My first Great Northern Diver, yesterday at Carsington Water, don't know how rare they are, but a first for me, beautiful bird!
They are impressive birds aren't they? Especially in Summer plumage.
[QUOTE=lesf]My first Great Northern Diver, yesterday at Carsington Water, don't know how rare they are, but a first for me, beautiful bird![/QUOTE]
Not very rare at the coast, in the right place, but inland they are quite a rarity. Always good to see one. My first was on an inland reservoir and in the intervening 25+ years have seen a couple of others inland but many more at the coast