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4th May
Granny's Bay: adult Ross’s Gull
Knott End: Sparrowhawk

3rd May
Marton Mere: 1st-winter Bonaparte's Gull then flew northwest (a new Fylde bird) also 2 Common Sandpipers, 2 Gadwall (male, female), Teal, Shoveler, singing Reed Warbler, singing Sedge Warbler, 4 Swifts
Granny's Bay: adult Ross’s Gull
Pilling Marsh: adult white morph Ross's Goose, 1,300 Pink-footed Geese, Peregrine, Canada Goose
Sowerby: 2nd-summer Glossy Ibis, 2 Whimbrel
Stanley Park: singing male Wood Warbler, 6 Tufted Ducks, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers
Todderstaffe Hall: male Garganey, Tree Pipit, adult Whooper Swan, 2 Mute Swans, Buzzard, 22 Tree Sparrows, 2 Jays, 4 Lapwings (2 adults, 2 young)
Lytham Crematorium: 2 Ring-necked Parakeet, Mistle Thrush, male Greater Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Song Thrush
Pilling Water: Yellow Wagtail flew east
Cottam Brickworks: singing Grasshopper Warbler, 14 Mallard, 3 Moorhen, 18 Blue Tit, 20 Chiffchaff, 25 Willow Warbler
Singleton: 2 Buzzards
Knott End: 16 Lesser Redpolls over, 4 Swifts east, 2 Red-breasted Mergansers (male, female)
Skippool Creek/Hambleton Marsh: 19 Knot, Bar-tailed Godwit, 6 Black-tailed Godqits, 10 Whimbrel
Eagland Hill: 12 Whimbrel, 2 singing Corn Buntings, 4 Curlew, Buzzard
Bradshaw Lane Head: singing Corn Bunting, singing Yellowhammer
Fulwood: 2 Bullfinches (male, female), 2 Swift, 2 Swallow
Mythop: adult Mediterranean Gull, Whimbrel over, 2 Buzzards, 20 Shelduck, 5 Gadwall, Teal, 3 Wheatears, 14 Coot (7 males, 7 females), 2 Mute Swans, male Little Ringed Plover, Redshank
Ridge Farm: 2 Whimbrel, 7 Stonechat, Whinchat, 2 Whitethroat
Bispham Marsh: singing Blackcap
Green Dicks Lake: 40+ Linnet

2nd May
Granny's Bay: adult Ross’s Gull
Sowerby: 2nd-summer Glossy Ibis
Stanley Park: singing male Wood Warbler
Conder Estuary/Conder Pool: singing Grasshopper Warbler, Whimbrel over, singing Sedge Warbler
Knott End: Whimbrel over
Starr Gate: 2 Great Crested Grebes, 55 Pink-footed Geese south, 25 Gannets, 24 Manx Shearwaters, 3 Red-throated Divers, c20 auk sp, c40 Sandwich Terns, Eider [5 Harbour Porpoises, Grey Seal]
Mount Park: Willow Warbler, Chiffcaff, Blackcap, 3 Lesser Redpolls
Inskip: 15 Whimbrel, Buzzard, 2 Yellowhammers (adult, juvenile)

1st May
Lytham: adult Ross's Gull
Rossall Point: Puffin, 3+ Razorbills 
Stanley Park: Wood Warbler, 3 Treecreepers
Herons' Reach: Great Spotted Woodpecker
Marton Mere: Barn Owl, 3 Gadwall
Cottam Brickworks: 2 singing Grasshopper Warblers, Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Chiffchaffs, 6+ Willow Warblers
Skippool Creek: 2 Whimbrel, 2 Curlew, Redshank, c20 Black tailed Godwits, 5 Bar-tailed Godwit, c40 Knot, 7 Dunlin, 3 Carrion Crow, Great Black-backed Gulls, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, Cormorant, Mallard, Collared Dove
Newton Marsh: Yellow Wagtail
Conder Estuary/Conder Pool: Spotted Redshank, 8 Redshanks, 5 Shelduck, 1st-summer male Goldeneye, 5 Tufted Ducks, 2+ Little Ringed Plovers, 80 Mute Swans, 11 Oystercatchers, 4 Greylag Geese, Pied Wagtail, Skylark, 3+ Meadow Pipits, 10 Black-tailed Godwits, female Sparrowhawk
Glasson Marsh: 14 Black-tailed Godwits
Bispham: Sparrowhawk, 2 Mistle Thrush

30th April
Granny's Bay: adult Ross’s Gull
Pilling Marsh: adult white morph Ross's Goose, Tundra Bean Goose, 3,500+ Pink-footed Geese, 3+ Whimbrel
Fleetwood Cemetery: 2 Black Redstarts (male, female)
Stanley Park: 4 singing Wood Warblers
Fleetwood Marsh Nature Park: Yellow Wagtail, 3 Whinchats, 22 Wheatears
Sowerby: Lesser Whitethroat, Buzzard, male Ruff, Whimbrel, 2 Shoveler, Black-tailed Godwit
Myerscough Lodge Farm: Corn Bunting
Mythop: 21 Shelduck, 4 Gadwall (3 males), 8 Teal, Common Sandpiper, Curlew, Buzzard
Freckleton: singing Lesser Whitethroat
Stanley Park: 10 Tufted Ducks, 6 Great Crested Grebes, female Great Spotted Woodpecker
Staining: Lesser Redpoll
Starr Gate: pale morph Arctic Skua close, c200 Manx Shearwaters, Gannet, Kittiwake
Grange Park: singing Grasshopper Warbler, 2 Whinchats
Conder Estuary/Conder Pool: 2 Little Ringed Plovers, Greenshank, 2 Spotted Redshanks, 1st-summer male Goldeneye, 2 singing Grasshooper Warblers, Whimbrel over, singing Sedge Warbler, 6 Greylag Geese, 40+ Mute Swans, Black-tailed Godwit, 3 House Martins
Staining Nook: Cuckoo
Carleton: Lesser Whitethroat, Whitethroat, female Blackcap
Marton Mere: Barn Owl, Great Crested Grebe
Myerscough Quarry: Whitethroat
Hollowforth: Lesser Whitethroat

29th April
Granny's Bay: adult Ross’s Gull, 6 Swallows, 4 male Wheatear, 2 Chiffchaff, 56 Shelduck, c4,000 Dunlin, 40 Grey Plover, 8 Swallow, 2 House Martin, Swift, 5+ Ringed Plovers, 2 Eider (male, female), 4 Arctic Terns
Pilling Marsh: adult white morph Ross's Goose, Barnacle Goose, Canada Goose, Whimbrel
Warton Marsh: 2nd-summer Glossy Ibis, Little Egret
Rossall Point: Little Tern flew west, pale morph Arctic Skua flew west, Guillemot, 5 Little Gulls (2 adults, 3 1st-summers), 60+ Manx S'waters
Conder Estuary/Conder Pool: 3 Scaup (2 males, female), 2+ Whimbrel over, Black-tailed Godwit, Spotted Redshank, 9 Redshank, Common Gull, 9 Tufted Ducks, 1st-summer male Goldeneye, 41 Mute Swans, 3 Greylag Geese, 6 Oystercatchers, singing Sedge Warbler, male Reed Bunting, 2 Little Ringed Plovers (male, female), Greenshank
Skippool Creek: 10 Whimbrel, Common Sandpiper, Bar-tailed Godwit, 5 Redshank, c100 Knot, 3 Shelduck, Oystercatcher, Wren, 3 Woodpigeon, 2+ Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 1st-summer common Gull, 6 Mallard, 2+ Herring Gulls, Cormorant
Stanley Park: 3 singing Wood Warblers, 6 Great Crested Grebe, 33 Grey Heron nests, 6 Tufted Duck, male Grey Wagtail, 2 singing Blackcap
Woodland Gardens: singing Chiffchaff
Cocker's Dyke: 2 Whinchats (male, female)
Glasson: Wigeon, Grey Heron, 2 Eider (male, female), 12 Mallard, 57 Bar-tailed Godwits, 12 Black-tailed Godwits, Greenshank, 2 Whimbrel, 21 Redshanks, 9 Oystercatchers, 34+ Common Gulls
Cockersand: 15 Eider, 550 Dunlin, 54 Shelduck, Tree Sparrow, 2 Goldfinches, 21+ Linnet
Staining Nook: 2 Grasshopper Warblers
Marton Mere: Whinchat, Common Sandpiper, 4 Gadwall
Myerscough Quarry: Sedge Warbler, Swift
Sowerby: 2 Tawny Owls
Pilling Lane: Siskin
Bispham Marsh: 2 Mute Swans, 3 Canada Geese, 2 Great Crested Grebes, 20 Mallard, 8 Coot (3 young), Moorhen, Chiffchaff, female Blackcap

28th April
Granny's Bay: adult Ross’s Gull
Warton Marsh: 2nd-summer Glossy Ibis
Stanley Park: 2 singing Wood Warblers, female Pied Flycatcher, 18 Willow Warblers, 4 Chiffchaff, 20 Blackcap (9 males, 11 females), 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, singing Cuckoo, Garden Warbler, Whitethroat, Sedge Warbler, 2+ Treecreeper, Common Sandpiper, House Martin
Conder Estuary/Conder Pool: 2 Scaup (male, female), Spotted Redshank, 30 Mute Swans, 2 Little Ringed Plovers (male, female)
Inskip: 37 Whimbrel, 2 Yellowhammers (male, female)
Fleetwood Marsh Nature Park: 3 Whinchats
Fleetwood: 3 Whinchats
Rossall Point: 2 Yellow Wagtails over
Cockersand: 2 Eider
Sowerby: Little Ringed Plover, 3 Dunlin, Black-tailed Godwit

