Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!

Little Egret on the New River

I don't have a decent enough camera to capture it properly, but there's a little egret on the New River today! Stunning, elegant thing. Not sure I've ever seen one before - I know they only returned to the UK in 1996.

Anyone else ever spotted one here?

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Permalink Reply by Hugh on June 12, 2020 at 12:14

I haven't. I've seen a heron not infrequently, but never an egret.

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Permalink Reply by Arkady on June 12, 2020 at 12:24

The heron parks up outside our gaff most days, but this was a first.

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Permalink Reply by Hugh on June 12, 2020 at 12:39

You're going to have to invest in a long lens!

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Permalink Reply by Arkady on June 12, 2020 at 14:18

I have already come to this expensive conclusion. You shouldn't encourage me.

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Permalink Reply by Lesley Ramm on June 12, 2020 at 13:18

Friend saw a cormorant yesterday diving in NR in Hornsey

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Permalink Reply by James H. on June 12, 2020 at 17:20

Fantastic to hear this. It's one for Springwatch surely.

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Permalink Reply by Julia Snell on June 12, 2020 at 19:00

I saw it too and uploaded a vid to #springwatch on Twitter asking what it was. Now my speculation has been confirmed! Unfortunately I’m having problems uploading my video here.

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Permalink Reply by Hugh on June 12, 2020 at 20:55

Julia, You can’t upload videos direct to HOL. The platform owners charge another premium for that. But if it’s on YouTube, you can embed it in a post or as a stand-alone video.