 | Common name: | Grey Heron |
| Latin name: | Ardea cinerea | |
| Family: | Bitterns and herons (Ardeidae) | |
| This photo: | RSPB Marazion Marsh, Mounts Bay, Cornwall | |
| Insight: | ||
| Europe’s largest heron. The RSPB nature reserve at Marazion Marsh in Cornwall is one of only a few sites in the UK where Grey Heron nest on the ground rather than in trees. | ||
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