10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GREAT CRESTED GREBE»
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The illustrated natural history
GREAT CRESTED GREBE. -KJicqu a-istatus. BARED GREBE.— Podiceps
auriliu. The Great Crested Grebe is the largest of these birds, and is found
throughout the year in several parts of England, preferring the lakes and the
fenny districts.
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Practical Wildlife Care
Species usually seen: Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) and little grebe (
dabchick) (Tachybaptus ruficollis). Species rarely seen: Red-necked grebe (P.
grisegena), Slavonian grebe (P. auritus) and blacknecked grebe (P. nigricollis)
who ...
3
The Birds of Leicestershire and Rutland
The Great Crested Grebe was believed to be on the verge of extinction in Britain
around 1860, when only 32 to 72 pairs were known in England (Holloway 1996),
but a reduction in persecution by humans resulted in numbers of this species ...
Dave Gamble, Roger Davies, Andrew Harrop, 2009
4
Avian Architecture: How Birds Design, Engineer, and Build
The Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) breeds widely on freshwater from
the British Isles to China, in scattered populations in Africa, and in Australia. The
pair builds one or more platforms by diving for weed and then piling it up until ...
Peter Goodfellow, Michael Henry Hansell, 2011
5
Birds of the Middle East
In all plumages told from Great Crested Grebe by black cap down to eye, pale
greyish cheeks contrasting with dark crown and dusky neck. Distinguished from
smaller grebes in winter plumage by size, long bill and oblong head shape.
Richard Porter, Simon Aspinall, 2010
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Floodplain Wetland Biota in the Murray-Darling Basin: Water ...
... and Higgins 1990). Water depth appears to be an important factor for
stimulating breeding in great crested grebes. Water depths of approximately 1.8
m have been associated with great crested grebe breeding (Crome 1988; Halse
...
Kerrylee Rogers, Timothy J. Ralph, 2011
7
The World of Instinct: Niko Tinbergen and the Rise of ...
His interest in field research had been aroused by Selous' and Howard's books.
15 His first sizeable study was an account of a fortnight in 1912 during which he
had observed the courtship displays of the great crested grebe. This research ...
8
Sexual Knowledge, Sexual Science: The History of Attitudes ...
48 Julian S. Huxley, 'The Great Crested Grebe and the Idea of Secondary Sexual
Characters', Science, NS 36 (1912), 6o2. 49 Huxley's familiarity with, and interest
in, the growing literature on hormonal regulation is manifest in his piece 'Sex ...
Roy Porter, Mikuláš Teich, 1994
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The field book; or, Sports and pastimes of the British ...
Modem ornithologists begin to suspect, that the tippet grebe is the female of the
great crested grebe, or a young bird of that species. Latham says, " It is with some
reluctance, that we pen our doubts concerning the identity of this, as a species, ...
William Hamilton Maxwell, 1833
10
Waterbird Populations and Pressures in the Baltic Sea
Due to lack of survey data on this species from Danish waters the density of Great
Crested Grebe was not modeled for these areas, and hence the total estimate for
the Baltic Sea may have been higher than reported. The number of wintering ...
Henrik Skov, Nordisk Ministerråd, Nordisk Råd, 2011
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GREAT CRESTED GREBE»
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Can you help tidy north-west London's urban oasis?
Barely a mile from Wembley Stadium, Brent Reservoir is a hotbed for breeding wetland birds such as the great crested grebe and common tern. «getwestlondon, Jun 15»
RSPB Saltholme welcomes very special 500000th visitor
... celebrity gardener Chris Beardshaw) and species such as the common tern, water rail garganey and the impressive great crested grebe can ... «Gazette Live, Jun 15»
RSPB nature reserve celebrates its 500000th visitor
... plants and flowers bloom in the walled wildlife garden and species such as the common tern, water rail garganey and the great crested grebe ... «Darlington and Stockton Times, Jun 15»
Just casting a fly!
... otters have been seen, the great crested grebe have hatched a brood and the blue flash of the king fisher was caught skirting up the bank last ... «Daily Echo, Jun 15»
Focus on: Iremongers Pond nature reserve
Water birds include coot, moorhen, great crested grebe, mute swan, and mallard. If you are lucky, you may see a flash of electric blue and ... «Nottingham Post, May 15»
Tips, links and suggestions: what are you reading this week?
... see turtles in my parks, but all the rest is there + lovely red squirrels, cormorants and other birds and water birds like the great crested grebe. «The Guardian, Apr 15»
Large district is a popular place for families and tourists
A pair of Great Crested Grebe on Diss Mere. Although it is home to some larger concerns, the area is a hotbed of small businesses, with almost ... «Norfolk Eastern Daily Press, Apr 15»
Eye on Nature
It was a great crested grebe in winter plumage, judging by your photograph. An insect I found on my car was white and shaped like a cross, with ... «Irish Times, Mar 15»
At last...spring has finally sprung in Nottingham
... look out at this time of year for spectacular breeding displays by the goldeneye, a species of duck, and the elegant great crested grebe. «Nottingham Post, Mar 15»
Tim Sexton: Grebes are on a crest of a wave
One of the finest spectacles in nature's calendar has to be the beautifully choreographed courtship dance of the great crested grebe. «Nottingham Post, Feb 15»
