Fylde Bird Club - Sightings report

Location

Species

Count

Age / Sex

Notes

Grid Ref

Source

28th September

Bradshaw Lane Head	Skylark	24	On potato field Top Plantation corner, Pilling.	RED
	Tree Sparrow	11	flew into hedge.
	Woodpigeon	350+	On fences and wires round area
	Stock Dove	1
	Buzzard	1	circling over wood.

	Eagland Hill	Linnet	c180		On weedy Potato field at Northwoods Farm, Pilling.		RED
		Swallow	2		Over field

Out Rawcliffe

Lapwing

On flood Lancaster Road, Out Rawcliffe.

RED

Warton Bank	Fieldfare	1	Tony King
	Mistle Thrush	17
	Barn Owl	1
	Kestrel	1
	Little Egret	5

Marton Mere	Teal	15+		SE field flood	TS
	Shoveler	20+
	Gadwall	10+
	Cormorant	1
	Sparrowhawk	1	f	Low over SE field
	Snipe	14		Over east fields, flushed by the Hawk
	Swallow	15+		Over east fields
	Cetti's Warbler	1		Singing, embankment reeds

Skippool Creek	Bar-tailed Godwit	1	Distinctive upturned bill and shorter legs	TP
	Black-tailed Godwit	5
	Common Sandpiper	2
	Buzzard	1
	Mediterranean Gull	5

Herons' Reach Golf Course	Jay	1		Pines near west side of crossing path	TS
	Gadwall	2	m, f	Central pool
	Little Grebe	1	ad	Practice field pool

Cocker's Dyke	Ringed Plover	10	rising tide	Paul Ellis
	Sanderling	1	rising tide
	Dunlin	100	rising tide
	Snipe	1	plus rising tide
	Linnet	100
	Pink-footed Goose	60
	Greylag Goose	1	with pinkfeet on beach

Pilling Lane	Curlew Sandpiper	7		between Beach Road and Cocker's Dyke on rising tide		Paul Ellis
	Wheatear	8		sea wall between Beach Road and Fluke Hall
	Pink-footed Goose	177		on pasture west of Beach Road	SD366491
	Skylark	3		over west
	Goldcrest	1		Beach Road
	Long-tailed Tit	13		Beach Road
	Common Scoter	20		west past Beach Road over sea on rising tide
	Wigeon	8		east past Beach Road over sea on rising tide
	Swallow	12		over field east of Beach Road
	Kestrel	1		over field east of Beach Road
	Sparrowhawk	1	juv	at pond Beach Road

Glasson

Wigeon

Over - south west

NJL CH

Conder Green	Kingfisher	1		Pool	NJL CH
	Little Grebe	11		Pool
	Pied Wagtail	4		Pool
	Little Egret	2		Pool
	Mallard	6		Pool
	Grey Heron	1		Pool
	Redshank	4		River
	Mallard	c40		River
	Teal	c70		River
	Little Egret	2		River
	Curlew	3		River
	Snipe	1		River - flushed
	Goosander	3	f	River
	Mute Swan	4		River

Glasson Basin

Gadwall

ad m + prob. f

John C Wood

Bank End	Ruff	1	m		John C Wood
	Lapwing	116
	Wheatear	1
	Linnet	80+
	Pied Wagtail	87
	Buzzard	1
	Marsh Harrier	1	f/imm	flew over to Cockersand

Cockersand	Curlew	43	Falling tide - 13.30 to 1400	NJL CH
	Oystercatcher	252
	Eider	3
	Little Egret	3
	Whimbrel	1
	Golden Plover	40+
	Turnstone	21
	Grey Plover	5
	Skylark	17
	Wheatear	1
	Meadow Pipit	6+
	Redshank	26
	Ringed Plover	14
	Common Scoter	6
	Pink-footed Goose	34	Over
	Lapwing	32
	Swallow	11

Norbreck	Raven	2	S - usual broken leg + friend	DJM
	Wheatear	1
	Meadow Pipit	2

Blackpool Central

Peregrine

Cockersand	Dunlin	c550		Plover Scar - high tide and falling	NJL CH
	Ringed Plover	c150		11.30 - 12.30
	Curlew Sandpiper	4	2ad/2juv
	Eider	33
	Cormorant	5
	Turnstone	c100
	Meadow Pipit	10+
	Swallow	14
	Little Egret	1

Winmarleigh	Greylag Goose	c100	Flood Whitters Lane	NJL CH
	Pink-footed Goose	c150
	Lapwing	75+
	Herring Gull	c200
	Chiffchaff	1
	Linnet	6+
	Rook	10+
	Canada Goose	6
	Robin	1
	Grey Heron	2

27th September

	Norbreck	Swallow	1		S		DJM
		Wheatear	1

Blackpool Central

Peregrine

Marton Mere	Shoveler	7+		7 SE field flood	TS
	Cetti's Warbler	1		Singing, SW corner of NE field
	Blackcap	1	m	Hawthorns by Mere View
	Meadow Pipit	4		South over Mere View

	Pilling Lane	Chiffchaff	1		singing Beach Road		Paul Ellis
		Swallow	3		Beach Road

Cocker's Dyke	Little Stint	1	juv	at outflow	Paul Ellis
	Curlew Sandpiper	8	juvs	at outflow
	Golden Plover	70		at outflow
	Snipe	2		out of saltmarsh

Pilling Marsh	Peregrine	1		Paul Ellis
	Marsh Harrier	2	juvs
	Raven	3
	Linnet	120

	Todderstaffe Hall	Marsh Harrier	2	juv	east Fields		Frank Bird
		Goldfinch	80		plus east fields

Mythop	Teal	500	plus dyke flood	Frank Bird
	Wigeon	1	dyke flood
	Shoveler	3	dyke flood

Granny's Bay	Curlew Sandpiper	2	Juv	Moved towards Church scar as tide came in	RJS
	Dunlin	606
	Grey Plover	44
	Grey Heron	5		River edge
	Little Egret	16		River edge
	Shelduck	408
	Redshank	35
	Bar-tailed Godwit	115
	Curlew	55
	Redshank	35
	Pintail	46
	Eider	31		In river
	Black-headed Gull	112
	Common Gull	62
	Herring Gull	83
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	19
	Great Black-backed Gull	6
	Oystercatcher	955

Fairhaven Lake	Grey Wagtail	9	S/SE Watch 07:20-09:30	RJS
	Meadow Pipit	147	S/SE
	Pied Wagtail	16	S/SE
	Chaffinch	80	S/SE
	Goldfinch	1	S/SE
	Reed Bunting	19	S/SE
	Swallow	3	S/SE
	Starling	9	S/SE
	Jackdaw	10	SE
	Siskin	6	S/SE
	Lesser Redpoll	1	S/SE
	Carrion Crow	3	SE
	Mistle Thrush	3	SE
	Skylark	9	S
	Pink-footed Goose	1414	N
	Greenfinch	4	SE

26th September

Knott End

Marsh Harrier

juvenile

flew west

Fleetwood

Peregrine

In flight near the Ice Factory at Fleetwood. Possibly in pursuit of a pigeon.

P Guy

Pilling Lane	Pink-footed Goose	240	on coastal pasture west of Beach Road	SD366491	Paul Ellis
	Wheatear	1	sea wall off Beach Road
	Reed Bunting	1	flew west along sea wall

Pilling	Pink-footed Goose	450	stubble field west of Ladies Hill	SD397490	Paul Ellis
	Swallow	6	Ladies Hill
	Sparrowhawk	1	Ladies Hill
	Stock Dove	3	Ladies Hill
	Raven	1	over Ladies Hill

Winmarleigh	Pintail	510	flood off Whitter's Lane	SD463466	Paul Ellis
	Lapwing	250	flood off Whitter's Lane	SD463466
	Greylag Goose	100	flood off Whitter's Lane	SD463466
	Chiffchaff	1	Whitter's Lane
	Pink-footed Goose	100	plus near Elm Farm on stubble	SD464460

	Green Dick's Lane	Sparrowhawk	1				Paul Ellis
		Swallow	10

Lytham Marsh	Marsh Harrier	1	Front of windmill close in	AA
	Wheatear	2
	unidentified Pied Wagtail or White Wagtail	8

Marton Mere	Cormorant	1			TS
	Shoveler	30+
	Buzzard	2		Over Gipsy Hole Wood
	Kestrel	1	juv	Hunting around the barns
	Pied Wagtail	1		Over SE field

Herons' Reach Golf Course

Little Grebe

Practice field pool

Great Marton	Herring Gull	378	Sita tip ashworth road	RJS
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	75	Sita tip ashworth road
	Great Black-backed Gull	8	Sita tip ashworth road

Fairhaven Dunes	Chiffchaff	1	UU compound area	RJS & LGB
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1	UU compound area
	Reed Bunting	2	UU compound area
	Coal Tit	1	UU compound area
	Siskin	1	UU compound area
	Greenfinch	26	UU compound area
	Meadow Pipit	40	Beach

Fairhaven Lake	Hobby	1		South 08:17. Watch 07:10-08:45	RJS & LGB
	Meadow Pipit	15		S/SE
	Chaffinch	87		S/SE
	Lesser Redpoll	1		S/SE
	Siskin	1		S/SE
	Grey Wagtail	8		S/SE
	Pied Wagtail	5		S/SE
	Grey Heron	2		S. High up
	Starling	4		S/SE
	Greenfinch	11		S/SE
	Pink-footed Goose	86		N
	Canada Goose	67		NW
	Great Crested Grebe	1		Lake
	Common Sandpiper	2		Island
	Goldcrest	2		Bushes
	Sparrowhawk	1	F
	Robin	5

Wesham

Coal Tit

In neighbour's garden on apple tree

Lee H

	Poulton-le-Fylde	Goldcrest	1		Moreton Drive		Paul Slade
		Goldcrest	1		Elm Ave

Warton Bank	Spoonbill	4	a myo gw fw jd
	Avocet	22
	Great White Egret	2
	Merlin	1
	Kestrel	2
	Sparrowhawk	1
	Marsh Harrier	4
	Buzzard	1

Knott End

Guillemot

Dead in harbour

Norbreck	Meadow Pipit	2	S	DJM
	Pied Wagtail	3	Singles S
	Rock Pipit	1	S

25th September

	Fluke Hall Lane	Mallard	750		plus on wet fields. Released		Paul Ellis / Paul Slade
		Red-legged Partridge	65		plus on wet fields. Released

Winmarleigh	Pintail	387	plus on flood Whitter's Lane	SD463465	Paul Ellis / Paul Slade
	Teal	14	on flood Whitter's Lane	SD463465
	Shoveler	5	on flood Whitter's Lane	SD463465
	Pink-footed Goose	300	on flood Whitter's Lane (on arable SD461446 the moved to flood)	SD463465
	Lapwing	250	on flood Whitter's Lane	SD463465
	Swallow	60	Whitter's Lane
	Buzzard	1	Whitter's Lane
	Chiffchaff	1	Whitter's Lane
	Grey Heron	3	on flood Whitter's Lane	SD463465
	Wigeon	4	on flood Whitter's Lane	SD463465

	Glasson	Mediterranean Gull	1	ad	on Lune		Paul Ellis / Paul Slade
		Goosander	2	redheads	on Lune

Conder Green	Little Grebe	22	plus on pool	Paul Ellis / Paul Slade
	Greenshank	7	pool
	Teal	1	pool

Cocker's Dyke	Little Stint	1	juv	outflow briefly	Paul Ellis / Paul Slade
	Merlin	1		flushed everything
	Kestrel	1
	Buzzard	2
	Pink-footed Goose	1930		on beach am
	Yellow Wagtail	1		over calling
	Pied Wagtail	7		fields
	Golden Plover	73
	Skylark	13		south
	Greenfinch	20
	Cormorant	1		on beach
	Canada Goose	11		landed at outflow, flew in from west
	Redshank	230
	Snipe	3
	Great Black-backed Gull	11
	Mediterranean Gull	2	adults
	Swallow	10
	Wheatear	1		sea wall
	Curlew Sandpiper	11	juvs	am

Pilling Lane Ends	Chiffchaff	2		Paul Ellis / Paul Slade
	Goldcrest	1
	Jay	1	plus calling

Pilling Marsh	Lesser Snow Goose	1	blue morph on marsh with pinkfeet from 1112 hrs	Paul Ellis / Paul Slade
	Pintail	100	plus
	Raven	3
	Skylark	29	in air together over marsh
	Barnacle Goose	2	With pinkfeet

Fluke Hall Lane	Curlew Sandpiper	1	Juv	Flood at north end of wheel lane	RJS & LGB
	Ruff	2		Flood at north end of wheel lane
	Pintail	11		Flood at north end of wheel lane
	Lapwing	118		Flood at north end of wheel lane
	Black-headed Gull	398		Flood at north end of wheel lane
	Snipe	8		Flood at north end of wheel lane
	Common Gull	17		Flood at north end of wheel lane

Pilling Lane Ends	Lesser Snow Goose	1	Blue		RJS & LGB
	Barnacle Goose	2
	Buzzard	4
	Marsh Harrier	2	F
	Hobby	1		Chased and caught a finch on the marsh.
	Pink-footed Goose	1400

	Staining Nook	Sparrowhawk	1	f	Circled over		TS
		Cetti's Warbler	1		Singing in hedge by Mere View

Marton Mere	Bittern	1		Landed in reeds by island pool	TS
	Cormorant	1
	Greylag Goose	38		Mere/SE field floods
	Shoveler	25+
	Gadwall	7	5m
	Tufted Duck	2	m, f
	Stock Dove	15		Barns area
	Linnet	20+		Over SE field
	Swallow	8		Over east fields

