LET’S DANCE

COURTING GREAT CRESTED GREBES

WITH STRICTLY COME DANCING ALL wrapped up by Christmas, many readers may be missing their weekly dose of dancing come early spring. If, however, you find yourself unable to wait for the new series, but are prepared to exchange your sofa for a warm coat and binoculars, there is a spectacle on offer right now that may just eclipse anything provided by cavorting celebrities dressed in sequins.

Great crested grebes may look drab out of the breeding season, but they more than make up