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Published:
April 22, 2007
Large
flock of Little
Egrets spotted near Burnham-On-Sea
A
large flock of 20 Little Egrets spotted on Stert Island, opposite
Burnham-On-Sea, delighted bird watchers on Saturday (April 21st).
 Greg
Dye-Hodge Beardsley, right, took the photo above of one of the
birds wading in the mud on the island.
"I
was amazed to see that our small colony of some six or so Little
Egrets has dramatically risen to over 20. It was a wonderful sight,"
Greg told Burnham-On-Sea.com.
The
Little Egret is a member of the Heron and Bittern family has a
white plumage with plumes on its crest, chest and back.
Increasing
numbers of the birds have been seen in our area during recent
years, but this flock is one of the largest recorded sightings.
The
birds feed on a diet of fish and has colonised the UK in recent
years from Spain and France.
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