27th April
Granny's Bay: adult Ross's Gull, 2 Arctic Terns east, Common Tern, 20+ Grey Plovers
Pilling Marsh: adult white morph Ross's Goose, Barnacle Goose, 1,500+ Pink-footed Geese
Warton Marsh: 2nd-summer Glossy Ibis
Lytham: Hooded Crow
Barnaby's Sands: juvenile Iceland Gull
Cockersand: Curlew Sandpiper
Conder Estuary/Conder Pool: 2 Scaup (male, female), 1st-summer male Goldeneye, Spotted Redshank, 1+ Little Ringed Plover, 3 Common Sandpipers, Greenshank, 4+ Greylag Goose
Fleetwood Cemetery: female Ring Ouzel, male Redstart, male Whinchat
Rossall School: Wood Warbler, Yellow Wagtail, 2 Tree Pipits, male Stonechat, 3 Swifts
Brock: female Redstart
Freckleton Naze: male Redstart, Lesser Whitethroat
Lytham Crematorium: 2 Ring-necked Parakeets
Mythop: 7 Whimbrel
Rossall School: Wood Warbler
Fleetwood Golf Course: 2 Yellow Wagtails, 80 Wheatears
Fleetwood Marsh Nature Park: 110 Wheatears, 13 White Wagtails, 7 Pied Wagtails, 2 Linnets, 2 Skylarks, 5+ Meadow Pipits, 2 Little Grebe, 3 male Ruddy Ducks
Fleetwood: 50+ Wheatears
Fylde Farm: 15+ Wheatears, 20 Woodpigeons, 4 Moorhen, 2 Kestrels (male, female), Whitethroat
Bispham Marsh: 2 Mute Swans, 6 Canada Geese, 2 Great Crested Grebes, 26 Mallard, female Mandarin, 6 Coot (1 young), Moorhen, 3 Swallows
Lytham Moss: Grasshopper Warbler
Fleetwood Golf Course: 2 Yellow Wagtails, 5 Skylarks, 2 Whimbrel, 19 Wheatear, 2 Pied Wagtails
Todderstaffe Hall: adult Whooper Swan, singing Corn Bunting, singing Grasshopper Warbler, 2 Tree Sparrows, Buzzard, 13 Wheatears
Frenchwood: 4 Goosanders (3 males, female), Great Crested Grebe
Freckleton Naze: male Redstart, 2 Blackcap (male, female), 4 Whimbrel over, Common Sandpiper, 18 Black-tailed Godwits, singing Lesser Whitethroat
Warton Marsh: 2nd-summer Glossy Ibis, Common Tern, 2 Arctic Terns, Water Rail, Little Egret
Lytham Creamtorium: 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers
Marton Mere: male Pochard, Common Sandpiper, singing Grasshopper Warbler, House Martin, 2 Swift, 2 Gadwall (male, female), 3 Great Crested Grebes, singing Willow Warbler, adult Little Gull
Stalmine Moss: singing Yellowhammer
Lytham Moss: Whimbrel
Warton Bank: singing Grasshopper Warbler, singing Sedge Warbler
Pilling Lane Ends: Tawny Owl
Frenchwood: Tawny Owl
Danson Hill: Little Owl
Stalmine: Tawny Owl
Cumming Carr: Little Owl
Eagland Hill: singing Curlew, male Wheatear, 2 Whitethroat, Snipe, 4 Teal, 2 Reed Buntings, 4+ Grey Partridge
Bryning: Barn Owl
Bradshaw Lane Head: singing Corn Bunting, 2 Yellowhammers
Cockersand: Curlew Sandpiper, 2 Grey Partridge
Glasson: Kestrel, 2 Wigeon, Bar-tailed Godwit, 80+ Black-tailed Godwits
Newton Marsh: male Wigeon, 250+ Black-tailed Godwits, Little Grebe, 2 Tufted Ducks (male, female)
Brock: female Redstart, 2 Dippers
Myerscough College: 2 Kingfishers, male Blackcap
Fleetwood Cemtery: Ring Ouzel, Redstart, male Whinchat
Fleetwood Marsh Nature Park: Whinchat, 60+ Wheatears, Fieldfare, Little Grebe, 3 male Ruddy Ducks, Swift
Rossall Point: 50+ Turnstones, Grey Plover, 12+ Sandwich Terns, Razorbill, 4 Little Gulls north, 10 Sanderling
Cleveleys: 4+ Sandwich Terns, 4+ Kittiwakes
Mythop: Green Sandpiper, Little Grebe, 4 male Shoveler
Fluke Hall Lane: 130+ Linnet, Sparrowhawk, 8+ Wheatears
Thurnham Hall: Nuthatch, singing Garden Warbler, male Blackcap
Greyfriars: Treecreeper, 1+ Jay, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3+ singing Chiffchaffs, 4+ male Blackcaps
Fluke Hall: 15+ Twite, female Blackcap, Little Egret
Bradshaw Lane Head: Grey Partridge, Red-legged Partridge, 2 Yellowhammer, Corn Bunting, Whitethroat
Pilling Lane Ends: Reed Warbler, Sedge Warbler
Fairhaven Lake: 24+ Tufted Ducks, 2 Greylag Geese, Mute Swan
Fylde Farm: Grasshopper Warbler, 5 Willow Warblers, 2 wheatears
Fleetwood Marsh Nature Park: 5 Whitethroat, 100 Wheatear, Willow Warbler, Sedge Warbler, 4 Common Sandpipers, 10 White Wagtail, 2 Reed Warbler
Fleetwood Cemetery: 14 Linnet over, 2 Wheatear, male Whinchat, 7 Willow Warbler, female Blackcap, Swift
Rossall School: 24 Swallow over, 9 Wheatear, Willow Warbler, 2 Whitethroat, male Whinchat, White Wagtail over, 11 Goldfinch over
Pilling Lane: 2 Swifts
Fluke Hall: Whitethroat
Marton Mere: 7 swifts, singing Grasshopper Warbler
Staining Nook: 2 singing Grasshopper Warbler
Todderstaffe Hall: Buzzard, Grasshopper Warbler, 13 Wheatear, Corn Bunting, adult Whooper Swan
Mythop: Little Ringed Plover, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, Wheatear
Lytham: 2 Wheatears, 8 Eider, Whimbrel, adult Ross's Gull
Newton Marsh: 6 Golden Plover, 10 Whimbrel, Common sandpiper, 5 Wheatear, 2 Whitethroat, male Blackcap, 2 Swift, 3 Continental Black-tailed Godwits, 440 Black-tailed Godwits, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Mute Swans, Canada Goose, 10 Mallard, 9 Shelduck, 10 Black-headed Gulls, 2 Magpie, 6 Coot, 3 Moorhen, 4 House Martins, 2 Swallow, 12 Lapwing, Redshank, 2 Oystercatchers
Todderstaffe Hall: adult Mute Swan, adult Whooper Swan, 13 Shelduck, 2 Teal, 6 Mallard, Buzzard, male Kestrel, 6 Oystercatchers (3 males, 3 females), 58 Lapwing, Redshank, 3 Stock Doves, 250 Woodpigeon, Tawny Owl, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers (male, female), 6 Skylark, 26 Meadow Pipit, 23 Wheatears, 3 Mistle Thrushes, 2 singing Blackcaps, 3 Whitethroats, 2 Lesser Whitethroats, singing Chiffchaff, 2 Long-tailed Tits, c6 House Sparrows



26th April
Lytham St Anne's: adult Ross's Gull
Pilling Marsh: adult white morph Ross's Goose, Tundra Bean Goose, Barnacle Goose, 1,500+ Pink-footed Geese, male Wheatear, 3 Eider (2 males, female)
Warton Marsh: 2nd-summer Glossy Ibis
Thurnham: Hobby
Fluke Hall: singing Cuckoo
Fluke Hall Lane: Twite, 20+ Linnet, 2 Wheatears (male, female), 2 Black-tailed Godwits
Burrow's Marsh: Whimbrel flew over
Staynall: 2+ Golden plover, Stock Dove
Preesall Flashes: 6 Coot, singing Lesser Whitethroat
Preesall: Sparrowhawk
Hambleton: singing Willow Warbler
Warton: Stock Dove
Knott End: 3,500 Knot
Forton: Swift
Lytham Crematorium: singing Grasshopper Warbler
Mythop: 3 Whimbrel



adult Ross's Gull Lytham St Anne's
20th April (Paul Ellis)


25th April
Granny's Bay: adult Ross's Gull
Pilling Marsh: adult white morph Ross's Goose
Warton Marsh: 2nd-summer Glossy Ibis
Knott End: 2 Red-breasted Mergansers (male, female), 27 Common Scoters past, 4+ Lesser Redpolls, 2,000+ Knot
Eagland Hill: 5 Whimbrel, 3 Snipe
Bond's Farm: singing Goldcrest
Rossall Point: 11 Sandwich Terns, Manx Shearwater, Guillemot, 7 Razorbills, 15 auk sp, 2 Red-throated Divers, 2 Red-breasted Mergansers, 7 Eider, 3 Common Scoter, female wheatear, 15 Swallows
Marton Mere: 13 Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat, 9 Sedge Warblers, 4 Reed Warblers, 5 male Blackcap, 6 Chiffchaff, 8 Willow Warblers
Staining Nook: male Blackcap, Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Whitethroats
Conder Estuary/Conder Pool: Spotted Redshank, Tree Sparrow



adult Ross's Gull Lytham St Anne's
20th April (David Moreton)


24th April
Lytham St Anne's: adult Ross's Gull, Sanderling, Dunlin, Ringed Plover, Wheatear, Linnet, Eider, 2 Sandwich Terns, Arctic Tern, male Stonechat, 2+ Whimbrel, 1,000+ Knot, Grey Plover
Granny's Bay: adult Ross's Gull
Pilling Marsh: adult white morph Ross's Goose
Warton Marsh: 2nd-summer Glossy Ibis, 2 Little Egrets, Peregrine, Black-tailed Godwit
Ridge Farm: female Redstart, Yellow Wagtail, 3 Tree Pipits over, 7 Whimbrel, 10+ Swallow, 6 Whitethroats, Grey Wagtail, 12+ Willow Warblers, 10 Lesser Redpoll, 3 Blackcap (2 males, female), 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Siskin, Sparrowhawk, 25+ White Wagtails
Bartle Pools: adult Spotted Redshank, male Gadwall, Whimbrel, 20+ Black-tailed Godwits
Sowerby: 2 Dunlin, Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Whimbrel, 2 Shoveler, 2 Redshank
Myerscough Quarry: Sedge Warbler, Common Sandpiper, 2 Great Crested Grebes, Little Grebe, 11 Tufted Ducks, 2 Goldeneye, 2 Shoveler
Starr Gate: 11 Eider, Razorbill, Sandwich Tern [Grey Seal]
Mythop: Ruff, Green Sandpiper, 2 Gadwall (male, female), White Wagtail, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, Common Sandpiper
Knott End: Willow Warbler
Marton Mere: Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Whitethroats
Bispham Marsh: Grey Heron, 2 Mute Swans, 3 Canada Geese, 2 Greylag Geese, 2 Great Crested Grebes, 10 Mallard, 2 Tufted Ducks, 9 Coot (4 adults, 5 young), Moorhen
Inskip: 40 Whimbrel
Carleton: 2 Peregrines flew south
Fleetwood Golf Course: 3 Wheatear (2 males, female), 3 Skylark, 10+ Meadow Pipits
Conder Estuary/Conder Pool: 3 Scaup (2 males, female), 2 Goldeneye



adult Ross's Gull Fairhaven Lake
22nd April (Mark Powell)


23rd April
Lytham St Anne's: adult Ross's Gull
Warton Marsh: 2nd-winter Glossy Ibis, Buzzard, 4 Little Egrets, 16 Blue Tits
Fairhaven Lake: adult Yellow-legged Gull, Grasshopper Warbler on island, adult Mediterranean Gull, 50+ Herring Gulls, 100+ Black-headed Gulls, Buzzard, Common Sandpiper, White Wagtail, 36 Jackdaw
Lytham Crematorium: male Redstart by pond, 6 Mistle Thrushes, 14 Song Thrushes, 6 Blackbirds, 2 Willow Warblers, Chiffchaff, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Long-tailed Tits, Blackcap, 30 Mallard
Mythop: 3 Yellow Wagtails, White Wagtail, Ruff, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, Buzzard
Myerscough Quarry: Yellow Wagtail in ploughed field
Lytham St Anne's Golf Course: female Whinchat
Lytham Moss: 50+ Lapwing, Buzzard
Catforth: Willow Warbler, Jay
Granny's Bay: 4 Linnet, 17 Meadow Pipits, 2 Wheatear, Common Tern, Whimbrel flew east, 46 Curlew, 3,000 Knot, 17 Grey Plover, 50+ Ringed Plover
Knott End: 2 Whimbrel, Wheatear
Singleton: Buzzard, Coat Tit
Sowerby: Green Sandpiper, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 10 Teal
Marton Mere: male Pochard, 5 Gadwall, 3 Little Grebes, 9 Goldeneye
Burglar's Alley: Grasshopper Warbler
Staining Nook: Grasshopper Warbler
Cottam Brickworks: Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Blackcaps, 8 Willow Warblers, Chiffchaff, Mistle Thrush, 2 Jay
Inskip: 28 Whimbrel in field by Hornby Lane
Cottam Brickworks: Lesser Whitethroat
Bispham Marsh: Grey Heron, 2 Mute Swans, 3 Canada Geese, Great Crested Grebe, 25 Mallard, Moorhen, Coot
Bispham: Kestrel, Linnet



adult Ross's Gull Lytham St Anne's
20th April (Paul Ellis)


