Redpolls at Little Marlow GP

 Seen on a walk around the lake.  At least five were present with one or two Siskins and feeding in Alders.  This is best described as an uncommon visitor to the lake area, so nice to see them.

Redpoll - One of the five or so present.

Red-necked Grebe at Harefield GP

It has been many years since I saw a Red-necked Grebe in my home county of Buckinghamshire and rather annoyingly this individual was 100 metres or so the wrong side of the border (in the Greater London area)!  It had been present at Harefield No 4 Lake  since 6th January.

I parked in Denham Country Park and walked from the park, along the Grand Union Canal and over a bridge to No 4 Lake.  The bird was regularly diving in a fairly small area of the lake.  I managed to get some video of it sat on the surface and diving.

Red-necked Grebe - Between dives and about 50 metres distant.