Herons' Reach	Jay	1		Low east over NW end green to middle copse	TS
	Cormorant	2		East over NW end
	Little Grebe	2	ad + juv	Central pool

Mythop	Marsh Harrier	1		Frank Bird
	Teal	360	dyke flood
	Shoveler	17	dyke flood
	Jay	1

Lytham Quays	Spoonbill	5		DS
	Great White Egret	1
	Avocet	7	Along river edge
	Greenshank	2
	Chiffchaff	1
	House Martin	4
	Merlin	1

Fairhaven Lake	Common Sandpiper	2	DS
	Little Egret	2
	Grey Heron	1

Winmarleigh

Sparrowhawk

DKF

Rossall Point	Stonechat	2	m/f	by tower	Jan B
	Meadow Pipit	6
	Sanderling	60
	Ringed Plover	12

Cocker's Dyke

Curlew Sandpiper

at 1225

Lytham Moss	Wheatear	1	annas road	a myo
	Little Owl	1	horse paddock
	Pink-footed Goose	35	on stubble field
	Roe Deer	1

Wesham Marsh	Stonechat	2	juvs		a myo
	Skylark	4
	Water Rail	1		heard only

24th September

Skippool Creek	Lapwing	1050		Paul Slade
	Golden Plover	115
	Raven	4
	Greenshank	5
	Ringed Plover	4
	Mediterranean Gull	1	Ad
	Black-tailed Godwit	41

Starr Gate	Shelduck	6	Falling Tide	SD303320	LGB, JM
	Wigeon	4		SD303320
	Mallard	2		SD303320
	Pintail	7		SD303320
	Teal	2		SD303320
	Sandwich Tern	7		SD303320
	Guillemot	2		SD303320
	Red-throated Diver	17		SD303320
	Gannet	10		SD303320
	Cormorant	5		SD303320
	Common Scoter	11142	Inshore, moving south into mouth of Ribble Estuary	SD303320
	Harbour Porpoise	1		SD303320

Ingol Village Green	Jay	1	All garden feeders Higher Greenfield	Steve Swift
	Nuthatch	2
	Bullfinch	2
	Coal Tit	1
	Chaffinch	1
	Greenfinch	1
	Goldfinch	5

Norbreck

Wheatear

DJM

	Weeton Camp	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1
		Kestrel	1		to south

Lytham Green

Pied Wagtail

Lytham Jetty

Spoonbill

Inskip	Teal	170	flooded fields east and west of Woods Lane
	Pintail	10	flooded fields east and west of Woods Lane
	Green Sandpiper	1	flooded fields east and west of Woods Lane
	Lapwing	34	flooded fields east and west of Woods Lane
	Curlew	4	flooded fields east and west of Woods Lane
	Shoveler	4	flooded fields east and west of Woods Lane
	Snipe	3	flooded fields east and west of Woods Lane
	Wigeon	12	flooded fields east and west of Woods Lane
	Swallow	8+	over flooded fields

Glasson Marsh	Mediterranean Gull	3	ad w	estuary	John C Wood
	Golden Plover	c400
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	60
	Great Black-backed Gull	6

Glasson

Collared Dove

dock area

John C Wood

Glasson Basin	Tufted Duck	36		John C Wood
	Cormorant	6
	Great Black-backed Gull	1	2nd w
	Mallard	86

new site

Feral Pigeon

c100

Hillam Lane farm

John C Wood

Marton Mere	Meadow Pipit	60+		Over east field at 16.30	TS
	Swallow	40+		Over east fields
	Sparrowhawk	1	f	Low around NE area
	Kestrel	1		Barns area
	Shoveler	5
	Cormorant	2

Ingol

Pink-footed Goose

200+

Gone over my house this morning

Stu Milne

Knott End Golf Course	Little Egret	12	Feeding in field, all together	JM
	Pink-footed Goose	285	Bank end
	House Martin	8
	Goldfinch	14	Flying over

Anchorsholme Park	Robin	3	N side shrubs	DJM
	Swallow	13	S
	Meadow Pipit	6	SE

23rd September

Pilling Marsh	Barnacle Goose	2	Paul Slade
	Pink-footed Goose	2500
	Peregrine	1
	Merlin	1

Pilling Lane Ends

Chiffchaff

Paul Slade

Fluke Hall	Swallow	50+	Over flooded field by car park	Paul Slade
	House Martin	10+	Over flooded field by car park
	Sparrowhawk	1
	Goldcrest	1
	Chiffchaff	1

	Lytham St Annes Nature Reserve	Chiffchaff	1				RJS
		Wheatear	2

Wardley's Creek	Greenshank	4		Paul Slade
	Grey Wagtail	1
	Mediterranean Gull	4	ads
	Buzzard	1
	Raven	1

Starr Gate	Pink-footed Goose	35	Falling ttide	SD303320	LGB, RJS, SS, DN, JM
	Wigeon	14		SD303320
	Mallard	3	Unusual off Starr Gate	SD303320
	Teal	65		SD303320
	Eider	7		SD303320
	Great Crested Grebe	1		SD303320
	Sanderling	1		SD303320
	Kittiwake	1		SD303320
	Sandwich Tern	14		SD303320
	Arctic Skua	1		SD303320
	Guillemot	3		SD303320
	unidentified Guillemot or Razorbill	2		SD303320
	Red-throated Diver	7		SD303320
	Gannet	5		SD303320
	Cormorant	15		SD303320
	Merlin	1	High, travelling South	SD303320
	Grey Wagtail	2		SD303320
	unidentified Pied Wagtail or White Wagtail	1		SD303320
	Meadow Pipit	2		SD303320
	Chaffinch	2		SD303320

Fleetwood Dock

Skylark

east

	Fleetwood Memorial Park	Chiffchaff	1	m	singing
		Goldcrest	1

Freckleton Marsh	Green Sandpiper	2	a myo
	Greenshank	2
	Raven	2
	Buzzard	4
	Greenfinch	5

Wesham Marsh	Pink-footed Goose	3000	all birds m0ving south between 8,00 and 8,30 am	a myo
	Marsh Harrier	2
	Water Rail	1	heard only
	Buzzard	1	geting mobed by marsh harriers
	Roe Deer	2
	Swallow	100	hawking insects over marsh at 18,30
	House Martin	6	with swallows

Marton Mere	Little Owl	1		Perched on wall at north side of barn field	TS
	Buzzard	2		Over east fields
	Sparrowhawk	1	f	Over the barns
	Kestrel	1	f	Over the barns
	Jay	1		East marsh hedge
	Stock Dove	7		Wires SE of barn
	Swallow	125+		Over east fields to Mythop fields at 14.30
	Meadow Pipit	3		On east field wires, briefly
	Linnet	27+		12 on wires by barn, 15+ over SE field
	Pied Wagtail	1		SE field
	Cormorant	2

	Glasson Marsh	Goosander	2	f			John C Wood
		Snipe	10

Herons' Reach Golf Course

Jay

Low south over east side of practice field

Jeremy Lane

Mediterranean Gull

John C Wood

Bank End

Goosander

John C Wood

Cocker's Dyke	Grey Plover	32	TP
	Golden Plover	83
	Lapwing	1000+
	Curlew	45
	Oystercatcher	86
	Redshank	139
	Curlew Sandpiper	1
	Dunlin	16

Wesham Marsh	Marsh Harrier	2	Perched in tree out on marsh, seems to be two individuals spending a lot of time here. Rather than transient visitors	Lee H
	Kestrel	2
	Sparrowhawk	1
	Snipe	25+
	Barn Owl	1
	Chiffchaff	1

Lawson Wetland

Chiffchaff

Ellen Pemberton

Marton Mere	Jay	1	trees to west of reserve 11.35	Ellen Pemberton
	Cetti's Warbler	5
	Swallow	4	east field
	Gadwall	10
	Kestrel	1

Stanley Park	Ring-necked Parakeet	2+		Ellen Pemberton
	Goldcrest	2	conifers west of heronry
	Nuthatch	1	feeding station west of heronry
	Gadwall	30+

Anchorsholme Park

Wheatear

Chris Raby

22nd September

Esprick

Raven

Windy Harbour

Lapwing

SD392395

Thistleton

Buzzard

Thistleton Lodge

	Fairhaven Lake	Common Sandpiper	2				ABa
		Great Spotted Woodpecker	1

Glasson Marsh	Lesser Black-backed Gull	51		John C Wood
	Great Black-backed Gull	4
	Pink-footed Goose	200	south

	Thurnham	Mediterranean Gull	1		off Moss Lane		John C Wood
		Black-headed Gull	c300		off Moss Lane

Marton Mere	Pink-footed Goose	360	Over mere	B SMITH
	Long-tailed Tit	15
	Sparrowhawk	2

Marton Mere	Little Egret	1	SE field floods	TS
	Swallow	25+	Low over floods
	Pied Wagtail	1	SE field
	Tufted Duck	3
	Cormorant	1

	Lytham Quays	Spoonbill	11		High tide roost		DS
		Common Sandpiper	1		In creek

Mythop

Shoveler

dyke flood plus teal and gadwall still

Frank Bird

Westby

Linnet

300

sand hole

Frank Bird

	Normoss	Kestrel	1	f	Hunting the field east of Westfield Avenue flushing Meadow Pipits		TS
		Meadow Pipit	25+

Blackpool Central

Sparrowhawk

Over the junction of Church Street and Elizabeth Street

21st September

Norbreck

Greenshank

Heard in early hours of the morning

DJM

	Head Dyke Lane	Kestrel	1
		Grey Heron	1

Pilling Lane Ends

Barn Owl

to east

Braides

Barn Owl

Mythop	Marsh Harrier	1		Frank Bird
	Sparrowhawk	1
	Gadwall	6	dyke flood
	Shoveler	48	dyke flood
	Teal	300	dyke flood c200 flew to Ream Hills floods
	Stonechat	1	field west of railway

Lytham Moss	Buzzard	1		low across the moss	DN
	Kestrel	5
	Swallow	26		all feeding in the same area
	Wheatear	1	female	in stubble field
	Stonechat	2	male & female	in rough pasture

Starr Gate	Arctic Skua	2		Dark morph	TP
	Common Scoter	600+		Large numbers mobile off shore
	Eider	1	M
	Sandwich Tern	18
	Manx Shearwater	4
	Red-throated Diver	1		Winter plumage
	Gannet	1	Juv
	Cormorant	3
	Turnstone	26
	Oystercatcher	2
	Razorbill	1		Flew south, distinctive bill

Norbreck	Grey Wagtail	1	W	DJM
	Red Admiral	1
	Small Tortoiseshell	1	Very scarce here this year

Bank End	Greylag Goose	c700		John C Wood
	Pied Wagtail	41
	Linnet	c90
	Wheatear	1
	Sparrowhawk	1
	Woodpigeon	103	north 1500 - 1530hrs

Herons' Reach Golf Course	Raven	2		Circled over long west side pool at 100m. then flew SE at 16.35	TS
	Jay	1		Pines clump by pool east of zoo car park
	Buzzard	1		Over east side of crossing path mobbed by 4 Crows
	Sparrowhawk	1	f	Over green 2/zoo car park
	Kestrel	1	m	Over Newton Hall caravans
	Goldcrest	1		Path trees south of NH
	Coal Tit	1		Path trees south of NH
	Long-tailed Tit	5+		Path trees south of NH
	Greenfinch	1	f/j	Path trees south of NH
	Chiffchaff	1		Path trees south of NH, and singing
	Little Grebe	3	2 ads, juv	Ad - practice field pool, ad - central pool, juv - pool east of zoo car park
	Cormorant	1		Practice field pool

Marton Mere	Buzzard	1		Over Gipsy Hole Wood	TS
	Kestrel	1		Over SE field
	Linnet	60+		SE field
	Pied Wagtail	1	ad	SE field
	Reed Bunting	2	m, f	East marsh
	Swallow	50+		Over east fields
	Stock Dove	10		Barn area
	Comma	1

Wesham Marsh	Reed Bunting	1	m		NJL CH
	Linnet	2
	Marsh Harrier	2		1 on telegraph pole briefly joined by 2nd. When second flew off mobbed by 3 buzzards.
	Buzzard	3
	Sparrowhawk	1		Conifer wood
	Swallow	5+
	Grey Heron	1
	Red Admiral	1
	Comma	1
	Migrant Hawker	1		Pool

Newton Marsh	Mallard	50+		NJL CH
	Shoveler	25
	Gadwall	2
	Teal	c75
	Kestrel	1
	Grey Wagtail	1
	Woodpigeon	c150	Field opposite side of road
	Jackdaw	c100	Field opposite side of road

Fairhaven Lake	Common Sandpiper	2
	Goldcrest	6
	Chiffchaff	2

Fairhaven Lake	Common Sandpiper	2	ABa
	Goldcrest	6
	Chiffchaff	2

Granny's Bay

Mediterranean Gull

Adw

ABa

Warton Bank	Chiffchaff	2	NJL CH
	Little Egret	9
	Great Tit	1
	Blue Tit	1
	Wren	1
	Long-tailed Tit	2
	Goldfinch	6+
	Swallow	8+
	Red Admiral	8
	Small White	6
	Speckled Wood	2

Lytham Quays	Teal	150+		NJL CH
	Redshank	80+
	Curlew	3
	Little Egret	9
	Oystercatcher	2
	Peregrine	1
	Meadow Pipit	30+
	Swallow	5
	House Martin	6+
	Linnet	10
	Goldfinch	10+
	Reed Bunting	2	f
	Mute Swan	2
	Canada Goose	24
	Grey Heron	2
	Painted Lady	1
	Small White	2
	Red Admiral	3
	Brown Hawker	1

