Great White Egret   Ardea alba

Linford Pits - 26th February 1994 

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This bird was found at Linford on 22nd Feb 1994 and stayed until 2nd March.  It is the only record for the county.  It's prolonged stay enabled many local birders to get an excellent county tick.  This individual was reported to have been in Norfolk from 22nd Dec 1993 until 13th Feb 1994; Cambridgeshire on 17th Feb 1994  and Northamptonshire 18th-20th Feb 1994.

Video still kindly supplied by Dave Ferguson