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Herons

Little Egret

Seidenreiher

Egretta garzetta

Herons18 photosFirst seen: 4 September 2026
Little Egret

The Little Egret is a slim white heron widespread across the Old World and now regular in parts of the Americas. It often feeds actively, walking or running through shallow water and stirring prey with its feet.

ID tip: The combination of a slender black bill, black legs and bright yellow feet separates it from other white egrets. Breeding adults develop long head and back plumes.
First seen: 4 September 2026 · Lake Skadar · 18 photos in the collection.

Places in my records

Locations where this species is supported by a dated first record, an unambiguous single-place outing or a reviewed assignment.

Family
Herons (Ardeidae)
Length
55–65 cm
Wingspan
88–106 cm
Regional status
Year-round resident (Montenegro)
Habitat
Shallow freshwater and coastal wetlands, lagoons, rivers and lake margins
Diet
Small fish, amphibians, crustaceans, insects and other aquatic prey
Built from verified occurrence records, not drawn by hand. Core range = the countries holding 99% of all records; the rest are scattered or vagrant records. Record counts track where people watch birds as much as where the birds are, so the map shows presence, not abundance. Data: GBIF (CC BY 4.0). Basemap: Natural Earth.

Selected photographs

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