“A friend of mine in Brixton kept koi carp in a raised toilet and this heron came straight in and ate the fish before you could say Jack Robinson.”

“A grey heron meditates halfway up a tree, while a pair of red-wattled lapwings drive away all comers from their private niche.”

“Renditions of the heron are common in Celtic art, ranging from simple terminal figures to complex intertwined knotwork.”

“He also carried out an unauthorised development which involved the wanton destruction of protected trees and a heronry.”

“Whoever saw a siege of herons? Except in a heronry, they are solitary birds.”

“There is a large heronry, and bats can also be seen flying over the millpond and around the castle in the evenings.”

“Most of the postcranial elements belong to continental waterbirds, including pelicans, anhingas, herons, storks, ducks, and rails.”

“Found all over the country, the night herons can be sighted normally near jheels, inland waters, tidal creeks and mangrove swamps.”

“Lismore Lake provides a variety of habitat for swamp hen, ibis, egrets, and herons as well as many small waders.”