Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Scotland
The Grey Heron is found in Europe, Asia and Africa and forms a superspecies with the Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) of North America and the White-necked Heron (Ardea cocoi) of South America.
Grey Heron
Gaunt grey herons are among the most familiar of our local water birds. Fresh or salt, clear or muddy each is acceptable so long as it will yield something worthwhile.
Grey Heron
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Grey Heron
Both Sexes
Grey and white with black markings on head and neck.
Ardea cinerea ...
Grey herons are large, striking birds often spotted standing motionless at the water's edge. Having found a suitable location, herons stand and wait patiently for the right moment to stab passing prey with their dagger-like beaks.
Grey herons tend to be noisier than other herons. In flight, they let out a raucous 'kraank'; at heronries, various low grunts, gurgles and cackles.
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Gray Heron, Heron, Common Grey Heron, Common Gray Heron, Common Heron, Eastern Grey Heron, Eastern Gray Heron, European Common Heron, European Blue Heron, European Heron, Mauritanian Heron
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Grey Heron: Ardea cinerea
Distribution: All over Great Britain from Ireland across to Europe, Asia, Japan & south to the Mediterranean. Also India and northern China, southern Africa, Indonesia.
Ardea cinerea
(grey heron)
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The larger species, such as Great Skua also regularly kill and eat adult birds, such as puffins and gulls, and have been recorded as killing birds of the size of a Grey Heron.
Occasionally, I also have our local parrots that roost high in the trees to nibble on the seeds of our palms trees and on the Qaraniqio River banks amongst the mangrove there is always a white and grey heron, a pair, ...
 See also: Heron, Bittern, Stork, Spoonbill, Eagle
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