9.4.2021 - "Op Norff"
I've seen some cracking images of BNG over the last few weeks many from locations in the north of England which seems to now be a strong hold for this rare grebe. One location a former opencast mining area that flooded a vast area in 1968 when the river bank collapsed that eventually opened to the public as a nature park.
Now home up to thirty BNG's I'm told holding around a quarter of the UK's breeding population it's become an important location helping spread these grebes around northern part of the country and probably why they are seen more often over wintering in the local area. So now that the breeding season in full swing what better time to check out the location and see what images are on offer.
Believe it or not, it's short drive from my home and a location I've never previously visited, so for the next few weeks I'm intending spending most days following the grebes as they go through the display, pairing and hopefully seeing the young as they ride on the parents back.
Here's the first few initial images taken more often on sunny days, not the best for photography but at least it's early 4.30am start but I do get an early mid-day finish !
Black-necked Grebe
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