My wife and I identified a Red-necked Grebe on Farnley Ponds on March 6th around noon. We saw the bird again the following day on March 7th.
Unfortunately it remained rather distant which made it more difficult to photograph. Farnley Ponds is just south of the River Tyne between Corbridge and Riding Mill. The ponds can be partially viewed from the public footpath that previously joined the villages, although the more western portion of the path has been washed away by the extensive landslip that closed the railway line for several weeks. It has not yet been re-instated. However the path beside the ponds can be accessed from Riding Mill to the east. The path goes between the ponds and the River Tyne.
Phil Adams
