The Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) is a delightful, elegant waterbird with decorative head plumes. It was once hunted for these fancy feathers, almost causing the UK population to be wiped out.

Grebes are diving waterbirds, feeding on small fish and aquatic invertebrates. The Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) or 'dabchick', as it is sometimes known, is our smallest grebe, about half the size of a moorhen. Grebes nest on floating platforms made up of waterweed.