Herons & Egrets in Newport
Our list for Newport has 5 herons & egrets recorded regularly there: 3 residents, 1 summer visitor and 1 passage migrant
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Newport in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 5, most common first
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellarisSummer visitorCommon69–81 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
Cattle EgretArdea ibisPassage migrantUncommon46–56 cmRegularly Aug
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