Waterbird Nest Counts Nearly Halved at an Indian Wetland, but Bird Numbers Showed No Clear Decline
At Vettangudi Bird Sanctuary in India, recorded waterbird nests fell from 396 to 190 across eight sampled breeding…
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Little Egrets Bred in North-East Scotland for the First Time
Four little egret chicks fledged at Forvie National Nature Reserve in 2026, providing the first confirmed breeding record…
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Little Egret Begged for Fish and Stole Catches From Anglers in Yokohama
One individually recognisable Little Egret in Yokohama repeatedly begged fish from anglers and stole catches from containers. In…
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Ashy-grey Little Egret Photographed Twice at Anasagar Lake
A little egret with nearly uniform ashy-grey plumage was photographed at Anasagar Lake in Rajasthan in December 2025…
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Earlier Laying, Larger Clutches and Better Habitat Were Linked to Higher Western Cattle Egret Breeding Success
A five-year study of 1,779 Western Cattle Egret nests in northeastern Algeria found that breeding performance varied strongly…
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Microplastics Were Found in 77 of 559 Pellets From Eight Italian Bird Species
An Italian study found 78 microplastic items in 77 of 559 bird pellets. Occurrence was significantly higher at…
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Great Egret and Grey Heron Dominated Many Inland Heron Colonies in South Korea
Across 176 South Korean breeding colonies, two colony groups had more than 90% of nests from large-bodied herons…
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Arsenic showed the strongest bioaccumulation in little egret feathers at a Chinese plateau wetland
A 2026 study of naturally moulted feathers from 22 little egrets and two other waterbird species in China's…
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Western Cattle Egrets Accounted for 99% of Occupied Nests in Ondangwa in 2020 as Other Species Declined
At the long-established Ondangwa heronry in north-central Namibia, estimated western cattle egret nests rose from about 2,500 in…
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Little Egrets, Glossy Ibises and Eurasian Spoonbills Declined in Danube Delta Colonies
Nine of ten colonial waterbird species showed downward trends across five monitored Danube Delta colonies from 2016 to…
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Little Egret Breeding Population Estimated at 2,236 Pairs in the UK and Channel Islands
The little egret breeding population in the UK and Channel Islands was estimated at 2,236 pairs in 2022,…
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