backed Gull	2
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	40
	Black-headed Gull	37
	Common Gull	2
	Herring Gull	4
	Cormorant	5
	Peregrine	1	ad
	Mallard	14		pond
	Mute Swan	2		pond
	Moorhen	1		pond
	Little Grebe	2	ad, juv	adult feeding dependent juv on pond

Fleetwood Marsh	Redshank	65	PE / DH / WeBS
	Grey Heron	6
	Little Egret	5
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	27
	Herring Gull	42
	Great Black-backed Gull	3
	Lapwing	60

Barnaby's Sands	Little Egret	2	PE / DH / WeBS
	Kestrel	1
	Curlew	30
	Great Black-backed Gull	25

Arm Hill	Stonechat	1	Juv		PE / DH / WeBS
	Wheatear	1	Ad f
	Whitethroat	1
	Peregrine	1	Juv	Chasing dunlin
	Oystercatcher	1840
	Redshank	315
	Whimbrel	1
	Dunlin	11
	Eider	3
	Great Black-backed Gull	6
	Black-headed Gull	35
	Herring Gull	3
	Common Gull	2
	Mute Swan	3
	Cormorant	7
	Grey Heron	5
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	5
	Stock Dove	1

Agglebys Pit	Yellow Wagtail	1		Over low heading south calling	PE / DH / WeBS
	Buzzard	4
	Sparrowhawk	1	F
	Mallard	6
	Greylag Goose	1

	Todderstaffe Hall	Marsh Harrier	1	juv	still hunting fields south of Station Rd		Frank Bird
		Sparrowhawk	2	fem and juv	sat on fence posts

Pilling Lane	Swallow	50
	Lapwing	10
	Great Black-backed Gull	1	first-summer

Cocker's Dyke	Stock Dove	1
	Feral Pigeon	1
	Dunlin	80
	Linnet	3
	Golden Plover	22
	Swallow	30

Knott End	Whimbrel	1		flew west
	Sparrowhawk	1	juvenile
	Little Egret	2
	Swallow	40
	Redshank	25
	Sanderling	15
	Ringed Plover	7

Marton Mere	Snipe	1		TS
	Shoveler	1
	Teal	8
	Tufted Duck	6
	Cormorant	1
	Blackcap	2	Staining Nook

Church Scar	Shelduck	12		Richard Holmes WeBS
	Little Egret	8
	Oystercatcher	512
	Ringed Plover	2
	Redshank	162
	Turnstone	118	Roosted on anchored boats.
	Canada Goose	54
	Grey Heron	5

Lytham Jetty	Mallard	4	Richard Holmes WeBS
	Eider	30
	Cormorant	24
	Oystercatcher	600
	Dunlin	460
	Curlew	4
	Redshank	62
	Canada Goose	72
	Grey Heron	6
	Whimbrel	1
	Black-tailed Godwit	375
	Pied Wagtail	4

Newton Marsh

Tree Sparrow

Inc Juvs

Ian Walker

Fairhaven Lake	Coot	89		Heavy disturbance so not the best count	IW WeBS
	Canada Goose	17
	Mute Swan	2
	Moorhen	6
	Mallard	52
	Tufted Duck	7	Inc 2 Juvs

Fairhaven Beach	Oystercatcher	2530	IW WeBS
	Redshank	250
	Ringed Plover	76
	Bar-tailed Godwit	56
	Curlew	1
	Sanderling	85
	Knot	125
	Dunlin	100
	Eider	48
	Little Egret	19
	Grey Heron	9
	Sandwich Tern	250

Salisbury Woodland	Mediterranean Gull	1	adult	feeding overhead with Black-headed Gulls	Jonny Scragg
	Sparrowhawk	1
	Buzzard	1
	Swift	3
	Willow Warbler	2
	Long-tailed Tit	6

Marton Mere	Black-tailed Godwit	20+	circled then flew south c. 10.15	Ellen Pemberton
	Buzzard	1
	Chiffchaff	1
	Cetti's Warbler	2
	Weasel	1	ran across path north of scrape area c.13.30

