Grebes in Ireland
Our list for Ireland has 5 grebes recorded regularly there: 2 residents, 1 winter visitor, 1 passage migrant and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Ireland in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 5, most common first
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year
Horned GrebePodiceps auritusWinter visitorRare31–38 cmRegularly Sep–Mar
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollisScarceRare28–34 cm
Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegenaPassage migrantRare40–50 cmRegularly Jan–Mar
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