Eccleston Mere

Water Rail 2 in SW corner. One in the ditch, the other in the Alder Carr, both in view at the same time and showing well.



Goosander 2 females

Kingfisher 1

Nuthatch 1 SE corner

Lesser Redpoll 10

Siskin 10

Goldfinch 40

Grey Wagtail 1

Great Crested Grebe 15

Tufted Duck 12

Greylag 2

Canada Goose 150

Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 drumming









Broad Buckler Fern Dryopteris dilatata is one of the commonest ferns at Eccleston Mere, and I thought that this was a particularly nice specimin.








Another common fern, mainly along streams, this is Hart's-tongue Phyllitis scolopendrium.