Red-necked Grebe

Recent sightings

DateSpeciesSiteCountObserver
23/03/25Red-necked GrebeSouthsea Castle1P A Gammage
13:38
Partial S/P close in off Blue Reef.  
22/03/25Red-necked GrebeSouthsea1J Morton
10:30
In front of Blue Reef Aquarium, only 50-80 yards o/s.  
21/03/25Red-necked GrebeSouthsea Castle1D Stevenson
12:25
Drifting towards Blu Reef @ 100m+.  
19/03/25Red-necked GrebeSouthsea Castle1S Casson
21:50
male. Has deformed beak, but seemed to be feeding happily. SZ642979.  
19/03/25Red-necked GrebeHill Head1M Francis
08:23
S/P Bird Out from the Osbourne View.  
17/03/25Red-necked GrebeSolent Breezes1R H Marchant
08:40
ad s/p. Circa 300m off Chilling Cliffs moving slowly W, by 11:20 was in the line of posts off Solent Breezes between the broken and green triangle posts.  
06/03/25Red-necked GrebeHill Head1M Francis
13:52
Out from the Osbourne view pub or was!  
04/03/25Red-necked GrebeHill Head1M Francis
08:27
Just west of rainbow bar.  
02/03/25Red-necked GrebeWeston Shore, Southampton1I R Watts
08:10
 
01/03/25Red-necked GrebeWeston Shore, Southampton1I R Watts
07:10
400m off slipway....starting to show tinge of re on throat in sunlight.  

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Records

YearDetails
2024Red-necked Grebe, Hayling Island, Sandy Point outside NR, Adult, 27th November to 18th December. (Andy Johnson)
2024Red-necked Grebe, Weston Shore, Southampton, Adult, 26th November to 31st December, Stayed into 2025. (Andy Collins)
2024Red-necked Grebe, Butts Bay, Pennington, unknown, 16th-21st March. (Simon Colenutt)
2024Red-necked Grebe, Needs Ore, 3rd-10th March. *