Green Heron: Yesterday this little beaut turned up in the Tory MP's Simon Hart's garden, the same garden that has in the past had squacco heron and purple heron!
Mr Hart and his family were extremely good to let us on to their property to view the bird and even laid on some hot drinks. I would like to extend my gratitude and thanks to him.
The green heron is sometimes called the green-backed heron and is a distinctively small bird that is about the size of a large crow.
This bird is the 6th record for the UK and a first for me.
The bird was pretty mobile at times and spent some time foraging out of view in the iris stems before perching on the logs sticking up out of the pond.
Thanks also to Iggo for driving, nice one pal.
