Herons & Egrets in Suffolk
Our list for Suffolk has 6 herons & egrets recorded regularly there: 3 residents, 1 summer visitor, 1 winter visitor and 1 passage migrant
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Suffolk in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 6, most common first
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellarisSummer visitorCommon69–81 cmRecorded all year
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year
Cattle EgretArdea ibisWinter visitorUncommon46–56 cmRegularly Apr–Feb
Purple HeronArdea purpureaPassage migrantRare78–90 cmRegularly Apr–May
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Cattle Egret 46–56 cm
- Little Egret 55–65 cm
- Eurasian Bittern 69–81 cm
- Purple Heron 78–90 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