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Thursday, 15 February 2024

14-2-2024 EL PALMAR, VALENCIA - CATTLE EGRET (Bubulcus ibis)


This small white member of the heron family is a recent colonist which, as the name suggests, often associates with livestock.

Cattle Egrets were first reported to have bred in Britain in 2008, with two pairs nesting in Somerset; more breeding attempts have followed and there is now a slowly expanding population in southern Britain. The colonisation that is taking place is likely supported by climate change and Cattle Egret is one of a number of heron species newly added to our breeding avifauna.

Individuals are reported from a wider area during the winter months, with records from as far north as the Scottish mainland. As might be expected for a formerly southern species, south-west England and the south of Ireland do well for records of wintering birds. 

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