A great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) was rescued by a local police officer in Bucharest after it fell into the snow in ...

Ornithologists from St Petersburg University, Elmira Zaynagutdinova and Yuriy Mikhailov, studied the features of the great crested grebes (Podiceps cristatus) nesting in the nature reserve 'North ...

A conservation programme aiming to control non-native mink has helped to boost the numbers of the great crested grebe, a wildlife trust has claimed. Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust said efforts to ...

Joyce J M Garden also takes a look at the barnacle goose which were once considered to be shellfish rather than birds.

In this novel, Priscilla Boot — sister of nature writer William Boot — mischievously meddles with one of William's newspaper columns, swapping “badger” throughout for “great crested grebe”. The essay ...

Vast flocks of birds return to Somerset and a rare grebe turns an ordinary walk into something special After weeks of heavy rain, Cheddar reservoir in Somerset is finally full again – of water, and of ...

Some bird species, such as the great-crested grebe (pictured), hunt underwater for fish and have red eyes. The red colouring is presumably beneficial to these diving birds, but in what way? If it does ...

The spectacle of courting great crested grebes had long fascinated Knut Erik. Night after night he lay on a muddy bank, determined to capture their elegance. The light was exquisite, but he couldn’t ...