Little Egret in Widewater Lagoon
Introduction
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Little Egret in Widewater Lagoon
Image: © Ian Capper Taken: 26 Dec 2007
This member of the heron family is now a relatively common sight on estuaries and other coastal sites around Britain, particularly along the south and east coast - before the late 1980s it was a UK rarity, only turning up in significant numbers in 1989. The first breeding record was in 1996 in Dorset.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.823979
Longitude
-0.301355