Freckleton Marsh

Cattle Egret

SD 437288 - with cattle Grange Farm viewed from Ship Inn

NJL CH

Stanley Park	Shoveler	32	RJS
	Gadwall	86
	Mallard	22

Rossall Point	Swallow	2	W	DJM
	Robin	1	In bush NE corner of golf course
	Linnet	5
	Meadow Pipit	7	S
	Pied Wagtail	3	S
	Skylark	4	Incl 1 singing
	Curlew	5
	Ringed Plover	1

Bank End	Merlin	1	AC
	Pied Wagtail	46
	Meadow Pipit	17
	Linnet	70

20th September

	Knott End	Red-throated Diver	1		flew west
		unidentified Guillemot or Razorbill	1

Marton Mere	Starling	2000+		Massive numbers moving into roost	TP
	Cormorant	1
	Mute Swan	4
	Shoveler	11	8f/3m
	Teal	5
	Gadwall	4
	Tufted Duck	4	3f/1m
	Water Rail	2		Heard
	Cetti's Warbler	3		Heard
	Sparrowhawk	1	M	Took a starling from roost
	Little Grebe	1
	Snipe	29		Large flock flew over from flooded fields
	Sand Martin	18		Over flooded fields to the east
	Pink-footed Goose	27		Skein
	Barnacle Goose	10		Amongst PFG skein
	Pied Wagtail	3

Rossall Point

Arctic Tern

dfw

Blackpool Airport

Wheatear

RJS

Saltcotes	Grey Heron	5		DN
	Little Egret	44	feeding in stubble field
	Pink-footed Goose	7	feeding in stubble field
	Greylag Goose	19	feeding in stubble field
	Canada Goose	1	feeding in stubble field
	Buzzard	1	over mobbed by corvids
	Curlew	2
	Snipe	1
	Black-headed Gull	600	feeding in stubble field
	Herring Gull	700	feeding in stubble field
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	12	feeding in stubble field
	Swallow	10
	House Martin	50
	Goldcrest	2	calling from hedgerow

Norbreck

Wheatear

DJM

Glasson Marsh

Lapwing

c800

Estuary

John C Wood

Glasson

Pied Wagtail

At Dock

John C Wood

Glasson Basin

Grey Wagtail

John C Wood

Starr Gate	Long-tailed Skua	1	Pale juv	South 16:40 close in classic pale juv LGB RJS AA	LGB , RJS + AA last hour
	Leach's Petrel	1		South 16:10 then lost on water, continued South 16:27 close in RJS LGB AA
	Manx Shearwater	9		South ( total watch 13:30-17:05)
	Great Skua	1		Came south then chased an Arctic skua
	Arctic Skua	2		South
	Sandwich Tern	5		South
	Great Crested Grebe	1		South
	Cormorant	22		20 South 2 North
	Gannet	7		5 South 2 North
	Common Scoter	1260
	Curlew	1		South
	unidentified Guillemot or Razorbill	4		South

	Knott End	Grey Plover	56
		Golden Plover	65		flew south

Marton Mere	Sand Martin	1		Low over east field/SE field floods	TS
	Swallow	20+		Low over floods
	Pied Wagtail	1	juv	SE field
	Reed Bunting	1		East marsh
	Buzzard	1		Over Gipsy Hole Wood
	Cormorant	1

	Herons' Reach Golf Course	Swallow	10		Over field NE of crossing path		TS
		Little Grebe	1	juv	Long west side pool

19th September

Cocker's Dyke	Black-tailed Godwit	1
	Linnet	5
	Sandwich Tern	2
	Black-headed Gull	6
	Redshank	75
	Lapwing	19
	Golden Plover	21
	Grey Plover	1
	Little Egret	1
	Herring Gull	2
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	4
	Common Gull	1

Conder Green	Ruff	2	creek	John C Wood
	Greenshank	2	creek
	Snipe	2	creek

Glasson Basin	Mallard	97			John C Wood
	Tufted Duck	26
	Coot	54
	Shoveler	1	f
	Moorhen	1
	Cormorant	3
	Sparrowhawk	1		flyover

Glasson Marsh

Redshank

c250

estuary

John C Wood

Blackpool North Shore	Arctic Skua	2
	Manx Shearwater	3
	Meadow Pipit	32
	Common Scoter	180

Knott End	Common Tern	2	ad, juv	west at high tide	Paul Ellis
	Sandwich Tern	3	2 ad, juv	west at high tide
	Common Scoter	6		west at high tide
	Eider	10		on sea high tide

Starr Gate	Black Tern	2	Juv	South RJS	RJS , LGB later
	Sandwich Tern	2		South - Watch 13:40-15:40
	Common Scoter	30+

Fleetwood	Oystercatcher	1		w 1500-1600 lighthouse	dfw
	Common Tern	2		w
	Common Scoter	2	m
	Harbour Porpoise	1

Stanley Park	Cormorant	8		South island by 14.30	TS
	Mute Swan	11+	11 juvs + ads	4 of the earliest brood of 5 together by Heron island, the other near the cafe
	Tufted Duck	1	f

Herons' Reach Golf Course	Cormorant	1		Over NW	TS
	Mute Swan	3	m, f + juv	Stone banked pool
	Stock Dove	3		Green by stone banked pool

Knott End	Sparrowhawk	1
	Eider	3
	Common Scoter	1	adult male
	Common Tern	5	2+ ads and 2+ juvs
	Oystercatcher	200
	Wigeon	8		flew west
	Grey Plover	21

Blackpool Central

Starling

c40

Feeding on grassy area along prom

DJM

Blackpool South Shore

Turnstone

On sea wall north of mirror ball

DJM

Norbreck

Wheatear

DJM

18th September

Stanley Park

Ring-necked Parakeet

15+

7.15pm, flying with purpose together then landed in tree. Thought possible roost site.

Jol

Lawson Wetland

Raven

Flew in from direction of the Mere and perched on fence at bottom of embankment

SD33623531

Joe Makepeace

	New Ridge Farm	Goldfinch	36		On wires across farm yard, coming down to Sunflower Heart feeders.		RED
		Swallow	9		4 newly fledged young near nest site.

	Pilling Moss	Buzzard	1		On fence post near Black Barn, Bradshaw Lane, Pilling.		RED
		Swallow	38		Moved S, past Black Barn between11:40 and 11: 47

Bradshaw Lane Head	Lapwing	185	On Potato field,	RED
	Goldfinch	31	On field, flew onto wires.
	Buzzard	1	On fence post, next to Top Plantation copse, Pilling.

Knott End	Manx Shearwater	1	flew west
	Grey Plover	23
	Bar-tailed Godwit	2
	Gannet	3	flew past

Stanley Park	Little Grebe	1			TS
	Cormorant	2
	Mute Swan	41	33 ads	8 from 11 juvs showing
	Gadwall	90
	Shoveler	42
	Mallard	10+	fem. + 9 young
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1	f	Feeders west of Heron island
	Nuthatch	1		Feeders
	Coal Tit	1		Feeders
	Goldcrest	1
	Chiffchaff	1

	Marton Mere	Buzzard	3		Over Gipsy Hole Wood		TS
		Swallow	50+		Mainly quite high over SE field at 15.30

Mythop	Hobby	1	hawking insects round Mythop Moss Wood	Frank Bird
	Teal	c300	dyke flood
	Pink-footed Goose	1	dyke flood

Norbreck	Raven	2	N, damaged leg + friend	DJM
	Red Admiral	1	In the worst of the rain
	Swallow	1	W

17th September

Preesall Flashes	Great Crested Grebe	1	juv		P. Ellis / P.Slade / WeBS
	Cormorant	1	juv
	Grey Heron	1
	Coot	12
	Moorhen	5
	Mallard	35		released
	Mute Swan	5	2 ad, 3 juvs
	Black-headed Gull	2
	Herring Gull	1
	Sparrowhawk	2
	Cetti's Warbler	5		calling and singing
	Chiffchaff	5
	Coal Tit	1
	Long-tailed Tit	12		plus
	Stock Dove	1
	Greylag Goose	7

Cocker's Dyke	Herring Gull	360			Paul Ellis / Paul Slade
	Golden Plover	99
	Dunlin	26
	Snipe	29		flew from marsh on falling tide
	Eider	1		on sea
	Sand Martin	1
	Buzzard	1
	Sparrowhawk	1	female
	Linnet	100		plus

Arm Hill	Lesser Black-backed Gull	5			P. Ellis / P.Slade / WeBS
	Great Black-backed Gull	3
	Black-headed Gull	43
	Herring Gull	12
	Sandwich Tern	4	adults	on island
	Common Tern	2		over river
	Curlew Sandpiper	1	juv
	Dunlin	30
	Turnstone	10
	Redshank	248
	Greenshank	1
	Black-tailed Godwit	20
	Oystercatcher	740
	Curlew	3
	Whimbrel	1
	Ringed Plover	1
	Lapwing	30
	Snipe	63		flew out at high tide
	Mallard	24
	Teal	63
	Shelduck	24
	Little Egret	2
	Grey Wagtail	1
	Goldfinch	70

Fleetwood Marsh	Little Egret	14			P. Ellis / P.Slade / WeBS
	Grey Heron	4
	Redshank	187
	Lapwing	47
	Dunlin	12
	Turnstone	40		(30 on buoy off dock)
	Mediterranean Gull	1	adult
	Common Gull	1
	Herring Gull	20
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	1
	Black-headed Gull	26
	Great Black-backed Gull	1

Barnaby's Sands	Pink-footed Goose	80	on edge of saltmarsh	P. Ellis / P.Slade / WeBS
	Lapwing	350
	Snipe	18	flew out at high tide
	Grey Heron	1
	Little Egret	4
	Teal	15
	Curlew	17
	Skylark	1
	Stock Dove	3

Agglebys Pit	Pink-footed Goose	140		on stubble fields	SD355459	P. Ellis / P.Slade / WeBS
	Mallard	1
	Moorhen	1
	Mute Swan	7	2 ad, 7 juvs
	Chiffchaff	1
	Goldcrest	1
	Reed Bunting	1

Wardley's Creek	Curlew Sandpiper	4	juvs	P. Ellis / P.Slade / WeBS
	Dunlin	104
	Ringed Plover	7
	Golden Plover	95
	Lapwing	1230
	Greenshank	9
	Redshank	530
	Turnstone	2
	Whimbrel	1
	Curlew	16
	Bar-tailed Godwit	2
	Black-tailed Godwit	30
	Oystercatcher	3
	Grey Heron	3
	Little Egret	7
	Mediterranean Gull	9	8 ad, 1 2nd w
	Black-headed Gull	685
	Common Gull	5
	Herring Gull	26
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	76
	Great Black-backed Gull	5
	Moorhen	1
	Mallard	22
	Teal	8
	Cormorant	2
	Grey Wagtail	1
	Skylark	1
	Reed Bunting	2
	Buzzard	1

Shard Bridge	Snipe	4		P. Ellis / P.Slade / WeBS
	Greenshank	3
	Lapwing	1735
	Golden Plover	95
	Common Sandpiper	2
	Redshank	47
	Black-tailed Godwit	3
	Curlew	23
	Mallard	15
	Canada Goose	1
	Little Egret	12
	Grey Heron	6
	Black-headed Gull	315
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	76
	Great Black-backed Gull	4
	Common Gull	3
	Herring Gull	4
	Coal Tit	3
	Goldcrest	1
	Chiffchaff	1
	Mediterranean Gull	3	2 ad, 1 first w

Skippool Creek	Lapwing	240		P. Ellis / P.Slade / WeBS
	Redshank	111
	Greenshank	2
	Bar-tailed Godwit	1
	Curlew	22
	Golden Plover	4
	Whimbrel	1
	Cormorant	1
	Grey Heron	1
	Greylag Goose	55
	Mediterranean Gull	9	adults
	Black-headed Gull	445
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	36
	Herring Gull	94
	Great Black-backed Gull	1
	Common Gull	7
	Mallard	29
	Little Egret	1
	Chiffchaff	1
	House Martin	120

Ramper Pot	Curlew	90	P. Ellis / P.Slade / WeBS
	Black-tailed Godwit	27
	Redshank	105
	Greenshank	1
	Lapwing	8
	Snipe	2
	Cormorant	1
	Grey Heron	3
	Little Egret	17
	Great Black-backed Gull	1
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	2
	Black-headed Gull	1

Pilling Lane

Hobby

flew SW over fields between Cocker's Dyke and Beach Road 1535 hrs

Paul Slade

Warton	Barn Owl	1		Hunting along ditch 10am, Lytham Edge	CD
	Sparrowhawk	1		Unsuccessful raid on feed station, Lytham Edge
	Peregrine	1		Flew over caravan park, across farmers field into land registry
	Kestrel	1
	Grey Heron	1		Mobbed by rooks over Land Registry
	Rook	5		Lytham Edge feed station
	Coal Tit	1
	Goldfinch	30+		Mixed adults and juvs.
	Greenfinch	20+		Mixed adults and juvs.
	Pheasant	3	1M 2f	Under feed station
	Stoat	1		Under feed station
	Peacock butterfly	1
	Red Admiral	3
	Speckled Wood	2

Willowgrove

Greylag Goose

	Wrampool	Sparrowhawk	1			SD427501
		Lapwing	150			SD427498

Skippool Creek	Glossy Ibis	1	over towards Stanah	SD
	Greenshank	2
	Little Egret	43
	Teal	13
	Mediterranean Gull	3+
	Black-headed Gull	1+	including Blue 202F from MMWWT and white J1M5 from Norway

Anchorsholme Park

Wheatear

Preesall	Goldfinch	37	min. Using feeders Jubilee Ave. Preesall.	RED
	House Sparrow	16
	Collared Dove	12
	Coal Tit	2
	Dunnock	1
	Magpie	2

