I took thse shots of a heron flying over Beddington on May 2nd earlier this year. I thought it looked like a Purple Heron and forgot all about it until now as I was going through my photos. It was extremely high and migrating towards the northeast. It still looks like one to me. Any comments?
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Couldn't rule it out on these pics.
Looks good for a Purple Heron to me, Peter. Feet look longer than on Grey (but I'm not sure if that's a distinguishing feature) and that bill looks longer than on Grey.
The bill looks really long, the dark streaking is extensive on the underparts and in the top pic there is a reddish colour evident. Also the wing profile looks good for Purple in the spread wing shot. Enough to clinch it?
I think you should certainly add that one to your year list, Peter.
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