Grebes in Argyll and Bute
Our list for Argyll and Bute has 4 grebes recorded regularly there: 1 resident, 2 winter visitors and 1 passage migrant
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Argyll and Bute in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 4, most common first
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisWinter visitorCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year
Horned GrebePodiceps auritusWinter visitorCommon31–38 cmRegularly Sep–Mar
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentUncommon46–51 cmRegularly Mar–Jan
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsPassage migrantUncommon31–38 cmRegularly Jun
Smallest to largest
Length, cmBody 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