Martin Mere WWT today.

The mere 12 December 2011.

 Angie and I popped down to the Martin Mere Wetland Centre today which made a pleasant change. Surpisingly the Grey Phalarope that turned up while I was in Colombia was still on view from the Ron Barker hide. It spent most of its time bobbing around at the back of the lagoon so I could only manage a record shot .........

There were of course plenty of Pink-footed Geese with a couple of Barnacle Geese (just about see them in the Pinks in the photo above) and several Eurasian Whitefronted Geese, although they were a bit elusive at times.
Hundreds of Whoopers on the mere, 30+ Ruff, many Pochards and Tufties and stacks of dabblers too. At least 3 Marsh Harriers on show most of the time we were there.
Drove out to the coast afterwards with another herd of Whoopers just inland of Banks and the first check of the Marine Lake at Southport this winter was a bit quiet with just 12 Goldeneye and 5 Dabchicks on show among the huge raft of Coots there.