Black-necked Grebe at Llyn Coed-y-Dinas

 

Many thanks to Meurig Garbutt for the photo and for posting this: "I heard there was a Black-necked Grebe to be seen at Llyn Coed Y Dinas this morning. It took a bit of finding and never came particularly close so these images are massive crops. Also present today were Willow Warbler and Reed Warblers, both newly arrived."

Chris Townsend also reports that it was attacked by the resident Great Crested Grebe but survived.  

Thanks also to Cameron Sharp of the RSPB, who originally found the bird and alerted Julian Hughes (editor of the Welsh Bird Report) who alerted me! It is especially good to see this rarity in its full breeding plumage. The nearest regular breeding site is Woolston Eye, just where the M6 crosses the Manchester Ship Canal (Thelwall Viaduct).