Purple Heron

Habitat & behaviour

Habitat: Reedbeds (rare breeder).
Diet: Fish, amphibians.
Best time to spot: Slim, snake-necked, dark.

Recent UK sightings

No community sightings logged in the last 30 days.

How to spot one

Open the live sightings map and filter to Purple Heron. The map shows community sightings in the last 30 days, ranked by distance from your home, with hotspots and a heatmap layer for density.