Savick Park	Bullfinch	13	3m, 2f, 8juvs	3 broods, 1 juv male plumage, 6 juv plumage, 1 juv begging and fed by adult	gg
	Nuthatch	1
	Goldfinch	8	6juvs
	Greenfinch	2	m
	Chaffinch	4	1m, 3juvs
	Long-tailed Tit	10
	Coal Tit	2
	Blue Tit	8+
	Great Tit	3+		mixed flock, mobile
	Robin	2	juvs
	Dunnock	2
	Magpie	1
	Blackbird	6+		in and out feeding on rowan berries (as some bullfinch)
	Starling	2
	Collared Dove	4
	Wren	1

Marton Mere	Redshank	1	Heard going over to SW	DJM
	Lesser Whitethroat	2	1 in elder near metal cabins & 1 at end of old tip road
	Blackcap	2
	Willow Warbler	1+	Recent fledgling(s?) in scrub near Heron Hide
	Reed Warbler	5+
	Reed Bunting	1
	Whitethroat	10+	Everywhere!
	Blackbird	5+	Including 4 together in elder near metal cabins
	Song Thrush	2	In elder near metal cabins
	new species	4	Peacock butterfly on buddleia at metal cabins
	new species	1	Gatekeeper on buddleia at metal cabins
	Swift	1

Little Singleton	Green Sandpiper	3
	Common Sandpiper	4
	Stock Dove	2

Bank End	Yellow Wagtail	3	juves	seen for 20 mins or so, then disappeared	AC
	Wheatear	1	ad
	Meadow Pipit	1		1st of the Autumn here.
	Pied Wagtail	150+		until the parachute plane took off!

Knott End

Peregrine

12th August

	Pilling Lane	Sparrowhawk	1				Paul Ellis
		Whimbrel	1		calling over

Devonshire Rock Gardens	Sparrowhawk	2+		2 seen and lots of calling going on in the eastern trees	DJM
	Lesser Whitethroat	1
	Moorhen	2	ads	No juveniles seen this year
	Willow Warbler	1
	Goldcrest	1
	Coal Tit	1		Singing

	Stanley Park	Goldcrest	1+
		Great Spotted Woodpecker	1

Starr Gate	Common Scoter	890	south. Watch 0600-1000	L.G.B. R.H. I.W.
	Fulmar	1	south.
	Gannet	12
	Cormorant	19	north.
	Great Skua	1	south.
	Arctic Skua	3	2 pale 1 dark morph.
	Sandwich Tern	120

Stanley Park	Pochard	1	m		TS
	Mistle Thrush	8		athletics field
	Pied Wagtail	2		athletics field

Herons' Reach Golf Course

Little Grebe

juv

Marton Mere	Snipe	2		TS
	Teal	3
	Common Gull	1	ad
	Kestrel	1
	Stock Dove	7
	Cormorant	2

Todderstaffe Hall	Marsh Harrier	1	juv	over fields south station rd	Frank Bird
	Black-tailed Godwit	78		floods south station rd
	Ruff	1
	Snipe	40		plus
	Teal	11
	Little Egret	1
	Swift	25

	Knott End	Sandwich Tern	4
		Dunlin	350

Avenham Park	Bullfinch	3	Pair and Juv	Richard H
	Goosander	5	F and 4 Juvs
	Grey Wagtail	1
	Grey Heron	2

11th August

Warton

Sparrowhawk

up together over Lytham Road, all circled off to north

Paul Ellis

Starr Gate	Manx Shearwater	12	10 north 2 south .Watch 14.40-16.10	Frank Bird
	Gannet	3	south
	Arctic Skua	5	south
	Sandwich Tern	34	south

Starr Gate	Common Scoter	520		400 inshore 120 south. Watch 0800-1030	L.G.B.R.H.
	Peregrine	1		over the sea mobbed by 3 arctic skuas.
	Arctic Skua	8	5 dark 3 pale morph.	Including the four seen earlier.
	Sandwich Tern	300		230 on the beach 70 at sea.
	Kittiwake	1	juv.	south.

