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Great Crested Grebe

Bill Oddie presents the great crested grebe.

Tweet of the Day is a series of fascinating stories about our British birds inspired by their calls and songs.

Bill Oddie presents the great crested grebe. In Spring, great crested grebes perform a high ritualized mating display. This includes head shaking and a spectacular performance during which both male and female birds gather bunches of waterweed and as they swim towards each other, before rising vertically in the water, chest to chest, and paddling furiously to keep themselves upright.

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Fri 29 Mar 2024 05:58

Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)

Webpage image courtesy of RSPB (rspb-images.com)

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  • Tue 18 Mar 2014 05:58
  • Tue 28 Jul 2015 05:58
  • Thu 28 Jul 2016 05:58
  • Thu 5 Mar 2020 05:58
  • Wed 9 Mar 2022 05:58
  • Fri 29 Mar 2024 05:58

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