Grey heron
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(Ardea cinerea)
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The grey heron is unmistakably tall with a long neck and orange beak. Its flight is distinctive, with its great wingspan, slow flapping and long legs stretched out behind. Its presence at Silwood is thought to be solely due to the proximity of Virginia Water, where it most likely gets its food from.
Diet: Fish, small birds, small mammals, amphibians
Origin: Native
UK conservation status: Green
IUCN conservation status: Least Concern
References
1 Anon (n.d.) ‘Grey heron photo’. [online] Available from: https://findingnature.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Grey-Heron.jpg (Accessed 24 May 2020)
2 Anon (n.d.) ‘Grey Heron Bird Facts | Ardea Cinerea - The RSPB’. [online] Available from: https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/wildlife-guides/bird-a-z/grey-heron/ (Accessed 25 May 2020)
3 Anon (n.d.) ‘Grey heron | The Wildlife Trusts’. [online] Available from: https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife-explorer/birds/herons-egrets-and-spoonbill/grey-heron (Accessed 25 May 2020)
4 IUCN (n.d.) ‘Ardea cinerea (Grey Heron)’. [online] Available from: https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22696993/154525233 (Accessed 25 May 2020)