Shard Bridge

Redshank

Paul Slade

Ramper Pot	Dunlin	115	Paul Slade
	Redshank	365
	Knot	1
	Common Sandpiper	1
	Ringed Plover	5

Blackpool Central

Peregrine

Rossall Point	Manx Shearwater	23	S/W. Watch 13:00-15:00	Jonny Scragg
	Gannet	3	S
	Common Scoter	139	S/W
	unidentified Guillemot or Razorbill	1	S
	Grey Plover	1	S
	Wheatear	1	beach

Knott End	Sandwich Tern	28	21 adults and 7 juvs
	Little Egret	3	2+ juveniles
	Great Black-backed Gull	1	adult
	Grey Heron	2
	Ringed Plover	17
	Sanderling	45
	Dunlin	125
	Oystercatcher	80
	Common Gull	20
	Black-tailed Godwit	1		flew east

	Marton Mere	Bittern	1		Brief short flight over reeds near FBC hide, 10.10. 20 minutes later flew towards Heron hide then west over north reeds.		TS
		Little Ringed Plover	1		Low over the mere, then flew high east

Cottam	Jay			Garden	AB SB
	Bullfinch	2		Garden
	Sparrowhawk	1	Male	Garden
	Goldcrest	1		Garden

Starr Gate	Common Scoter	c400	Sea Watch 0630-0800	R Holmes & I Walker
	Sandwich Tern	213	96 Beach Roost & 117 South
	Gannet	2	South
	Cormorant	105	North in several sizeable groups
	Arctic Skua	4	1 x Pale Morph 0708/3 x Dark Morph 0700

Starr Gate

Grey Wagtail

1st of the year in Solaris Centre garden

DJM

Thornton

Grey Wagtail

Red Marsh Ind Estate

Paul Slade

10th August

Ramper Pot	Mediterranean Gull	2	ad, juv	Paul Slade
	Greenshank	1
	Ringed Plover	5
	Redshank	260
	Dunlin	80
	Black-tailed Godwit	10	ad, 9 juvs
	Knot	1

Skippool Creek	Greenshank	1		Paul Slade
	Black-tailed Godwit	1	ad
	Dunlin	2
	Mediterranean Gull	1	ad
	Common Sandpiper	1

Shard Bridge

Golden Plover

Paul Slade

	Poulton-le-Fylde	Goldcrest	1		Moreton Drive		Paul Slade
		new species	1		Peacock butterfly Moreton Dr

Thornton

Grey Wagtail

Red Marsh Ind Estate

Paul Slade

Cocker's Dyke

Wheatear

Dave Hall

Hambleton Moss Side

Tawny Owl

JS, AB, SB

Bone Hill

Barn Owl

JS, AB, SB

Eagland Hill	Marsh Harrier	1	juvenile	over fields by New Lane	JS, AB, SB
	Dunlin	1		on flood
	Snipe	17		on flood
	Lapwing	20		on flood
	Grey Heron	2		on flood
	Sparrowhawk	1
	Yellowhammer	1		singing
	Red-legged Partridge	1
	Peregrine	1		over

Bank End

Pied Wagtail

c80

JS, AB, SB

Glasson	Mediterranean Gull	3	adults		JS, AB, SB
	Black-headed Gull	c1000
	Little Egret	22
	Cormorant	22
	Golden Plover	c20
	Dunlin	c100
	Kestrel	1
	Shoveler	5		over

Conder Green	Scaup	1	male	pool	JS, AB, SB
	Tufted Duck	5	f, 4 young
	Little Grebe	4
	Greenshank	1		creek

	Bank End	Swallow	50+		farm birds, feeding young on buildings		AC
		Pied Wagtail	100

Starr Gate	Common Scoter	350	Watch 0700-1000	L.G.B.
	Cormorant	7	north.
	Curlew	1	south.
	Redshank	15	south.
	Arctic Skua	2	single dark and pale morph harrassing terns.
	Sandwich Tern	350

Pilling Lane	Sparrowhawk	1		Beach Road
	Swallow	10
	Robin	1	juvenile

Cocker's Dyke	Wheatear	1
	Black-headed Gull	200
	Lapwing	103
	Golden Plover	4
	Redshank	20
	Linnet	2
	Swallow	12

Marton Mere	Lesser Whitethroat	2	NE scrub	TS
	Whitethroat	1
	Blackcap	1
	Chiffchaff	1
	Linnet	5
	Tree Sparrow	3+	Mere View
	Stock Dove	7	barn roof
	Tufted Duck	1
	Gadwall	6
	Shoveler	3

Stanley Park	Pochard	1	ecl. m	TS
	Little Grebe	1	juv
	Great Crested Grebe	1	ad

Knott End	Mute Swan	2	2 adults
	Whimbrel	1		flew over
	Sandwich Tern	4

Conder Green

Scaup

Pool

Staining Nook	Lesser Whitethroat	1		TS
	Whitethroat	1
	Blackcap	2
	Chiffchaff	1
	Swift	1
	Robin	3	1 juv
	Song Thrush	1
	Kestrel	1	m

9th August

Fairhaven Beach	Sandwich Tern	545	high tide roost	Frank Bird
	Common Tern	6
	Greenshank	1

	Conder Green	Kingfisher	1				Barry Dyson/M Sutcliffe
		Scaup	1	Male	Favouring east bank and therefore frequently out of sight from the hide.

