01/04/2018 Black-necked Grebes at Lade GP in Kent

Easter Sunday 01/04/2018
Lade Gravel Pits, Kent


I couldn't resist the chance to see Black-necked Grebes in summer plumage, so off I went down to Dungeness. 

•    I stopped off at ARC at Dungeness first but there were none to be seen, despite reports of 3 yesterday.

•  Next stop was Lade GP where my luck changed.  After some searching I found 2 on the south pit in the bay near the intersection of the 2 pits.  For the next 30 minutes or so I enjoyed undisturbed views of these 2 lovely birds - at times from as little as 25 metres.

Black-necked Grebe at Lade GP

courtesy of Susan Smith and Facebook

What a treat!