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Egret?

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  • 02-12-2015 1:35pm
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    savagethegoat
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    I'm in North Co Cork. I've had two sightings now of a white Heron like bird, both times in flight with no time for a photo.

    Could this be an Egret or are there other possibilities? I've 50 miles inshore.


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    snowstreams
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    Yes that sounds exactly like a little egret.
    They are quite common in ireland but I havent seen as many of them since the freeze of 2010.
    Ive seen them in flooded fields inland before too.


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    savagethegoat
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    will try and spot him again and get a photo....fields were flooded the other day, so maybe that has a bearing....On the River Dalau, Kanturk.


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    Keyzer
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    Egrets, I've had a few... But then again, too few to mention.


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    magicbastarder
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    beat me to it.


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    Nightforce 65X55
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    savagethegoat
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    very like it...


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    Nightforce 65X55
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