Fluke Hall

Wheatear

Juv

Barry Dyson/M Sutcliffe

Thornton

Grey Wagtail

Red Marsh Ind Estate

Paul Slade

Starr Gate	Common Scoter	400	Watch 0700-1030	L.G.B. M.J.
	Gannet	7	north.
	Arctic Skua	1	pale morph harrassing terns.
	Sandwich Tern	370
	Common Tern	7
	Swallow	6	south/east.

Wrampool

Curlew

SD423498

Head Dyke Lane

Swallow

west end

Wardley's Creek

Greenshank

Paul Slade

Skippool Creek	Black-tailed Godwit	23			Paul Slade
	Mediterranean Gull	1	ad
	hybrid Herring Gull x Lesser Black-backed Gull	1	ad	regular bird
	Greenshank	1

Ramper Pot

Dunlin

285

Paul Slade

Shard Bridge

Golden Plover

Paul Slade

Warton Marsh

Little Egret

flying upriver 20:10-20:30

JS, SB

Newton Marsh	Raven	1	JS, SB
	Buzzard	1
	Kestrel	1

Cuddy Hill

Buzzard

Stanley Park	Mute Swan	28		TS
	Tufted Duck	1
	Coot	160+	150+ feeding, NE corner

Marton Mere	Swift	11		over the mere for 5 minutes before drifting south	TS
	Swallow	40+		over east fields
	Cetti's Warbler	1		singing
	Sparrowhawk	1	f
	Kestrel	1
	Stock Dove	7		barn roof
	Gadwall	3
	Tufted Duck	3
	Cormorant	1

St Annes

Redstart

imm male

still

Ash Baines

Bank End	Yellow Wagtail	1	AC + GJ
	Wheatear	2
	Pied Wagtail	50

Conder Green	Osprey	1		over north
	Scaup	1	male
	Little Ringed Plover	1
	Little Grebe	2
	Tufted Duck	6	f + 5 young

Mowbreck Hall

Tawny Owl

1 in tree next to caravan 1 flying over road. 0030hrs.

monty

8th August

Conder Green

Mute Swan

Crookhey Hall

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Preesall

Swallow

Sand Villa	Lesser Black-backed Gull	100
	Buzzard	1
	Starling	100
	Swallow	30

Braides

Kestrel

Cockerham

Mistle Thrush

SD467518

Knott End

Grey Heron

	Catforth	Goldcrest	1
		Coal Tit	1

Galgate	Goldcrest	1
	Blackcap	1
	Swift	25+

Myerscough College

Grey Wagtail

juv

	Skippool Creek	Mediterranean Gull	5	4 ads, 2w			Paul Slade
		Black-headed Gull	1150

Ramper Pot	Dunlin	520	Paul Slade
	Ringed Plover	19
	Little Egret	18

Shard Bridge

Golden Plover

Paul Slade

	Pilling Lane	Siskin	1		Over calling going east early am		Paul Ellis
		Goldfinch	45		Feeding on thistles between Beach Road and Cockers Dyke

	Blackpool Central	Peregrine	2
		Grey Wagtail	1

St Annes

Redstart

Still

Ash Baines

	Fairhaven Beach	Sandwich Tern	520		high tide roost inc albino bird		Frank Bird
		Common Tern	22

Starr Gate	Common Scoter	550		Watch 0700-1100	L.G.B. F.B. M.J.
	Cormorant	7		north.
	Arctic Skua	2	1 dark 1 pale morph.	harrassing terns offshore.
	Sandwich Tern	430		on the beach and foraging offshore.
	Common Tern	15		with Sandwich Terns.
	Arctic Tern	2		south.
	Swallow	4		south.
	Grey Wagtail	1		south.