	Dam Side	Blackcap	2	m, f	In Elder tree Water Treatment Works, Dam Side, Pilling.		RED
		Chiffchaff	2

Starr Gate	Pink-footed Goose	186	0645-1000 Rising Tide	SD301320	LGB, SC, SS, JM
	Shelduck	2		SD301320
	Wigeon	10		SD301320
	Knot	50		SD301320
	Sandwich Tern	35		SD301320
	Common Tern	9		SD301320
	Guillemot	1		SD301320
	Red-throated Diver	2		SD301320
	Gannet	74		SD301320
	Cormorant	4		SD301320
	Osprey	1	Low over water - South - 0830	SD301320

	Pilling Lane Ends	Wigeon	95		Lane Ends WeBS 1100-1400 - Rising / High Tide	SD4049	Joe Makepeace
		Woodpigeon	2			SD4049

Pilling Lane Ends	Black-headed Gull	18		Lane Ends WeBS 1100-1400 - Rising / High Tide	SD4049	Joe Makepeace
	Canada Goose	2			SD4049
	Carrion Crow	7			SD4049
	Common Sandpiper	2			SD4049
	Cormorant	7			SD4049
	Curlew	11			SD4049
	Gadwall	1			SD4049
	Goldfinch	120		Mixed flock with Linnet	SD4049
	Great Black-backed Gull	5			SD4049
	Great Crested Grebe	2			SD4049
	Greylag Goose	14			SD4049
	Herring Gull	48			SD4049
	Jackdaw	33			SD4049
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	27			SD4049
	Linnet	34		Mixed flock with Goldfinch	SD4049
	Little Egret	9			SD4049
	Mallard	43			SD4049
	Marsh Harrier	2	Juveniles		SD402501
	Meadow Pipit	7			SD4049
	Pink-footed Goose	437			SD4049
	Raven	2			SD4049
	Redshank	11			SD4049
	Reed Bunting	3			SD4049
	Shelduck	679			SD4049
	Skylark	4			SD4049
	Snipe	2			SD4049
	Starling	210			SD4049
	Swallow	3			SD4049
	Teal	3			SD4049
	Wheatear	11		Onge group in - Possibly more but didn't ant to double count.	SD400496

Fluke Hall	Curlew	51		Fluke Hall WeBS 1100-1400 - Rising / High Tide	SD3950	Joe Makepeace
	Curlew Sandpiper	2	Juveniles		SD388501
	Dunlin	19			SD3950
	Golden Plover	72		Clear with JS	SD3950
	Grey Plover	223			SD3950
	Knot	4			SD3950
	Lapwing	330			SD3950
	Little Egret	9			SD3950
	Oystercatcher	1395			SD3950
	Pink-footed Goose	41			SD3950
	Redshank	8			SD3950
	Ringed Plover	28			SD3950
	Black-headed Gull	17			SD3950
	Great Black-backed Gull	4			SD3950
	Herring Gull	49			SD3950
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	15			SD3950
	Carrion Crow	7			SD3950
	Jackdaw	48			SD3950
	Blackbird	1			SD3950
	Wheatear	4			SD3950
	Feral Pigeon	2			SD3950
	Woodpigeon	2			SD3950
	Starling	70			SD3950
	Wren	2			SD3950
	Swallow	3			SD3950
	Meadow Pipit	2			SD3950

Marton Mere	Sedge Warbler	1		South end of embankment	TS
	Sparrowhawk	1	f	Circled over SE field
	Buzzard	1		Over east field to barn roof
	Magpie	16		Barn roof
	Stock Dove	7		Barn wires
	Great Black-backed Gull	1	ad	Roof south of caravan park
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	9	ads	Roof south of caravan park
	Black-headed Gull	500+		East end of mere, a.m.
	Gadwall	17
	Pink-footed Goose	250+		3 skeins over south, a.m.

Staining Nook

Kestrel

m, f

Hunting the fields both sides of Mere View Lane

	Herons' Reach Golf Course	Little Grebe	2	ad + juv	Long west side pool		TS
		Swallow	19		Over west end of green 18/hotel area at 9.45

Marton Mere	Goldfinch	11		NE scrub	NJL
	Robin	5		Various
	Emperor dragonfly	5+
	Brown Hawker	2
	Broad-bodied Chaser	1	m
	Speckled Wood	3
	Red Admiral	3
	Small White	2
	Meadow Brown	1
	Comma	1

Marton Mere	Mallard	13			NJL WeBS
	Gadwall	6
	Coot	47
	Moorhen	6
	Shoveler	13
	Mute Swan	5
	Cormorant	4
	Grey Heron	5		3 on SE flood
	Little Egret	1
	Tufted Duck	5
	Herring Gull	c60
	Black-headed Gull	c150
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	4
	Common Gull	25+
	Snipe	2		Island pool flushed by heron
	Raven	2
	Kestrel	2		Island and pumping station
	Reed Bunting	7	4m	Causeway
	Linnet	22+		Hawthorn SE field
	Stock Dove	4		Barn roof
	Swallow	3
	Long-tailed Tit	6+
	Cetti's Warbler	7		Paulines bench, Heron and FBC hides
	Greenfinch	3	2m	North scrub
	Blackcap	2	m/f	North scrub
	Pink-footed Goose	72		2 skeins
	Wren	1		NW scrub
	Blackbird	2	m	NW scrub
	Great Tit	2		NW scrub
	Blue Tit	3		NW scrub

Weeton	Grey Wagtail	1	On muck heap	Lee h
	Chaffinch	5
	Wheatear	4

Rossall Point	Pink-footed Goose	55		2 skeins	TP & NP
	Eider	8
	Common Scoter	8
	Knot	1
	Ringed Plover	43
	Arctic Skua	3		1 pale, 2 dark
	Little Tern	1		Amongst sandwich terns, flew off south on rising tide
	Arctic Tern	2
	Sandwich Tern	55
	Guillemot	1	Juv
	Gannet	36
	Meadow Pipit	100+		Large numbers moving inland
	Linnet	100+		Large numbers moving inland

Saltcotes	Little Egret	2		main pool	DN
	Mute Swan	3	2 adult 1 juv	main drain
	Pink-footed Goose	181		over from the north in 6 skeins
	Canada Goose	52
	Teal	70
	Kestrel	4
	Moorhen	5		main drain
	Curlew	26		fields near Peg's Lane
	Black-tailed Godwit	47
	Oystercatcher	1
	Lapwing	14
	Snipe	5		Peg's Lane
	Skylark	2
	Swallow	8
	House Martin	25
	Meadow Pipit	18
	Goldcrest	2		calling from hedgerow
	Coal Tit	1		Saltcotes Cemetery
	Long-tailed Tit	12		2 flocks
	Jay	1
	Rook	6

Norbreck	Wheatear	2		DJM
	Curlew	1	Heard down by low water mark
	Dunnock	1	Garden - 1st locally since early June
	Meadow Pipit	2
	Pied Wagtail	2

16th September

Knott End

Great Spotted Woodpecker

Knott End

Sparrowhawk

Knott End

Gannet

flew east

Starr Gate	Pink-footed Goose	105	0645-1000 Rising Tide	SD301320	LGB, SC, SS DN, JM
	Shelduck	4		SD301320
	Gadwall	2		SD301320
	Wigeon	2		SD301320
	Teal	2		SD301320
	Tufted Duck	2		SD301320
	Turnstone	2		SD301320
	Sandwich Tern	132		SD301320
	Guillemot	5		SD301320
	Red-throated Diver	5		SD301320
	Manx Shearwater	12		SD301320
	Gannet	72		SD301320
	Cormorant	35		SD301320
	Swallow	5		SD301320
	Grey Wagtail	3		SD301320
	unidentified Pied Wagtail or White Wagtail	4		SD301320
	Meadow Pipit	3		SD301320
	Common Scoter	550	Inshore	SD301320
	Arctic Skua	7		SD301320

Myerscough Quarry	Garganey	1	still this evening on no 1 pool then flew towards back pools though not relocated by dusk.
	Shoveler	6
	Little Grebe	7
	Peregrine	1
	Jay	2
	Long-tailed Tit	7

Lytham Quays	Spoonbill	11	At roost the moved to river to feed	DS
	Great White Egret	1	Far side
	Little Egret	50+
	Teal	500+	In creek low tide
	Pintail	1
	Peregrine	1
	Redshank	150+	In creek

Freckleton Naze Point	Barnacle Goose	4		Appear wild , remaining separated from Canada geese.	DS
	Greylag Goose	236
	Canada Goose	2000+
	Great White Egret	2
	Little Egret	50+
	Greenshank	19		Flew from Creek
	Redshank	170+		On Freckleton pool
	Golden Plover	450+		Freckleton marsh
	Lapwing	2000+
	Curlew	130+
	Gadwall	5
	Shelduck	16
	Wigeon	133+
	Teal	100+
	Mallard	160+		On pool.
	Shoveler	1		On pool
	Buzzard	3	2adult 1 juv
	Sparrowhawk	1
	Kestrel	2
	Raven	2
	Jay	1
	Grey Wagtail	2
	Snipe	2

Marton Mere	Shoveler	25+		TS
	Snipe	1	Over east fields
	Buzzard	1	Over east fields/barn roof
	Cetti's Warbler	3	Singing
	Goldfinch	15+	Mere View area
	Starling	1000+	East field wires at 18.30

Herons' Reach Golf Course	Little Grebe	3	ad + juv, ad	2 pools	TS
	Mute Swan	3	m, f + juv	Central pool
	Buzzard	1		Circled over NW corner then glided SE
	Sparrowhawk	1	f	Over green 2

Bispham

Sparrowhawk

Over Bispham Possibly pair hunting 18:00hrs

Guf

Bank End	Woodpigeon	687		North 1300-1600hrs largest flock 52	John C Wood
	Cattle Egret	1		high tide roost
	Little Egret	15
	Golden Plover	45
	Redshank	150+
	Kestrel	1
	Buzzard	1
	Yellow Wagtail	1	f
	Ruff	4
	Little Owl	1		Hillam Lane barn
	Lapwing	42

Myerscough Quarry	Mallard	57			TP & NP
	Teal	11
	Shoveler	3
	Wigeon	2	F
	Garganey	1	F	Lone female on first scrape
	Pochard	1	F
	Tufted Duck	1	F
	Little Grebe	7
	Cormorant	2
	Buzzard	1
	Kestrel	1
	Hobby	1		Catching dragonflies, seen and watched well for 20 mins until it moved south
	Kingfisher	1

	Glasson Marsh	Peregrine	2	M/F	Pair		TP & NP
		Marsh Harrier	2	M

Conder Green	Greenshank	15			TP & NP
	Tufted Duck	33
	Little Grebe	20		Large number of adults and juveniles
	Wigeon	2	F
	Pintail	1	F
	Goosander	1	Juv
	Sparrowhawk	1

Cocker's Dyke	Hobby	1		over fields between here and Beach road 1720 hrs	Paul Ellis
	Curlew	1	juv
	Dunlin	5
	Wheatear	1

Marton Mere	Jay	2	west 09.30	Ellen Pemberton
	Linnet	2+
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1
	Stock Dove	3+	barn roof
	Tufted Duck	8
	Gadwall	6

St Annes Beach	American Golden Plover	1	Adult	WeBS 11:00-13:00 Rising High Tide. Bird observed 12:12-12:20 Before flushed and heaed SE towards Fairhaven	SD312281	Joe Makepeace
	Common Scoter	19		Inshore	SD3128
	Cormorant	9			SD3128
	Dunlin	195			SD3128
	Knot	19			SD3128
	Little Egret	1			SD3128
	Oystercatcher	270			SD3128
	Pink-footed Goose	28		Directly overhead	SD3128
	Ringed Plover	5			SD3128
	Sanderling	1785		4 large Groups	SD3128
	Black-headed Gull	27			SD3128
	Common Gull	38			SD3128
	Great Black-backed Gull	4			SD3128
	Herring Gull	44			SD3128
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	17			SD3128
	Common Tern	2			SD3128
	Sandwich Tern	39		32 at Roost on beach	SD3128
	Carrion Crow	2			SD3128
	Gannet	2		Close inshore	SD3128
	Starling	115		On beach	SD3128
	Swallow	35			SD3128
	Wheatear	2		Working south down the beach	SD3128

Norbreck	House Sparrow	c25		Garden feeders	DJM
	Black Darter	1	f	Garden
	Swallow	1		N

Anchorsholme Park

Wheatear

Along roadside

DJM

Fairhaven Beach	Grey Plover	69		Ian Walker WeBS
	Dunlin	300
	Curlew	108
	Oystercatcher	4100
	Bar-tailed Godwit	50
	Sanderling	250
	Redshank	300
	Knot	2000
	Ringed Plover	30
	Cormorant	71	One with an orange darvic ring
	Grey Heron	18
	Little Egret	15

	Church Scar	Shelduck	510		Huge raft on incoming tide		Ian Walker WeBS
		Turnstone	80		Roosting on boats due to disturbance

Lytham Quays	Spoonbill	10		Ian Walker WeBS
	Little Egret	40
	Grey Heron	9
	Redshank	800
	Spotted Redshank	1
	Common Sandpiper	3
	Kingfisher	1	F
	Teal	100
	Mallard	60

Warton	Siskin	1		Lytham Edge feeding station.	CD
	Coal Tit	1		First one seen at feed station for a while
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	2
	Great Tit	6
	Blue Tit	6
	Long-tailed Tit	11
	Chaffinch	2
	Robin	3
	Dunnock	2
	Pheasant	3	1M 2F	Under feeders
	Collared Dove	1
	Tree Sparrow	9		Adults and juv.
	Stoat	1		Lots of bird alarm calls before appearing from ditch under feeders.
	Greenfinch	20+		Mixed adults and juvs.
	Goldfinch	20+		Mixed adults and juvs.

