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Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)

Size: 

Domestic Duck 

 

Field characters: 

A tailless aquatic bird with long slender neck and pointed bill. Two black ear tufts and a chest nut and rough distinctive in breeding plum age, less evident in other season. White wing patch and white leading edge of wings conspicuous in flight

 

Food:

Fish, tadpoles, frogs, insects and other invertebrates

 

Nesting:

Season: June-August

 

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