Cool and cloudy, drizzle - SW5 - Yesterday a party of five Black-necked Grebes discovered on south lake comprised an adult in breeding plumage and four juvenile types, so probably a family group, and a most unusual occurrence. My pics were rubbish, but thankfully Dave Scott`s were not, as depicted below; thanks Dave. This morning with the wind picking up as named Storm Floris swept in off the Atlantic I could only find three of the grebes amongst a large mixed flock of waterfowl: Pochard 210, Tufted Duck 180, Coot 130, Shoveler 25, Gadwall 18, Teal 6, Great Crested Grebe 23, Dabchick 12 and a Pintail. We then moved on to the point for a brief seawatch by the hide, joining a trio of birders from Thanet, where a single Shag (scarce here) was on the sea within a flock of large gulls including several Yellow-legged Gulls and 20 Commic Terns. There was also a steady down-Channel procession of Gannets, Sandwich Terns and Kittiwakes.
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