Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
A common and familiar species noted for its display that can often be seen in spring. Although they breed only on freshwater lakes the species is often observed on the sea outside of the breeding season.
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Great Crested Grebe, Swanton Morley (Norfolk, UK), 24th March 2008
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Great Crested Grebe, Swanton Morley (Norfolk, UK), 11th March 2007
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Great Crested Grebes, Lyng-Eastaugh Fishing Lakes (Norfolk, UK), 18th December 2004
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Great Crested Grebe chick, Swanton Morley (Norfolk, UK), 24th June 2007
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juvenile Great Crested Grebe, Swanton Morley (Norfolk, UK), 22nd July 2007. Probably the same bird as, or sibling of, the chick shown above.
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Great Crested Grebe with chicks, Swanton Morley (Norfolk, UK), 2nd June 2004
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Great Crested Grebe chick, Swanton Morley (Norfolk, UK), 1st September 2007
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displaying Great Crested Grebes, Swanton Morley (Norfolk, UK), 3rd May 2008 - a longer series of photos of these birds displaying is here.
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Great Crested Grebes, Swanton Morley (Norfolk, UK), 26th April 2004
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Great Crested Grebe, Swanton Morley (Norfolk, UK), 31st March 2007
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Great Crested Grebe, Lackford Lakes (Suffolk, UK), 5th April 2008
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Great Crested Grebe, Abberton Reservoir (Essex, UK), 21st August 2004
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Great Crested Grebe, Ludo Farm (Algarve, Portugal), 29th April 2006
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Great Crested Grebe, Sparham Pools (Norfolk, UK), 5th April 2008
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Great Crested Grebe, Bittering GPs (Norfolk, UK), 15th August 2005
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Great Crested Grebe, Lackford Lakes (Suffolk, UK), 5th April 2008
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Great Crested Grebe, Swanton Morley (Norfolk, UK), 18th March 2005
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Great Crested Grebes, Thompson Water (Norfolk, UK), 12th March 2006
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Great Crested Grebe, Swanton Morley (Norfolk, UK), 29th March 2008
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Great Crested Grebe, Swanton Morley (Norfolk, UK), 21st March 2004
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Great Crested Grebe, Swanton Morley (Norfolk, UK), 18th February 2007
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Great Crested Grebe, Swanton Morley (Norfolk, UK), 13th January 2007
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Great Crested Grebe, Swanton Morley (Norfolk, UK), 23rd December 2003
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Great Crested Grebe, Sparham Pools (Norfolk, UK), 22nd April 2007
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Great Crested Grebe, Swanton Morley (Norfolk, UK), 23rd February 2008
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Great Crested Grebes, Sparham Pools (Norfolk, UK), 22nd April 2007
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Great Crested Grebe, Sparham Pools (Norfolk, UK), 3rd May 2007
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adult and chick Great Crested Grebes, Swanton Morley (Norfolk, UK), 21st April 2007
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adult Great Crested Grebes, Swanton Morley (Norfolk, UK), 27th August 2007
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Great Crested Grebe chick, Swanton Morley (Norfolk, UK), 23rd September 2007
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Great Crested Grebe chick with adult, Swanton Morley (Norfolk, UK), 23rd September 2007. (same chick as above)
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Great Crested Grebe, Swanton Morley (Norfolk, UK), 14th October 2007 |
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albinistic Great Crested Grebe showing white patches mainly on back, Swanton Morley (Norfolk, UK), 14th October 2007
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albinistic Great Crested Grebe showing white patches mainly on back (presumably the same bird as the one above - on the same lake, though not seen in between these two dates), Swanton Morley (Norfolk, UK), 23rd February 2008
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albinistic Great Crested Grebe showing white patches mainly on back (same bird as above, Swanton Morley (Norfolk, UK), 29th March 2008
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albinistic Great Crested Grebe showing white patches mainly on back (same bird as above, Swanton Morley (Norfolk, UK), 13th July 2008
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Great Crested Grebe, Swanton Morley (Norfolk, UK), 21st December 2007
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Great Crested Grebes, Swanton Morley (Norfolk, UK), 30th December 2007
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Great Crested Grebe, Sparham Pools (Norfolk, UK), 23rd March 2008
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Great Crested Grebe, Swanton Morley (Norfolk, UK), 26th April 2004
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Great Crested Grebes, Swanton Morley (Norfolk, UK), 22nd April 2008
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adult and chick Great Crested Grebes, Swanton Morley (Norfolk, UK), 26th April 2008
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Great Crested Grebe, Swanton Morley (Norfolk, UK), 18th May 2008
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Great Crested Grebe, Swanton Morley (Norfolk, UK), 13th July 2008
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Great Crested Grebe, Swanton Morley (Norfolk, UK), 11th February 2007
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juvenile Great Crested Grebe, Swanton Morley (Norfolk, UK), 21st June 2008
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Great Crested Grebe, Swanton Morley (Norfolk, UK), 5th September 2008
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Great Crested Grebes (adult and 2 chicks), Swanton Morley (Norfolk, UK), 25th August 2008
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Great Crested Grebe, Barton Broad (Norfolk, UK), 21st January 2007
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