Grebes in Edinburgh
Our list for Edinburgh has 4 grebes recorded regularly there: 1 resident, 2 winter visitors and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Edinburgh in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 4, most common first
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusWinter visitorUncommon46–51 cmRegularly Jul–May
Horned GrebePodiceps auritusWinter visitorUncommon31–38 cmRegularly Dec–Mar
Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegenaScarceRare40–50 cmRegularly Mar–Jul
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