As is my custom an early walk around the Spit just to ascertain what's about. In the harbour mouth I noticed a grebe and assumed it was a Slavonian as I had seen a few off shore yesterday but as I wandered home something made me think I had made a wrong diagnosis. Returning with camera I found the bird in question which had come closer by now and realised it was a Black Necked Grebe. A dog off the lead ran along the beach and I thought all hope of a photo was gone but it was not disturbed and allowed a few shots from a reasonable distance...don't get too many of these in the harbour so I felt pleased I had returned with my camera..
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| Black Necked Grebe ...winter plumage |
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| The red eye is quite noticeable even at a distance...a smart bird, but in summer plumage it's a stunner! |
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Summer plumage...taken in
Mallorca |
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