Grey Heron
Ardea cinerea
Linnaeus, 1758
Least Concern
A
British & Irish Rarity Status: Common
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Grey Heron - Norfolk © Peter Simpson
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Grey Heron - Northamptonshire © Richard Bedford
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Grey Heron - Britain © Leslie Moxon
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Grey Heron - Britain © Dean Eades
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Grey Heron - Britain © Nick Clayton
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Grey Heron - Lincolnshire © Pauline Greenhalgh
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