| NOUN | a little grebe | little grebes | |
| SYNO | dabchick | little grebe | Podiceps ruficollis |
NOUN article.ind sg | pl
21 translations
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Usage Examples English
- His travels in Japan resulted in the ornithological study of several Japanese species and breeds of birds such as Red-crowned crane, the famous Onagadori, Great egret, Little grebe, White-cheeked starling and the Siberian rubythroat.
- Many wildfowl winter in the valley, such as the little grebe, the great crested grebe and coots.
- Bird species such as coot, pelican, heron, grebe, mallard, little grebe and tufted duck are observed on the islets and the shallow banks of the lake.
- Notwithstanding the limited scale of the lake a large number of birds are regularly found here, including little grebe, little ringed plover, and common moorhen.
- The site is notable for its breeding birds which include great crested grebe, little grebe, mallard, gadwall and Eurasian coot.
- Other birds include mute swan, great crested grebe, little grebe and Eurasian coot.
- Other more common birds which overwinter on the lakes are the shoveler duck, the northern pintail, the eurasian teal and the little grebe.
- The last sighting (which may have been a hybrid with the little grebe) was in 1985 and the species was declared extinct in 2010.
- While it was very acidic in the early years, since 1990 it has allowed the growth of a significant number of plant and insect species, as well as mallard and little grebe.
- Mute swans and mallard can be seen regularly, with less frequent visits from tufted duck, Mediterranean gull, cormorant, little grebe and occasionally a lone feral black swan.
- Great crested grebe and little grebe are frequent visitors and kingfisher sightings reported.
- Aldbourne people are nicknamed "Dabchicks" after the little grebe.
- The dam is an area rich in local flora and fauna, including the Little Grebe and other migrating and wintering birds, as well as being home to problematic introduced and invasive species, such as Tilapia and the red-eared slider turtle.
- The lake is a resting area for numerous bird species such as the black-throated loon and the western yellow wagtail, as well as a breeding ground for the little grebe, the Alpine swift, and the Eurasian crag martin.
- A significant number of water birds breed on the lakes within the SSSI, including water rail, little grebe and great crested grebe.
- Threatened dragonflies, such as the banded darter, southern emerald damselfly live here as do birds like the whitethroat and little grebe.
- Birds include little grebe, mute swan and mallard, reed and sedge warblers, gadwall, wigeon and snipe.
- There are various kinds of birds found in this area like kingfisher, Eurasian golden oriole, black drongo, little grebe, sandpiper, hoopoe.
- Abbs Head National Nature Reserve providing a home for freshwater birds such as little grebe, reed bunting, heron, mute swan, moorhen and sedge warbler.
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