Warton

Tawny Owl

On fence posts alongside ditch. 3am, Lytham Edge Caravan park.

Warton Marsh	Marsh Harrier	1		On ground close to edge of river	CD
	Buzzard	1
	Sparrowhawk	1
	Kestrel	2	Juv	On post end of Bank Lane
	Curlew	50+		On marsh near cattle ramp
	Whimbrel	4		Flew off marsh over LDWA car park
	Snipe	1
	Raven	1
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1
	Canada Goose	35		Including two really pale coloured individuals at front of skein
	Pink-footed Goose	12
	Chiffchaff	1

Ingol

Raven

Just gone over my house

Stu Milne

St Annes Old Links

Mediterranean Gull

Adw

On golf course 7am

ABa

15th September

Pilling Lane

Long-tailed Tit

Beach Road

Paul Ellis

Starr Gate	Wigeon	6	0645-0945 - Poor visibility apart from last hour.	SD301320	Stewart Conroy
	Teal	3		SD301320
	Common Scoter	90		SD301320
	Knot	70		SD301320
	Sandwich Tern	116		SD301320
	Arctic Skua	6	2 Pale and 4 Dark	SD301320
	Red-throated Diver	2		SD301320
	Gannet	23		SD301320
	Cormorant	23		SD301320

Fluke Hall

Wheatear

sea wall

Paul Ellis

Pilling Lane	Curlew Sandpiper	1	juv	different to Cocker's Dyke bird. Falling tide	SD362493	Paul Ellis
	Dunlin	227		Falling tide	SD362493
	Grey Plover	55		Falling tide	SD362493
	Turnstone	2		Falling tide	SD362493
	Knot	1320		Falling tide	SD362493
	Curlew	44		Falling tide	SD362493
	Oystercatcher	190		Falling tide	SD362493
	Redshank	85		Falling tide	SD362493

	Stanley Park	Coot	220
		Grey Wagtail	1

Herons' Reach Golf Course

Jay

Path trees south of SW pit

Staining Nook

Tawny Owl

Marton Mere	Jay	1		North central scrub	TS
	Willow Warbler	1		NC scrub
	Blackcap	1	m	NC scrub
	Long-tailed Tit	5+		NC scrub
	Sparrowhawk	1	f	Low around NE area
	Snipe	1		Over SE
	Cetti's Warbler	1		Singing, west end of main dyke

Ramper Pot

Mediterranean Gull

16ad,2 2cy

Ramper pot / Skippool am

Frank Bird

Bank End	Woodpigeon	274		North 1500-1600hrs, largest flock 55	John C Wood
	Ruff	8		estuary then all flew in direction of Braides
	Peregrine	1		Cockerham Marsh
	Marsh Harrier	1	f/imm	over Cockerham Marsh
	Sparrowhawk	2	f/imm
	Canada Goose	67
	Greylag Goose	c350
	Wigeon	c200
	Teal	14
	Black-tailed Godwit	7
	Little Egret	10
	Linnet	c80

Cocker's Dyke	Curlew Sandpiper	1	juv	outflow, low tide and falling tide	Paul Ellis
	Pink-footed Goose	41		on beach morning
	Golden Plover	88		edge of saltmarsh falling tide
	Wheatear	5		sea wall
	Great Black-backed Gull	18		falling tide
	Redshank	58		falling tide
	Knot	300		falling tide
	Dunlin	207		falling tide
	Teal	1		falling tide

14th September

Skippool Creek	Golden Plover	138		Paul Slade/TP
	Teal	69
	Greenshank	1
	Mediterranean Gull	6	ads

Fluke Hall

Shelduck

320

flew east over beach on rising tide

Paul Ellis

Cocker's Dyke	Wheatear	4			Paul Ellis
	Golden Plover	58
	Lapwing	360
	Grey Plover	91		tideline incoming tide
	Shelduck	50
	Snipe	6
	Dunlin	50
	Oystercatcher	160
	Bar-tailed Godwit	7
	Black-tailed Godwit	2
	Shoveler	3		on outflow
	Wigeon	3		on outflow
	Kestrel	1	juv
	Sparrowhawk	1	female
	Buzzard	2

Lytham Quays	Spoonbill	8	In the channel	DN
	Grey Heron	4	In the channel
	Little Egret	44
	Pink-footed Goose	2000
	Canada Goose	35
	Greylag Goose	2
	Teal	40
	Curlew	6
	Black-tailed Godwit	2
	Redshank	50
	Snipe	1
	House Martin	15

	Conder Green	Snipe	8
		Greenshank	3

Glasson	Curlew Sandpiper	2	juvs		SD
	Ruff	1
	Common Sandpiper	1
	Goosander	1
	Mediterranean Gull	1+
	Greenshank	6+
	Common Gull	c800		Rough estimate

Staining Nook	Goldcrest	1		East side	TS
	Chiffchaff	1
	Long-tailed Tit	10+
	House Martin	2		To the SE
	Kestrel	1	f	Over

Marton Mere	Cormorant	2		TS
	Buzzard	1	Perched, fence post east fields
	Cetti's Warbler	2	Singing, embankment reeds, east marsh

Little Crimbles	Hobby	2	15.10 - 15.25 hawking over Cappershead Wood	NJL CH
	Curlew	1
	Jay	2
	Kestrel	2

Conder Green	Curlew Sandpiper	2		River	NJL CH
	Little Egret	5		River
	Mute Swan	3		River
	Redshank	10		River
	Curlew	5		River
	Goosander	1	m	River
	Lapwing	12+		River
	Greylag Goose	9		Pond
	Teal	6		Pond
	Greenfinch	1		Pond
	Long-tailed Tit	6+		Pond
	Greenshank	1		Pond - calling
	Common Tern	2		Pond - over
	Little Grebe	7		Pond

Winmarleigh Moss	Marsh Harrier	4	2a/2juv		NJL CH
	Buzzard	6
	Kestrel	2
	Peregrine	1		Calling
	Raven	2
	Stonechat	2	m/f
	Mallard	25		In pools
	Skylark	2
	Meadow Pipit	25+
	Swallow	c60
	Reed Bunting	15+	m/f/juv
	Wren	1
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1
	Linnet	6
	Tree Sparrow	25+		In hedge at farm
	Goldfinch	2
	Great Tit	1
	Blue Tit	2
	Pink-footed Goose	52		2 skiens
	Chiffchaff	1
	Broad-bodied Chaser	2
	Brown Hawker	4+
	Emperor dragonfly	2
	Small White	6+
	Red Admiral	12+		Farm apple trees
	Common Toad	1
	Common Frog	2
	Common Lizard	1		Before footbridge

Bispham Cliffs	Wheatear	1		DJM
	Carrion Crow	9
	Raven	2	On beach. One is the one with the damaged leg

Poulton-le-Fylde	Grey Heron	1			Barry Dyson
	Wheatear	2	fem/imm
	Little Grebe	2	1ad, 1 juv	Juv being fed by adult.
	Grey Wagtail	1
	Willow Warbler	2
	Long-tailed Tit	6
	Coal Tit	1
	Blue Tit	6
	Great Tit	4
	Blackbird	8
	Song Thrush	2
	Greenfinch	1	m
	House Sparrow	c55

Fairhaven Beach

Grey Heron

On incoming tide

Ian Walker

Freckleton Naze Point	Spoonbill	1	Adult		Ian Walker
	Great White Egret	5		5 individuals feeding in the shallows before incoming tide
	Grey Heron	11
	Wheatear	1
	Peregrine	1	Juv

Treales	Wheatear	3	In ploughed field after the church	G Coulburn
	Meadow Pipit	4	Jacobs Lane
	Buzzard	3	Over football field
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1	Football field

Shard Bridge	Lapwing	c400	10.00 - 10.30 rising tide	NJL CH
	Curlew	55
	Little Egret	19
	Golden Plover	14
	Grey Heron	3
	Great Black-backed Gull	3
	Cormorant	5
	Redshank	14+
	Swallow	2
	Goldfinch	10

	Poulton-le-Fylde	Willow Warbler	1		Trying to sing off Derby Rd		Jol
		Chiffchaff	1		Singing off Moorland Rd Tennis Club

Norbreck	Raven	2	N	DJM
	Little Egret	1	On beach
	Grey Wagtail	1	N
	Jackdaw	1	S, first here for several weeks
	Red Admiral	1	07.30

13th September

Fleetwood	Swallow	5	South over garden Ullswater Avenue	Ken Green
	Meadow Pipit	6	South south over Ullswater Avenue
	Pink-footed Goose	580	South to south east over Ullswater Avenue in the morning

Cocker's Dyke	Grey Plover	160	low tide	Paul Ellis
	Shelduck	17
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1

Pilling Lane

Buzzard

over Beach Road together

Kinta Beaver

Pilling Lane	Curlew Sandpiper	1	juv	on beach off Beach Road close in. Low tide	Paul Ellis
	Pink-footed Goose	820		over south am, in flocks of up to 110
	Skylark	1		over Beach Road

	Louie Horrocks Recreation Ground	Chiffchaff	1				RJS
		Great Spotted Woodpecker	1

	Forton	Mute Swan	15	3ads, 12 juvs.	A pair with 6 juvs and a Pen with 6 juvs on Lancaster canal	SD4751	B Dyson & Fylde Nats'
		Willow Warbler	3		Thanks to Janet's hearing ability.	SD4751

Little Crimbles

Hobby

Over Cappershead wood hawking insects for about 20 minutes. One saw off a Buzzard.

SD462511

B Dyson & Fylde Nats'

	Wesham Marsh	Marsh Harrier	1				Lee H
		Meadow Pipit	5

Fairhaven Dunes	Red Admiral	9	SD32I	Jeff B
	Small Copper	1
	Speckled Wood	1
	Small White	3
	Robin	3
	Coal Tit	1
	Great Tit	1
	Greenfinch	1
	Starling	40+
	Swallow	1
	Carrion Crow	1
	Magpie	2
	Feral Pigeon	1
	Woodpigeon	2

Fairhaven Beach	Grey Heron	10	moved up from Granny's Bay on tide	SD32I	Jeff B
	Little Egret	12
	Oystercatcher
	Curlew	12
	Cormorant
	Great Black-backed Gull	1
	Lesser Black-backed Gull
	Herring Gull
	Black-headed Gull
	Canada Goose	16	low
	Pink-footed Goose	21	18 high south, 3 flying round low
	Linnet	40+

Granny's Bay	Shelduck	3	09.55 to 10.50	SD32N	Jeff B
	Oystercatcher
	Bar-tailed Godwit	6
	Redshank
	Dunlin	2
	Turnstone	5
	Ringed Plover	6
	Pink-footed Goose	240	3 skeins 135, 70 and 34 high
	Grey Heron	13
	Little Egret	11
	Lesser Black-backed Gull
	Herring Gull
	Black-headed Gull
	Wheatear	3
	White Wagtail	1
	Woodpigeon	2
	Swallow	4
	Carrion Crow	1
	Red Admiral	3
	Small White	2

	Pilling	Wheatear	23		From Knott to fluke hall		Tony Parnell
		Marsh Harrier	1		Flew in off the bay at Preesall

Norbreck	Wheatear	8	2 am, 6 together pm	DJM
	Chiffchaff	1
	Grey Wagtail	1	S
	Pink-footed Goose	c820	Towards Ribble 10.00- 11.00
	Swallow	8	S
	Sandwich Tern	8
	Gannet	3	Circling
	Comma	1	in-off

Little Carleton

Raven

Over mobray drive

Marton Mere	Barn Owl	1		West facing barn ledge, 10.45-50	TS
	Buzzard	1		Circled over NE area
	Kestrel	1	f	Over east fields
	Pink-footed Goose	1450+		16 skeins south or SE over the mere/east fields
	Painted Lady	1		By SW benches. 1st. I've seen this tear

Mythop

Whinchat

on fence west of railway line

Frank Bird

Fairhaven Lake	Nuthatch	1	Lakeside bushes	ABa
	Grey Wagtail	6	Sw
	Coal Tit	3
	Chiffchaff	1

	Granny's Bay	Brent Goose	7		Flew upriver		ABa
		Pink-footed Goose	c1000		Sw

Newton Marsh

Barn Owl

Over road 06.00

Cottam

Tawny Owl

Flying over Post office 05.45

Steve Swift

12th September

Marton Mere

Bittern

standing in north reedbed, 1700 hrs

Peter Taylor

Fairhaven Dunes

Wheatear

UU compound

LGB

Fairhaven Beach

Wheatear

Preesall

Wheatear

10+

On shore

S Cooney

Lytham Quays	Spoonbill	7	On river low tide	DS
	Great White Egret	1
	Avocet	10
	Little Egret	50+	Flying towards lytham Hall roost .
	Merlin	1	On marsh

Blackpool North Shore

Wheatear

14+

Walk along from Gyn square to Bispham front

Jol

Wesham Marsh	Wheatear	1		a myo
	Marsh Harrier	1	flew off north
	Buzzard	1
	Grey Heron	3

Newton Marsh	Little Grebe	1		entrance pool	a myo
	Gadwall	8	4m 4f
	Wigeon	7
	Teal	8
	Shoveler	12
	Mallard	11
	Peregrine	1

Starr Gate	Pink-footed Goose	196	south 0700-0900	L.G.B
	Sandwich Tern	420	on the beach.
	Arctic Skua	3	inshore.
	Wheatear	10	On the seawall.

