This morning, Tom returned to Staines Reservoir to see if there were any interesting birds and was once again captivated by the resident black necked grebes.
There were at least 3 on the north basin by the causeway, 2 in the south basin by the causeway and a further 2 further out in the south basin totaling at least 7 individuals. The highlight were the three individuals in the north basin, as unusually they congregated together allowing for some fantastic views and photography opportunities.
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Strange conditions: while the reservoir was like a millpond, it was warm, overcast and had a distinct haze- which meant that the midges were out in force!
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The grebes were joined on the water by tufted duck, shoveler, teal, mallard, gadwall as well as little grebe and great crested grebe.
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Grebes doing what grebes do- diving, defecating and having a good scratch.
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The typical progression from 3 to 2 to 1 grebes as each dived.
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