Great Northern Diver in Poole Harbour

Brownsea Road, Poole Harbour, Dorset (February 2010)

Taken from the boat on a Dorset Wildlife Trust expedition to Brownsea Island. Click here for a picture of a bird in breeding plumage taken in Alaska, USA.

Also known as Common Loon, especially in North America.

Status is classified as Least Concern. For more information on this bird species see the following links:
Common loon (Gavia immer) / Wikipedia
Common Loon Gavia immer / Bird Forum
Common Loon Gavia immer / BirdLife International
Common Loon Gavia immer / Cornell Lab of Ornithology