Staining Nook

Wheatear

Along fence in field east of Mere View Lane

Marton Mere	Peregrine	1		Top of dyke pylon	TS
	Whitethroat	2	juvs	Embankment path
	Willow Warbler	1		Embankment Hawthorn
	Blackcap	1	f/j	North central scrub
	Song Thrush	1		North central scrub
	Linnet	22		Wires near barns
	Snipe	1		East over the embankment
	Cormorant	1		Over west
	Pink-footed Goose	55		Over south, 38 & 17
	Great Black-backed Gull	1	2nd.w.
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	7	ads
	Common Gull	1	ad

Lawson Wetland	Wheatear	1		Hawthorns by north path	TS
	Willow Warbler	2		NW corner
	Blackcap	2	2m	NW corner
	Reed Bunting	1	m
	Pink-footed Goose	43		Over SE

	Herons' Reach Golf Course	Pink-footed Goose	37		Over south		TS
		Whitethroat	1		Waste compound

Church Scar	Wheatear	2	Sat on fishing boats	AA
	House Martin	4
	Meadow Pipit	2
	Grey Heron	8
	Little Egret	11
	Eider	1	m flew up river
	Redshank	60
	Dunlin	50
	Great Black-backed Gull	2
	Ringed Plover	50
	Cormorant	70	Sandbank
	Pied Wagtail	4
	Red Admiral	5

Fairhaven Dunes

Wheatear

Sat our house roof

Ansdell

Pink-footed Goose

600

Numerous flocks moving south beteen O9.15 and 10.15 and 10.25 and 11.30moving south over Ansdelll station.

Bank End	White Wagtail	5	AC
	Wheatear	7
	Pied Wagtail	17
	Meadow Pipit	30
	Curlew	49

Norbreck	Wheatear	6	5 together + 1	DJM
	Pink-footed Goose	1500+	SE towards Ribble 12.30-13.30
	Common Scoter	13	s
	Sandwich Tern	23+	Roosting on sandbank + others fishing
	Cormorant	3	2S + 1 roosting on sandbank
	Meadow Pipit	25	10 S + 15 in-off
	Arctic Skua	5	4 N together + 1 N
	Red-throated Diver	1	N
	Sanderling	19	On sandbank
	Gannet	3	1N + 2 N
	Little Egret	1	On beach
	Red Admiral	1	S

Knott End	Curlew	180		beach
	Pink-footed Goose	280		beach
	Wheatear	5
	Mediterranean Gull	1	adult
	Sandwich Tern	3

Warton Bank	Whinchat	1	juv	on fence at end of bank lane with wheatears	a myo gw
	Wheatear	11+
	Peregrine	2
	Merlin	1
	Kestrel	1
	Marsh Harrier	1
	Buzzard	2
	Blackcap	1	m
	Chiffchaff	3
	Cetti's Warbler	1		heard only
	Greenshank			heard only
	Spoonbill	6		in river channel

	Lower Ballam	Whinchat	1	juv	south end of Brays road with Wheatears		Frank Bird
		Wheatear	15		9 Brays road, 6 by Ballam road bridge

Lytham St Annes Nature Reserve	Wheatear	34		On railway fence and gold course	RJS
	Whinchat	2		On railway fence and gold course
	Lesser Whitethroat	1
	Blackcap	1	F
	Pink-footed Goose	734		South
	Robin	4
	Meadow Pipit	78		South
	Pied Wagtail	2		South
	Chaffinch	4		South
	Robin	4
	Great Tit	3
	Blackbird	1
	Blue Tit	2
	Dunnock	3
	Wren	2

Mythop

Wheatear

field west of railway

Frank Bird

	Blackpool Airport	Wheatear	24		18 in truck compound NW end and 6 at NE fence line		RJS
		Pink-footed Goose	258		South

Skippool Creek	Canada Goose	60		08:00-09:30, rising tide	JSc
	Greylag Goose	124
	Pink-footed Goose	623		south in 11 flocks
	Gadwall	1		south
	Teal	7
	Grey Heron	2
	Little Egret	38
	Cormorant	5
	Oystercatcher	1
	Lapwing	c1000
	Golden Plover	124
	Ringed Plover	3
	Curlew	c100
	Whimbrel	1
	Black-tailed Godwit	9
	Dunlin	5
	Common Sandpiper	1
	Greenshank	3
	Redshank	c150
	Mediterranean Gull	5	1cy, 2cy, 3 adults
	Common Gull	5
	Great Black-backed Gull	6
	hybrid Herring Gull x Lesser Black-backed Gull	1	adult
	Chiffchaff	1		singing
	Wheatear	2
	Grey Wagtail	1
	Meadow Pipit	83		south

11th September

Skippool Creek	Golden Plover	74		Paul Slade
	Whimbrel	1
	hybrid Herring Gull x Lesser Black-backed Gull	1	ad

Pilling Lane	Hobby	1	Flew SE over Beach Road 1233 hrs	Paul Ellis
	Merlin	1	chasing linnets over fields east of Beach road then headed out over beach at 1420 hrs
	Goldcrest	1	Beach Road
	Snipe	4	south over Beach Road
	Grey Wagtail	1	over Beach Road

Conder Green

Ruff

creek

John C Wood

Glasson Marsh

Curlew Sandpiper

estuary

John C Wood

Marton Mere	Cormorant	1			TS
	Mute Swan	4	ads
	Gadwall	17
	Shoveler	20+
	Tufted Duck	9
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1		Over NW corner

	Herons' Reach Golf Course	Little Grebe	2	ad + juv	Long west side pool		TS
		Mute Swan	3	m, f + juv	Central pool

Stanley Park	Mute Swan	45	34 ads, 11 juvs	TS
	Gadwall	72
	Wigeon	1
	Shoveler	20
	Black-headed Gull	38	ads
	Nuthatch	1
	Coal Tit	1

	Out Rawcliffe	Barn Owl	1		Lancaster road, Out Rawcliffe		RED
		Kestrel	1		Lancaster road, Out Rawcliffe

Ramper Pot	Mediterranean Gull	6	adults	am	Frank Bird
	Black-tailed Godwit	18		am
	Dunlin	82		am

Preesall	Goldfinch	30		On feeders at Jubilee Ave. Preesall.	RED
	Greenfinch	4	f / juv.
	House Sparrow	20
	Collared Dove	3

Blackpool Airport

Wheatear

RJS

	Wesham Marsh	Stonechat	1	f			a myo
		Sedge Warbler	1

	Rossall Point	Wheatear	1		Dropped onto golf course from height		DJM
		Common Toad	1		Small one on path alongside golf course

Newton-with-Scales	Great Spotted Woodpecker	2	m juv	all birds in this list with small mobile tit flock	a myo
	Treecreeper	1
	Nuthatch	1
	Chiffchaff	2
	Goldcrest	2

Poulton-le-Fylde

Nuthatch

Calling in Moorland Rd Cemetery

Jol

10th September

Conder Green	Ruff	2	adults	creek	Paul Ellis / Paul Slade
	Sparrowhawk	1	female
	Chiffchaff	1		pool hedge
	Little Grebe	10		plus, pool
	Snipe	3		creek

Glasson	Curlew Sandpiper	5	juvs	on Lune off Bowling Green, high tide	Paul Ellis / Paul Slade
	Golden Plover	550		high tide
	Ringed Plover	19		on Lune off Bowling Green, high tide
	Snipe	3		on Lune off Bowling Green, high tide
	Ruff	2	juv males	on Lune off Bowling Green, high tide
	Grey Wagtail	1		over

Cockersand	Ringed Plover	65		high tide	Paul Ellis / Paul Slade
	Whimbrel	3		high tide
	Golden Plover	16		high tide
	Turnstone	17		high tide
	Eider	24		high tide
	Marsh Harrier	1	juv	high tide on sand bank

Bank End	Yellow Wagtail	3	with sheep	Paul Ellis / Paul Slade
	Carrion Crow	50
	Stock Dove	2
	Meadow Pipit	20	grounded

Pilling Marsh	Marsh Harrier	1		Paul Ellis / Paul Slade
	Raven	1
	Pink-footed Goose	180	grounded
	Pintail	12
	Greylag Goose	20

Pilling Lane Ends	Chiffchaff	1		Paul Ellis / Paul Slade
	Goldcrest	1
	Grey Wagtail	1	over

Cocker's Dyke	Curlew Sandpiper	1	juv	outflow	Paul Ellis / Paul Slade
	Dunlin	15
	Bar-tailed Godwit	2
	Snipe	3		over
	Golden Plover	32
	Grey Plover	45
	Teal	23		outflow
	Shoveler	3		over SE
	Pink-footed Goose	5		on beach outflow
	Goldfinch	100
	Wheatear	1		sea wall
	Greenfinch	15		on wires
	Raven	1
	Swallow	150

Pilling Lane	Hobby	1	over fields east od Beach Road then over beach and headed west chasing a swallow	Paul Ellis / Kinta Beaver
	Pintail	7	flew west over beach off Beach Road
	Sanderling	4	beach off Beach Road falling low tide
	Dunlin	139	beach off Beach Road falling low tide
	Ringed Plover	10	beach off Beach Road falling low tide

Head Dyke Lane

Grey Heron

east end

Pilling Lane Ends

Grey Heron

field to east

Great Crimbles

Stock Dove

to north

Thurnham

Stock Dove

Cockerham Sands

Garganey

juvenile

SD429533

Chris Batty

Poulton-le-Fylde

Tawny Owl

Heard calling around Moorland Rd area

Jol

Norbreck	Ringed Plover	19		On small sandbank as tide rose	DJM
	Sanderling	7		On small sandbank as tide rose
	Redshank	1		On small sandbank as tide rose
	Turnstone	1		On small sandbank as tide rose
	Common Gull	1	1st W	On small sandbank as tide rose
	Mediterranean Gull	1	2nd W	On small sandbank as tide rose
	Sandwich Tern	17
	Common Scoter	75+		62S, 13N + several flocks distant on sea
	Cormorant	7		4N + 3S together
	Oystercatcher	4		On small sandbank as tide rose
	Swallow	10		4S well out to sea + 6S
	Little Egret	1		N
	Meadow Pipit	9+		Flock of 7 + 2 heard only
	Red Admiral	2		Singles S out to sea
	Grey Seal	5

Louie Horrocks Recreation Ground	Goldcrest	2	RJS
	Robin	6
	Long-tailed Tit	8

	Starr Gate	Chiffchaff	1		Garden the Carousel		RJS
		Robin	2		Garden the Carousel

Church Scar	Little Stint	1	Juv	RJS
	Ringed Plover	250
	Dunlin	130
	Knot	30
	Redshank	128
	Turnstone	17

Squires Gate

Blackcap

Squires gate Railway bushes

RJS

	Ridge Farm	Tree Sparrow	23		Feeding on weed seeds,		RED
		Collared Dove	59		On poultry pens Ridge Farm, Pilling.

Fluke Hall Lane

Pink-footed Goose

260

On stubble field opp Wheel Lane, Pilling

RED

	Wesham Marsh	Marsh Harrier	1		seemed to stay on marsh to roost		a myo
		Barn Owl	1

Lytham Moss	Stonechat	2	m f	annas road	a myo
	Whitethroat	2
	Kestrel	2	m f
	Buzzard	2

Warton Bank	Spoonbill	1	a myo
	Marsh Harrier	2
	Buzzard	1
	Peregrine	1
	Great White Egret	2

Lytham Quays	Spoonbill	12	Roosting opposite side of river, first seen from Warton bank .	DS
	Merlin	1	On post .
	Marsh Harrier	3	On far side .
	Great White Egret	1	On river edge
	Little Egret	84+	On river edge .
	Avocet	4	Far side of the river .
	Kestrel	2
	House Martin	40+	Overhead

Herons' Reach Golf Course

Goldfinch

75+

Over central area

Marton Mere	Buzzard	2			TP
	Kestrel	1	F
	Sparrowhawk	1	M
	Teal	4
	Gadwall	6
	Shoveler	8
	Wigeon	1	F
	Mute Swan	2
	Cetti's Warbler	5
	Whitethroat	1
	Water Rail	3
	Snipe	1
	Lapwing	4		Flying over west

Staining Nook

Little Owl

Saltcotes	Teal	55		DN
	Mallard	10
	Black-tailed Godwit	4
	Lapwing	14
	Snipe	2
	Chiffchaff	2	calling from hedgerows
	Goldcrest	5	In the cemetery conifers / hedgerows

Church Scar	Dunlin	57		Viewed from opposite end of Fairlawns Road Car Park	SD354268	Joe Makepeace
	Ringed Plover	36			SD354268
	Little Ringed Plover	1			SD354268
	Oystercatcher	42			SD354268
	Turnstone	2			SD354268
	Redshank	21			SD354268
	Grey Heron	1			SD354268
	Little Stint	1	Juvenile	Found / Reported by RJS 12:10	SD354268
	Little Egret	2			SD354268
	Cormorant	2			SD354268
	Herring Gull	17			SD354268
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	3			SD354268
	Black-headed Gull	8			SD354268

Fairhaven Lake	Spotted Flycatcher	1	UU Compound - On Sea Buckthorn	SD33562749	SS, DN, JM, AA
	Linnet	13		SD335274
	Robin	1		SD335274
	Wren	1		SD335274
	Woodpigeon	4		SD335274
	Wheatear	1		SD335274
	Starling	7		SD335274
	Meadow Pipit	3	Over	SD335274
	Magpie	2		SD335274
	Dunnock	2		SD335274
	Lesser Whitethroat	1	Likely - Brief view before bird dissappeared into bushes and not re-found.	SD33582750

