Slavonian Grebe
Great Crested Grebe
Great Northern Diver
Red-throated Diver
Pacific Diver
Black-throated Diver
White-billed Diver
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Red-necked Grebe
Black-necked Grebe
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Divers & Grebes: page 1
Great Northern Divers, Southend Pier, Essex - 29th January 2007
These birds often feeding very close to the boardwalk
Pacific Diver, Knaresborough, West Yorkshire 4th February 2007
First for Britain, for more pictures of this bird click here
Red-throated Diver, Porthcressa Bay, St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly October 2010
Another diver species that was extremely confiding, often feeding just a few metres from the waters edge.
Great Northern Divers, Southend Pier, Essex 3rd January 2010
Five of these magnificent birds fed on crabs close to the west side of the pier-head, all were first-winters
White-billed Diver, Hayle Estuary, Cornwall 3rd March 2007
A ridiculously close moulting adult, for more pictures of this bird click here
A Black-throated Diver had been seen on a regular basis from the end of Southend Pier for about 2 weeks so a visit was made on 9th March 2008. The bird was soon located on the north side of the pier head but never came very close, the image here is a heavy crop. A second bird was also found further out into the estuary but also never showed very close to the pier head.