22nd April
Lytham St Anne's: adult Ross's Gull, 85 Arctic Terns flew east, 1st-summer Little Gull
Warton Marsh: 2nd-winter Glossy Ibis
Pilling Lane Ends: adult white morph Ross's Goose, Whimbrel
Freckleton Naze: 2 Avocets
Rossall School: male Ring Ouzel
Rossall Point: 2 Little Terns, Short-eared Owl, Yellow Wagtail, dark morph Arctic Skua, 199 Arctic Terns, 5 Tree Pipits, Little Egret, 3 Lesser Redpolls, 276 Linnet, 94 Goldfinch, 187 Swallow, 79 Sand Martin, 9 Tree Pipit, 165 Meadow Pipits, 4 Pied Wagtails, 6 White Wagtails, 8 Teal, Wigeon, 11 Whimbrel, 2 Song Thrush, Merlin, Twite, Rook, 7 Carrion Crow, 12 Sandwich Terns, 7 Common Scoter, 6 Red-breasted Mergansers, 7 Razorbill, 5,000 Knot 12 Wheatear
Fleetwood Marine Lakes: Purple Sandpiper, 270 Turnstones
Lytham Crematorium: Ring-necked Parakeet
Inskip: 30+ Whimbrel in fields by Pinfold Lane
Granny's Bay: 3 Wheatear, 5 Eider, Whimbrel
Mythop: Little Ringed Plover, Whimbrel, Ruff, 3 Black-tailed Godwits, Greenshank, 5 White Wagtails, Buzzard, 2 Common Sandpipers
Rossall School: 7 Wheatears
Sowerby: Little Ringed Plover, 16 Whimbrel, Black-tailed Godwit, 10 Teal, 7 Shoveler, 2 Redshank
Carr House Green Common: Whimbrel flew over, Willow Warbler, Whitethroat
Myerscough Quarry: Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, 18 Tufted Ducks, 2 Wigeon, Whimbrel, 2 Goldeneye (male, female), 2 Great Crested Grebes, Willow Warbler
Carleton: 2 Lesser Whitethroat, Chiffchaff
Pilling Lane: male Blackcap, Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warblers
Fleetwood Marsh Nature Park: Stonechat, 16 Wheatears, Little Grebe, Ruddy Duck 
Marton Mere: 21 Goldeneye



2nd-winter Glossy Ibis Warton Bank
20th April (Alan Clewes)


21st April
Lytham St Anne's: adult Ross's Gull
Mythop: Wood Sandpiper, male Marsh Harrier flew north, Little Ringed Plover, 7 Gadwall, 2 Common Sandpipers, Green Sandpiper, Ruff, White Wagtail, Buzzard, 6 Whimbrel, singing Curlew, Black-tailed Godwit, 48 Teal, Grey Heron, 3 Shelduck, 1+ Shoveler, 1+ Little Grebe, Redshank, Wheatear, 4 Oystercatcher, 6 Lapwing, 14 Coot, Great Spotted Woodpecker
Rossall Point: male Hen Harrier flew north, 2 Tree Pipits, 2 dark morph Arctic Skuas, 13 Arctic Terns, 342 Swallows, 106 Sand Martins, House Martin, 3 Snipe, 638 Meadow Pipits, 142 Goldfinch, 258 Linnet, 2 White Wagtails, 6 Pied Wagtails, 29 Whimbrel, 22 Grey Plover, 3 Common Terns, 37 Sandwich Terns, 3 Red-throated Divers, Merlin, Kestrel, Little Gull, 13 Common Scoters, 3 Lesser Redpoll, 8,500 Knot, Great Crested Grebe, 15 auk sp, 8 Razorbill, 10 Red-breasted Mergansers
Fleetwood Marine Lakes: Purple Sandpiper
Lytham Crematorium: Ring-necked Parakeet
Fleetwood Golf Course: Willow Warbler, 13 Wheatears
Fleetwood Marsh Nature Park: 8 Wheatears
Starr Gate: 6 Little Gulls, Arctic Tern, 2 Red-throated Divers, Razorbill
Staining Nook: 7 Wheatears, 2 Buzzards, 4 Blackcaps
Singleton: male Merlin, Whimbrel, 27 Wheatears
Marton Mere: Common Sandpiper, 2 Reed Warblers, Whitethroat, 21 Goldeneye
Freckleton: Lesser Whitethroat
Fylde Farm: 11 Wheatears
Fairhaven Lake: male Wheatear
Newton Marsh: 2 Little Grebes, 2 White Wagtails
Sowerby: Black-tailed Godwit, 7 Shoveler, 2 Redshank, 2 Pied Wagtails, 3 Whimbrel
Bispham Marsh: Common Sandpiper, Sparrowhawk, Great Crested Grebe, Wren, 2 Chaffinch, 3 Greenfinch, 3 Goldfinch, 2 Mute Swan, 2 Canada Geese, 2 Greylag Geese
Carleton Crematorium: 2 Mute Swans, 10+ Swallow, Grey Heron, 8 Coot (6 young), 2 Moorhen
Carleton: Blackbird
Myerscough College: 2 Willow Warblers, Blackcap, 4 Chiffchaff, 3 Kingfisher, 2 Jay, Whimbrel flew north
Cocker's Dyke: 8 Whimbrel, 32 Swallows, House Martin, Sand Martin, White Wagtail, 19 Wheatears, Willow Warbler
Fulwood: Chiffchaff
Lightfoot Green: 5 Little Grebes, 8 Tufted Ducks (5 males, 3 females), 2 Canada Geese, 3 Oystercatchers, Snipe, 2 Reed Buntings, Stock Dove, 2 Red-legged Partridges, Little Ringed Plover, 2 Jay




adult Ross's Gull Lytham St Anne's
20th April (Paul Ellis)



adult Ross's Gull Fairhaven Lake
22nd April (Mark Powell)


20th April
Lytham St Anne's: adult Ross's Gull, 3 Sandwich Terns, 135 Grey Plovers, c3,000 Knot, 65 Ringed Plovers, Whimbrel, male Stonechat, Peregrine
Fairhaven Lake: adult Ross's Gull, Wheatear, Swift, Willow Warbler, White Wagtail
Warton Marsh: 2nd-winter Glossy Ibis, 2 Avocets, female Marsh Harrier, 4 Little Egrets
Pilling Marsh: adult white morph Ross's Goose, adult Tundra Bean Goose, Barnacle Goose, Little Egret
Mythop: Wood Sandpiper, male Yellow Wagtail, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Ruff, Greenshank, Green Sandpiper, 2 Redshank, Black-tailed Godwit, Sparrowhawk, 2 Wheatears, Buzzard, 3 Wheatear
Marton Mere: 2 Garganey (male, female)
Conder Estuary/Conder Pool: 3 male Scaup, 2 Spotted Redshanks, Greenshank
Lytham Crematorium: 4 Ring-necked Parakeets
Fleetwood: 3 Whimbrel flew north
Starr Gate: 14 Red-throated Divers, 10 Razorbills, 10 Sandwich Terns, male Eider, adult Little Gull, 6 Common Scoter, 5 auk sp, Cormorant
Newton Marsh: Continental Black-tailed Godwit, 100 Golden Plovers, 100 Black-tailed Godwits
Sowerby: 14 Whimbrel, Black-tailed Godwit, 7 Shoveler, 4 Teal
Carr House Green Common: Little Owl
Bartle: 2 Jays
Bispham Marsh: 2 Mute Swans, 5 Canada Geese, 2 Great Crested Grebes, 29 Mallard, 4 Moorhen, 4 Coot
Granny's Bay: 4 Bar-tailed Godwits, 150+ Knot, 30 Ringed Plovers, 5 Swift, adult Mediterranean Gull, 3 Meadow Pipits, Wheatear, 100+ Black-headed Gulls, 3 Grey Plover, 4 Redshank, 15 Swallows, 3 Shelduck, 4 Eider, 16 Cormorants



adult Ross's Gull Lytham St Anne's
19th April (Mick McGough)



adult Ross's Gull Lytham St Anne's
20th April (Paul Ellis)


19th April
Lytham St Anne's: adult Ross's Gull, juvenile Iceland Gull, Marsh Harrier, 2 Whimbrel, 2 Wheatears, Jack Snipe, Snipe
Warton Marsh: 2nd-winter Glossy Ibis
Pilling Marsh: adult white morph Ross's Goose, adult Tundra Bean Goose, Barnacle Goose, 2 Little Egrets, Peregrine, 2,000+ Pink-footed Geese
Mythop: Wood Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpipers, Common Sandpiper, 7 Gadwall, 2 Ruff (1 male), 7 Shoveler, 31 Black-tailed Godwits, White Wagtail, Little Ringed Plover
Weeton: Peregrine
Marton Mere: 2 Garganey (male, female), Blackcap
Conder Estuary/Conder Pool: 3 Scaup (2 males, female), Spotted Redshank, Greenshank
Cockerham: 3 Ravens flew over Cock Hall Wood
Lytham Crematorium: 3 Ring-necked Parakeets, 2 Mistle Thrushes, 2 Coot, Sparrowhawk, Chiffchaff, Great Spotted Woodpecker
Fleetwood Marsh Nature Park: male Ruddy Duck, 2 Great Crested Grebes, Goldeneye, 8 Tufted Ducks (6 males, 2 females), male Reed Bunting, 3 Swallow, 15 Coot (7 young), Meadow Pipit, 2 Skylark, 2 Little Grebes, 2 Wheatear, 2 Sand Martin, 5 Wheatear
Jameson Road Landfill Site: 2 Stonechats (male, female), male Ruddy Duck
Todderstaffe: 3 Stock Doves
Fluke Hall Lane: 50+ Twite
Cockerham: 3 Wheatears by Patty's Farm, Willow Warbler
Thurnham Hall: 2 Chiffchaffs, Blackcap
Ellel Grange: 2 Nuthatch in Home Farm Wood, 2 Treecreepers, Goldcrest, Song Thrush, Jay, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, Buzzard
Sowerby: Green Sandpiper, 6 Redshank, 2 Shoveler, 30+ Pied Wagtails
Lytham Moss: Peregrine, Kestrel2 Goldfinches 2 Greenfinches, 2 Grey Partridge, 33 Linnets, Skylark, Oystercatcher, Curlew, 10 Lapwing, 26 Whimbrel
Newton Marsh: Canada Goose, Mute Swan, Grey Heron
Rawcliffe Moss: 6 Grey Partridge, Little Owl, 116 Curlew, 2 Willow Warblers, Corn Bunting
Fairhaven: Wheater
Cockerham Moss Edge: 2 Little Owls
Glasson Basin: 40+ Swallow, 5 Sand Martins, House Martin
Bispham Marsh: Grey Heron, 2 Mute Swans, 3 Canada Geese, 4 Greylag Geese, 2 Great Crested Grebes, 11 Mallards, 4 Coot, Moorhen, 7 Magpie
Rossall Point: 90 Sandwich Terns, 17 Arctic Terns, 2 Common Terns



adult Ross's Gull Lytham St Anne's
19th April (David Moreton)



adult Ross's Gull Lytham St Anne's
19th April (Mick McGough)