Starr Gate	Shelduck	93	Rising / High Tide	SD303320	SC, SS, DN, RJS, PNE, JM
	Curlew	2		SD303320
	Bar-tailed Godwit	1		SD303320
	Sanderling	1		SD303320
	Sandwich Tern	25		SD303320
	Arctic Skua	1	Dark Morph South 07:00	SD303320
	Guillemot	3		SD303320
	Red-throated Diver	3		SD303320
	Gannet	3		SD303320
	Cormorant	23		SD303320
	Shag	1	Feeding / Diving 07:00-07:20	SD303320
	Grey Heron	1		SD303320
	Swallow	14		SD303320
	Grey Wagtail	9		SD303320
	unidentified Pied Wagtail or White Wagtail	10		SD303320
	Meadow Pipit	14		SD303320
	Common Scoter	16220	All on sea - Count possible due to 'mill-pond' like state of sea 0645-07:45	SD23
	Collared Dove	1	Present	SD303320
	Oystercatcher	12	Present	SD303320
	Black-headed Gull	20	Present	SD303320
	Herring Gull	35	Present	SD303320
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	4	Present	SD303320
	Magpie	2	Present	SD303320
	House Sparrow	8	Present	SD303320
	Harbour Porpoise	2	Present - Moving North	SD303320
	Chiffchaff	1	Promenad Gardens (RJS)	SD30413224

Bank End	Yellow Wagtail	3		AC
	Kingfisher	1	Sat about 20ft away from where I was sat and stayed for several minutes, superb views.
	Pied Wagtail	19
	Meadow Pipit	21

Marton Mere	White Wagtail	1	Flew SE from SE field	TS
	Meadow Pipit	1	SE field
	Swallow	75+	Over east fields at 10.30
	Rook	75+	Second east field
	Snipe	2	SE over the embankment
	Kestrel	1	Over east fields
	Cetti's Warbler	1	Singing, island reeds
	Teal	2	SE field flood
	Greylag Goose	2	Over SE

9th September

Grange Park

Ring-necked Parakeet

heard in trees at north side of estate

Squires Gate

Yellow Wagtail

North over AFC Blackpool

RJS

Freckleton Naze Point	Great White Egret	1	On river edge	DS
	Little Egret	60+
	Common Sandpiper	2
	Black-tailed Godwit	8
	Curlew	100+
	Greenshank	3
	Redshank	50+
	Lapwing	400+
	Golden Plover	2
	Grey Heron	8
	Oystercatcher	20+
	Wigeon	42
	Teal	70

Glasson

Curlew Sandpiper

juv

from bowling green, 3 seen later

Staining Nook

Little Owl

Barn roof south of Mere View

Marton Mere	Water Rail	1		Calling, reeds by FBC hide	TS
	Sparrowhawk	1	f	Over north side
	Linnet	11		Wires by barns

Herons' Reach

Little Grebe

ad + juv

Long west side pool

	Stalmine	Pink-footed Goose	26		On grass field, Moss House Farm, Stalmine, in morning mist.		RED
		Raven	2		Regular behind farm, feeding round sheep troughs.

Blackpool

Wheatear

Along the front

Jol

Newton Marsh	Snipe	7	Sat out on island	AA
	Kestrel	2
	Shoveler	3
	Teal	2
	Wigeon	1

Cocker's Dyke	Mediterranean Gull	1	adult		Paul Ellis
	Lapwing	390
	Golden Plover	4
	Teal	9		outflow
	Kestrel	1	juv

Lytham Moss	Whinchat	1	juv	very clean bird showing well	a myo
	Stonechat	1	juv m	with whinchat
	Little Owl	2	juvs	in horse paddock
	Greenfinch	2
	Kestrel	2	m f
	Buzzard	1
	Raven	1

Warton Marsh	Marsh Harrier	1	CD
	Peregrine	1
	Kestrel	1
	Sparrowhawk	1
	Wheatear	1

	Warton	Cetti's Warbler	1		In ditch reeds Lytham Edge. First light.		CD
		Lesser Whitethroat	1		In ditch reeds Lytham Edge.

Bank End	Yellow Wagtail	1	F		AC
	Swallow	120		Lined up on fence wires
	Pied Wagtail	15
	Linnet	60

Anchorsholme Park	Raven	2		Picking through litter on prom	DJM
	Robin	2		Northern bushes
	Woodpigeon	2	ad, juv	Northern bushes
	Wren	1		Northern bushes
	Pied Wagtail	2		Singles S

8th September

Blackpool Airport	Meadow Pipit	42	South	RJS
	Tree Pipit	1	South
	Swallow	8	South
	House Martin	2	South

Cocker's Dyke

Snipe

flushed by dogs

Paul Ellis

Pilling Lane	Linnet	130		saltmarsh off Beach Road	Paul Ellis
	Swallow	200		sitting on the beach off Beach Road 1048 hrs
	House Martin	20		sitting on the beach off Beach Road 1048 hrs
	Grey Wagtail	1		over east
	Sparrowhawk	1	female	over Beach Road
	Raven	2		circling over Beach Road, then went S
	Coal Tit	1		Beach Road
	Goldcrest	1		plus Beach Road

Ramper Pot	Greenshank	1	Paul Ellis
	Lapwing	260
	Curlew	171
	Black-tailed Godwit	3
	Dunlin	20

Skippool Creek	Greenshank	1	Paul Ellis
	Lapwing	760
	Golden Plover	128
	Black-tailed Godwit	1
	Common Sandpiper	2
	Dunlin	6
	Teal	3
	Curlew	44

Skippool Creek	Common Sandpiper	3
	Whimbrel	1
	Mediterranean Gull	1
	Snipe	1

Blackpool Central

Buzzard

Circled over east of Sainsbury's at 14.40

	Staining Nook	Bullfinch	1	f	East side		TS
		Long-tailed Tit	6		Mere View Lane hedgerow

Marton Mere	Lapwing	12		Flew north from SE field	TS
	Snipe	5		Over east fields
	Sparrowhawk	1	f	Low over NE field
	Kestrel	1	fem/juv	Hunting east fields
	Rook	100+		SE field to north end of Gipsy Hole Wood
	Linnet	20		Wires south of barn

	Herons' Reach Golf Course	Little Grebe	2	ad + juv	Long west side pool. The 2 that didn't show with 3 ads & 2 juvs on 3 other pools 2 days ago		TS
		Red Admiral	4		Waste compound Buddleia

Warton Bank	Merlin	1	a myo gw mj
	Kestrel	1
	Buzzard	1

	Saltcotes	Black-tailed Godwit	40				a myo
		Marsh Harrier	1		fields south of pegs lane

	Lower Ballam	Wheatear	2		1 ballam rd near main dyke 1 brays rd		a myo
		Raven	4		near main dyke ballam rd

Bank End

Yellow Wagtail

2 ads

One extremely yellow + 1 slightly less

AC et al

Marton Mere	Hobby	1	Flew quite low NE over east field and behind the barns at 10.40. Viewed from the embankment	TS
	Pink-footed Goose	110+	80+ south over east fields, 30 south over the mere
	Meadow Pipit	12	Over south

Bispham

Pink-footed Goose

c50

Due south over Bispham 09:00hrs

Guf

Knott End	Chiffchaff	1
	Sparrowhawk	1
	Greenshank	1
	Coal Tit	2
	Treecreeper	1	Coniston Avenue

7th September

Skippool Creek	Little Egret	46		Paul Slade
	Greenshank	3
	Ruff	1	juv
	Black-tailed Godwit	2
	Golden Plover	5
	Mediterranean Gull	1	Ad
	Ringed Plover	10
	Swallow	50+
	House Martin	10+

Pilling Lane	Wheatear	3
	Swallow	180
	House Martin	8
	Sparrowhawk	1
	Pied Wagtail	4

Cocker's Dyke	Lapwing	180
	Shelduck	2
	Great Black-backed Gull	3
	Swallow	40
	Black-headed Gull	700
	Herring Gull	150
	Stock Dove	1
	Buzzard	1
	Pink-footed Goose	120
	Greylag Goose	18

Knott End	Wheatear	3
	Little Egret	2
	Peregrine	1
	Curlew	230
	Herring Gull	400
	Mediterranean Gull	2	2 adults
	Black-headed Gull	500
	Pink-footed Goose	15		flew south
	Whimbrel	1		flew west

	New Ridge Farm	Swallow	20+		Around the farm.		RED
		Goldfinch	24		On wire in farmyard, using the feeders

Pilling

Swallow

100+

On wires near Pasture House Farm, Lambs Lane, Pilling

RED

Preesall	Pink-footed Goose	17		South over Jubilee Avenue Preesall at 11:00	RED
	Goldfinch	20+		On feeder
	Common Darter	2	M, F	In front garden for 2nd day
	Coal Tit	2		On feeder

St Annes Beach	Common Tern	1	feeding	DN
	Sandwich Tern	1	feeding
	Wheatear	4	feeding on beach
	Linnet	15	in the dunes

Glasson Basin	Mallard	121	44 + 77 in Dock	John C Wood
	Coot	54
	Tufted Duck	23
	Sedge Warbler	1	reeds

Glasson Marsh

Mediterranean Gull

estuary

John C Wood

Marton Mere	Green Sandpiper	1		SE field flood	TS
	Snipe	2		SE field flood
	Wheatear	4		Barn roof, 17.30-18.00
	Whitethroat	3	juvs	Embankment reeds
	Cetti's Warbler	2		Singing, east end
	Reed Bunting	2		Embankment reeds
	Long-tailed Tit	5+		NE scrub
	Song Thrush	1		NE scrub
	Gadwall	7		Flew west from the mere

	Herons' Reach Golf Course	Pink-footed Goose	12		Over SW at 18.45		TS
		Swallow	19		Over SW area at 18.45

Fairhaven Dunes

Tawny Owl

KTS Sports field last 4 nights

Wesham Marsh

Wheatear

Lee h

Wesham Marsh

Wheatear

Lee h

Stanley Park	Jay	1		RJS
	Pink-footed Goose	54	South
	Long-tailed Tit	28	2 separate flocks
	Goldcrest	2
	Treecreeper	1
	Grey Wagtail	2

Norbreck	Wheatear	2		DJM
	Little Egret	1	From E
	Sparrowhawk	1
	Pink-footed Goose	31	S over sea + another skein heard only
	Swallow	15	S together
	Meadow Pipit	2	S

Bispham

Pink-footed Goose

south at 9.40

Jan B

Pilling Lane	Pink-footed Goose	320		60 flew low west over beach off Beach Road 0825 hrs. Possibly came off roost at Cocker's Dyke. Several flocks up to 100 over S during day	Paul Ellis
	Coal Tit	1		Beach Road
	Canada Goose	32		over SW 1035 hrs
	Greenshank	1		calling over Beach Road after dark
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1	m	Beach Road
	Blue Tit	4		Beach Road in bird bath together

Bispham

Pink-footed Goose

c80

Flew south

Chris Raby

Blackpool Pleasure Beach

Wheatear

06:20 On sea wall and down prom towards mirror ball

SD30313311

J & A Makepeace

Pilling Lane

Pink-footed Goose

flew south

Knott End	Goldcrest	1
	Chiffchaff	1	male	singing
	Greenshank	1
	Pink-footed Goose	15		flew south

Fairhaven Beach

Pink-footed Goose

far out on sands 07.10

SD32I

Jeff B

6th September

Anchorsholme

Wheatear

Along the front

Jol

Pilling Lane	Snipe	2	over Beach Road going south	Paul Ellis / Kinta Beaver
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1	Beach Road
	Grey Wagtail	1	on roof Beach Road

Preesall Park

House Martin

Knott End

Whimbrel

flew over

Cold Row	Mediterranean Gull	1	adult
	Black-headed Gull	10
	Curlew	3		flew west

Hambleton	Buzzard	1
	Coal Tit	1
	Swallow	10

Marton Mere	Little Egret	1	Flew north over the mere, 19.00	TS
	Little Grebe	1
	Shoveler	23
	Gadwall	5
	Snipe	1	SE field
	Kestrel	1	Over the barns
	Cetti's Warbler	1	Singing near FBC hide

	Herons' Reach Golf Course	Little Grebe	5	ad + 2 juvs, ad, ad	3 pools. Probably ad + juv on a 4th pool (2 days ago)		TS
		Blackcap	1		Hedge, east side of crossing path

Lytham Quays	Spoonbill	7	far bank	DN
	Little Egret	35
	Pink-footed Goose	263	in from the North in 6 skeins
	Teal	40
	Wigeon	2
	Curlew	12
	Black-tailed Godwit	2
	Oystercatcher	4
	Redshank	80
	House Martin	30

Mythop

Wheatear

5 field west of railway, 5 on old potato field

Frank Bird

Conder Green	Wigeon	1	pool	John C Wood
	Little Grebe	10	pool
	Greenshank	10	creek
	Ruff	1	creek

Bank End	Yellow Wagtail	3	ad m + 2f	18.30hrs agree with AC male in stunning plumage close to road.	John C Wood
	Red-legged Partridge	3
	Little Owl	1		Hillam Lane barn

Fleetwood	Chiffchaff	1	SIinging mid-morning in Ullswater Avenue	Ken Green
	Pink-footed Goose	c30	South south over Ullswater Avenue 17.45
	Swallow	2	Over garden mid-afternoon
	Meadow Pipit	8	Two flocks of 4 south over UllSwater Avenue mid-morning
	Swallow	2	Over garden mid-afternoon
	Meadow Pipit	8	Two flocks of 4 south over UllSwater Avenue mid-morning

Norbreck

Wheatear

DJM

Rossall Point	Wheatear	1		DJM
	Pink-footed Goose	c60	S
	Meadow Pipit	15+	S
	Skylark	1	S
	unidentified Pied Wagtail or White Wagtail	3	S
	Swallow	9	S

Norbreck	Guillemot	1		DJM
	Sanderling	10
	Grey Seal	1
	Sparrowhawk	2	Singles SE
	Blue Tit	2	N
	Southern Hawker	1

Lower Ballam

Wheatear

4 ballam rd near main dyke 2 brays rd

a myo

Warton Bank	Merlin	1	a myo gw
	Kestrel	2
	Wheatear	1

Bank End

Yellow Wagtail

Males

Super plumage, seen together and close.

