Herons & Egrets in North Yorkshire
Our list for North Yorkshire has 5 herons & egrets recorded regularly there: 4 residents and 1 passage migrant
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in North Yorkshire in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 5, most common first
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellarisPassage migrantRare69–81 cmRegularly Jan–May
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentRare46–56 cmRegularly Aug–Jan
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