31 Teal.
Friday, 30 November 2012
Jack Snipe and a record count of Teal, Eccleston Mere
Jack Snipe 1 Snipe 1 Teal 31 Little Grebe 2 juvs. Great Crested Grebe 10 Siskin 5Lesser Redpoll 1 Goldfinch 50 Goldcrest 4Treecreeper 1 It was a cold yet beautiful start to the day at Eccleston Mere. The Teal flock was the largest I have ever recorded at the mere, the previous best being 23.No doubt about the star bird though, a fantastic Jack Snipe in the fields adjacent to the mere. I've searched long and hard for this species at the mere over the past 23 years, and at long last today it paid off. A great flight view at close range! This brings my Eccleston Mere total to 161 species. 
31 Teal.
31 Teal.
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Nice find Colin. Whereabouts have you been seeing the snipe? Are they easy to see?
ReplyDeleteThey're in the fields to the west of the mere. They're not easy at all unless they fly.
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