Bybrook ConservationBybrook Conservation
A joy to report the return of the little grebe along the Bybrook
The little grebe is skittish and dives quickly underwater when disturbed to avoid danger. The increased protection offered by the reeds and vegetation along the wildlife corridor has provided a perfect and safe habitat.
This wonderful, small, dumpy grebe, which appears to have a ’fluffy’ rear end, is a powerful and swift swimmer. Plunging below the water to feed on fish and larvae, it will often reappear unseen, some distance away. With a distinctive, high pitched, whinnying call, the grebe can often be heard and not seen as it darts amongst the reeds and dives swiftly away though the water.
In summer the grebe has a bright chestnut throat and cheeks and a pale grape patch at the base of the bill. In winter the plumage becomes pale yellow along the throat and body.
