Perhaps not the nicest of courtship calls... but a local pair has started to court each other between spouts of nest building. 

Sunnersta, Uppsala. April 27, 2025.
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The "pig squeal" of courting Red-necked Grebes

Active Messenger in The Metacrisis, creator of The Lifeboat Station Project

Irish field recordist, now residing in Sweden. I have a deep interest and background in birding, which is reflected in my sound recordings. Follow my podcast, Wild Bird Acoustics, on all podcast providers!

Field sound recordist and archivist of vanishing sounds in natural Iandscapes. Highly commended in the Sound of the Year Awards 2024 - Best Natural Sound.

The "pig squeal" of courting Red-necked Grebes

Bo Söderström