Egrets, Herons, Storks and an Ibis
Over the last decade, there has been an increasing number of sightings of water big water birds in the parish,…
Glossy Ibis
Not a white bird but another water species that is increasing in the UK. Only last year it has been…
Western Cattle Egret
The smallest and scarcest of the white Egrets seen in the parish although a few years ago 15 were seen…
Little Egret
Our most commonly seen of the white Egrets in the parish and has now become a resident breeding species and…
Great White Egret
The largest of the white egrets, it is about the size of a Grey Heron but pure white with a…
White Stork
With the re-introduction programme at the nearby Knepp Re-wilding Project, we are definitely going to see more of the biggest…
Grey Heron
This large waterbird is probably our most familiar of the herons as it is a resident in the UK and…
Spoonbill
Another big white bird we may well be seeing more of in the future is the Spoonbill. There have only…
Gulls
Some species of gulls are just as much at home inland as they are on the coast, so throughout the…
Herring Gull
A large grey bird on the back with black wing-tips and a large menacing yellow beak with a red spot…