18th April
Granny's Bay: adult Ross's Gull
Mythop: Wood Sandpiper, 2 Garganey (male, female), Yellow Wagtail, Green Sandpiper, 6 Black-tailed Godwit, 8 Shoveler, 4 Gadwall, 6 Ringed Plovers, 2 Ruff, 4 Dunlin, 2 White Wagtail, Little Ringed Plover, 6 Gadwall, 44 Teal, Common Sandpiper
Marton Mere: 2 Garganey (male, female)
Fleetwood Marine Lakes: Purple Sandpiper
Conder Estuary/Conder Pool: 4 Scaup (3 males, female), 2 Spotted Redshanks, 2 Common Sandpipers, Greenshank, 4 Teal, 7 Redshank, Little Ringed Plover, 7 Tufted Duck, 38 Mute Swans, 2 Pied Wagtails, 71 Black-tailed Godwits, 87 Bar-tailed Godwits, 31 Mute Swans, 14 Wigeon, 154 Shelduck, 2 Grey Plover
Newton Marsh: 2 Ravens, Whimbrel, Blackbird, 5+ Black-headed Gull, 50+ Black-tailed Godwit, Blue Tit, 2 Canada Goose, 10+ Carrion Crow, 5+ Chaffinch, Common Sandpiper, 10+ Coot, 3 Corn Bunting, 2 Gadwall (male, female), 10+ Goldfinch, 2 Great Tit, Grey Heron, Greylag Goose, 100+ Herring Gull, 2 House Martin, 10+ House Sparrow, Kestrel, 10+ Lapwing, 100+ Lesser Black-backed Gull, 5+ Linnet, 4 Little Egret, 3 Little Grebe, Magpie, 5+ Mallard, 5+ Meadow Pipit, 5+ Moorhen, 2 Mute Swan, 2  Oystercatcher, 3 Pied Wagtail (male, 2 female), 10+ Redshank, 3+ Reed Bunting, Robin, 2 Feral Pigeon, 50+ Sand Martin, 20+ Shelduck, male Shoveler, 10+ Skylark, Song Thrush, 5+ Starling, Stock Dove, 50+ Swallow, 6 Teal (3 male, 3 female), 3 Woodpigeon, Wren
Starr Gate: c8 Little Gulls, c35 Razorbills, Red-throated Diver, Great Crested Grebe
Fulwood: Lesser Redpoll flew north
Sowerby: 7 Shoveler
Pilling Marsh: Little Egret, 1,000 Pink-footed Geese
Fluke Hall: 60+ Twite
Cockerham Moss Edge: Little Owl, Grey Heron
Glasson: probable Marsh Harrier flew north, Peregrine
Cockersand: 1,000 Dunlin
Lightfoot Green: Buzzard, 3 Whimbrel, 10 Tufted Ducks (9 males, female)
Rossall Point: Tree Pipit, 145 Meadow Pipits, 7 Sand Martins, 8 Carrion Crows, 3 Pink-footed Geese, 3 Siskin, 25 Goldfinch, 35 Linnet, 20 Sandwich Terns, White Wagtail, House Martin, 5 Arctic Terns, 8 Common Scoter, Whimbrel, 6 Red-breasted Mergansers, 29 Razorbill, 2 Guillemot, Great Crested Grebe, 35 Eider, 50+ auk sp, Peregrine

adult Ross's Gull Granny's Bay
18th April (Colin Bushell)

adult Ross's Gull Granny's Bay
18th April (Paul Ellis)


17th April
Warton Marsh: 2nd-winter Glossy Ibis
Bispham Marsh: male Pied Flycatcher, female Mandarin, Grey Heron, 2 Mute Swans, 4 Canada Geese, 2 Greylag Geese, 2 Great Crested Grebes, 22 Mallards, 4 Coot, 3 Moorhen, Swallow
Mythop: Wood Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, 5 Little Ringed Plovers, 2 Ruff, 2 Black-tailed Godwits
Jameson Road Landfill Site: juvenile Iceland Gull
Marton Mere: 2 Garganey (male, female), 2 Common Sandpipers
Lytham Moss: Marsh Harrier, adult Mediterranean Gull
Conder Estuary/Conder Pool: 4 Scaup (3 males, female), Spotted Redshank, Common Sandpiper, 2 House Martins, 20 Mute Swans, Black-tailed Godwit, Whimbrel
Lytham Crematorium: 4 Ring-necked Parakeets
Starr Gate: Tree Pipit over, 16 Arctic Terns flew south, 2 Common Tern, 6 Little Gull, 2 Red-breasted Merganser (male, female), 60 Sandwich Terns, 29 Red-throated Divers, 4 Eider, 51 Razorbill, 9 Guillemot, 3 auk sp, 25 Common Scoters, 5 Cormorant, Shelduck, 19 Eider, 1,000 Knot, c500 Dunlin, 8 Shelduck, 300+ Meadow Pipits, 2 Swallow, White Wagtail, 5 Whimbrel flew south, Redshank, Sanderling, 5 Cormorant, Gannet, [Grey Sea, 2 Harbour Porpoise]
Fleetwood Marsh Nature Park: 4 Wheatears, 5+ White Wagtails, 2 Song Thrush
Sowerby: 126 Black-tailed Godwits, 2 Buzzards, 2 Teal, 4 Redshank, 7 Shoveler
Blackpool Airport: female Stonechat, 3 Wheatears
Myerscough Quarry: 2 Common Sandpipers, 9 Golden Plovers, 150+ Fieldfare, White Wagtail, 5 Goldeneye (2 males, 3 females), 2 Pied Wagtails, Redshank, Snipe, 16 Tufted Ducks, Great Crested Grebe, 2 Willow Warblers, 7 Wigeon, Sparrowhawk
Lytham St Anne's Nature Reserve: Wheatear, 2 Stonechats (male, female), 2 Magpie, 19 Meadow Pipits, Skylark
Fulwood: [Peacock butterfly]
Medlar: 2 Corn Bunting, 2 Swallow, 2 Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, 5+ Blue Tit, 5+ Great Tit, Canada Geese, 2 Red-legged Partridge, Reed Bunting, dead Barn Owl, [3 Brown Hare, Roe Deer]
Normoss: 350 Woodpigeons
Lytham: 2 Nuthatch





Buzzard Mythop
April (Nick Patel)


16th April
Warton Marsh: 2nd-winter Glossy Ibis
Fleetwood Marsh Nature Park: Lapland Bunting, juvenile Iceland Gull, 20+ White Wagtails, 2+ Wheatears, 3+ Skylark
Sowerby: Avocet, 7 Shoveler, 2 Redshank, 2 Ringed Plovers, Little Ringed Plover
Rossall Point: Osprey flew northeast, 2+ Tree Pipits over, 18 Red-throated Divers, 24 Sandwich Terns, 5 White Wagtails, Rock Pipit, 26 Linnet, 14 Oystercatcher, 72 Meadow Pipits, 21 Red-breasted Mergansers, 18 Common Scoter, 6 Eider, 2 auk sp, Sand Martin, 8 Greylag Geese, 6 Wigeon, 3 Lesser Redpoll, 22 Carrion Crow, Sparrowhawk, 4 Woodpigeon, 24 Curlew, 2 Razorbill, Swallow, [2 Harbour Porpoise]
Mythop: 2 Garganey (male, female), Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, Black-tailed Godwit, Buzzard, Ruff, 2 Redshank, 3 House Martins, 45 Sand Martins, c50 Swallow, 5 Shelduck, 26 Teal, 12 Lapwing, 4 Gadwall
Conder Estuary/Conder Pool: 4 male Scaup, 2 Little Ringed Plovers
Lytham Crematorium: 2 Ring-necked Parakeets, Little Owl, 2 Teal, Shoveler, 48 Jackdaw, Treecreeper
Bispham: possible Black Kite
Starr Gate: 5 Razorbills, Little Gull, Red-throated Diver, 3 Sandwich Terns, [2 Harbour Porpoise, Grey Seal]
Catforth: 4 Greylag Geese
Peel: Great Spotted Woodpecker
Fylde Farm: Snipe, Great Spotted Woodpecker
Newton Marsh: 200 Black-tailed Godwits
Anchorsholme: male Brambling

Chiffchaff Stanley Park
6th April (Cliff Raby)


15th April
Fairhaven Lake: adult Ross's Gull
Mythop: 2 Garganey (male, female), Little Ringed Plover, 2 Green Sandpipers, 2 Ruff, Common Sandpiper, 5 Gadwall (4 males, female), 3 Little Grebes, Black-tailed Godwit, Snipe, 2 Buzzard, 10+ Swallow, Kestrel
Blackleach: Sacred Ibis flew north over M55
Rossall Point: 25 Little Gulls, 11 Sandwich Terns, 101 Common Scoter 9 Red-throated Divers, 154 Knot, 49 Meadow Pipits, 4 Goldfinch, 14 Red-breasted Mergansers, 26 Linnet, 2 Swallow, 4 Gannet, 15 Ringed Plover
Hollowforth: Kingfisher
Myerscough Quarry: 2 Whimbrel, Common Sandpiper, 19 Tufted Ducks, 2 Goldeneye (male, female), Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Grey Heron, 20+ Sand Martins, 2 Greylag Geese, 2 Willow Warblers, 2 Great Crested Grebes, 2 Little Grebes, 2 Wigeon, Herring Gull, 2 Canada Geese
Sowerby: 5 Redshank, 70 Curlew, 5 Shoveler, Black-tailed Godwit, Peregrine, 21 Fieldfare, 3 Buzzards
Stanah: male Eider
Bispham Marsh: 2 Great Crested Grebes, 6 Coot (2 adults, 4 young), 2 Mute Swans, 3 Canada Geese, 5 Greylag Geese, Grey Heron, Little Grebe, 25 Mallards, 2 Tufted Ducks, 4 Moorhen, Kestrel, 9 Woodpigeon
Marton Mere: Great Crested Grebe, 10 Goldeneye, Pheasant, Oystercatcher, 25+ Sand Martins, 5+ Chiffchaffs, 5+ Reed Buntings
Freckleton: Merlin, Starling
Fairhaven: 82 Eider, Great Crested Grebe, c4,000 Knot, c50 Grey Plover
Carleton: Little Owl
Newton Marsh: Common Sandpiper

adult Tundra Bean Goose and Pink-footed Goose Pilling Lane Ends
14th April (Stuart Piner)



Whimbrels Myerscough Quarry
15th April (Stuart Piner)


