Update on Welshpool Herons and Egrets

 

Many thanks to Claire Seddon, for reporting 3 pairs of Little Egrets in the Welshpool heronry this year. She also writes, "we had heron chicks hatched the end of June/beginning of July. We still see the parents flying in feeding and hear the chattering now. This is our fourth summer here and the first time we have seen any herons on the nest in August."

My Harrison field guide on nests and eggs suggests that Grey Herons are occasionally double-brooded, but it is unusual!