Eccleston Mere

Ring Ouzel 1 m
Gadwall 3 (2mm, 1f)
Kingfisher 1

I thought I heard a Common Sandpiper, but couldn't find it in the fading light. It might not have been.

The Ring Ouzel was a great sight in the field behind the yacht club hut. Occasionally it would fly up into the hedge but always returned to exactly the same patch of grass. My first Ring Ouzel at Eccleston Mere. Thanks to Ray for the tip off.

Year 180 (Ring Ouzel), Eccleston Mere 164. At the end of March last year I was on 149 for the year and it took me until 28th April to reach 180.