British Population Size:
Summer:
Winter:
First Record:
Latest Survey:
Conservation Status: GREEN
Previous Assessments: 2002-2007
GREEN
1996-2001
GREEN
Races of Concern: GREEN
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
Most frequent in:
Also common in:
And found in:
Relative Frequency in Each Habitat:
Migration routes: ringing recoveries
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European Population Size:
Summer: Trend in Numbers )
Population Assesment from Birds in Europe
Distribution in Europe mapped by the EBCC Atlas
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of: Bern(III)
Breeding and Survival
Egg Size:
Egg Weight:
Number of Nest Records:
Clutch Size:
3.66 ± 1.06 (2 - 7) N = 264
Incubation:
26.95 ± 0.90 (26.5 - 28.5) N = 264
by the:
Male + Female
Fledging:
52.87 ± 2.62 (50 - 55) N = 1506
as:
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Nest Record Scheme data
First Clutches Laid:
Number of Broods:
See trends in Breeding Productivity
Number Ringed: Annual Totals
Adult Survival:
Juvenile Survival:
Age at First Breeding:
Typical Lifespan:
Maximum Recorded Age:
Read a summary of Ringing Recoveries
Biometrics
Ring Size:
Wing Length
Adult:
Insufficient Data
Juvenile:
435.1 ± 22.0
Range
395.0 - 468.0 mm, (N = 27)
Male:
Insufficient Data
Female:
Insufficient Data
Weight
Adult:
Insufficient Data
Juvenile:
Insufficient Data
Male:
Insufficient Data
Female:
Insufficient Data
Seasonal:
Other Names
Ardea herodias , Previously Casmerodius albus
Gaelic:
Welsh:
Danish: Fiskehejre
Dutch:
Finnish:
French:
German:
Hungarian:
Icelandic:
Irish: Corr Réisc
Italian:
Norwegian:
Polish:
Portuguese:
Spanish: Garza real
Swedish:
Local Names:
Collective Noun:
For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
Voisin, C. 1991 The herons of Europe Poyser, London
[598.461 VOI]
Lowe, F. 1954 The heron Collins, London
[598.461 LOW]
Kushlan, J.A. & Hancock, J. 2005 The Herons Oxford University Press
[598.461 KUS]
See Also:
Find scientific papers on
Wikipedia entry
BirdLife species page
Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides
Read State of the Nations Birds by Chris Mead
Order:
Ciconiiformes
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