Great crested grebes are found across Europe and Asia, parts of southern and eastern Africa, Australia, and New Zealand. These birds are resident in the milder west of their range but migrate from the colder regions.

Do grebes migrate?

After the breeding season, many move first to lakes where they molt their wing feathers, becoming flightless during that period. Once their new flight feathers have grown in, most Western Grebes then migrate to saltwater or brackish habitats, including ocean shores, sheltered bays, rivers, and estuaries.

Do crested grebes migrate?

Great Crested Grebes are capable of substantial migratory movements, which see individuals from elsewhere in Europe arrive to winter around our shores. ... Some of the largest concentrations of wintering grebes are found in the Netherlands and the southern Baltic.