summer adult

summer adult winter adult European distribution summer

Identification

It most closely resembles the Great Crested Grebe but is slightly smaller and stockier with a thicker, invariably darker neck and showing some yellow rather than pink in the bill. Young birds may still have the head stripes of their juvenile plumage but the dark crown characteristically extends to below eye level. In a Great Crested Grebe the dark eye would stand out against a pale background. In summer plumage they have a neat pale grey face patch contrasting with the dark red colour of the neck and black crown.

Habitat

Breeds on well-vegetated freshwater bodies. Winters on coasts and estuaries but is infrequent inland.

Migration

European breeding birds migrate to North Sea, Baltic and Atlantic coasts, returning to breeding waters from early March.

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For the purposes of our bird news services, Red-necked Grebe is classed as Local: generally fairly regular or common species that a 'county lister' or a birding beginner might be interested in going to see. (Note that rarity levels are currently applied nationally and may not reflect local variations in abundance.)

Catcleugh Reservoir, Northumbs 07/06/2010	Brancaster, Norfolk 20/05/2010	Titchwell, Norfolk 19/05/2010	Titchwell, Norfolk 12/05/2010	Titchwell, Norfolk 18/05/2010
Titchwell, Norfolk 10/05/2010	Kirkby on Bain GPs, Lincs 15/05/2010	Titchwell RSPB, Norfolk 06/05/2010	undisc. site, S Yorks 17/04/2010	undisc. site, S Yorks 17/04/2010

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Red-necked Grebe breeds in the following countries (Bird News Extra subscribers will see population statistics and information on trends for each country):

Armenia
Belarus
Britain
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Hungary
Latvia
Lithuania
Macedonia
Netherlands
Poland
Romania
Russia
Serbia and Montenegro
Slovakia
Slovenia
Sweden
Turkey
Ukraine

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