Birds and wildlife

Great Northern Diver

Gavia immerGroup: DiversUK Conservation status:Amber

How to identify

The largest of the UK's divers, it has a bigger, heavier head and bill than its more frequently sighted relatives. It is largely a winter visitor to our shores although some non-breeding birds stay off northern coasts in the summer. Great Northern Divers are listed under Schedule 1 of The Wildlife and Countryside Act.

Key

  1. Resident
  2. Passage
  3. Summer
  4. Winter
* This map is intended as a guide. It shows general distribution rather than detailed, localised populations.
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Where best to see them

Key facts