Grey or not

No post since August so it appears I will be an occasional contributor to my own blog. Back to my favourite local site today in the shape of Papercourt. In this case, quite some time spent at Papercourt Lock trying to claim acceptable images of grey wagtail. that name doesn't begin to do this bird justice of course given that while they are indeed grey backed, it is the lemon yellow that inevitably attracts attention.
These aren't rare birds by any means. Many rivers with rocky beds and edges or in the south, any canal with locks and weirs is a good candidate to hold these elegant wagtails (I have even had a pair on the 'pond' in the middle of the Barbican Centre in central London). So, having spent all that time photographing grey wagtails, these are the imperfect results.

Except, I also dropped by by my local lake, Goldsworth Park Lake in exotic Woking, to do my WEBs count for April. We have had breeding great crested grebe for many years and it would appear, this year is to be no exception.