PURPLE HERON Ardea purpurea A.
Vagrant; rare - from southern Europe.
This species became ex BBRC in 1983.
13 accepted records:
2 reconds pending:
P). 2025, 16th April: Cors Erddreiniog - 2, adult and immature seen. Adult seen again on 21st. (Awaiting submission to WBRC).
13). 2024, 19th April – 7th May: Aberffraw - 1 in flight over the common - west of Llyn Coron. Photographed. There had been an earlier report on the 19th of 1 in flight over Cors Ddyga. (S&RBiW 2024 p18).
12). 2022, 3rd August – 14th: Cors Ddyga RSPB - 1 seen in flight over reedbed as viewed from Morfa Mawr track - seen again on 5th & 6th. (S&RBiW 2022 p108).
11). 2022, 18th July: Llyn Dinam, Valley Wetlands RSPB - adult seen in flight over reed bed at north end. (S&RBiW 2022 p108).
10). 2020, 6th September – 9th - Cors Ddyga RSPB - one flushed and flew towards Malltraeth – Adult. (S&RBiW 2020 p15).
8 & 9). 2019, 14th May – 20th: Cors Ddyga RSPB – 2 (S&RBiW 2019 p17).
6 & 7). 2016, 28th July – 1st October: Cors Ddyga – 2, with possibly a 3rd individual from the 31st July to 1st October. (S&RBiW 2016 p7).
5). 2014, 18th November - 26th: Cors Crygyll, Capel Gwyn – immature. (S&RBiW 2014 p8).
4). 2011, 4th April – 11th: Afon Braint, Dwyran. (S&RBiW 2011 p8).
3). 2007, 15th September – 18th: Inland Sea – immature. (S&RBiW 2007 p336).
2). 1975, 11th May: Llyn Bodgylched – immature. (Birds of Anglesey 2004 p153).
1). 1970, 24th April – 5th May: Malltraeth – immature. (Birds of Anglesey 2004 p153).