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Monday 26 June 2017

Adult Squacco Heron at Ross Castle

 
Adult Squacco Heron, Ross Castle, 25th June 2017 (Ed Carty).

Kerry birders enjoyed the first Squacco Heron in Kerry in over a century at Ventry (see HERE), back in April of this year, so a second within a few months was a real shocker. And a beautifully pristine adult bird too. The bird is frequenting the reed-fringed edges of the lake at Ross Castle, near the boathouse. The fourth county record.

Adult Squacco Heron, Ross Castle, 25th June 2017 (Ed Carty).

Adult Squacco Heron, Ross Castle, 25th June 2017 (Ed Carty).