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Little Grebe
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Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Ponds, slow rivers.
Diet: Aquatic insects, small fish.
Best time to spot: Whinnying trill song.
When to look
Resident in the UK, so it can be found year-round. More on the season in Bird migration in Britain.
How rare is it?
The Little Grebe sits in our Uncommon tier for the UK: regular, but you usually need the right place or the right season. It is not on the Red or Amber lists in Birds of Conservation Concern 5.
Recent UK sightings
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Similar birds
- KingfisherUncommon · Slow clean rivers
- Mandarin DuckUncommon · Wooded ponds
- Egyptian GooseUncommon · Parkland lakes
- GoosanderUncommon · Upland rivers
- Great Black-backed GullUncommon · Coast
- Belted KingfisherLegendary · Rivers (rare vagrant)
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