Little egrets

[dannytaylor]

Spotted a pair of these beautiful birds down by the river last night. The first ive ever seen in the wild. Unfortunately no pictures. Need to get a better zoom lens.............

Are they a particulary rare bird?

[Cyprio]

There quite common here in my part of Suffolk.
Our river is very shallow and they are often wading in it.

There is a small lake with lots of trees growing out of it, during the winter at dusk there could be getting on for six of
Them roosting in the branches of a tree out in the lake.

They look funny flying off with their yellowish feet dangling

Andy

[dannytaylor]

This was up north. wasnt sure at first until i checked them in the binos, but then couldnt really have been anything else. Always a treat to see new wildlife

[pikin]

Seen a few around here in the last few years. Think they nest on Budworth Mere, Northwich.

[Kev Berry]

not unusual to see as many little egrets (and big ones) as herons going up and down the Trent, one favourite roost has up to a dozen of them kipping in a dead tree hanging over the water, keep trying to get a pic but they fly off when I get close and slow the boat down

[davelumb]

Common as muck, Danny. They nest on an island on Southport's marine lake.

I've seen a great white egret and a spoonbill on the marsh too.

[dannytaylor]

Common as muck, Danny. They nest on an island on Southport's marine lake.

I've seen a great white egret and a spoonbill on the marsh too.

fair enough dave. It was first for me and very pretty

[davelumb]

They mostly frequent the marshes round here, but they do come inland and up the rivers. They've really increased in numbers since I saw my first one on the river - nine years ago yesterday! They are certainly moving north.

My photo skills were really pants back then!

[phil.c]

I see a few of them in Kent.

But have never got nearer than a couple of hundred yards.

[Kev Berry]

They mostly frequent the marshes round here, but they do come inland and up the rivers. They've really increased in numbers since I saw my first one on the river - nine years ago yesterday! They are certainly moving north.

My photo skills were really pants back then!

My photo skills were really pants back then!

don't look that much different to your recent pics Dave

[davelumb]

Thanks...

[cookiesdaughtersdad]

Common round these ear parts, they nest on the island on the big lake, seen 20 plus on there, been a resident species here for some time, often see them catching insects!

Cheers ALan

[nigel savage]

Very common sight at Rutland Danny

[Sean gilchrist]

Spotted a pair of these beautiful birds down by the river last night. The first ive ever seen in the wild. Unfortunately no pictures. Need to get a better zoom lens.............

Are they a particulary rare bird?

Seen them up here in Galloway. The Cree estuary next to the A75 you see them quite a lot. Also on the Fleet estuary too. Infact there's a resident one that hangs about a puddle which is 10m away from the A75 and 6miles inland.
Also a good couple of years ago there was a pair of mating spoonbills on the Dee estuary.

[dannytaylor]

Nawfarfaeken

[Sean gilchrist]

Nawfarfaeken