Purple Heron
Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Reedbeds (rare breeder).
Diet: Fish, amphibians.
Best time to spot: Slim, snake-necked, dark.
When to look
Resident in the UK, so it can be found year-round. More on the season in Bird migration in Britain.
Recent UK sightings
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Similar birds
- Great White EgretRare · Marshes
- Grey HeronCommon · Lakes
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- American Bittern · Reedbeds (very rare vagrant)
- Great Reed Warbler · Reedbeds (very rare)
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