Great Northern Diver – Pine Lake

[Pete Crooks]

#9364

Pine Lake – A 1st winter Great Northern Diver favouring the northern half of the lake. Difficult to keep track of when diving repeatedly, but also showing well for up to 30 minutes between periods of activity.
Also:
1 adult Whooper Swan – still with 10 Mute Swan at the south end of the lake
1 male Pochard
21 Tufted Duck
9 Goldeneye (8 female, 1 male)

Stone Jetty to Teal Bay – Earlier, checks of the limestone groynes and inshore water of the rising tide produced:
1 1st winter female Scaup off Strathmore groyne
12 Great Crested Grebe – including 6 off Scalestone Point groyne
1 colour-ringed Lapwing on Scalestone Point groyne

Pete C

[Pete Crooks]

#9365

Checking through my notes, the last (only) Great Northern Diver I can recall seeing in the LDBWS area was also at Pine Lake during winter 1995-96.

[Tom Walkington]

#9370

Still present today 2pm.

[Knottender]

#9372

GND still present at 1405

Andrew

[Tom Walkington]

#9377

Gt. Northen Diver still present today at 1pm.

[Muhummed H]

#9379

GND still present today at 11am and showing very well

Also Kingfisher, 8 Goldeneye and a drake Pochard present

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[Alasdair]

#9386

GND still present on Boxing Day at lunchtime, showing well at N end of Pine Lake.
Great photo, Muhummed!

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