This brood of goslings numbered about ten. Note how the parent birds are on watch. At least one of them will be head up at any one time.
I am presuming that this group of grebes consists of two males and a female and the males are fighting to establish dominance. The tussle was brutal and the female joined in as you can see. Eventually one of the males was driven away. I have never witnessed this before.
And finally my first swallow of the year sitting alone on a wire. It was a fair distance away hence the less than perfect image. Aristotle said, “One swallow does not a summer make” but we know it’s on the way. Let’s hope it’s a warm one and free of any lockdown restrictions.
Beeston Birdman 