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Great crested grebe
Great crested grebe
(Podiceps cristatus)
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Information authenticated by the RSPB:
http://www.rspb.org.uk/
References
National Biodiversity Network Species Dictionary (November 2002):
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nbn
Mullarney, K., Svensson, L., Zetterstrom, D., & Grant, P.J. (1999)
Collins Bird Guide
. HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, London.
JNCC (November 2002)
http://www.jncc.gov.uk/UKSPA/Species/accounts/A6-4A.pdf
Gooders, J. (1982)
Collins British Birds
. William Collins Sons and Co Ltd, London.
Lack, P. (1986)
The Atlas of Wintering Birds in Britain and Ireland
. T. & A. D. Poyser Ltd, Calton.
Walters, M. (1994)
Eyewitness Handbooks: Birds Eggs
. Dorling Kindersley, London.
Greenoak, F. (1979)
All the birds of the air
. Book Club Associates, London.
RSPB History (November 2002):
http://www.rspb.org.uk/about/history/history.asp?FeatureID=19930&ComponentID=19931&SourcePageID=19957#1
RSPB (2003)
The population status of birds in the UK
:
http://www.rspb.org.uk/Images/5_20625.pdf
RSPB (2003)
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