Little Grebe (Dabchick) Tachybaptus ruficollis
The Little Grebe, also called the Dabchick, is surprisingly fluffy for a bird that spends much of the time diving under water.
Summer wardrobe with rufous cheeks. The Little Grebe breeds in most of Europe, much of southern Asia and Africa.
Winter wardrobe is much paler.
The usual fleeting glimpse of the camera-shy Little Grebe.
Dabchick chick
Dabchick chick
Two Dabchick chicks
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Great Crested Grebe
Little Grebe parent feeding chick