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Nine Little Egrets in Stratford sub Castle

  • Writer: RW
    RW
  • 6 days ago
  • 1 min read
Image: Richard Death 12 March 2026
Image: Richard Death 12 March 2026

Little Egrets first bred in the UK in 1996 on Brownsea Island but they have extended their range and we have hosted a pair in Stratford for many years. However, I was amazed to see a small flock of 9 Little Egrets on Thursday 12 March. One or two Egrets are no longer a surprise, but 9 was totally unexpected. Has anyone else seen this number?


As soon as I realised what I was seeing I dashed to get my camera and tried to hurry gently (?) to avoid spooking the birds, and failed completely. I got this picture of 8 of them taking off away from me. Not much use I'm afraid. Please someone do better than me.


Richard Death


See this earlier newspost from August 2025, when David Mills spotted four Egrets


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