Herons & Egrets in Sweden
Our list for Sweden has 5 herons & egrets recorded regularly there: 1 resident, 1 summer visitor, 1 winter visitor, 1 passage migrant and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Sweden in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 5, most common first
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year
Great White EgretArdea albaWinter visitorUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellarisSummer visitorUncommon69–81 cmRegularly Jan–Jul
Little EgretEgretta garzettaPassage migrantRare55–65 cmRegularly May–Jun
Cattle EgretArdea ibisScarceRare46–56 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Cattle Egret 46–56 cm
- Little Egret 55–65 cm
- Eurasian Bittern 69–81 cm
- Great White Egret 80–104 cm
- Grey Heron 90–98 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made