Bird: Black-necked Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis)

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Black-necked Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis)
Black-necked Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis)
Common name:Black-necked Grebe
Latin name:Podiceps nigricollis
Family:Grebes (Podicipedidae)
This photo:Newlyn, Cornwall
Gallery:British birds
Insight:
The RSPB estimates 120 birds wintering in the UK. They are most often seen in the winter in reservoirs, gravel pits and estuaries.

The Fal Estuary in Cornwall holds one of the largest wintering flocks in the UK.

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