Bank End	Yellow Wagtail	2	Juveniles	dropped down during heavy downpour	AC+ NMM
	Little Egret	13
	Pied Wagtail	137

Marton Mere	Lesser Whitethroat	1		NE scrub	TS
	Whitethroat	2
	Blackcap	2
	Chiffchaff	1
	Reed Warbler	1		singing
	Cetti's Warbler	1		singing
	Swift	1
	Linnet	4
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1		NE corner
	Stock Dove	7		barn roof
	Buzzard	1
	Kestrel	1	m
	Gadwall	2
	Tufted Duck	3
	Fox	1		crossed the path near SW gate
	new species	1		Painted Lady

Warton Bank

Spotted Flycatcher

near car park at end of bank lane at 11,30

andy myo

Knott End

Little Egret

7th August

	Fluke Hall	Wheatear	1	juv			Dave Hall
		Tree Sparrow	40

	Wardley's Creek	Dunlin	60				Paul Slade
		Ringed Plover	3

Skippool Creek	Mediterranean Gull	1	ad	Paul Slade
	Common Sandpiper	3
	Stock Dove	1
	Black-tailed Godwit	5	ad, 4 juvs

Ramper Pot	Dunlin	255	Paul Slade
	Whimbrel	2
	Ringed Plover	1

Fleetwood Marsh Nature Park	Little Grebe	5	1ad 4 young	On causeway pool	Barry Dyson
	House Martin	9
	Linnet	8

Blackpool Central

Peregrine

Little Singleton	Little Egret	4
	Stock Dove	1
	Common Sandpiper	1

Starr Gate	Common Scoter	100	South. Watch 0745-1100	L.G.B. F.B. M.J.
	Gannet	9
	Cormorant	7	south.
	Sparrowhawk	1	over the promenade.
	Whimbrel	1	south.
	Sanderling	45	south.
	Dunlin	35	south.
	Arctic Skua	3	2 offshore harrassing terns, 1 south.
	Sandwich Tern	62	south.
	Common Tern	2	south.
	Wheatear	1	on the sea wall.

Preesall

Swift

Parrox Hall

Greylag Goose

flew over

Marton Mere	Shoveler	2			TS
	Tufted Duck	3
	Cormorant	1
	Common Gull	1	ad
	Buzzard	1
	Sparrowhawk	1	f
	Stock Dove	5		barn roof
	Linnet	2
	Whitethroat	2
	Mute Swan	8	6 juvs

Bank End	Wheatear	2	AC
	Little Egret	10
	Pied Wagtail	44

	Mowbreck	Swift	20+				a myo
		new species	1		small copper butterfly

Fluke Hall	Dunlin	900	Tony parnell
	Tree Sparrow	30
	Wheatear	2

Conder Green	Swift	23	dropped in after heavy shower	AC
	Sand Martin	c60
	Scaup	1	on pool

Warbreck Hill

Goldcrest

In garden NE of Unity High School

DJM

6th August

Blackpool North Shore

Peregrine

DJM

Savick Park	Bullfinch	10	3m, 2f, 5juvs		gg
	Long-tailed Tit	10
	Coal Tit	2
	Greenfinch	1	m	+ usual suspects

Newton Marsh

Hobby

Probable hawking insects distantly

	Lytham St Annes Nature Reserve	Sparrowhawk	2		juvs
		Kestrel	1

Blackpool Airport

Kestrel

Queensway end

Mythop

Peregrine

Starr Gate	Great Skua	1	watch 7.45-10.45	FB.MJ.
	Arctic Skua	1
	Whimbrel	1	south
	Sandwich Tern	333	180 on beach of starr hills 153 south
	Great Crested Grebe	1	on sea
	Peregrine	1	in off

Poulton-le-Fylde

Goldcrest

male

singing Moreton Drive

Paul Slade

Hambleton

Buzzard

Paul Slade

Wardley's Creek	Greenshank	9		P Slade/P Ellis
	Whimbrel	4
	Turnstone	3
	Dunlin	260
	Ringed Plover	16
	Little Egret	21
	Grey Heron	3
	Lesser Whitethroat	1	in hedge by sea wall
	Blackcap	1	in hedge by sea wall

Shard Bridge	Mediterranean Gull	4	3 ads, 2nd summer	P Slade/P Ellis
	Common Sandpiper	3
	Little Egret	7
	Golden Plover	38
	Lapwing	500
	Curlew	55

