Great crested grebes are elegant water birds that are a delight to watch, but we came close to hunting them to extinction in the UK.

Thankfully numbers are now stable.

And Cardiff has a nationally important population spread across all of the city's lakes.

It was an ideal location for passionate wildlife photographer Andy Rouse to capture the whole of the captivating courtship, through to hatching chicks, on film this spring.

Andy’s beautiful film will feature in Springwatch on BBC Two at 20:00 BST. There will be an update on all our favourite characters and Chris is on the trail of local badgers.

Don’t forget if Springwatch is off air then tune into the live wildlife cameras with expert commentary, guests and conversation.

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