Marton Mere

Bittern

Flew from NW corner reeds to central north reeds, calling at 10.20

Staining Nook

Wheatear

Fly catching from fence post, field east of Mere View Lane

Herons' Reach Golf Course

Cetti's Warbler

Singing from hedge/ditch by path, north of east side of crossing path.

	Lytham Hall	Pink-footed Goose	60		2 small skeins		Tony King
		Raven	1		Over

Knott End

Pink-footed Goose

flew south at 10:51

	Norbreck	Little Egret	2				DJM
		Ringed Plover	1

	Ingol	Ring-necked Parakeet	5		Just gone over my house mobbing a Buzzard		Stu Milne
		Buzzard	1

5th September

Pilling Lane	Little Egret	7
	Grey Heron	1
	Wheatear	1
	Snipe	7
	Cormorant	2	flew east

Cocker's Dyke	Swift	1	flew southeast
	Swallow	3
	Little Egret	2

Knott End

Wheatear

Skippool Creek	Golden Plover	43		Paul Slade
	Mediterranean Gull	2	2w
	Common Sandpiper	1
	Dunlin	1
	Greenshank	4
	Black-tailed Godwit	1

Cocker's Dyke

Swallow

350

on wires and flying around

Paul Ellis

Pilling Lane	Grey Wagtail	1		over Beach Road	Paul Ellis
	Coal Tit	1		Beach Road
	Sparrowhawk	1	female	Beach Road
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1		Beach Road

Marton Mere	Snipe	8	SE field flood	TS
	Buzzard	1	Over east fields
	Kestrel	2	Over SE field
	Greylag Goose	55+	Mere
	Cetti's Warbler	1	Singing, embankment reeds
	Swallow	60+	South over the mere/east fields, 10.00-10.40

	Herons' Reach Golf Course	Little Grebe	4	ad + 2 juvs, ad	2 west side pools		TS
		Mute Swan	3	m, f + juv	Central pool

Wesham Marsh	Marsh Harrier	1		a myo lee h
	Sparrowhawk	1
	Kestrel	1	m
	Barn Owl	1
	Noctule Bat	2

Cockersand	Ringed Plover	202	Abbey roost	RJS, JP
	Dunlin	143
	Knot	6
	Oystercatcher	65
	Golden Plover	17
	Wheatear	5
	Swallow	30
	Turnstone	3
	Whimbrel	1
	Stock Dove	8

Hackensall Hall

Little Egret

20+

Roosting around edges of lake in shrubs.

Freckleton Marsh	Merlin	1	female	on salt marsh	FW
	Sparrowhawk	1	female	saltmarsh
	Little Egret	1
	Pied Wagtail	1
	Swallow	40
	Sand Martin	1
	Long-tailed Tit	4

Bank End	Yellow Wagtail	2	F	AC
	White Wagtail	7
	Pied Wagtail	33
	Linnet	60
	Sparrowhawk	2

Saltcotes	Ruff	3	RJS
	Greenshank	1
	Black-tailed Godwit	16
	Whimbrel	1
	Curlew	7
	Teal	11
	Mallard	13
	Shoveler	2
	Little Egret	1
	Kestrel	1
	Buzzard	1

Fulwood

Tawny Owl

juvenile

02-36hrs, a young bird calling loudly from the roof of the bungalow next to the Harris Park.

	Knott End	Grey Wagtail	2		flew over
		Grey Heron	1

4th September

Cocker's Dyke	Grey Plover	8			Paul Ellis
	Ringed Plover	18
	Dunlin	59
	Sanderling	4
	Whimbrel	1		over beach calling
	Shelduck	5	1 ad, 4 juvs
	Goldfinch	100
	Little Egret	2
	Grey Heron	1		beach at outflow
	Swallow	35
	Pied Wagtail	25		fields between here and Beach Road
	Raven	3		over, then flew south
	Sparrowhawk	1	female

Skippool Creek	Ruff	1	juv	Paul Slade
	Dunlin	3
	Golden Plover	38
	Common Sandpiper	2
	Greenshank	1
	Mediterranean Gull	1	Ad

Ramper Pot	Curlew Sandpiper	1	juv	Paul Slade
	Ruff	1
	Greenshank	3
	Ringed Plover	4
	Dunlin	4
	Black-tailed Godwit	1

Lytham Moss	Grey Heron	2			DN
	Buzzard	1
	Kestrel	2	males
	Red-legged Partridge	3
	Snipe	5
	Swallow	2
	Wheatear	1	juv
	Stonechat	6		family group
	Rook	120
	Jackdaw	60
	Starling	100
	Linnet	18
	Goldfinch	23
	Reed Bunting	1

Fairhaven Dunes	Tree Pipit	5	South overhead calling.	DS
	Meadow Pipit	10+
	Swallow	40+	South
	House Martin	15+
	Wheatear	1
	Blackcap	1
	Linnet	80+
	Goldfinch	20+
	Greenfinch	10
	Kestrel	1
	Sparrowhawk	1

Marton Mere	Peregrine	1		Top of dyke pylon. Flew off over SE field almost to west side, then returned to the pylon	TS
	Greenshank	1		Flew north from SE field flood
	Snipe	9		SE field flood
	Lapwing	1		SE field flood
	Linnet	5		Over east field
	Starling	2000+		East field wires at 19.25
	Greylag Goose	71		On the mere
	Common Blue butterfly	1	f	North side

Hackensall Hall	Mediterranean Gull	2	2 adults	flew north
	Nuthatch	1
	Long-tailed Tit	2
	Stock Dove	1

Knott End	Sparrowhawk	2
	Pied Wagtail	5
	Grey Wagtail	2	flew over

Herons' Reach Golf Course

Little Grebe

ad + juv, ad, ad

3 west side pools

North Blackpool Pond Trail

Ring-necked Parakeet

Vocally flying over houses

Pilling

Stock Dove

2 pr with 4 young. Pasture House Farm, Pilling.

RED

Eagland Hill	Barn Owl	5	m, f, juv.	Fledged young, New Lane, Pilling.	RED
	Swallow	6		1pr, with 4 young New Lane, Pilling.
	Stock Dove	4		1 pr with 2 young

	New Ridge Farm	Swallow	12		2 pr with 8 young, New Ridge farm, Pilling.		RED
		Collared Dove	66		On poultry pens Ridge Farm, Pilling.

	Fluke Hall Lane	House Martin	6+		2 pr feeding young in 2 nestsSandfield Cottage, Pilling.		RED
		Speckled Wood	9

Poulton-le-Fylde

Little Grebe

1 ad, 1 juv

Valiants farm. Finally confirmed breeding here.

SD357382

Barry Dyson

	Bank End	Yellow Wagtail	6	Ad M, 3 F + 2 juve	1st adult male of the Autumn		AC
		unidentified Pied Wagtail or White Wagtail	23

Rossall Point	Goldcrest	1	Gorse bush NE corner of gold course by car park	DJM
	Speckled Wood	1	S along edge of golf course
	Red Admiral	1	S along edge of golf course
	Large White	3
	Small White	5

Thornton

Grey Wagtail

Red Marsh Ind Est

Paul Slade

3rd September

Pilling Lane Ends

Little Egret

25+

Flew into roost at Lane Ends Amenity Area Pilling. between 19:45 and 20:10

RED

Fulwood

Greylag Goose

A flight of around 30 odd Greylag Geese flew over the Harris Park, at treetop height around 20-30hrs. The birds were calling loudly, as they headed west over the A6 and it contained one completely white bird.

jim Clift

	Forton	Mute Swan	7	f, 6 juvs	On Lancaster canal	SD481508	Barry Dyson
		Chiffchaff	1			SD478512

Little Crimbles	Raven	2		over		Barry Dyson
	Mute Swan	2	m&f		SD465504
	Kestrel	1	m		SD470505

Ramper Pot

Little Stint

still this evening with a few dunlin and ring plovers

FB,SD

Wesham Marsh	Barn Owl	3		hunting mostly north side of marsh	a myo
	Kestrel	1	m
	Noctule Bat	6

Blackpool Airport	Meadow Pipit	21	South	RJS
	Tree Pipit	1	South
	Grey Wagtail	2	South
	Wheatear	4	Grounded West end

Staining Nook	Bullfinch	3	watch 08:30 - 09:30	Frank Bird
	Blackcap	3
	Whitethroat	2
	Lesser Whitethroat	1
	Chiffchaff	4	one singing
	Long-tailed Tit	18
	Cetti's Warbler	2
	Jay	1
	Tawny Owl	1

Marton Mere	Greylag Goose	15			TS
	Tufted Duck	18
	Snipe	7		SE field flood
	Linnet	30+		Over east fields
	Buzzard	1		Over Gipsy Hole Wood
	Sparrowhawk	1	f	Over NE area
	Song Thrush	1		Near Mere View
	Long-tailed Tit	12		Embankment Hawthorns
	Willow Warbler	1		NC scrub
	Swallow	23		Wires south of barn

Herons' Reach Golf Course	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1		Over NW end	TS
	House Martin	1		Over SW area
	Swallow	10+		Over SW area
	Little Grebe	1	ad	West side pool

Saltcotes	Little Egret	1		main pool	DN
	Grey Heron	2
	Shoveler	2	females	main pool
	Mallard	6		main pool
	Buzzard	2		soaring birds
	Moorhen	4		main drain
	Curlew	1
	Lapwing	9
	Ruff	5		side of main pool
	Snipe	2
	Swallow	25
	House Martin	6
	Yellow Wagtail	1	male	side of main pool
	Chiffchaff	1		calling
	Long-tailed Tit	6		in hedgerow

Marton Mere	Blackcap	1	male	NW corner	Ellen Pemberton
	Cetti's Warbler	2		NW platform
	Long-tailed Tit	8+		in trees by NW platform
	Great Crested Grebe	1
	Shoveler	14
	Gadwall	4

Marton

Nuthatch

calling, South Park Drive 08.50

Ellen Pemberton

Cocker's Dyke	Grey Plover	7		high tide	Paul Ellis
	Kestrel	1	juv
	Linnet	100

Pilling Lane	Little Tern	2	adults	flew west along tideline at high tide 1325 hrs. Seen again fishing offshore at 1354 hrs	Paul Ellis
	Chiffchaff	1		Beach Road
	Wheatear	1		sea wall
	Greylag Goose	35		flew over east

	Ramper Pot	Ringed Plover	12				Paul Ellis / Paul Slade
		Curlew	145

Wardley's Creek	Curlew Sandpiper	2	juvs		Paul Ellis / Paul Slade
	Greenshank	5
	Ringed Plover	6
	Black-tailed Godwit	5
	Lapwing	715
	Teal	2
	Meadow Pipit	1
	Raven	1		over west
	Mediterranean Gull	3	adults	one white ringed

Shard Bridge	Snipe	1	Paul Ellis / Paul Slade
	Greenshank	1
	Dunlin	5

Skippool Creek	Green Woodpecker	1	juv	flew SW over Breck Road- Amonderness Way Stn at 0850 hrs	Paul Ellis / Paul Slade
	Golden Plover	72
	Snipe	1		over
	Mediterranean Gull	1	ad	green ringed

Anchorsholme Park	Robin	1	N side bushes	DJM
	House Sparrow	c15	N side bushes
	Swallow	2	SE
	Little Grebe	1	S over beach

2nd September

	Cockerham Moss Edge	Barn Owl	2	m, f	Near Gulf Farm, Cockerham,		RED
		Stock Dove	4

Stalmine

Barn Owl

1 pr with 4 young Carr End, Stalmine.

RED

Ramper Pot

Little Stint

juv

Paul Slade

Skippool Creek

Green Woodpecker

juv female

Briefly along entrance road 07.28 then perched and photographed in trees next to creek

Paul Slade

Cocker's Dyke	Sandwich Tern	3		on beach with gulls	Paul Ellis
	Great Black-backed Gull	21
	Knot	15
	Dunlin	20
	Ringed Plover	2
	Golden Plover	10
	Linnet	100
	Kestrel	1	juv

Pilling Lane	Chiffchaff	1	Beach Road	Paul Ellis
	Eider	2	on sea off Beach Road at high tide
	Grey Wagtail	1	garden pond Beach Road
	Wheatear	1	sea wall

Ramper Pot	Little Stint	1	juv	Paul Ellis
	Dunlin	40
	Redshank	260
	Coal Tit	2

Mythop

Greenshank

dyke flood

Fleetwood Promenade	Tree Pipit	2	over
	Lesser Redpoll	1	presumed Lesser over
	Grey Wagtail	2	over

	Wesham Marsh	Barn Owl	3		possibly young from this year		a myo
		Roe Deer	1

Marton Mere	Cormorant	1		TS
	Gadwall	2
	Tufted Duck	15
	Snipe	3	Over the mere and flew east
	Swallow	40+	East of the barns at 18.30

	Herons' Reach Golf Course	Little Grebe	1	ad	West side pool		TS
		Cormorant	2		2 west side pools

Mythop	Teal	160	dyke flood	Frank Bird
	Peregrine	1	over east 08:30

Sightings for September 2023