I was really happy to see a little egret in the valley yesterday! It’s been a long time since he paid us a visit.
The little egret is a member of the heron family. Its plumage is white, and it has a black beak, black legs, and yellow feet. In the breeding season, it has long white plumes from its head and neck.
The little egret used to be a visitor from the Mediterranean but began breeding in the UK on Brownsea Island in 1996 and has continued to make a home in the UK, gradually spreading northwards. It lives along the coast and in estuaries and wetlands, where it feeds on crustaceans and small fish.
