Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)

STATUS AT LONGHAM LAKES

Common resident in small numbers, not breeding.

MAXIMUM NUMBERS PER MONTH

There is a suggestion of a late summer buildup of birds (including juveniles), although this hasn’t been recorded every year.

Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2002 1
2003 4 1
2004 3 2 10 6 5 1 3 2
2005 2 1 4 2 2 5 5 4 2 2 5
2006 8 5 1 1 1 1 3 4 2 3 1 4
2007 5 5 3 5 2 1 2 2 2 5 4 3
2008 4 3 3 2 11 3 1 2 8 4
2009 4 3 3 4 4 7 3 14 2 7 3 1
2010 5 3 6 5 2 5 3 6 7 4
2011 5 1 4 5 2 1 3 6 4 3 3 5
2012 2 4 4 3 10 5 8 4 3 3 4 2
2013 3 3 4 3 4 3 4 2 5 3 2 3
2014 4 3 8 3 5 4 4 3 5 5 5 6
2015 3 3 1 4 4 5 4 4 3 3 3 5