Great Plumpton

Swift

P Slade/P Ellis

Wrea Green

Kestrel

P Slade/P Ellis

	Newton Marsh	Black-tailed Godwit	2	juvs			P Slade/P Ellis
		Buzzard	1

	Preston Dock	Common Tern	2		Season over, all breeders left site		P Slade/P Ellis
		Cormorant	7

Blackpool North Shore	Kestrel	1	S distant at sea	DJM et al
	Great Skua	1	Harrassing terns towards windfarm then NE into bay
	Common Scoter	c100	Several small flocks all S
	Gannet	2	N together at horizon

Wesham Marsh

Stonechat

f/juv

andy myo

Knott End	Sparrowhawk	1
	Ringed Plover	8
	Dunlin	450
	Black-headed Gull	90
	Sanderling	18
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	50

	Bank End	Pied Wagtail	53				AC
		Swift	7

Pilling

Swift

Conder Green

Swift

Marton Mere	Great Crested Grebe	1			TS
	Cormorant	1
	Wigeon	1
	Tufted Duck	1
	Mute Swan	10	6 juvs
	Kestrel	1
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1		NE scrub
	Swift	1

5th August

Knott End

Swift

Paul Ellis

Marton Mere

Barn Owl

E over the moth trapping group @ c22.30

DJM

	Sand Villa	Buzzard	1
		Lesser Black-backed Gull	60

	Head Dyke Lane	Barn Owl	1		east end
		Kestrel	1		east end

Marton Mere	Bittern	1	Flew across Mere to central north reeds at 20:25 and again briefly in flight at 20:35	Jonny Scragg
	Sparrowhawk	2
	Starling	1600	Roosted in reeds on the island (counted from photo)

Peel Hill

Barn Owl

Whitehills Industrial Estate. 23:25

AB SB

Singleton	Peregrine	1	juv			Barry Dyson
	Buzzard	3
	Ruff	1		On flooded farm fields by main dyke	SD3638
	Lapwing	c240		On flooded farm fields by main dyke	SD3638
	Swallow	57
	Swift	12

Skippool Creek	Mediterranean Gull	2	ads	inc French green ringed R14T for 8th autumn	Paul Slade
	Black-tailed Godwit	5	juvs
	Dunlin	41
	Golden Plover	3
	Common Sandpiper	2
	hybrid Herring Gull x Lesser Black-backed Gull	1	ad	regular bird

Wardley's Creek	Greenshank	8	Paul Slade
	Whimbrel	9
	Dunlin	200+
	Turnstone	1
	Ringed Plover	9

Marton Mere	Lesser Whitethroat	1		NE scrub	TS
	Blackcap	1+	fem/juv
	Sedge Warbler	1		Staining Nook
	Chiffchaff	3
	Linnet	1
	Curlew	1+		over calling
	Sparrowhawk	1	f
	Stock Dove	6		barn roof/wires
	Common Gull	1	ad
	Great Black-backed Gull	1	ad
	Wigeon	1
	Cormorant	1
	Mute Swan	8	6 juvs
	Feral Pigeon	150+		2 flocks of 75+ racing Pigeons north over the embankment and the mere

	Herons' Reach Golf Course	Little Grebe	1	ad			TS
		Mute Swan	6	4 juvs

Lytham St Annes Nature Reserve

Sparrowhawk

AB, SB

Lytham Hall	Blackcap	1	juv	AB, SB
	Treecreeper	1
	Nuthatch	1
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1

St Annes

Redstart

still

AB, SB

	Bank End	Swift	5		together		AC
		Pied Wagtail	41

	Conder Green	Swift	12		together		AC
		Little Ringed Plover	1		juvenile

Church Scar	Greenshank	1	Richard Holmes
	Dunlin	2000
	Oystercatcher	320
	Curlew	4
	Grey Heron	2
	Redshank	180
	Little Egret	2
	Canada Goose	7
	Turnstone	24

4th August

Wardley's Creek	Whimbrel	8	Paul Slade
	Greenshank	6
	Common Sandpiper	1
	Dunlin	180
	Ringed Plover	8
	Turnstone	2

