Egrets

Egrets

Great White Egret

In early November 2008, I was very pleased to see a Great White Egret at Saddington in Leicestershire which is only six miles from my home. The pictures are a bit of a record shots as the bird was a couple of hundred meters away, but good to see none the less. Depending on weather, commitments, and if the bird decides to stay, I will pay another visit and try and get some better pictures.

Cattle Egret

At the end of 2007, Cattle Egret was still a rarity in Britain - but if the number of birds around in spring 2008 is anything to go by, it will not be long before they are reasonably common.

I have seen three birds in two locations during Feb and March 2008.

The first was at Frethern in Gloucestershire in Feb
and then two more with some Little Egrets at Radipole Lake in Weymouth in March

below is a picture of both Cattle and Little Egret from the Radipole roost site

Little Egret

Above is a particularly close bird pictured in kingsbridge South Devon in May 2008

A rarity in Britain only 20 years ago, but a common bird now in recent years.

Go to the Norfolk coast and it's almost impossible not to see Little Egret now.

Indeed, there are always many highlights to a visit to the North Norfolk coast, but one of them must be the site of over 200 Little Egrets coming into Roost at Holkham fresh marsh.

The best place to view this is from the Joe Jordon hide to the wet of Lady Anne's drive.
(When I went in November 2007, there was also a Sacred Ibis (presumed escape from a "private bird collection") and a few deer. )

The bird pictured right
was taken at Thornham in Norfolk in January 2008

The picture below was taken when I had a lot less experience of wildlife photography and a lower spec camera, it was taken at Cley in summer 2006.