14th April
Fairhaven Lake: adult Ross's Gull
Pilling Lane Ends: adult white morph Ross's Goose, adult Tundra Bean Goose, 3 1st-winter Greenland White-fronted Geese, Barnacle Goose, 4 Greylag Goose, c2,500 Pink-footed Geese, 3 Canada Geese, Little Egret, Merlin
Sowerby: Avocet, Whimbrel, 60+ Black-tailed Godwits, 83 Curlew, 3 Common Gull, 2 Lapwing, 6 Shoveler, 4 Shelduck, 112 Black-headed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Buzzard, 80+ Fieldfare
Lytham: Osprey flew north over windmill, male Eider, 62 Shelducks, 102 Redshanks, 14 Black-tailed Godwits, 32 Knot, 43 Ringed Plovers, 2 Linnets, Wheatear, 10 Teal, 4 Whimbrel flew east
Mythop: 2 Garganey (male, female), Little Ringed Plover, Green Sandpiper, 4 Redshank, 2 Snipe, Common Sandpiper, Buzzard, 46 Teal, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, Grey Heron, 2 Little Grebes, 3 Shoveler, 4 Gadwall, 22 Shelduck, Ruff
Conder Estuary/Conder Pool: 5 Scaup (4 males, female), 2 Spotted Redshanks, 2 Little Ringed Plovers, 81 Redshank, Grey Plover, Curlew, 2 Teal, 5 Tufted Ducks, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Greylag Geese, 7 Oystercatchers, 26 Mute Swans, Swallow, 12 Black-tailed Godwits, 3 Cormorants, 4 Wigeon, Dunlin, 12 Shelducks, 2 Red-breasted Merganser (male, female)
Glasson: 202 Black-tailed Godwits, 35 Redshanks, 165 Curlew, 57 Shelducks
Newton Marsh: 2 Little Egrets, female Merlin, Buzzard, c60 Black-tailed Godwits, Little Grebe, 10 Sand Martins
Rossall Point: 360 Meadow Pipit over, 14 Eider, 35 Linnets, 75 Goldfinch, 2 Red-throated Divers, 8 Red-breasted Mergansers, 43 Knot, 2 Sandwich Terns, 6 Common Scoter, 4 Gannet, 3 Swallow, auk sp
Eagland Hill: 2 Linnets, 31 Corn Buntings, 5 Tree Sparrows
Bradshaw Lane Head: 8 Yellowhammers, Tree Sparrow, 2 Dunnocks, Stock Dove, 4 Shelduck, male Wheatear, 150+ Lesser Black-backed Gulls
Cockersand: 50+ Dunlin, Grey Plover
 



Avocet Sowerby
14th April (Stuart Piner)

Avocet and Black-tailed Godwit Sowerby
14th April (Stuart Piner)


13th April
Pilling Lane Ends: adult white morph Ross's Goose, adult Tundra Bean Goose, Barnacle Goose, Raven, Greylag Goose, 2,000 Pink-footed Geese, Little Egret, Willow Warbler
Glasson: 2 Ravens flew over, 200 Black-tailed Godwits
Conder Estuary/Conder Pool: 4 Scaup (3 males, female), 2 Spotted Redshanks, 2 Little Ringed Plovers
Weeton: 2 adult Mediterranean Gulls, 120 Linnets, 5 Grey Partridge
Rossall Point: 14 Red-throated Divers flew east, 111 Sandwich Tern, 11 Grey Plover, 143 Meadow Pipits, 32 Red-breasted Mergansers, 36 Knot, 26 Linnet, 22 Oystercatcher, 60+ Common Scoter, 27 Eider, 2 Wheatears, 20+ Gannet, 3 Pied/White Wagtails, 14 Razorbills, 25+ auk sp, 6 Goldfinch, Siskin
Fairhaven Lake: 5 Swallows, 2 Red-breasted Mergansers (male, female)
Granny's Bay: c50 Grey Plover, c2,000 Knot
Catforth: 2+ House Martin, 4 Tree Sparrows, 3 Greylag Geese flew over
Bartle Hall: Tawny Owl
Marton Mere: Reed Warbler singing, 6 Chiffchaffs, 3 Stock Dove, 11 Mallard (adult, 10 young)
Mythop: Ruff, 2 Green Sandpipers, 2 White Wagtails
Thurnham Hall: 4 Chiffchaffs, 2 Blackcaps (male, female), Great Spotted Woodpecker
Bispham Marsh: Grey Heron, 2 Mute Swans, 2 Greylag Geese, 3 Canada Geese, 2 Great Crested Grebes, Little Grebes, 35 Mallard, 5 Tufted Ducks, Teal, 2 Coot, Moorhen, 2 Swallow, [3 Small Tortoiseshells]
Newton Marsh: Spotted Redshank, 6 Shoveler (3 male, 3 female), 2 Reed Buntings (male, female)
Cockerham Moss Edge: Little Owl



adult white morph Ross's Goose, adult Tundra Bean Goose and Pink-footed Goose Pilling Lane Ends
13th April (Paul Slade)

adult Tundra Bean Goose Pilling Lane Ends
14th April (Stuart Piner)


12th April
Warton Marsh: 2nd-winter Glossy Ibis, 8 Little Egrets
Conder Estuary/Conder Pool: 2 male Scaup, Spotted Redshank
Lytham Crematorium: 2 Ring-necked Parakeets
Knott End: Siskin flew over
Pilling Lane: 2 Grey Partridge, Little Egret, Swallow
Mythop: Ruff, 2 Black-tailed Godwits, Green Sandpiper, 2 male Gadwall, 3 Redshank, 40 Teal, 3 Shoveler, 6 Curlew (3 males, 3 females), 4+ Buzzards, c20 Lapwings
Thurnham: 2 Little Owls
Cockersand: 8 Ringed Plover, Grey Plover, 2 Grey Partridges
Glasson Basin: 4 Swallows
Marton Mere: Whitethroat, 5 singing Chiffchaffs, 4 singing Willow Warblers, 3 singing Blackcaps, Water Rail, 5 Gadwall, 12+ Goldeneye, 2 Great Crested Grebes, 2 Ruddy Duck (male, female)
Ream Hills: Buzzard
Lytham Moss: Wheatear, Buzzard

male Brambling Knott End
11th April (Ken Halpin)


11th April
Pilling Lane Ends: adult white morph Ross's Goose
Marton Mere: adult Yellow-legged Gull, Osprey flew over, 2 Garganey (male, female), 8 House Martins, Common Sandpiper, 7 Willow Warblers, 5 Chiffchaffs, 7 Blackcap (6 males, female), 80 Sand Martin, 30 Swallow, 16 Goldeneye (4 male, 12 females), 5 Gadwall (3 males, 2 females), 2 Water Rails, Jay, 2 Grey Plovers flew northeast, 8 Shoveler, 8 Teal
Clifton Marsh: Osprey flew over
Fleetwood Marine Lakes: 2 Purple Sandpipers
Conder Estuary/Conder Pool: 5 Scaup (4 males, female), 2 Spotted Redshanks, 2 Little Ringed Plovers, 5 Linnets
Glasson Basin: 2 House Martins, 2 Swallows, 6 Sand Martins, 5 Great Crested Grebes
Glasson: c50 Black-tailed Godwits, c50 Curlew
Cockersand: 21 Eider (15 males, 6 females), 3 Grey Plovers, 240 Golden Plovers
Knott End: male Brambling, female Blackcap
Fleetwood Marsh Nature Park: Great Crested Grebe, Little Grebe, Snipe, 4 Wheatear Goldfinch, Skylark
Lightfoot Green: 3 Little Ringed Plovers, Little Grebe, 3 Reed Buntings, 2 Linnets, 2 Swallows, 2 male Wheatears, c40 Sand Martins, 2 Chiffchaffs
Mythop: Ruff, Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Redshank, 32 Teal, 4 Shoveler, 2 Little Grebe, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, Snipe, 2 Oystercatchers, 2 Curlew
Warton Marsh: Little Egret, Whimbrel, 10 Black-tailed Godwit, White Wagtail, 2 Wheatears (male, female), 4 Swallows, 2 House Martins, Sedge Warbler, 2 Goldcrests
Freckleton Naze Pool: 12 Teal, 150+ Black-tailed Godwits
Myerscough Quarry: House Martin, 10+ Swallow, 60+ Sand Martins, 42 Oystercatcher, male Goldeneye, 2 Pied Wagtails, 20 Tufted Ducks, 7 Wigeon, Meadow Pipit, Peregrine, male Gadwall, Willow Warbler, 3 young Mallards
Carr House Green Common: 2 Willow Warblers
Sowerby: 200+ Black-tailed Godwits
Starr Gate: 50 Common Scoter, Gannet, Red-throated Diver
Newton Marsh: male White Wagtail, 3 Pied Wagtail (2 male, female), c10 Black-headed Gull, 500+ Black-tailed Godwit, Canada Goose, 2 Curlew, 5+ Coot, 10+ Goldfinch, 5+ Great Black-backed gull, Grey Heron, 20+ Herring Gull, House Martin, 2 House Sparrow, 10+ Lapwing, 50+ Lesser Black-backed gull, Linnet, Little Grebe, 3 Mallard (2 male, female), 20+ Meadow Pipit, 5+ Moorhen, 2 Mute Swan, 2 Oystercatcher, 10+ Redshank, 5+ Reed Bunting, 5+ Rook, 50+ Sand Martin, 20+ Shelduck, 4+ Shoveler, 10+ Skylark, 50+ Swallow, 10+ Teal, 2 Wigeon (male, female)
Bispham Marsh: Grey Heron, 2 Mute Swans, 4 Canada Geese, 3 Greylag Geese, 2 Great Crested Grebes, 2 Little Grebes, 5 Teal, 23 Mallard, Tufted Duck, 3 Moorhen, 4 Coot

Spotted Redshank Conder Estuary
10th April (Zac Hinchcliffe)


10th April
Pilling Lane Ends: adult white morph Ross's Goose, Barnacle Goose, Willow Warbler, 1,000+ Pink-footed Geese
Marton Mere: 2 Garganey (male, female), Long-eared Owl, 2 adult Mediterranean Gulls, Whitethroat, Sedge Warbler, Jay, 3 Blackcap, 100+ Black-headed Gull, 10+ Blue Tit, 2 Buzzard, 10+ Chaffinch, 3 Common Gull, 2 Cormorant, 3 Gadwall (male, 2 female), 3 Goldeneye, 3 Grey Herons, 3 Greylag Geese, 30+ Herring Gull, 10+ Lapwing, 100+ Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 20+ Mallard, 10+ Moorhen, 2 Mute Swan, Oystercatcher, Pheasant, 5+ Robin, 50+ Sand Martin, 2 Shelduck, 6+ Shoveler, 10+ Teal, 20+ Tufted Duck, 20+ Blackbird, c10 Chiffchaff, 5+ House Martin, 10+ Reed Bunting, 30+ Swallow, 100+ Woodpigeon
Fleetwood Marine Lakes: 2 Purple Sandpipers, Knot
The Heads: 5+ Water Pipits
Conder Estuary/Conder Pool: 5 Scaup (4 males, female), adult Spotted Redshank
Bispham Marsh: 4 Mandarin (male, 3 females), Grey Heron, Cormorant, 2 Mute Swans, 2 Canada Geese, 2 Greylag Geese, 2 Great Crested Grebes, 5 Tufted Duck, 7 Teal, 25 Mallard, 2 Moorhen, 4 Coot, 2 Reed Buntings
Knott End: Chiffchaff, Sparrowhawk, 2 Eider (male, female), male Brambling, Swallow
Mythop: Ruff, 7 Black-tailed Godwit, Shoveler, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, Snipe
Dam Side: Swallow
Sowerby: 520+ Black-tailed Godwits, Oystercatcher, male Wigeon, 2 male Shoveler, 2 Curlew
Myerscough Quarry: male Goldeneye, Grey Heron, 40+ Sand Martins, 4 Reed Buntings, 5+ Meadow Pipits, 2 Shelduck, Willow Warbler, 20 Oystercatcher, 22 Coot, 13 Wigeon, 12 Tufted Ducks, 2 Black-tailed Godwits, 3 Little Grebes, 22 Mallards (5 young), Great Crested Grebe, 3 Gadwall (2 males, female), 3 Mute Swans, 3 Canada Geese, Cormorant, 2 Greylag Geese, Swallow, Song Thrush
Ridge Farm: 7 Wheatears, 5 Little Egrets, c30 Twite
Fluke Hall: Goldcrest, 4 Sand Martins, 3 Swallow, 2 Chiffchaff, Rock Pipit, Coal Tit, Lesser Redpoll over
Waterside Farm: adult Whooper Swan, 25+ Mute Swans, 19 Black-tailed Godwits, 2 Little Egrets
Myerscough College: Kingfisher
Starr Gate: 13 Whooper Swans south, male Eider, Cormorant, 10 Common Scoter
Blackpool Pleasure Beach: Grey Wagtail
Mythop: singing Blackcap, Green Sandpiper, Snipe, Redshank, 17 Teal, Grey Partridge, Buzzard, 2 Curlew, 3 Gadwall (2 males, female), Black-tailed Godwit [3 female Roe Deer]

