{"id":30007,"date":"2023-08-16T11:02:18","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T09:02:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.countryfile.com\/?p=150675"},"modified":"2023-08-16T11:39:32","modified_gmt":"2023-08-16T09:39:32","slug":"dabchick-where-does-the-little-grebe-gets-its-peculiar-name","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/rss_feed\/dabchick-where-does-the-little-grebe-gets-its-peculiar-name\/","title":{"rendered":"Dabchick: where does the little grebe gets its peculiar name?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The little grebe is diminutive and plump with a thin neck and small head. Learn all about this diving grebe \u2013 including plumage, call, diet and habitat \u2013 with your expert birder’s guide <\/p>

By Dominic Couzens\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 16 August 2023 at 09:02 AM<\/p>

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It\u2019s easy to miss a little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis<\/em>). It is only slightly larger than a duckling, and certainly smaller than a moorhen<\/a> or an adult duck.<\/p>\n

Not only is it small, as you\u2019d gather from the name, it is also rather shy and dives a great deal, popping up some distance away from where you first see it.<\/p>\n

In this guide we take a closer look at the little grebe, revealing what it looks like, where you can see it, nesting habits, call and plumage.<\/p>\n

Interested in learning more about Britain\u2019s waterbirds? Read our guides to wading birds<\/a>, swans<\/a>, rails<\/a> and geese<\/a>.<\/p>\n