Red-necked grebe, Clowbridge Reservoir

A bad hair day in the wind this morning for the stunning red-necked grebe at Clowbridge reservoir near Burnley. I'm not complaining though, last time I saw it at the beginning of March it was it non-breeding plumage and 400m away in the middle of the reservoir. Today it was probably little more than 30m away and looking good!

Garganey, Pennington Flash

A female garganey was from the viewing screen opposite Tom Edmondson hide this morning. Also today, two adult Mediterranean gulls in full breeding plumage, three black-tailed godwits in Ramsdales, two goosander, a drake and a female, and 100+ sand martins. This afternoon a swallow was over the flash.