Great Northern Diver in Scunthorpe

Great Northern Diver, about to make a very late dive to avoid the New year's day Jet-skiers

Back in my home town, a Great Northern Diver has been hanging around Ashbyville Lake for a week or so now. Despite the steelworks backdrop and lakeside jet-skiers narrowly missing squashing it, the bird seems in no rush to move on, much to the admiration of many visiting birders, myself included.

 Tata Steelworks overlooking Ashbyville Lake

Muscovy Duck, one of a pair by the lakeside showing-off in front of the G.N. Diver admirers