This little beauty first appeared on Cardiff’s northern reservoirs, with another of its kind, on 31 August. As I’d already seen a Black-necked grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) this year in Cardiff Bay (Another rare grebe, 24 January) and because I’m not keen on the crowds of school holiday visitors, I put off visiting – and crossed my fingers that they would stay a while – until this week.

One of the grebes only stayed a day or two but the other is still present, despite being frequently disturbed by the human water traffic on Llanishen Reservoir. I was lucky to get close, though fleeting views before the bird was scared much further away by a trio of your paddleboarders.