Little Egrets

E39MSport · 12-03-2010 4:24pm #1

Just saw 2 little Egrets land in the field next to me. Delighted with that.

Mr. Presentable · 12-03-2010 4:29pm

I saw one during the week. In Tallaght by the N81, just in the grass to the side of the road.

mr socco · 22-03-2010 11:53am

E39MSport wrote: »

Just saw 2 little Egrets land in the field next to me. Delighted with that.

Very nice! Going on a canoe trip at the weekend, would love to see some Little Egrets..

boneless · 23-03-2010 5:25pm

I have seen one nearly every evening for the past two weeks flying north east across the New Cabra Road at St Peters church. I can nearly set my watch by him!!

Connacht · 23-03-2010 11:27pm

I saw a Great White Egret in Galway last autumn during the floods. It was magnificent.

Roen · 24-03-2010 12:18am

Falling over them down Waterford way. Always a pleasure to see!

whyulittle · 24-06-2010 8:01pm

Had an egret cross my path the other morning on the M6, approaching Tyrellspass in Co. Westmeath.

Smartypantsdig · 25-06-2010 5:54pm

I have been in Wexford the past two days and have spotted several little egrets on the Slobs. Lovely birds.

Roen · 08-07-2010 12:23pm

Counted 19 in my local egretry last night, along with about a dozen more out foraging along the foreshore.

Oddly enough the two herons that are there are on the lower trees well below the egrets, I always thought that they'd nest up higher. Perhaps they were just hanging about on the lower trees and had their nests elsewhere though.

sineadgalway · 10-07-2010 9:31pm

have been seeing lots along the maigue in limerick lately....really becoming a common sight now

Cardynal · 14-07-2010 10:48pm

Spent the day in and around Tacumshin today , counted 43 little egrets , just a few short years ago i'd count myself lucky to see 1 or 2 , beautiful birds , great to see them doing so well.
Regards Tom.

Grolschevik · 16-07-2010 12:18am

There is regularly one (though I have seen three at once) on the little river in Portmarnock. Also a big grey heron.

And, of course, dozens of mallards...

Birdnuts · 21-09-2010 4:42pm

http://www.wildlifeextra.com/go/news/ireland-egrets.html

According to the above - interesting too that more and more are turning up at our wonderful turloughs:)

Mothman · 21-09-2010 5:12pm

Had one in garden couple days ago

They don't usually stay around long but always brightens up the day.

I'd say it wasn't only Little Egret numbers that were hit.

Judgement Day · 21-09-2010 7:58pm

I think that piece was a bit OTT as any time this year that I have travelled by train from Dublin to Rosslare I've seen masses of Little Egrets.

snowstreams · 21-09-2010 10:14pm

Ive seen alot more of them this year than any other year here just outside Galway City.
They tend to be down by the coast though. I havent been to any turloughs looking for them.
They might be moving further west, because of the cold spell from the east?

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 22-09-2010 8:52am

I wouldn't put much store by that web site.:rolleyes:
Any counts I have done this year show their numbers holding. They move about. Just because they are not in their "usual" haunts means nothing.

I feel their numbers will probably settle down anyway and the influx from the mid 90s has slowed. There isn't a huge niche here for them to fill. They'll stay but not in massive numbers.

All birds were affected by the harsh Winter - not rocket science to see or expect that - Little Egrets were no different.

Mothman · 22-09-2010 9:18am

Richard Rapping Ham wrote: »

I wouldn't put much store by that web site.:rolleyes:

But it is a BirdwatchIreland article...

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 22-09-2010 1:01pm

Granted. However, I have found that web site to grab dramatic headlines and OTT stories in the past with little supported material within Ireland.

I've asked both parties who copied whom for that article

(Birdwatch Ireland aren't always right either when it come to pre-empting surveys but I still admire their work).

Scotty # · 16-11-2010 11:45pm

Saw a Little Egret today between Ashbourne and Swords on the banks of the Broadmeadow River. Saw another one about 6 months ago in the Boyne near my home in Drogheda. Both times I was driving so got no photos.

Just wondering has anyone else seen these around as I thought they were as rare as chickens teeth.....?

Feargal as Luimneach · 17-11-2010 12:36am

Little egrets are more common along southern coastline areas, but now spreading inland. Always check a little egret to make sure it's not it's mega rare north american cousin the snowny egret:

little egret

Snowny egret

Scotty # · 17-11-2010 10:13am

Ahh so they're common enough here now... that's good news.

Baneblade · 18-11-2010 8:13pm

there does be 2 - 3 of them in the tolka beside east point business park, have been seeing them for the last few years

Little Egrets

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