Purple Sandpiper Fleetwood Marine Lakes
7th March (Phillip Tomkinson)

Purple Sandpipers Fleetwood Marine Lakes
10th April (David Wadsworth)


9th April
Pilling Marsh: adult white morph Ross's Goose, 3,000+ Pink-footed Geese, 2+ Swallows, 3 Canada Geese, 2 Greylag Geese
Warton Marsh: 2nd-winter Glossy Ibis, 4 Water Pipits, 7 Little Egrets
Starr Gate: Black-throated Diver, Red-throated Diver north, male Eider north, 3 Cormorants, c20 Common Scoter
Rossall Point: 2 Avocets flew northeast
Fleetwood Freeport: adult Yellow-legged Gull
Conder Estuary/Conder Pool: 4 Scaup (3 males, female), 2+ Little Ringed Plovers, 3 Spotted Redshanks, Greenshank, Little Grebe, Meadow Pipit, 2+ Tufted Ducks
Cockersand: Raven, 10+ Golden Plovers 
Rawcliffe Moss: Raven
Knott End: Little Egret, 5 Red-breasted Mergansers (male, 4 females), 2 Eider (male, female)
Fulwood: 5 Goldfinches, female Bullfinch
Squires Gate: Goldcrest
Marton Mere: Sedge Warbler, 4+ singing Willow Warblers, 3 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 10 Swallow, 4 Gadwall, 14 Shoveler
Wharles: 3 Swallows
St Annes Old Links: Swallow
Rossall School: 10 Blackbird, 98 Meadow Pipit over, 17 Linnet over, 320 Knot south, 10 Common Scoter
Fleetwood Cemetery: 36 Meadow Pipit over, 10 Goldfinch over, 12 Linnet over, male Sparrowhawk
Sowerby: 8 House Sparrow, Sparrowhawk, 25 Meadow Pipits, 3 Redshank, 2 Shoveler (male, female), 2 Oystercatchers, Lapwing
Bradshaw Lane Head: 2 Red-legged Partridges, 2 Tree Sparrows, 2+ Chaffinches, Reed Bunting
Eagland Hill: 21 Corn Buntings, 3 Tree Sparrows, 2+ Chaffinches
Pilling: 26 Swallows flew north
Marton: 2 Shoveler (male, female)
Mythop: Black-tailed Godwit, male Gadwall, Green Sandpiper
Myerscough Quarry: Redshank, 60+ Sand Martins, Peregrine, Willow Warbler, 41 Oystercatcher, 17 Mallard (5 juveniles), 26 Coot, Stock Dove, 2 Swallow, 25 Wigeon, 16 Tufted Ducks, Canada Goose, 2 Moorhen, Grey Heron, 2 Little Grebes, 2 Curlew, 2 Goosander (male, female)
Bilsborrow: escaped male Mandarin
Preesall Flashes: Great Crested Grebe, 2 Coot

Recently: Stanley Park: male Blackcap

second-winter Glossy Ibis Warton Marsh
6th April (Nick Patel)


8th April
Pilling Marsh: adult white morph Ross's Goose, Barnacle Goose, 4,000+ Pink-footed Geese
Marton Mere: 2 Long-eared Owls, 6 Gadwall, 2 Ruddy Duck, male Sparrowhawk, 4 Buzzards
Rossall Point: 2 Purple Sandpipers, 26 Whooper Swan north, 10+ Ringed Plover, Knot, 15+ Sanderling, 100+ Turnstone, 3 Red-throated Diver, Guillemot, 3 Sandwich Tern, 4 Wheatear, Stonechat
The Heads: 3+ Water Pipits, 5 Snipe, 12 Goldfinches, 5+ Meadow Pipits
Conder Estuary/Conder Pool: 4 Scaup (3 males, female), 2 Little Ringed Plovers, Spotted Redshank, Goldeneye, Little Grebe, Black-tailed Godwit
Fluke Hall: 2 Little Egrets, 2 Wheatear, c65 Twite
Starr Gate: adult Little Gull, Razorbill
Sowerby: 475+ Black-tailed Godwits, 5 Redshank
Burrow's Marsh: 6 Eider (5 males, female), 5 Teal
Barnaby's Sands: 4 Eider
Nateby: Buzzard
Blackpool South Shore: 44 Whooper Swans flew southwest
Cockersand: c300 Golden Plover, 75 Knot, Grey Partridge, White Wagtail, 12 Meadow Pipits, Swallow past
Pilling Lane Ends: 2 Black-tailed Godwits
Fleetwood Golf Course: 5+ Skylark, female Wheatear, female Stonechat, 21 Meadow Pipits, Wren, 2 Pied Wagtails
Herons' Reach Golf Course: Barn Owl, 2 Water Rails
Fulwood: Kestrel over, 2 Buzzard, 2 Bullfinches (male, female), Goldcrest, 3 Sparrowhawks
Stakepool: 2 Goldcrests
Mythop: Ruff, Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Redshanks, Green Sandpiper, 2 Snipe
Myerscough Quarry: Peregrine

second-winter Glossy Ibis Warton Marsh
6th April (Nick Patel)

adult Spotted Redshank and Black-tailed Godwits Bartle Pools
April (Steve Jones)


7th April
Pilling Marsh: adult white morph Ross's Goose, Barnacle Goose, 3 Little Egrets, 2,500 Pink-footed Geese, 300+ Redshanks, 6 Grey Plovers, 65+ Shelducks
Warton Marsh: 2nd-winter Glossy Ibis, 6 Water Pipits, Greenshank, Spotted Redshank, 9 Little Egrets, male Eider
Marton Mere: 2 Garganey (male, female), male Ruddy Duck, 4 Mute Swans, male Kestrel, 2 Stock Doves, 3 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Goldeneye, Sparrowhawk, 50+ Sand Martin, 25+ Swallow, male Blackcap, 6 singing Chiffchaffs, 2 Willow Warblers, Little Egret north
Conder Estuary/Conder Pool: 4 Scaup (3 males, female), 2 Spotted Redshanks, Greenshank, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Curlew, 5 Teal, 2 Mute Swans, Little Grebe, 2 Goldeneye, Swallow
Warton: Long-eared Owl
Bartle Pools: adult Spotted Redshank, 40+ Black-tailed Godwits, 40+ Curlew, 30+ Teal, 3 Chiffchaffs
Rossall Point: male Wheatear
Blackleach: 2 Mute Swans by Lancaster Canal also 6 Canada Geese
Salwick: Goldcrest, Tree Sparrow, Nuthatch
Carr House Green Common: Buzzard
Myerscough Quarry: House Martin flew north, 6 Goldeneye (3 males, 3 females), 25+ Sand Martin, 5+ Swallow, 2 Kingfisher, 26 Tufted Ducks, male Gadwall, 20 Mallard, 3 Canada Geese, 60+ Oystercatcher, Sparrowhawk, 2 Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, 3 Little Grebes, 2 Reed Bunting, Great Crested Grebe, 4 Lapwing, 5 Fieldfare, Jay
Fluke Hall Lane: 6+ singing Skylarks, 20 Meadow Pipits, 2 Red-legged Partridges, 3 Stock Doves, 2 Wheatears
Cockersand: 45 Redshanks, 3 Grey Plovers, 15 Oystercatchers, 3 Curlew, 2 Turnstones, 4 Eiders, 250 Golden Plovers
Starr Gate: 3 adult Gannet north, 3 Shelduck north
Starr Hills: 2 Stonechats (male, female)
Mythop: 3 Little Grebes, 9 Wigeon, 3 Shoveler, Buzzard, 9 Black-tailed Godwits, 2 Redshank, Ruff, Grey Heron, Mute Swan, 19 Teal, 2 Snipe, Green Sandpiper
Fulwood: Buzzard, 3 Sparrowhawk, 2 Bullfinch (male, female), Sand Martin flew west, Mallard, 50+ Lesser Black-backed Gull, 10+ Herring Gulls
Lightfoot Green: 50+ Sand Martin, Peregrine, Swallow, Green Sandpiper, 2 Little Ringed Plover, Chiffchaff, Buzzard, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Canada Geese, 50+ Meadow Pipit, Kestrel
Carleton: 2 Jays
Myerscough College: 2 Kingfisher, Dipper, House Martin, Grey Wagtail
Elswick: male Blackcap 
Fulwood: 2 Bullfinches (male, female)

male and female Garganey Marton Mere
6th April (Paul Ellis)

Water Pipit The Heads
6th April (Paul Ellis)


