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Birds on lakes rivers and reservoirs in the UK: Black-throated Diver

Birdphotography - Black-throated Diver
http://www.birdphotography.co.uk/Black-throated%20Diver.htm
Look at colour image of black-throated diver taken in southern England. Study colour and detailing of this particularly heavy diver swimming.
Caithness.org - £35k SNH Grant Boost for North Diver Project
http://www.caithness.org/fpb/april2004/blackthroateddiver/
Read about the current status of the black-throated diver in this area of Scotland, and discover why they are spending money on “floating” homes. Also view colour image.
Isle of Man Birding - Black-throated Diver
http://www.homepages.mcb.net/wormwell/Black-throated%20Diver090405.htm
Study the sheer elegance of this heavy diver in flight by perusing colour photograph taken off the coast of island in the middle of the Irish Sea.
Isle of Man Birding - Gavia arctica http://www.homepages.mcb.net/wormwell/pages/black_throated_diver.htm
Research which months the black-throated diver was sighted on the Isle of Man. Read about good location to see one and view colour image of diver in flight.
Joint Nature Conservation Committee - Black-throated Diver http://www.jncc.gov.uk/pdf/UKSPA/UKSPA-A6-2.pdf
Browse study by UK government agency investigating health of black-throated divers. Includes biological, legal, and conservation status, plus numbers and distribution.
Lincolnshire Bird Club - Black-throated Diver
http://www.lincsbirdclub.co.uk/rare_birds/black_throated_diver.htm
Enjoy two colour images of adult moulting. Appreciate the graceful line of heavy diver that sits unusually low in the water.

Peterborough Bird Club: Annual Report - Black-throated Diver
http://www.pbc.codehog.co.uk/report/diver_blackthroated.html
Offers positive proof that the black-throated diver rarely visits area around eastern UK town. Study field study notes for years 1998-2003 showing zero entries.

Royal Society for Protection of Birds - Black-throated Diver
http://www.rspb.org.uk/birds/guide/b/blackthroateddiver/
Get familiar with large diver that can swim a long way under water, but is uneasy walking on land. Read about breeding and diet, and see distribution map for UK.
Tiscali Reference - Black-throated Diver, Gavia arctica
http://www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/wildlife/birds_black-throated_diver.html
Identify this diver in the field by studying written visual description and viewing colour image. Also identifies breeding grounds in Scotland.
UN Environment Programme Monitoring Centre - Gavia arctica
http://www.unep-wcmc.org/species/animals/birds/ssi/gavarc.htm
Access fact file that shares details about the health and population of the black-throated diver. Gives data for arctica and shows colour image.

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