Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)

STATUS AT LONGHAM LAKES

Common resident, with small numbers breeding sporadically.

First recorded April 20th 2002.

Breeding:
2009: 1 fully grown juvenile on LR North on 17th July.
2010: 2 chicks on 8th July (Trevor Thorpe). 1 chick on 23rd July (Chris Parnell).
2011: 1 nest on LR South with 1 egg, 1st May. 1 nest on LR South, 6th June (Trevor Thorpe).
2015: A pair with 3 young on 14th July 2015 (Trevor Wilkinson).

Great Crested Grebe chicks

Great Crested Grebes on parent’s back, Longham Lakes, 14/07/15 (Trevor Wilkinson)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MAXIMUM NUMBERS PER MONTH

Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2002 1
2003 1 3 2
2004 2 5 4 3 4 4 3 3 1
2005 2 5 4 7 5 8 7 11 10 4 2 2
2006 3 8 7 18 13 16 6 7 5 5 4 5
2007 2 4 4 6 1 3 7 10 4 10 10
2008 1 6 3 5 4 6 3 3 2
2009 4 4 8 14 10 5 13 15 12 12 16 5
2010 4 4 14 6 21 34 45 33 28 16 1
2011 5 14 30 23 20 25 36 63 49 51 12 20
2012 32 24 34 24 30 41 31 32 19 59 23 10
2013 1 4 11 5 9 11 15 20 21 24 7 12
2014 6 8 10 12 14 17 9 10 26 28 24 26
2015 9 3  9 13 15  14 31  67 82 52 68 27