Great White Egret

First for Lundy

8 Dec – Three birds were photographed in flight as they passed South Light heading towards the Devon mainland  (Martin Thorne). This is the first Lundy record of a species that has recently extended its breeding range to the UK, including 14 nests in the Somerset Levels alone in 2019.

Record accepted by Devon Bird Recorder.

New record

17 Oct – One flew south off the East Side mid-morning and headed south-south-east over Rat Island and Surf Point before veering more south-westerly past South Light and the Castle and continuing towards the Cornish coast (Tim Jones et al.).

Record accepted by Devon Bird Recorder; the second for Lundy.

New record – subject to acceptance by Devon Bird Recorder

17 & 18 Apr – One at Pondsbury was found by visiting young birders during the morning of 17th and was still present the following day (Stuart Cossey). Photos taken.

Just the third record for Lundy (subject to formal acceptance) but the third in four years, reflecting the astonishingly rapid, ongoing colonisation of the UK.