Purple Heron
Ardea purpurea
Linnaeus, 1766
Least Concern
A
British & Irish Rarity Status: Scarce
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Purple Heron © Nature Guides
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Purple Heron - Balearic Islands © Ian Curran
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Purple Heron - Britain © Ian Bollen
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Purple Heron - Britain © Nigel Sluman
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Purple Heron - Britain © Mike Trew
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Purple Heron - Britain © Ian Bollen
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Purple Heron - Britain © Elliott Middleton
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