Friday, 25 January 2013

Eccleston Mere

Jack Snipe 1
Water Rail 1 in SW corner
Snipe 3
Teal 12
Pochard 2
Tufted Duck 8
Gadwall 1 male
Lesser Redpoll 10
Siskin 1
Goldfinch 60
Bullfinch 2
Buzzard 2
Fieldfare 4


10 of the 12 Teal. The bracket fungus is Daedaleopsis confragosa which has the charming English name of Blushing Bracket because it often has shades of pink on the upper surface. It grows on willow sp. (in this case I think it's on Goat Willow Salix caprea) and is a fungus of mid-winter.



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