Mottled Green Diver

Divers are a small family of large water birds with three species regularly seen in the UK – Black Throated, Red Throated and Great Northern Diver.

The Mottled Green is rarer!

All have long, slender bodies, moderately long necks and dagger-shaped bills, narrow wings and small legs (with long, lobed toes) set far back on the body.  They are expert swimmers and divers.

Divers are sleek, streamlined birds that sit low in the water.  They are regularly seen preening to keep their dense feathers waxed and waterproof.

Diver – carved in green serpentine stone