Red-necked grebeRothalstaucher Podiceps grisegena
Family: Grebes
A medium-sized grebe, smaller than the great crested grebe, with a rusty neck, pale grey cheeks and a black cap in breeding plumage; the bill is dark with a yellow base. Red-necked grebes breed on small, well-vegetated lakes and fish ponds and spend the winter mainly at sea. In Germany they nest thinly in the north-east and are scarce elsewhere.