Garth Peacock
Grafham Water Cambridgeshire

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Friday 4th October - North Norfolk

Monday 7th October 2024

Tanzania Day 8 - The Serengeti

Saturday 5th October 2024

Two trips out with little to show.

Wednesday 25th September 2024

Tanzania Day 7 - The Serengeti

Monday 23rd September 2024

Abberton Reservoir - again

Thursday 19th September 2024

Abberton Essex

Wednesday 11th September 2024

A morning at Grafham Water

Thursday 29th August 2024

After holiday blues

Thursday 22nd August 2024

Trying out a new lens

Monday 5th August 2024

Tanzania Day 5 - Ngorogoro Crater

Saturday 27th July 2024

Kevin Robson's Tawny Owl hide

Thursday 25th July 2024

Local stuff

Saturday 20th July 2024

More local stuff

Saturday 29th June 2024

Catching up with a local rarity

Friday 14th June 2024

Tanzania - Day 1 - Arusha

Monday 13th May 2024

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Wednesday 5th February 2014

On Monday, I ventured out to Grafham Water to the west of the county, sun shining, but not expecting too much locally as it has been very quiet on the birding front. Great Northern Diver and Slavonian Grebe had been reported but being able to photograph them would be pure luck.

Arriving around midday, it was too late to inspect the dam area as the sun was in the wrong direction so I went straight to the harbour. The only bird showing was a Cormorant drying itself on the boom that allowed a close approach.

Then a stint in the first hide where the birds were surprisingly close at times due to the high water levels.

Female Goldeneye

Male and female Goldeneye

A Great Crested Grebe struck an odd pose - perhaps it was asking for it's photo to be taken!!

A Black-headed Gull did an impression of the Angel of the North

and later on, Tufted Ducks started to fly around.

Nothing spectacular but, there again,replica watches I wasn't expecting anything more but enjoyable never-the-less.

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