Welcome to the RBA photo gallery

Explore bird photos from the RBA community. Use the filters below to find a species, location or photographer.

YOUR PHOTOS. YOUR GALLERY.

A home for your bird photography

Upload your photos, build your own gallery and share it with fellow birders.

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)

adult

Taken: Fri, 28 May 2021

Summer Leys (Northamptonshire)

Uploaded: Fri, 28 May 2021

PURPLE HERON AT SUMMER LEYS. A F COLES

Photo: Alan Coles

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog email

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: Sun, 23 May 2021

Clonakilty (County Cork)

Uploaded: Sun, 23 May 2021

Dunworley

Photo: Richard Mills

Photographer's	RBA gallery

Purple Heron

first-summer

Taken: Sun, 23 May 2021

Clonakilty (County Cork)

Uploaded: Sun, 23 May 2021

Dunworley

Photo: Richard Mills

Photographer's	RBA gallery

Purple Heron

first-summer

Taken: Sun, 23 May 2021

Clonakilty (County Cork)

Uploaded: Sun, 23 May 2021

Dunworley

Photo: Richard Mills

Photographer's	RBA gallery

Purple Heron

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

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

Taken: Sun, 16 May 2021

Kilnsea (Yorkshire)

Uploaded: Sun, 16 May 2021

Photo: Anthony Hull

Photographer's	RBA gallery

Purple Heron

Taken: Sun, 16 May 2021

Kilnsea (Yorkshire)

Uploaded: Sun, 16 May 2021

Photo: Anthony Hull

Photographer's	RBA gallery

Purple Heron

Taken: Sun, 16 May 2021

Kilnsea (Yorkshire)

Uploaded: Sun, 16 May 2021

Photo: Anthony Hull

Photographer's	RBA gallery

Purple Heron

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

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

Taken: Sat, 15 May 2021

Spurn (Yorkshire)

Uploaded: Sat, 15 May 2021

Photo: Dave Tucker

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Purple Heron

Taken: Sat, 15 May 2021

Spurn (Yorkshire)

Uploaded: Sat, 15 May 2021

Photo: Dave Tucker

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Purple Heron

Taken: Sat, 15 May 2021

Kilnsea (Yorkshire)

Uploaded: Sat, 15 May 2021

Photo: Anthony Hull

Photographer's	RBA gallery

Purple Heron

Taken: Sat, 15 May 2021

Kilnsea (Yorkshire)

Uploaded: Sat, 15 May 2021

Photo: Anthony Hull

Photographer's	RBA gallery

Purple Heron

Upload a photo of the Purple Heron at Wellington (Herefordshire)

All the RBA news reports of the Purple Heron at Wellington (Herefordshire)

Taken: Thu, 29 Apr 2021

Wellington (Herefordshire)

Uploaded: Sat, 01 May 2021

Photo: Mark Dowie

Photographer's	RBA gallery

Purple Heron

Taken: Thu, 29 Apr 2021

Wellington (Herefordshire)

Uploaded: Sat, 01 May 2021

Photo: Mark Dowie

Photographer's	RBA gallery

Purple Heron

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

All the RBA news reports of the Purple Heron at St Mary's (Isles of Scilly)

Taken: Apr 2021

St Mary's (Isles of Scilly)

Uploaded: Thu, 29 Apr 2021

Photo: Kris Webb

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Purple Heron

Taken: Apr 2021

St Mary's (Isles of Scilly)

Uploaded: Thu, 29 Apr 2021

Photo: Kris Webb

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Purple Heron

Taken: Apr 2021

St Mary's (Isles of Scilly)

Uploaded: Thu, 29 Apr 2021

Photo: Kris Webb

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Purple Heron

Upload a photo of the Purple Heron at Hockwold Washes, Lakenheath (Norfolk)

All the RBA news reports of the Purple Heron at Hockwold Washes, Lakenheath (Norfolk)

adult

Taken: Tue, 27 Apr 2021

Hockwold Washes, Lakenheath (Norfolk)

Uploaded: Wed, 28 Apr 2021

Flew past heading North East, heavy crop.

Photo: Dave Burns

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Purple Heron

adult

Taken: Tue, 27 Apr 2021

Hockwold Washes, Lakenheath (Norfolk)

Uploaded: Wed, 28 Apr 2021

Flew past heading North East, heavy crop.

Photo: Dave Burns

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Purple Heron

Upload a photo of the Purple Heron at North Fambridge (Essex)

All the RBA news reports of the Purple Heron at North Fambridge (Essex)

adult

Taken: Wed, 07 Apr 2021

North Fambridge (Essex)

Uploaded: Thu, 08 Apr 2021

At Blue House Farm EWT Reserve

Photo: Steve Grimwade

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Purple Heron

adult

Taken: Wed, 07 Apr 2021

North Fambridge (Essex)

Uploaded: Thu, 08 Apr 2021

Photo by Jason Fox

Photo: Rare Bird Alert

Photographer's	RBA gallery

Purple Heron

Upload a photo of the Purple Heron at Tittesworth Reservoir (Staffordshire)

All the RBA news reports of the Purple Heron at Tittesworth Reservoir (Staffordshire)

juvenile

Taken: Sun, 18 Oct 2020

Tittesworth Reservoir (Staffordshire)

Uploaded: Sun, 18 Oct 2020

Photo: Richard Powell

Photographer's	RBA gallery

Purple Heron

Taken: Sun, 18 Oct 2020

Tittesworth Reservoir (Staffordshire)