Newton Marsh

Barn Owl

AB, SB

Skippool Creek	Mediterranean Gull	3	JS, SB, AB
	Greenshank	1
	Whimbrel	1
	Common Sandpiper	13
	Ringed Plover	9
	Golden Plover	9
	Little Egret	10

St Annes

Redstart

juv male

still

AB, SB, JS

Galgate	Willow Warbler	1	Galgate cricket pitch	SD480551
	Jay	1	Galgate cricket pitch	SD480551
	House Martin	2	Galgate cricket pitch	SD480551
	Cormorant	1	flew over Galgate cricket pitch	SD480551
	Curlew	1	flew over Galgate cricket pitch	SD480551

Mereside

Pied Wagtail

50+

Tesco car park pre-roost

Mereside

Pied Wagtail

50+

Tesco car park pre-roost

Starr Gate	Common Scoter	185		south. 0700-1000	L.G.B. M.J.
	Manx Shearwater	3		north.
	Gannet	26		north.
	Cormorant	1		south.
	Arctic Skua	1	dark morph	harrasing terns offshore.
	Sandwich Tern	4
	Common Tern	3

Bank End	Swift	2	AC
	Pied Wagtail	44
	Curlew	124
	Whimbrel	1+
	Linnet	37

Marton Mere	Common Tern	1	ad		TS
	Cormorant	1
	Mute Swan	10	6 juvs	2 ads main dyke
	Shoveler	2
	Gadwall	2
	Tufted Duck	2
	Buzzard	1
	Kestrel	1
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1		NE scrub
	Linnet	1

Little Singleton	Common Sandpiper	3
	Cormorant	2
	Little Egret	3
	Golden Plover	3
	Dunlin	2

Blackpool Central

Peregrine

Cold Row

Swift

Yeadon Way

Swift

Mythop Hall

Kestrel

SD371347

Little Singleton

Lapwing

Blackpool South Shore

Starling

100

Blackpool Waste Transfer Station

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Stanley Park	Grey Heron	2
	Coot	30
	Mute Swan	2
	Black-headed Gull	25

Knott End

Whimbrel

flew west

Ramper Pot

Peregrine

on sand bank feeding on kill

Frank Bird

Poulton-le-Fylde

Great Spotted Woodpecker

Heard only

Jol

3rd August

Starr Gate	Shelduck	2		south. Watch 0830- 1100	L.G.B.M.J.
	Common Scoter	425		south.
	Manx Shearwater	18		south.
	Gannet	14		south.
	Curlew	5		south.
	Bar-tailed Godwit	1		south.
	Dunlin	16		south.
	Turnstone	6		south.
	Little Tern	1	juv.	south.
	Sandwich Tern	19
	Common Tern	7

Normoss

Buzzard

Jol

Poulton-le-Fylde

Raven

Flew over, then chased by gull

Jol

Blackpool Central

Peregrine

Poulton-le-Fylde	Raven	1	South	SD3638	Barry Dyson
	Swift	2	West	SD3638
	Jackdaw	c130	South	SD3638

Ramper Pot	Little Stint	1	late am	FB.Dfw
	Dunlin	450
	Common Tern	2

Ramper Pot

Mediterranean Gull

ads

Paul Slade/Jol

Skippool Creek	Mediterranean Gull	1	ad	Paul Slade/Jol
	Black-tailed Godwit	13
	Common Sandpiper	7
	Whimbrel	4
	Sparrowhawk	1	male

Cocker's Dyke	Curlew Sandpiper	1	Ad	5pm	Dfw
	Mediterranean Gull	2	Ad,2cy
	Wheatear	2

St Annes

Redstart

Ash Baines

Marton Mere	Mediterranean Gull	1	ad	briefly north from FBC hide, then flew SW	TS
	Common Tern	1	ad	briefly over the west end of the mere
	Grasshopper Warbler	1		low over east marsh
	Willow Warbler	1
	Long-tailed Tit	3+
	Goldfinch	15+
	Linnet	1
	House Sparrow	40+		entrance to Kipling field area
	Wigeon	1
	Gadwall	2
	Tufted Duck	1
	Cormorant	1
	Mute Swan	8	6 juvs
	Stock Dove	3
	Buzzard	1
	Kestrel	1	m
	House Martin	25+		over east fields
	Swift	1
	Weasel	1		Staining Nook

Fairhaven Lake	Sparrowhawk	1		SA
	Common Sandpiper	1
	Great Crested Grebe	1
	Little Egret	3	On the marsh.

