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Ardeidae: Herons, Bitterns
Ardeidae: Herons, Bitterns
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea (0, 11)
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea (0, 11)
STATUS: Rare visitor. ex BBRC 1982; CRC (Schedule A).
STATUS: Rare visitor. ex BBRC 1982; CRC (Schedule A).
© Matthew Naylor - Gosforth NR, 14th July 2023
1). 1963 Cresswell, 24th to 25th April.
(D. D. Harber and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 57: 263).
2). 1977 Farne Islands, 11th to 16th April.
(M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 71: 490).
3). 1980 Low Newton Pool, immature, 22nd September.
(M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 75: 489).
4). 2002 East Chevington, first-summer, 25th to 27th May, photo.
(Birding World 15 (5): 186, photo; G. Bowman & S. T. Holliday, Birds in Northumbria 2002: 36, photo).
5). 2005 Fenham, juvenile, 25th October.
(I. Fisher & S. T. Holliday, Birds in Northumbria 2006: 229).
6). 2013 East Chevington, adult, 4th to 5th May.
(M. Richardson, Birds in Northumbria 2013: 61).
7). 2013 Arcot Pond, 16th May.
(M. Richardson, Birds in Northumbria 2013: 61).
8). 2017 Gosforth NR, 22nd May, photo.
(A. Mould, Birds in Northumbria 2019: 236).
9). 2020 Warkworth Lane, adult, 27th April.
(A. Mould, Birds in Northumbria 2020: 130).
10). 2022 River Tweed, Berwick-on-Tweed, 25th August.
(A. Mould, Birds in Northumbria 2022: 123).
11). 2023 Gosforth NR, first-summer, 29th June to 17th July, photo.
(A. Mould, Birds in Northumbria 2023: 122, photo).
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