Peterborough Bird Club annual report Black-necked Grebe  Podiceps nigricollis | A | Quite rare 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003
2003	Rare passage migrant and casual breeder. Two adult summer-plumaged birds were present at Fletton BP on 8 Jul (BHS). The next record was of a single winter-plumaged bird there on 10 Sep (BHS). This sighting heralded an excellent series of records over the next two months, with 3-4 birds present at three locations. The winter-plumaged bird was joined by another on 16 Sep (BHS) and the two remained at Fletton BP from 16-28 Sep, with one bird remaining until 11 Oct. The single bird seen at Crown Lakes CP on 25 Oct (SCo, ALi) was presumably one of the Fletton birds. A winter-plumaged bird was present on Dandridge’s Lake at Deeping Lakes NR between 12 Sep-23 Nov (WH et al). A single bird was also recorded along Deeping High Bank on 29 Oct (WB, RB).
2002	Rare passage migrant and casual breeder. A summer-plumaged adult was recorded at Bainton GP on seven dates between 24 Mar and 13 Apr (AD et al). Another bird was present at Deeping Lakes NR on 4 Apr (MHo). Towards the end of the year, a first calendar year bird was at Orton BP between 1 Oct-10 Nov (BHS et al). Images © Steve Dudley. Click for more.
2001	Rare passage migrant and casual breeder. A typical showing with single birds on the Nene Washes 22 & 25 May (RSPB) and at Ferry Meadows CP 26 Aug (TD, CP).
2000	Rare migrant, has bred. Just a single record of an adult at Baston & Langtoft GP on 29 Apr (AB).
1999	Rare migrant, has bred. One or two birds on Baston & Langtoft GP from mid-April to early June (AB, TW et al) and a pair at Hampton Lakes/Orton BP from 1-27 Apr (AF et al).
1998	Rare summer visitor and scarce migrant. A pair at Baston & Langtoft GP 25 Jul-22 Aug (MO). An adult was seen feeding a juvenile at the same site on 9 Jun (TW). Nene Washes: On the reserve, a pair and a single were noted on 12-13 May, then the same or an additional single 18-20 May.
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