2nd August

Wyre Light

Cormorant

Cocker's Dyke	Curlew Sandpiper	1	ad	not in Dunlin flock, close in between Cockers Dyke and Beach Road	Paul Ellis
	Dunlin	1000		plus, most distant
	Knot	100		+
	Sanderling	140		+
	Grey Plover	10		+
	Golden Plover	57
	Ringed Plover	4		+
	Buzzard	1		on fence
	Swift	9		in view at once, evening

Starr Gate	Peregrine	1	Circling low over mirror ball	DJM
	Dunlin	56	On beach at mirror ball - a big count for here
	Great Crested Grebe	1
	Grey Seal	1

Ramper Pot	Little Stint	1	ad	Paul Slade/J Scragg
	Mediterranean Gull	1	ad
	Dunlin	530
	Ringed Plover	17
	Turnstone	3
	Black-tailed Godwit	2
	Greenshank	1

Skippool Creek	Lapwing	1550	Paul Slade
	Common Sandpiper	7
	Greenshank	2
	Little Egret	13

Blackpool Central

Peregrine

Bank End	Swift	7		AC
	Common Sandpiper	4	together AM
	Curlew	103
	Pied Wagtail	30+

St Annes

Redstart

Juv

Still. Moulted heavily since last sighting

Ash Baines

Marton Mere

Bittern

flew west over the south bank reeds, 10.20

King Scar

Cormorant

Knott End	Peregrine	2	2 adults
	Curlew	176
	Starling	150
	Ringed Plover	7
	Swift	6
	Grey Plover	5
	Dunlin	65

1st August

Todderstaffe Hall

Whimbrel

on flood south of fairfield rd

Frank Bird

Cocker's Dyke	Curlew Sandpiper	1	ad	fairly close in, same bird as on 29/07	Paul Ellis
	Dunlin	625
	Ringed Plover	11
	Grey Plover	14
	Common Gull	1	juv
	Grey Heron	1
	Little Egret	1
	Kestrel	1	fem

	Blackpool Central	Peregrine	2
		Grey Wagtail	1

Rossall Point	Willow Warbler	1		Juvenile - Thx Paul Slade for ID help	Martin
	Linnet	5	3m/2f
	Ringed Plover	8
	House Sparrow	2
	Skylark	2
	Meadow Pipit	4
	Cormorant	2		flew past
	House Martin	2
	Goldfinch	5
	Wheatear	9		juveniles
	Common Tern	1
	Yellow Wagtail	1		sea wall
	Manx Shearwater	2		flew past obs

Fairhaven Lake	Great Crested Grebe	1	adult		FW
	Little Egret	3		19.40 to 21.15 into trees on island
	Common Sandpiper	2
	Common Gull	3

Marton Mere	Cormorant	2			TS
	Mute Swan	8	6 juvs
	Gadwall	3+
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1
	Goldfinch	15+		east end
	Sand Martin	1
	Swift	2
	Cetti's Warbler	1		singing

Wardley's Creek

Redshank

Paul Slade/Jol

Ramper Pot	Redshank	550	Paul Slade/Jol
	Dunlin	95
	Black-tailed Godwit	3
	Ringed Plover	8

Skippool Creek	Redshank	40	Paul Slade/Jol
	Common Sandpiper	5
	Little Egret	8

Shard Bridge	Lapwing	580	Paul Slade/Jol
	Redshank	28
	Buzzard	1

Bank End	Yellow Wagtail	1	juve		AC+NMM
	Swift	43		all north, in 2hr watching
	Pied Wagtail	47

Mythop

Raven

flew north

Frank Bird

Ramper Pot	Common Tern	4	a.m.	Frank Bird
	Little Egret	19
	Greenshank	2
	Dunlin	190
	Ringed Plover	7
	Turnstone	1

Starr Gate	Common Scoter	c500		DJM
	Shelduck	6	S
	Gannet	4	S
	Great Crested Grebe	1	S
	Sandwich Tern	c25	S
	Whimbrel	2	S

Knott End	Dunlin	400
	Sanderling	2
	Ringed Plover	6
	Curlew	50
	Willow Warbler	1
	Little Egret	1
	Common Gull	4	1 juvenile

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