Grebes in Finland
Our list for Finland has 5 grebes recorded regularly there: 3 summer visitors, 1 winter visitor and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Finland in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 5, most common first
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusSummer visitorCommon46–51 cmRegularly Mar–Dec
Horned GrebePodiceps auritusSummer visitorUncommon31–38 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegenaSummer visitorUncommon40–50 cmRegularly Apr–Nov
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisWinter visitorUncommon23–29 cmRegularly Jun–Apr
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollisScarceRare28–34 cmRegularly Apr
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Little Grebe 23–29 cm
- Black-necked Grebe 28–34 cm
- Horned Grebe 31–38 cm
- Red-necked Grebe 40–50 cm
- Great Crested Grebe 46–51 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made