Uploaded: Sun, 18 Oct 2020

Photo: Michael Turner

Photographer's	RBA gallery

Purple Heron

Taken: Sun, 18 Oct 2020

Tittesworth Reservoir (Staffordshire)

Uploaded: Sun, 18 Oct 2020

Photo: Michael Turner

Photographer's	RBA gallery

Purple Heron

Upload a photo of the Purple Heron at Burton Mill Pond (Sussex)

All the RBA news reports of the Purple Heron at Burton Mill Pond (Sussex)

Taken: Mon, 05 Oct 2020

Burton Mill Pond (Sussex)

Uploaded: Tue, 13 Oct 2020

Photo by Matt Bruce

Photo: Rare Bird Alert

Photographer's	RBA gallery

Purple Heron

Upload a photo of the Purple Heron at Durleigh (Somerset and Bristol)

All the RBA news reports of the Purple Heron at Durleigh (Somerset and Bristol)

juvenile

Taken: Sat, 05 Sep 2020

Durleigh (Somerset and Bristol)

Uploaded: Sun, 06 Sep 2020

Still present in the NW corner of the reservoir yesterday, viewed from Enmore Road.

Photo: Christopher Teague

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Purple Heron

juvenile

Taken: Mon, 31 Aug 2020

Durleigh (Somerset and Bristol)

Uploaded: Mon, 31 Aug 2020

Photo: Brian Hill

Photographer's	RBA gallery

Purple Heron

juvenile

Taken: Sun, 23 Aug 2020

Durleigh (Somerset and Bristol)

Uploaded: Mon, 24 Aug 2020

Difficult to see most of the time let alone photograph

Photo: Brian Hill

Photographer's	RBA gallery

Purple Heron

juvenile

Taken: Sun, 09 Aug 2020

Durleigh (Somerset and Bristol)

Uploaded: Sun, 09 Aug 2020

You can see what it is. About the best you can say of this distant photo.

Photo: Brian Hill

Photographer's	RBA gallery

Purple Heron

Upload a photo of the Purple Heron at Balbriggan (County Dublin)

All the RBA news reports of the Purple Heron at Balbriggan (County Dublin)

first-summer

Taken: Tue, 02 Jun 2020

Balbriggan (County Dublin)

Uploaded: Thu, 04 Jun 2020

At Knock Lake. Returning bird.

Photo: Paul Kelly

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Purple Heron

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

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

Taken: Sun, 31 May 2020

Farlington (Hampshire)

Uploaded: Tue, 02 Jun 2020

Photo: Clare Fuller

Photographer's	RBA gallery

Purple Heron

Taken: Tue, 28 Apr 2020

St Mary's (Isles of Scilly)

Uploaded: Tue, 28 Apr 2020

Photo: Joe Pender

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog email

Purple Heron

Taken: Tue, 28 Apr 2020

St Mary's (Isles of Scilly)

Uploaded: Tue, 28 Apr 2020

Photo: Joe Pender

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog email

Purple Heron

Upload a photo of the Purple Heron at Eagland Hill (Lancashire and North Merseyside)

All the RBA news reports of the Purple Heron at Eagland Hill (Lancashire and North Merseyside)

first-winter

Taken: Wed, 08 Jan 2020

Eagland Hill (Lancashire and North Merseyside)

Uploaded: Tue, 14 Jan 2020

Showed well eating Field Voles.

Photo: Craig Bell

Photographer's	RBA gallery

Purple Heron

first-winter

Taken: Wed, 08 Jan 2020

Eagland Hill (Lancashire and North Merseyside)

Uploaded: Tue, 14 Jan 2020

eating a vole.

Photo: Craig Bell

Photographer's	RBA gallery

Purple Heron

juvenile

Taken: Sun, 12 Jan 2020

Eagland Hill (Lancashire and North Merseyside)

Uploaded: Tue, 14 Jan 2020

Photo: Jon Worthington

Photographer's	RBA gallery

Purple Heron

juvenile

Taken: Sun, 12 Jan 2020

Eagland Hill (Lancashire and North Merseyside)

Uploaded: Tue, 14 Jan 2020

Photo: Jon Worthington

Photographer's	RBA gallery

Purple Heron

first-winter

Taken: Wed, 08 Jan 2020

Eagland Hill (Lancashire and North Merseyside)

Uploaded: Thu, 09 Jan 2020

Showed well today massacring the local field voles..

Photo: Craig Bell

Photographer's	RBA gallery

Purple Heron

juvenile

Taken: Sat, 28 Dec 2019

Eagland Hill (Lancashire and North Merseyside)

Uploaded: Sat, 28 Dec 2019

Photo: Karl Bishop

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Purple Heron

juvenile

Taken: Mon, 09 Dec 2019

Eagland Hill (Lancashire and North Merseyside)

Uploaded: Mon, 09 Dec 2019

Photo: Craig Bell

Photographer's	RBA gallery

Purple Heron

juvenile

Taken: Mon, 09 Dec 2019

Eagland Hill (Lancashire and North Merseyside)

Uploaded: Mon, 09 Dec 2019

Photo: Craig Bell

Photographer's	RBA gallery

Previous Page Back to top Next Page



Rarity level


	Select how rare the species in the photos should be:




Species


	Select a species to look for (if you wish):




Location


	Select the region and county to look in (if you wish):




When


Only look for photos... (search all dates if left blank)

	Uploaded between the following dates:

	and

and / or

	Taken between the following dates:

	and


Photographer


	Select an individual photographer (if you wish):




		Filter

Rare Bird Alert, Reliable Bird News Services Since 1991

Welcome to the RBA photo gallery

A home for your bird photography