We were down at Uskmouth today and on R8 pool (next to hide pool) we saw quite far down a pair of GCGrebe starting to display. Would loved to have got some pictures but it was just too far away. Also on the fore shore a group of Canada Geese were starting to display, again too far for picture.
Interesting info David. It amazes me that in Uskmouth I've seen Great Crested Grebes pre and during breeding but I've never seen one afterwards with their chicks, they just seem to disappear!
We saw them once only last year being carried but never after that. Little Grebe we saw lots of activity with the young last year and mainly on the scrape.
This was the only time I saw them in middle of June
They tend to hang around right in the middle of the lagoon. I have seen chicks being fed there, but as you say its rare.
Ant
Here is the video of Little Grebe feeding.
www.youtube.com/watch