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Purple Heron

Upload a photo of the Purple Heron at Whelford (Gloucestershire)

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juvenile

Taken: Tue, 24 Oct 2023

Whelford (Gloucestershire)

Uploaded: Tue, 24 Oct 2023

Photo: Michael Trew

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Purple Heron

juvenile

Taken: Tue, 24 Oct 2023

Whelford (Gloucestershire)

Uploaded: Tue, 24 Oct 2023

Photo: Michael Trew

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Purple Heron

juvenile

Taken: Mon, 23 Oct 2023

Whelford (Gloucestershire)

Uploaded: Mon, 23 Oct 2023

richardtyler.zenfolio.com

Photo: Richard Tyler

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Purple Heron

juvenile

Taken: Mon, 23 Oct 2023

Whelford (Gloucestershire)

Uploaded: Mon, 23 Oct 2023

richardtyler.zenfolio.com

Photo: Richard Tyler

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Purple Heron

juvenile

Taken: Mon, 23 Oct 2023

Whelford (Gloucestershire)

Uploaded: Mon, 23 Oct 2023

richardtyler.zenfolio.com

Photo: Richard Tyler

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Purple Heron

Upload a photo of the Purple Heron at Gosforth (Northumberland)

All the RBA news reports of the Purple Heron at Gosforth (Northumberland)

first-summer

Taken: Thu, 06 Jul 2023

Gosforth (Northumberland)

Uploaded: Thu, 06 Jul 2023

Seen from the Beck hide at Gosforth Park Nature Reserve.

Photo: Frank Golding

Photographer's	RBA gallery

Purple Heron

first-summer

Taken: Thu, 06 Jul 2023

Gosforth (Northumberland)

Uploaded: Thu, 06 Jul 2023

Seen from the Beck hide at Gosforth Park Nature Reserve.

Photo: Frank Golding

Photographer's	RBA gallery

Purple Heron

first-summer

Taken: Mon, 03 Jul 2023

Gosforth (Northumberland)

Uploaded: Mon, 03 Jul 2023

Photo: Robert Howe

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Purple Heron

Taken: Fri, 30 Jun 2023

Gosforth (Northumberland)

Uploaded: Sat, 01 Jul 2023

Photo: Rob Stonehouse

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Purple Heron

Upload a photo of the Purple Heron at Summer Leys (Northamptonshire)

All the RBA news reports of the Purple Heron at Summer Leys (Northamptonshire)

subadult

Taken: Mon, 12 Jun 2023

Summer Leys (Northamptonshire)

Uploaded: Mon, 12 Jun 2023

Purple Heron showed well this morning, Alan Coles

Photo: Alan Coles

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Purple Heron

first-summer

Taken: Sun, 11 Jun 2023

Summer Leys (Northamptonshire)

Uploaded: Mon, 12 Jun 2023

Photo: John Lindsell

Photographer's	RBA gallery

Purple Heron

Upload a photo of the Purple Heron at St Mary's (Isles of Scilly)

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Taken: Jun 2023

St Mary's (Isles of Scilly)

Uploaded: Sun, 11 Jun 2023

Photo: Kris Webb

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Purple Heron

Taken: Jun 2023

St Mary's (Isles of Scilly)

Uploaded: Sun, 11 Jun 2023

Photo: Kris Webb

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Purple Heron

Taken: Jun 2023

St Mary's (Isles of Scilly)

Uploaded: Sun, 11 Jun 2023

Found by Patrick Lonaway

Photo: Kris Webb

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Purple Heron

second-summer

Taken: Tue, 06 Jun 2023

St Mary's (Isles of Scilly)

Uploaded: Wed, 07 Jun 2023

Porth Hellick.

Photo: Martin Goodey

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Purple Heron

second-summer

Taken: Tue, 06 Jun 2023

St Mary's (Isles of Scilly)

Uploaded: Wed, 07 Jun 2023

Porth Hellick.

Photo: Martin Goodey

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Purple Heron

Upload a photo of the Purple Heron at Ruan Lanihorne (Cornwall)

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adult

Taken: Sat, 15 Apr 2023

Ruan Lanihorne (Cornwall)

Uploaded: Sun, 16 Apr 2023

Photo: Andrew Jordan

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Purple Heron

adult

Taken: Sat, 15 Apr 2023

Ruan Lanihorne (Cornwall)

Uploaded: Sun, 16 Apr 2023

Photo: Andrew Jordan

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Purple Heron

adult

Taken: Sat, 15 Apr 2023

Ruan Lanihorne (Cornwall)

Uploaded: Sun, 16 Apr 2023

Portrait photo

Photo: Andrew Jordan

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

purple heron

Taken: Apr 2023

St Mary's (Isles of Scilly)

Uploaded: Tue, 04 Apr 2023

Photo: Kris Webb

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Purple Heron

Upload a photo of the Purple Heron at Clonakilty (County Cork)

All the RBA news reports of the Purple Heron at Clonakilty (County Cork)

Taken: Mon, 30 May 2022

Clonakilty (County Cork)

