The Jet Washers Ready !

Clowbridge Reservoir - 15.04.2025

Now some three weeks since the jet washer was taken into Balmer's the repairer, the good news it's now ready for collection….I wonder how that RN grebe is getting on ?...it's worth a look !

At Clowbridge I'm heading to where the grebe seems to favour fishing the shallow margins where I can also get quite low to the water, as long as it's not busy with walkers it's just a matter of picking your spot settling down and waiting for when the grebe starts fishing and comes closer.

Checking the usual location I easily pick out the grebe now in splendid summer plumage and a big change from three weeks earlier, it's quite close to the lake edge so I adopted the usual tactic of waiting until it dives and moving into position. The light isn't great with a load of white water but my grumblings soon abate when the grebe surfaces four meters in front of me.

Over the next hour or so with little disturbance from walkers the grebe is content to fish close in to the lake edge successfully taking about ten fish whilst I was there, one in particular being quite big as shown in the image below. As you would expect with the abundance of fish the grebe takes a rest and heads off to the middle of the lake tucking it's head down on it's back.

With a lull in the action and now quite busy with people enjoying the splendid countryside it's a good time to pack up, did I mention it was half term !!

Red-necked Grebe