Saturday, 5 January 2013
Eccleston Mere
Water Rail 1 in the Alder Carr in SW cornerSnipe 4 Bullfinch 3Lesser Redpoll 30 Siskin 10 Goldfinch 60Pochard 1 male Tufted Duck 7Cormorant 16 flew over Great Black Backed Gull 1 adult flew over Pink-footed Goose 50 flew over distantly It was a beautiful mild day, with not a breath of wind. Lots of Robins were singing, a few Wrens and one each of Mistle Thrush and Song Thrush. In the south west corner, I saw the Water Rail very well, albeit briefly, feeding with a couple of Moorhens under the Alders. This is only the third time I have seen it this winter, and it made me wait silently for over 30 minutes today before it showed itself.
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