Egret, Great

The great egret, also known as the common egret, large egret or great white heron, is a large, widely distributed egret, with four subspecies found in Asia, Africa, the Americas, and southern Europe. Distributed across most of the tropical and warmer temperate regions of the world. It builds tree nests in colonies close to water.

Family
Herons and Egrets (Ardeidae)
Latin Name
Ardea alba
Further reading
Great Egret (wikipedia)
Great Egret

Photos

Great Egret
Great Egret
(c) 2019 Mike Meysner

When the bird was spotted

Date Location Title Seen by Interestingness
UK, Teesside and the North York Moors Saltholme b.m.stokesley **
France, Leymen Near the ponds mike421 **
France, Leymen In the field behind the house mike421 ***
UK, Teesside and the North York Moors Saltholme b.m.stokesley ***
Germany, Kandern Altrhein, Bad Bellingen Hühnerhabicht ***
France, Leymen In the fields behind the house mike421 ***
France, Leymen Near the Goose pond mike421 ***
Germany, Wissen Near river Sieg Hühnerhabicht ***
UK, Teesside and the North York Moors Saltholme b.m.stokesley ***
UK, Teesside and the North York Moors Saltholme b.m.stokesley **
Germany, Kandern 7 on Altrhein near Huttingen Hühnerhabicht *
Germany, Wissen on a meadow Hühnerhabicht ***
Germany, Kandern on a field in Hammerstein Hühnerhabicht ***
France, Leymen in the fields behind the house mike421 ***
France, Leymen 10 of them in the fields behind the house mike421 ***
UK, Teesside and the North York Moors Saltholme b.m.stokesley ***
Germany, Kandern 13 great egrets in "Altrhein" near Bad Bellingen Hühnerhabicht ***
Germany, Kandern at the bank of Altrhein in Bad Bellingen Hühnerhabicht *
Germany, Kandern on a field between Mappach and Maugenhard Hühnerhabicht *
UK, Lake District Leighton Moss b.m.stokesley ***
Germany, Wissen on the banks of river "Sieg" Hühnerhabicht ***
Germany, Kandern Four great egrets on a meadow in Maugenhard nearby Kandern Hühnerhabicht ***
France, Leymen in the fields behind the house mike421 ***
France, Leymen in the fields behind the house mike421 ***
France, La petite Camargue La petite Camargue mike421
UK, Teesside and the North York Moors Saltholme mike421 **
UK, Teesside and the North York Moors Saltholme b.m.stokesley
France, Leymen In the fields below the tram tracks mike421 ***
France, Leymen In the fields below the tram tracks mike421 ***
France, Leymen Again in the fields near the tennis court mike421 ***
France, Leymen Near the tennis court mike421 **
France, Leymen White Egret in the field near the tennis court mike421 ***
France, Leymen White egret seen occasionally around Leymen mike421 ****