Uploaded: Mon, 30 May 2022

At White's Marsh

Photo: Richard Mills

Photographer's	RBA gallery

Purple Heron

Taken: Mon, 30 May 2022

Clonakilty (County Cork)

Uploaded: Mon, 30 May 2022

At White's Marsh

Photo: Richard Mills

Photographer's	RBA gallery

Purple Heron

Upload a photo of the Purple Heron at Watton (Yorkshire)

All the RBA news reports of the Purple Heron at Watton (Yorkshire)

Taken: Sat, 21 May 2022

Watton (Yorkshire)

Uploaded: Sat, 21 May 2022

Baswick

Photo: Erich Hediger

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog email

Purple Heron

Taken: Apr 2022

St Mary's (Isles of Scilly)

Uploaded: Mon, 25 Apr 2022

Photo: Kris Webb

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Purple Heron

Taken: Apr 2022

St Mary's (Isles of Scilly)

Uploaded: Mon, 25 Apr 2022

Photo: Kris Webb

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Purple Heron

Upload a photo of the Purple Heron at Pagham Harbour (Sussex)

All the RBA news reports of the Purple Heron at Pagham Harbour (Sussex)

Taken: Mon, 11 Oct 2021

Pagham Harbour (Sussex)

Uploaded: Mon, 11 Oct 2021

This Purple Heron was seen feeding on what I believe to be voles in a field at the end of Summer Lane Pagham, just north of the harbour.

Photo: Graham Hicks

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Purple Heron

Upload a photo of the Purple Heron at Blenheim Palace (Oxfordshire)

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juvenile

Taken: Mon, 20 Sep 2021

Blenheim Palace (Oxfordshire)

Uploaded: Mon, 20 Sep 2021

richardtyler.zenfolio.com

Photo: Richard Tyler

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Purple Heron

Upload a photo of the Purple Heron at Britford (Wiltshire)

All the RBA news reports of the Purple Heron at Britford (Wiltshire)

juvenile

Taken: Wed, 04 Aug 2021

Britford (Wiltshire)

Uploaded: Thu, 05 Aug 2021

Photo: Robert Blamey

Photographer's	RBA gallery

Purple Heron

juvenile

Taken: Wed, 04 Aug 2021

Britford (Wiltshire)

Uploaded: Thu, 05 Aug 2021

Photo: Robert Blamey

Photographer's	RBA gallery

Purple Heron

juvenile

Taken: Wed, 04 Aug 2021

Britford (Wiltshire)

Uploaded: Thu, 05 Aug 2021

Photo: Robert Blamey

Photographer's	RBA gallery

Purple Heron

juvenile

Taken: Wed, 04 Aug 2021

Britford (Wiltshire)

Uploaded: Thu, 05 Aug 2021

Photo: Robert Blamey

Photographer's	RBA gallery

Purple Heron

juvenile

Taken: Wed, 04 Aug 2021

Britford (Wiltshire)

Uploaded: Thu, 05 Aug 2021

Photo: Robert Blamey

Photographer's	RBA gallery

Purple Heron

Upload a photo of the Purple Heron at Minsmere RSPB (Suffolk)

All the RBA news reports of the Purple Heron at Minsmere RSPB (Suffolk)

adult, male

Taken: Thu, 24 Jun 2021

Minsmere RSPB (Suffolk)

Uploaded: Sat, 26 Jun 2021

Photo: Michael Hooper

Photographer's	RBA gallery email

Purple Heron

Upload a photo of the Purple Heron at Romsey (Hampshire)

All the RBA news reports of the Purple Heron at Romsey (Hampshire)

Taken: Thu, 10 Jun 2021

Romsey (Hampshire)

Uploaded: Thu, 10 Jun 2021

At Fishlake Meadows

Photo: Andy Wilkes

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog email

Purple Heron

Upload a photo of the Purple Heron at Grove Ferry (Kent)

All the RBA news reports of the Purple Heron at Grove Ferry (Kent)

Taken: Sun, 30 May 2021

Grove Ferry (Kent)

Uploaded: Sun, 30 May 2021

Photo: Steven Ashton

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Purple Heron

Taken: Sun, 30 May 2021

Grove Ferry (Kent)

Uploaded: Sun, 30 May 2021

Photo: Steven Ashton

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Purple Heron

Taken: Sat, 29 May 2021

Summer Leys (Northamptonshire)

Uploaded: Sat, 29 May 2021

long way off

Photo: Leslie Fox

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Purple Heron

Taken: Sat, 29 May 2021

Summer Leys (Northamptonshire)

Uploaded: Sat, 29 May 2021

long way off

Photo: Leslie Fox

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Purple Heron

Taken: Fri, 28 May 2021

Summer Leys (Northamptonshire)

Uploaded: Fri, 28 May 2021

The real reason for the fly around ?

Photo: Alec Cuthbertson

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Purple Heron

Taken: Fri, 28 May 2021

Summer Leys (Northamptonshire)

Uploaded: Fri, 28 May 2021

Photo: Alec Cuthbertson

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

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