A first calendar-year Red-necked Grebe was a nice find at Castle Howard Lake early last week by Stuart Rapson. I saw the bird briefly on Tuesday when I had a meeting with site staff, but decided to head back on Friday for a better look. The grebe was still showing well close in off the path along the lake edge, and seemed quite content diving for small fish. This lovely bird completes the set of five commoner grebes in the York area this year, following the fabulous Slavonian Grebe in the spring along with a handful of Black-necks.
Also present at CHL, 12 Little Grebes, 35 Gadwall, 115 Tufted Ducks, c50 Wigeon and a singing Cetti's Warbler.
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