Could someone kindly explain to me what a Heronry is.

Barbara · #1 (**permalink**) 15-07-2006, 07:23 PM

Hi
Could somebody explain what a Heronry is please. I was looking on the net for places to visit tomorrow and found a place which stated they had a Heronry and it is not too many miles away from my where I live. I just wondered, what would I expect to find if I visited the place (apart from the obvious) of course

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Thanks
Barbara

Tiggrx · #2 (**permalink**) 15-07-2006, 07:26 PM

Heron's nest communally and a group of nesting herons is a Heronry.

eeyore · #3 (**permalink**) 15-07-2006, 07:27 PM

A heronry is a place where lots of herons live

you will probably find that it is a set of trees near water with plenty of heron nests in them - ours currently has 9 and fledged 16 young this year and that is v. small beer - some herronrys number 200 + nests

Barbara · #4 (**permalink**) 15-07-2006, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Tiggrx

Heron's nest communally and a group of nesting herons is a Heronry.

Thanks tiggrx, I didn't realise that herons nested communally, I thought that they just went about in one or two's. I thought it might have been a place where humans had actually made a place for them and were actually looked after. So I am I right in thinking that they actually pick the nesting place themselves and then continue to use the same place year after year.
Barbara

Barbara · #5 (**permalink**) 15-07-2006, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by eeyore

A heronry is a place where lots of herons live

you will probably find that it is a set of trees near water with plenty of heron nests in them - ours currently has 9 and fledged 16 young this year and that is v. small beer - some herronrys number 200 + nests

eeyore that's fantastic, all them herons wow. I think we may visit tomorrow now, I love to see Herons, but normally only see one or two and usually they are quite far away, apart from the one who visits my pond from time to time and I scare him off when I open the patio doors, I just hope that they are quite near to be able to get a decent shot.
Thankyou very much for your reply
Barbara

Wild-Woman · #6 (**permalink**) 15-07-2006, 07:50 PM

Trouble is Barbara they might be out foraging for frogs/fish till it gets dark like they do at our nearby heronry. Hope they're all there for you though. Julie

Barbara · #7 (**permalink**) 15-07-2006, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Wild-Woman

Trouble is Barbara they might be out foraging for frogs/fish till it gets dark like they do at our nearby heronry. Hope they're all there for you though. Julie

Oh right, knowing my luck that's where they'll be, but one can only hope

Thanks for that Wild-Woman

eeyore · #8 (**permalink**) 15-07-2006, 07:57 PM

dawn or just after might be your best bet , herons are diurnal so they will most likely still be in "bed" if you go early enough

Boddie · #9 (**permalink**) 15-07-2006, 07:59 PM

I saw a heronry in Cornwall recently near Loe Bar. There were a number of nests. I always thought you only got one heron per lake but apparently thats not right and I saw it for myself

eeyore · #10 (**permalink**) 15-07-2006, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Boddie

I saw a heronry in Cornwall recently near Loe Bar. There were a number of nests. I always thought you only got one heron per lake but apparently thats not right and I saw it for myself

whereabouts boddie - I started my career as a trainee warden with lizard and penrose NT who have offices at lanner which is on the other end of looe pool. I was nearly washed off the bar in a landrover once too but that is a very long story.