Grey heron  (Ardea cinerea)

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Range

Common and widespread throughout Britain (4). It is known throughout most of temperate Europe, and extends through Russia as far east as Japan. It reaches south through China to India, and is also found in parts of Africa, and in Madagascar (5).

You can view distribution information for this species at the National Biodiversity Network Gateway.

Habitat

Occurs in most freshwater habitats, including rivers lakes, ponds and reservoirs (5).

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