6th April
Marton Mere: Osprey flew over, 2 Garganey (male, female), 7+ Swallows, 40+ Sand Martins
Fulwood: Osprey flew northeast also 2 Sand Martin flew east, 2 Sparrowhawk (male, female), 10+ Herring Gull, 100+ Lesser Black-backed Gull, Pied Wagtail flew east, 2 Mistle Thrushes over, Goldcrest, 2 Coal Tit, 2 Carrion Crow, 10+ Goldfinch flew north, 2 Bullfinch (male, female)
The Heads: 6 Water Pipits
Warton Marsh: 3 Water Pipits, 6 Little Egrets, 3 Merlins
Conder Estuary/Conder Pool: 4 Scaup (3 males, female), male White Wagtail then flew north, Spotted Redshank, Greenshank, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 5 Goosander over, 31 Teal, 2 Goldeneye, 10 Tufted Duck, 22 Oystercatcher, 2 Grey Plovers
Fleetwood Marine Lakes: 2 Purple Sandpipers, 250+ Turnstone, 24 Redshank
Stanley Park: 2nd-summer Mediterranean Gull, Willow Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Swallow, 17 Tufted Ducks, 3 Great Crested Grebes, 16 Grey Herons (10 adults, 6 young), 50+ Mallard, 3 Song Thrush, Goldcrest, 43 Blackbirds (26 males, 17 females), 12 Cormorants, c45 Black-headed Gull
Cockersand: Sanderling, 420 Golden Plover, 100 Dunlin, 170 Knot, 10 Grey Plover, 35 Ringed Plover, 114 Oystercatcher, 2 Eider, Swallow north, 28 Lapwing, 120 Redshank, 37 Curlew, Snipe, Little Egret, Cormorant, 2 Moorhen, 5 Wigeon, 11 Mallard, 3 Shelduck, 6 Teal, Common Gull, Herring Gull, female Merlin, 5 Wheatear, 2 Pied Wagtails
St Michael's on Wyre: 5 Swallows flew north
Rossall Point: 131 Linnet over, 512 Meadow Pipit over, 2 Sandwich Tern, Reed Bunting over, Siskin over, 38 Goldfinch over
Ream Hills: Green Sandpiper
Sowerby: 320+ Black-tailed Godwits, 4 Swallows, male Shoveler, 4 Redshank
Forton: House Martin flew over
Arm Hill: 2 Great Crested Grebe, Cormorant, 2 Little Egret, Mute Swan, Whooper Swan, 2 Pink-footed Goose, 58 Shelduck, 17 Wigeon, 28 Teal, 12 Mallard, 14 Eider (10 males, 4 females), 4 Red-breasted Merganser (3 males, female), male Merlin, 3 Red-legged Partridge, 1,235 Oystercatcher, Grey Plover, 20 Lapwing, Snipe, 32 Black-tailed Godwit, Bar-tailed Godwit, 13 Curlew, 381 Redshank, 755 Knot, 20 Dunlin, 19 Great Black-backed Gull, 40 Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, 7 Skylark, 80 Meadow Pipit, 2 female Wheatears, singing Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 9 Goldfinch, 13 Reed Bunting 
Skippool Creek/Shard Bridge/Hambleton Marsh: 4 Mute Swan, 17 Shelduck, 24 Mallard, 40 Oystercatcher, 24 Black-tailed Godwit, 15 Curlew, 253 Redshank, 8 Great Black-backed Gull, 38 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 14 Black-headed Gull, 3 Cormorant, 2 Teal, 5 Knot, 23 Herring Gull, 2 Grey Heron, Turnstone, Sparrowhawk
Pilling: 400 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
Cockerham Moss Edge: Little Owl 
Mythop: singing Little Grebe, 9 Wigeon, 2 Shoveler, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, Ruff, 15 Teal, Snipe, Redshank, Green Sandpiper 
Starr Gate: female Wigeon south, 3 Cormorants north
Staining: 2 Buzzards, singing Goldcrest
Stanley Park: Chiffchaff, 3+ Goldcrests, 2 Treecreepers, female Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6 Great Crested Grebes
Fleetwood Marsh Nature Park: White Wagtail, 11 Wheatear, 5+ singing Skylarks, 10+ Meadow Pipit, 3 Ruddy Duck, Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe
Bisham Marsh: 2 Great Crested Grebes, 2 Coots, 4 Teal, 8 Tufted Ducks, 2 Mute Swans, Sparrowhawk, Cormorant, Grey Heron
Carleton: Grey Heron, 2 Coots, 2 Moorhens, Wren, 2 Goldfinches
Peel: Barn Owl
Carleton: Snipe, Chiffchaff 
Warbreck: Chiffchaff, Goldcrest

Water Pipit Warton Marsh
6th April (Nick Patel)

Purple Sandpiper Fleetwood Marine Lakes
5th April (Jim Clift)

Knot and Turnstones Fleetwood Marine Lakes
5th April (Jim Clift)


5th April
Warton Marsh: 2nd-winter Glossy Ibis, 3 Water Pipits, 10+ Carrion Crow, 20+ Lapwing, male Teal, Mute Swan, 2 Oystercatcher, 4+ Reed Bunting, 30+ Mallard, 40+ Meadow Pipit, female Merlin, 20+ Little Egret
Fleetwood Marine Lakes: 2 Purple Sandpipers, Knot, c10 Redshanks
Conder Estuary/Conder Pool: 3 Scaup (2 males, female), Little Ringed Plover, 2 Spotted Redshank, adult Cormorant, 2+ Tufted Ducks, 4+ Redshanks, 2+ Oystercatchers
Staining: adult Mediterranean Gull
Marton Mere: 2 male Common Scoters, 2 Gadwall (male, female), 15 Sand Martin, 3 Swallows
Bispham Marsh: 2 Mute Swans, Cormorant, 3 Canada Geese, 2 Greylag Geese, 2 Great Crested Grebes, Little Grebe, 28 Mallard, 8 Tufted Duck, 4 Teal, 4 Coot, 2 Moorhen, Sparrowhawk, 8 Magpies
Boundary Park: Sparrowhawk
Carleton: Little Grebe
Cockersand: Grey Plover
Cottam Brickworks: 2 singing Willow Warblers, 4 Chiffchaffs
Fairhaven Lake: 5+ Canada Geese, c5 Coot, 10+ Herring Gull, 5+ Jackdaw, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 10+ Tufted Ducks
Fairhaven: Common Gull, 30+ Curlew, 100+ Dunlin, 5 Grey Plover, 50+ Knot, 30+ Linnet, 30+ Meadow Pipit, 5+ Skylark, 2 Stonechat, 3 Wheatear (male, 2 female)
Fleetwood Marsh Nature Park: Great Crested Grebe, Little Grebe, 3 Goldeneye (male, 2 female), male Pochard, 3+ Tufted Ducks, female Kestrel, 2 adult Mute Swans, White Wagtail, 6 Pied Wagtails, c50 Sand Martins
Herons' Reach: Goldcrest
Ingol: 4+ Swallows flew northwest
Layton: 2 singing Reed Buntings, Great Spotted Woodpecker, female Sparrowhawk
Lytham: Pied Wagtail, 2 Swallow over
Mythop: 29 Black-tailed Godwit, Buzzard, 2 Redshank, 20 Shelduck, 2 Grey Partridges (male, female), 3 Little Grebes, adult Whooper Swan, Green Sandpiper, 23 Teal, 2 Snipe, 18 Curlew, 10+ Lapwing, 2+ Moorhen, 2 Shoveler (male, female), 2 Stock Dove, 2+ Rooks
Newton Marsh: 100+ Black-tailed Godwit, c5 Canada Geese, 5+ Chaffinch, 3 Coot, 10+ Goldfinch, Grey Heron, Greylag Goose, 30+ Lapwing, 2 Ruff, Sand Martin, 30+ Shelduck, 3 Shoveler, 10+ Teal
Preston Dock: 3 Great Crested Grebes, 5 Cormorants
Ream Hills: male Pochard, 4 Tufted Ducks, 24 Oystercatchers
Staining Nook: Goldcrest
Thurnham: 10+ Mute Swans
Todderstaffe Hall: 7 Whooper Swans, 50 Fieldfare, Buzzard
Warton Bank: Blackbird, 10+ Blue Tit, 10+ Woodpigeon, 2 Wren, 10+ Chaffinch, 5+ Dunnock, 3 Goldcrest, 5+ Goldfinch, 2 Great Tit, 10+ Greenfinch, 10+ House Sparrow, 5+ Linnet, Robin, 5+ Feral Pigeons, 10+ Rook, 30+ Shelduck, Song Thrush, Siskin, Lesser Redpoll
Weeton: Sparrowhawk
Catterall: Sand Martin
Ridge Farm: 2 Swallow, 4+ White Wagtails, Little Egret, Goldcrest
Glasson Basin: 4 Swallow
Sowerby: Little Ringed Plover, 31 Black-tailed Godwits, 4 Redshank, 7 Teal

Recently: Warton: Long-eared Owl

Long-eared Owl Marton Mere
(Paul Ellis)

adult Mediterranean Gulls, adult Black-headed Gull and first-winter Common Gull Marton Mere
(Paul Ellis)


4th April
Marton Mere: 6 Mediterranean Gulls (5 adults, 2nd-summer), 2 Swallows, Water Rail, 10+ Goldeneye, Stock Dove, 70 Sand Martin
Newton Marsh: 2 Little Egrets, 9 Shoveler, Grey Heron, 6 Oystercatchers, 41 Black-tailed Godwits, 7 Sand Martins
Pilling Marsh: 5 Wheatear (3 males, 2 females), 6 Eider
Winmarleigh: 4 Buzzards
Mythop: 50 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Pintail, 2 Shoveler, Snipe, Redshank, 2 Greylag Geese, Mute Swan
Broughton: Sand Martin, 3 singing Chiffchaff, 4 singing Song Thrush, Blackcap
Bispham Marsh: 2 Grey Herons, 2 Mute Swans, 4 Canada Geese, 3 Great Crested Grebes, 6 Tufted Ducks, 2 Teal, 19 Mallard, 5 Coot, 5 Moorhen
Bispham: Sparrowhawk, Long-tailed Tit, Chiffchaff 
Warton BAe Systems: Grey Partridge
Mythop: 8 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Buzzards, 2 Redshank, 9 Shelducks, 3 Snipe, 82 Teal, 2 Curlew, 4 Oystercatchers, 9 Wigeon, 2 Green Sandpipers, Little Grebe, 10 Mallard, Mute Swan, 24 Lapwing, 2 Shoveler, Ruff, 2 Tufted Ducks (male, female), adult Whooper Swan
Knott End: Sparrowhawk
Starr Gate: 5 Shelducks north, male Eider north
Myerscough Quarry: 2 Sand Martins, 6 Goldeneye, 2 Pochard (male, female)

adult Mediterranean Gulls Marton Mere
(Paul Ellis)


3rd April
Warton Marsh: 2nd-winter Glossy Ibis, 2 Little Egrets
Marton Mere: adult Yellow-legged Gull, Long-eared Owl, 3 Mediterranean Gulls (2 adults, 2nd-summer), female Common Scoter, 3 Water Rails, 5+ Reed Buntings, 45+ Sand Martins, 5 Swallow, House Martin, 3 Gadwall, c20 Shoveler, 13+ Goldeneye
Knott End: 3 Red-breasted Mergansers, Great Crested Grebe
Ingol: 3 Siskins (2 males, female)
Herons' Reach: 3+ Reed Buntings
Catforth: Coal Tit, 2 Tree Sparrows
Sowerby: 12 Teal, 3 Shoveler, Buzzard
Newton Marsh: 3 Little Egrets, 100 Black-tailed Godwits
Starr Gate: Red-throated Diver south, 30 Common Scoter, Cormorant
Claremont Park: Goldcrest
Layton Crematorium: 2 Goldcrests
Blackpool North Shore: Goldcrest, 490 Feral Pigeons
Cottam Brickworks: 2 Jays, singing Willow Warbler, 3 Chiffchaffs, 2 Snipe
Greyfriars: male Bullfinch, female Great Spotted Woodpecker

Recently: Warton: 8 Tree Sparrows

adult Yellow-legged Gull Marton Mere
31st March (Bill Aspin)


