Heron egg-laying: caught live on camera

Our new Grey Heron livestream, as announced in this earlier news item - has captured the laying of a first egg. It occurred on the afternoon of Saturday February 10th.

Have a look at this clip, which starts at 17:14 on 10th. Initially there is no egg. Then from a little before 17:18 the Heron sits on the nest but not in her usual way. She kind of crouches with her wings down. Then at around 17:26:07 an egg appears.

You can keep following progress of this Grey Heron breeding attempt via our livestream on our livestream page or YouTube channel. Hopefully a couple more eggs will appear in the coming days. Then, all being well, in March we can expect to see some young birds.