Appearance:

Big and plump-bodied diving duck with long neck, rounded head and long bill. Male unmistakable with it's red head, long deep-red bill, distinct white flank-patches and black belly. The contrasting light grey cheeks of the female recalls female Common Scooter, but note round head, pale body and much longer neck and bill. Both sexes with very broad and striking white wingbar clearly visible in flight.

Sound:

Female: Indistinct "ahrrrr -ahrrrr -ahrrrr" similar to other female diving ducks. Male: a nasal dry "qweeeek" similar in timbre to Goldeneye male, but mostly monosyllabic and with an almost barking quality.

Display call:

Distribution:

Wikipedia: map (se also Xeno-canto below)

Ecology:

Birdlife ecology

Links:

Observation.org Latest observations

Video IBC

Image search Flickr NB! May give other species

Sound search at Xeno-canto

Featherbase

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Appearance:

General characters; differs from Slavonian Grebe in longer bill (which makes the head look longer), greyish cheeks and thicker neck. Summer; light grey throat and cheeks with contrasting black cap and chestnut neck. Winter; differs from Great Crested Grebe in lacking white area above eyes and having a dark bill with yellow base.

Sound:

Most vocal at breeding ground. Wide repertoire of harsh, raucous and wailing sounds.

Display:

Distribution:

Wikipedia: map (se also Xeno-canto below)

Ecology:

Birdlife ecology

Links:

Observation.org Latest observations

Video IBC

Image search Flickr NB! May give other species

Sound search at Xeno-canto

Featherbase

CC

Sounds:Recorded by Fraser Simpson,http://www.xeno-canto.org ,CC license