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Great Crested Grebe

Podiceps cristatus (Linnaeus, C 1758)

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Partial list of sound recordings available from xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.
Species name Recordist Date Location Remarks Cat.nr.
Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus Ulf Elman 2026-04-12 Sunnansund, Gålö, Södermanland, Haninge (Sweden) (10 m) song -

SNR 59dB(ISO/ITU)

1097462
xeno-canto.org
Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus Timo Roeke 2012-10-30 Enschede, Enschede, Overijssel, Overijssel (Netherlands) (30 m) alarm call -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

112852
xeno-canto.org
Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus David Farrow 1-5-2008 Norwich, Norfolk (United Kingdom) (? m) song (A) -   37502
xeno-canto.org
Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus David Darrell-Lambert 2018-07-20 Great Britain (near Longstanton), Cambridgeshire, England, Cambridgeshire (United Kingdom) (10 m) begging call, juvenile, sex uncertain -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

536900
xeno-canto.org
Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus Tony Archer 2022-04-06 City of Matlosana (near Hartbeesfontein), Southern DC, North West, Klerksdorp (South Africa) (1400 m) Frogs, adult, call, female, male -

Bird calling from large farm dam.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

713862
xeno-canto.org
Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus Jorge Leitão 2025-11-04 Park Meerland (near Eindhoven), Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Eindhoven (Netherlands) (20 m) call, Two males fighting over a female - [also] [sono] 1052275
xeno-canto.org
Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus Uku Paal 2025-05-01 Männamaa, Hiiumaa Parish, Hiiu maakond, Hiiu (Estonia) (20 m) call -

Keks. HPF

1001314
xeno-canto.org
Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus Stein Ø. Nilsen 2019-05-13 Østensjøvannet, Oslo, Oslo (Norway) (110 m) call, female -

H5 Telinga Pro-x without parabola. Female calling to male from the nest.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

474435
xeno-canto.org
Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus cristatus Albert Noorlander 2021-09-18 Oudewater, Oudewater, Utrecht, Oudewater (Netherlands) (0 m) call, juvenile -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

675491
xeno-canto.org
Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus Ireneusz Oleksik 2019-07-23 Dąbrowa Górnicza, Dąbrowa Górnicza, śląskie, Śląskie (Poland) (280 m) begging call, call, juvenile -

Water reservoir, a pair of adult birds with two juveniles, high pass filter 2000 Hz 12 dB, ZOOM H1n.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

488725
xeno-canto.org
Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus Sonothèque ADVL 2023-02-03 Arrondissement de Saint-Malo (near Sains), Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, Ille-et-Vilaine (France) (70 m) call -

Sonothèque des oiseaux de Carolles et de la baie du Mont-Saint-Michel. Association de Défense de la Vallée du Lude et des sites environnants. Enregistrement Sébastien Provost.

815828
xeno-canto.org
Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus Alain Malengreau 2024-02-16 Arrondissement d’Ath (near Bernissart), Hainaut, Wallonia, Hainaut (Belgium) (20 m) call -

Calls sharper and less hoarse than usual. HPF 750Hz -6dB, +6dB

879155
xeno-canto.org
Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus Alain Malengreau 2023-09-04 Arrondissement d’Ath (near Bernissart), Hainaut, Wallonia, Hainaut (Belgium) (20 m) begging call -

Aged roughly about 2 weeks. HP Filter 400Hz, -24dB.

833804
xeno-canto.org
Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus David Darrell-Lambert 2023-02-19 Broadland District (near Horning), Norfolk, England, Norfolk (United Kingdom) (0 m) song - [sono] 792189
xeno-canto.org
Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus Francesco Sottile 2024-07-26 Parco BIALI (near Monasterolo del Castello), Provincia di Bergamo, Lombardia, Bergamo (Italy) (340 m) begging call - [sono] 923670
xeno-canto.org
Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus Marco Dragonetti 13-08-2007 Lago di Perotto, Magliano in Toscana, Grosseto , Grosseto (Italy) (80 m) begging calls (A) - a chick is following its parent 40182
xeno-canto.org
Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus Alan Dalton 2022-05-17 Huddinge, Huddinge Municipality, Stockholms län, Huddinge (Sweden) (40 m) adult, call, duet, female, male -

Interacting birds on breeding territory, binaural recording.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

725200
xeno-canto.org
Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus Susanne Kuijpers 2021-05-30 Berkel en Rodenrijs, Lansingerland, Zuid-Holland, Zuid-Holland (Netherlands) (0 m) adult, call -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

652970
xeno-canto.org
Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus Greg McLachlan 2017-02-26 Wallerawang, Lithgow City Council, New South Wales, New South Wales (Australia) (850 m) begging call, juvenile -

Begging calls of juveniles.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

356921
xeno-canto.org
Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus Tero Linjama 2008-05-26 Joutsa, Central Finland, Central Finland (Finland) (80 m) female, male, song -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

340743
xeno-canto.org
Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus Cyclopithecus 2023-09-15 Arrondissement de Romorantin-Lanthenay (near Saint-Viâtre), Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, Loir-et-Cher (France) (100 m) begging call - [sono] 835465
xeno-canto.org
Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus Francesco Sottile 2024-07-26 Parco BIALI (near Monasterolo del Castello), Provincia di Bergamo, Lombardia, Bergamo (Italy) (340 m) begging call - [sono] 923671
xeno-canto.org
Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus Tristan Guillebot de Nerville 2022-05-31 Arrondissement de Châlons-en-Champagne (near Belval-en-Argonne), Marne, Grand Est, Marne (France) (160 m) adult, call, sex uncertain -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

750117
xeno-canto.org
Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus Irish Wildlife Sounds 2021-05-22 Portlick, Westmeath (Ireland) (40 m) uncertain -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

650818
xeno-canto.org
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