Heronry in
Stanley Park,
Vancouver,
Canada.
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A Heronry is a breeding ground for herons, sometimes called a heron rookery. The herons are wading Birds in the Ardeidae family Some are called Egrets or Bitterns instead of herons A rookery is a colony of breeding animals The term is most commonly applied to the nesting place of Birds such as the Crow and rook, a bird similar
Notable Heronries
Some of the notable heronries are:
- Cleeve Heronry (grid reference ST463662), in a woodland near the village of Cleeve in North Somerset. Cleeve Heronry ( is a heronry in a woodland near the village of Cleeve in North Somerset. The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using Latitude and Longitude Overview Cleeve is a Village and Civil parish located in the Unitary authority of North Somerset in the south west of England North Somerset is a Unitary authority in England. Its area covers part of the ceremonial county of Somerset but it is administered
- Hilgay Heronry (grid reference TL635992) is in Norfolk. Hilgay Heronry ( is a Heronry in Norfolk. It is situated in a small copse on the edge of The Fens. The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using Latitude and Longitude Norfolk (ˈnɔrfək is a low-lying county in East Anglia, England, United Kingdom. It is situated in a small copse on the edge of The Fens. The Fens, also known as the Fenland, is a geographic area in eastern England, in the United Kingdom. An average of c. 40 pairs of Grey Heron nests each year at this site, in Ash (Fraxinus excelsior) and European Larch (Larix decidua) trees. The Grey Heron ( Ardea cinerea) is a wading Bird of the Heron family Ardeidae native throughout temperate Europe and Asia Fraxinus excelsior ( Ash; also European Ash or Common Ash on occasion to distinguish it from other ash species is a species of European Larch ( Larix decidua) is a species of Larch native to the mountains of central Europe, in the Alps and Carpathians,
- Kaggaladu Heronry is in Karnataka state of India. Kaggaladu ( Kannada: ಕಗ್ಗಲಡು is a small village in the historic Sira Taluk of Tumkur district in south-eastern part of Karnataka Karnataka (ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ pronounced) is a state in the southern part of India India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country This heronry, in the Tumkur district of Karnataka, was first made known to the outside world in 1999 by members of the Tumkur-based NGO Wildlife Aware Nature Club[1]. Tumkur ( Kannada: ತುಮಕೂರು is an administrative District in the state of Karnataka Karnataka (ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ pronounced) is a state in the southern part of India Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Tumakuru ( Kannada:ತುಮಕೂರು formerly Tumkur is a city in Karnataka state of southern
References
- ^ IndiaBirds.com - HotSpots
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Dictionary
heronry
-noun
- a breeding woodland for herons. Also known as a heron rookery.
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