Tuesday, 15 May 2012


Hi, I wonder if anyone can help me to id this grebe that I saw in Holland last week. it doesn't seem to fit any of the ones in my books. Thanks, Ann graham.

Can someone help out Ann with the identification.



Posted by The Watcher at 23:08

2 comments:

  1. Andrew Carey16 May 2012 at 21:45

    I wouldn't claim to be an expert here, Ann, (Trevor) but it looks to me like a great crested grebe, from what I can see in the pic. Head shape is right, and colouration. The white bar on the flank is not often visible, but G C grebes do have white belly and flanks and wing undersides. Andy

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  2. Roger Lane17 May 2012 at 13:59

    Agreed, it appears to be a Great Crested Grebe, a male in full summer plumage. The red-brown head and neck feathers obscure all the winter white. Probably breeding in the vicinity. (A red-necked grebe is much neater and smaller, and very scarce !)

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