Latin Etymology: Ardea ("Heron") cinerea ("ash-grey")
Adult Grey Heron (subspecies A. c. cinerea) at Camley Street Natural Park, London - September 2010
Weight: 1000-2100g / Length: 84-100cm / Wingspan: 155-195cm
UK GREEN LIST / IUCN Red List: Least Concern
Easily the most common of the herons, it can seemingly be found wherever there is sufficient amounts of water to feed it - I've seen them along most rivers I've been walked along for any distance and most lakes of notable size, and given that that they have visited my back garden for it's under 2m square pond before, they aren't overly fussy. Regent's park in undoubtedly one of the best places to see these birds close up however, they are semi-tame, having learnt to take things from visitors in the way mallards often do, meaning you can get within feet of these huge birds.
Related Species:
Order: Pelecaniformes
Family: Ardeidae
Genus: Ardea
Subspecies: A. c. cinerea, A. c. monicae, A. c. jouyi, A. c. firasa
- Sighting Locations -
- MADRID 2016 TRIP: Abundant around Laguna Navaseca and Arrocampo.
Order: Pelecaniformes
Family: Ardeidae
Genus: Ardea
Subspecies: A. c. cinerea, A. c. monicae, A. c. jouyi, A. c. firasa
- Sighting Locations -
UNITED KINGDOM - Common and widespread resident in low densities (13,000 nests) and Common Winter Visitor (63000 birds)
- Seen at many sites including Rutland Water, Rainham Marshes, Regent's Park, Pitsford Reservoir, Ditchford Gravel Pits, Eyebrook Reservoir and Geddington.
- KYOTO 2013 TRIP: Commonly seen on the Kamo River in Central Kyoto and at Arashiyama.
- MALAYSIA/SINGAPORE 2016 TRIP: A single bird seen from a car in Kuala Lumpur
- CAMBODIA/SINGAPORE 2019 TRIP:Several at Sungei Buloh
- SEVILLE 2011 TRIP: Several around El Rocio- CAMBODIA/SINGAPORE 2019 TRIP:Several at Sungei Buloh
- MADRID 2016 TRIP: Abundant around Laguna Navaseca and Arrocampo.
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