.. LITTLE GREBE (tachybaptus rificollis) ..
a.k.a. DABCHICK.
Photos taken at Kirkmichael Ho., May '05 and Culzean, Mar '05.
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Length: 25-29cm Wingspan: 40-45cm Weight: 140-193g
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Far-carrying, shrill, whinnying call.
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slow-moving rivers, canals, ditches, lakes and reservoirs
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Widespread Common Green List
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N.B. EGG COLLECTING IS MURDER. IT IS IMMORAL AND IT IS AGAINST THE LAW.
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Season: Mar-Jul |
13 years
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Breeding: 5,900-12,000 pairs Winter: 18,000-36,000
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