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Birds seen on lakes rivers and reservoirs in the UK: Dabchick |
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ARKive - Little Grebe
http://www.arkive.org/species/ARK/birds/Tachybaptus_ruficollis/more_still_images.html Enjoy this slide show depicting everyday activities of the small grebe. Includes nest with chicks, chicks on water, juveniles, and adults in winter and summer plumage. |
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ARKive - Little Grebe, Tachybaptus
ruficollis http://www.arkive.org/species/ARK/birds/Tachybaptus_ruficollis/more_info.html/ Look into the rotund little grebe with odd-looking back end. Find actual figures of dabchicks breeding in UK, range, habitat, and biology. |
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Birds of Britain - Little Grebe http://www.birdsofbritain.co.uk/bird-guide/little-grebe.htm Investigate the dangerous nocturnal activities of the little grebe (or dabchick). Provides colour illustrations of male and female of the species. |
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British Trust for Ornithology -
Tachybaptus ruficollis http://www.bto.org/birdtrends2000/wcrlitgr.htm Browse article about little grebe written by the British Trust for Ornithology. Discusses problems with inconsistent surveys but supplies much data on population. |
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BTO - Little Grebe, Tachybaptus
ruficollis http://blx1.bto.org/birdfacts/results/bob70.htm Check out fact file on little grebe (or dabchick) compiled by British Trust for Ornithology. Offers details on worldwide distribution, population, and breeding. |
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Lincolnshire Bird Club - Little
Grebe http://www.lincsbirdclub.co.uk/rare_birds/little_grebe.htm Research this rather fat species of the grebe family that appears to have lost its tail feathers. Advises where shot in Britain, date, and photographer. |
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Mersey Valley Countryside Warden
Service - Little Grebe http://www.merseyvalley.org.uk/docs/Cwp02.doc/ Peruse report complied by organization from Liverpool area of UK. Records dabchicks sighted by month and compares numbers with other species seen at same location. |
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Oriental Bird Images - Little
Grebe, Tachybaptus ruficollis http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies& Bird_ID=1071&Bird_Image_ID=484/ Scrutinize colour image of dabchick (little grebe) on water taken in Bangalore, South India. Also releases technical data for photographers. |
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Peterborough Bird Club: Annual
Report - Little Grebe http://www.pbc.codehog.co.uk/report/grebe_little.html Begin to understand the population and movements of this somewhat dumpy bird around UK town. Peruse field study notes recording sightings over six year period. |
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Wildlife Trusts, The - Little
Grebe, Tachybaptus ruficollis http://www.wildlifetrusts.org/index.php?section=environment:species:bird&id=41/ Find out a little more about the little grebe (or dabchick) with this condensed fact file. Covers visual description, habitat, and diet. |
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