Last week we found a new brood of Little Grebes on the ditch by the Purfleet Hide. They were tiny and happily being fed by their parents and could easily clamber up on their backs for a dry ride.

Great shots by Mark Vale...

Just a few days later and they had already grown and getting two, let alone three or four, stripy humbugs up there was proving difficult but they were still giving it a go!

They have grown a bit!

Some lovely family moments from Janet Cassell...

Still time for yet another brood!

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