2nd April
Warton Marsh: 2nd-winter Glossy Ibis, 10 Little Egrets
Marton Mere: Long-eared Owl, 4 adult Mediterranean Gulls, 2 Curlews over, 5 Buzzards over, singing Willow Warbler, 2+ Chiffchaffs
Conder Estuary/Conder Pool: 4 Scaup (3 males, female), 2 Little Ringed Plovers, Little Grebe, 2 female Goldeneye
Warton: 2 adult Mediterranean Gulls
Knott End: 3 Little Egrets
Starr Gate: 2 adults Gannet north, 30 Common Scoter
Squires Gate: Goldcrest
Great Eccleston: 3 Buzzards
Pilling Lane: Chiffchaff
Bispham Marsh: 2 Grey Heron, Mute Swan, 5 Canada Geese, 2 Great Crested Grebes, 30 Mallard, 4 Teal, 2 Tufted Duck, 5 Coot, Moorhen, Chiffchaff
Fleetwood Marsh Nature Park: 2 male Ruddy Ducks, c10 wheatear, 3 Goldeneye (male, 2 females), Little Grebe, c100 Meadow Pipit, 3 Chiffchaff, Skylark
Rossall Point: 2 Wheatear, Skylark, Turnstone, Ringed Plover
Thurnham: 63 Mute Swans, 2 Little Owls
Pilling Lane Ends: female Sparrowhawk
Pilling Marsh: 120 Pink-footed Geese, Little Egret
Cockerham Moss Edge: 2 Grey Partridges
Cockersand: 25+ Tree Sparrows, Little Owl 
Cockerham Marsh: 5+ Golden Plovers
Lytham Jetty: 250 Black-tailed Godwits, 32 Bar-tailed Godwits, 100 Redshank, 52 Knot, 26 Shelduck, 32 Teal, 11 Jackdaws, 2 Woodpigeons
Staining: Buzzard
Stanley Park: 32 Tufted Ducks, 3 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 4 Great Crested Grebes, 2 Goldcrests, male Sparrowhawk
Preston Dock: 4 Great Crested Grebes
St Annes Old Links: Skylark: 28+ Skylarks, 4 Stonechats (3 male, female), 1+ Chiffchaff
Newton Marsh: 1,000 Black-tailed Godwit

adult Ross's Gull Marton Mere
31st March (Mick McGough)


1st April
Fleetwood Marine Lakes: juvenile Iceland Gull
Thornton: Raven flew over
Mythop: Raven flew over, 3 Green Sandpipers, adult Whooper Swan, Curlew, 4 Oystercatchers, Little Grebe, 3 Snipe, 2 Redshank, 34 Wigeon
Conder Estuary/Conder Pool: 4 Scaup (3 males, female), Little Ringed Plover, 2 Spotted Redshanks, Greenshank, Goldeneye, 16 Tufted Duck, 2 Wigeon
Rossall Point: 21 Grey Plover, 493 Knot, 12 Meadow Pipit, 5 Eider, 3 Red-breasted Merganser, 14 Common Scoter, 2 Stonechat (male, female)
Knott End: Chiffchaff, Little Egret, 3 Wheatears
Lytham Moss: 4 Wheatears
Starr Gate: 6 adult Gannets south, Razorbill south, male Eider
Preesall: 5 Goldfinches, male Reed Bunting, Chiffchaff
Marton Mere: 2 Mediterranean Gulls, Barn Owl, Little Grebe, 2 Swallows flew north, 3+ Reed Buntings
Sowerby: 58 Black-tailed Godwits
Blackpool: 13 Goldfinches
Newton Marsh: Little Egret, 151 Black-tailed Godwits
Glasson: 6 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Bar-tailed Godwit, 3 Goldeneye, 14 Wigeon, 2 Red-breasted Mergansers
Glasson Marsh: Little Egret, 145 Black-tailed Godwit
Cockersand: c440 Golden Plover, 2 Grey Partridge
Cottam Brickworks: 2 Chiffchaffs, 7 Snipe, male Bullfinch, 2 Long-tailed Tits, Jay

adult Ross's Gull Marton Mere
31st March (Mick McGough)

adult Ross's Gull Marton Mere
31st March (Stuart Piner)


31st March
Marton Mere: adult Ross's Gull (the third Fylde record), adult Yellow-legged Gull, 2 adult Mediterranean Gulls, singing Chiffchaff, first-winter male Goldeneye, Willow Warbler, 20+ Shoveler, Barn Owl, 4 Buzzards
Mythop: male Goshawk flew south
Conder Estuary/Conder Pool: 4 Scaup (3 males, female), Little Ringed Plover, Spotted Redshank, 5 Redshank, 2 Teal, Goldeneye, Little Grebe, 16 Tufted Ducks, 11 Mallards, 2 Black-tailed Godwits, 19 Oystercatchers, 7 Redshanks, 4 Greylag Geese, 44 Mute Swans, 8 Meadow Pipits
Starr Gate: 9 Little Gulls, 7 Whooper Swans, 19 Red-throated Divers south, 2 Eider (male, female) south, Great Crested Grebe
New Ridge Farm: Chiffchaff, 2 Pied Wagtails, 5 Meadow Pipits, Wheatear
Glasson: Greenshank
Cockersand: 4 male Wheatears, 200+ Black-tailed Godwits flew south, 31 Golden Plovers, 6 Tree Sparrows
Pilling Marsh: 2 male Wheatears, 4 Little Egrets, 2,500 Pink-footed Geese
Fluke Hall: female Wheatear, 20 Tree Sparrows
Todderstaffe Hall: 3 Whooper Swans, singing Chiffchaff
Knott End: Peregrine, 11 Eider
Sowerby: 2 Shoveler
Myerscough College: Jay
Rawcliffe Moss: 66 Corn Bunting, 19 Chaffinch, 14 Yellowhammer, 16 Meadow Pipit, male Reed Bunting, 4 Buzzard, 20 Lapwing, 2 Sparrowhawk, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 80 Fieldfare
Cocker's Dyke: 7 Wheatears
Pilling Lane: Chiffchaff
Glasson Basin: 4 Great Crested Grebes, 11 Tufted Ducks, 19 Coot
Glasson: Greenshank, 6 Goldeneye, 7 Wigeon, 5 Cormorants, 13 Black-tailed Godwits, 65 Bar-tailed Godwits, 25 Redshanks, 47 Oystercatchers
Glasson Marsh: 81 Black-tailed Godwits, 15 Wigeon, 59 Shelduck
Fluke Hall Lane: 87 Shelducks, 2+ Lapwings
Newton Marsh: 15 Shoveler, 20 Wigeon, 11 Teal, 20 Shelduck, 2 Mute Swans, 4 Moorhen, 8 Coot, 10 Mallard, 75 Black-headed Gulls, 5 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 20 Starling, 4 Oystercatchers, 250 Black-tailed Godwits, 6 Redshank, 2 Grey Heron, 10 Lapwing, 4 Little Egrets, 2 Magpie, Little Grebe, 20 Shelduck, female Kestrel
Skippool Creek: 35 Black-tailed Godwits, 50 Golden Plovers
Burrow's Marsh: 82 Black-tailed Godwits

adult Ross's Gull Marton Mere
31st March (Stuart Piner)

adult Ross's Gull Marton Mere
31st March (Chris Batty)


30th March
Fleetwood Golf Course: female Snow Bunting
Marton Mere: Long-eared Owl, 2 Gadwall (male, female), 3 Kestrels, 4 Stock Doves, 4 Shoveler, 2 Long-tailed Tits, 35 Meadow Pipits, 7 Sand Martins, Buzzard, 36 Shoveler, 15 Teal, male Blackcap, 6 singing Chiffchaffs, Water Rail, 4 Goldeneye, 2 Grey Wagtails
Lytham Moss: Short-eared Owl
Conder Estuary/Conder Pool: 4 Scaup  (3 males, female), 2 Goldeneye, Spotted Redshank, Black-tailed Godwit
Glasson Marsh: Raven over, 170 Curlew, Wheatear, 130 Black tailed Godwit
Bartle Pools: c60 Curlew, 5 Teal, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Shoveler, adult Spotted Redshank, 2 Canada Geese
Bispham Marsh: 2 Mute Swans, 7 Canada Geese, Cormorant, 2 Great Crested Grebes, 20 Mallard, 5 Tufted Duck, 10 Teal, 6 Coot, Moorhen, 2 Sparrowhawks, 9 Magpie, 2 Reed Buntings
Blackpool North Shore: 3 male wheatears
Bradshaw Lane Head: 8 Linnet, 5+ Yellowhammer, 10+ Corn Bunting, 2 Reed Bunting, 15+ Chaffinch, 15+ Tree Sparrow
Catforth: 2 Tree Sparrows
Catforth: 300+ Lesser Black-backed Gulls, c150 Black-headed Gulls, c50 Common Gulls
Cocker's Dyke: Sparrowhawk 
Cockersand: 5 Pintail, 3 Grey Plover
Fleetwood Marsh Nature Park: 6 Sand Martins, 15 Tufted Ducks, 2 Gadwall, 2 Shoveler, 4 Goldeneye, 2 Geat Crested Grebes, 3+ Little Grebes, Mute Swan, singing Skylark, 4 Pied Wagtails, 25 Meadow Pipits
Fluke Hall Lane: 80+ Twite
Fluke Hall: 6 Wheatears, female Stonechat, 2 Little Egrets, 3 Tree Sparows, 2 Goldcrests, Treecreeper, 2 Reed Bunting, 4 Red-legged Partridges
Greyfriars: 10+ Blackbird, 2 Bullfinches (male, female), 2 singing Chiffchaff, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 10+ Herring Gull, Jay, Mistle Thrush, 2 Nuthatch, 20+ Robin, 2 Song Thrushes
Haslam Park: 2 Chiffchaffs, 2 Goldcrest
Lightfoot Green: 2+ Blackbird, 30+ Black-headed Gull, 2 Blue Tit, 3 Buzzard, 2 Canada Geese, 30+ Carrion Crow, 5+ Chaffinch, singing Chiffchaff, 5+ Coot, Cormorant, Curlew flew west, 2 Dunnock, Goldcrest, 2 Goldfinch, 2 Great Tit, 3 Grey Heron, Herring Gull, Jackdaw flew north, 2 Kestrel (male, female), 10+ Lapwing, 5+ Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Linnet, Little Grebe, 5+ Magpie, 3 Mallard, 30+ Meadow Pipit, 2 Oystercatcher, c10 Pied Wagtail, 3 Red-legged Partridge, 10+ Reed Bunting, 2+ Robin, 30+ Feral Pigeons, 2 Sand Martin, 30+ Starling, 2 Teal (male, female), 4 Tufted Duck, 10+ Woodpigeon, 3+ Wren
Mythop: 3 Green Sandpipers, Snipe, Whooper Swan, 30 Meadow Pipits, Black-tailed Godwit, Snipe, singing Curlew
Peel: Peregrine
Pilling Lane Ends: Sparrowhawk, Little Egret
Pilling Lane: Little Egret, male Shoveler
Shard Bridge: Little Egret
Sowerby: 54 Curlew, 3 Redshank, 5 Pied Wagtails, 2 Shelduck, 6 Lapwings, 4 Meadow Pipits, Oystercatcher
Staining: 1+ White Wagtail, 34+ Pied Wagtails
Stanley Park: Treecreeper
Thurnham: Wheatear, 85 Mute Swan

adult Ross's Gull Marton Mere
31st March (Chris Batty)


29th March
Warton Marsh: 2nd-winter Glossy Ibis, 2 Water Pipits, 7 Little Egrets, 8 Whooper Swans
Barnaby's Sands: immature Iceland Gull, 1st-winter Little Gull, 100+ Black-headed Gull, 20+ Common Gull, 2 Cormorant, Curlew, 100+ Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 1,000+ Herring Gull, 500+ Lesser Black-backed Gull, 20+ Oystercatcher, 2 Pink-footed Geese, male Red-breasted Merganser, 10+ Wigeon
Fluke Hall: 148 Twite, 2 male Wheatears
Mythop: 4 Green Sandpipers, Redshank, adult Whooper Swan, Buzzard, 2 Ruff, Snipe, Little Grebe, 11 Pied Wagtails, Grey Partridge, 7 Stock Doves, 6 Shoveler
Sowerby: 35 Curlew, Redshank
Little Singleton: Barn Owl
Fluke Hall Lane: 90 Sheldu