Can anyone tell me what kind of bird this is?

[MajesticWhine]

Seen in a central london park where there are lots of water birds and many unusual species, but unfortunately I am clueless and this one wasn’t on the picture board.

A herron. My absolute favourite. At least I think that's what it is.

Looks like a heron with his neck right down

Oh I thought they had longer necks

They do! He's just got his hunched down like the u-bend in the kitchen sink.

Yes definitely a heron. I love them - they look prehistoric when they fly!

looks like a heron, hunching down against the cold/rain probably.

Definitely a heron all huddled up.

Ah thanks everyone

was it st james's park

Whatvi love about herons is that they nest up in trees, you would think they would have nests like swans but no up in a tree all together in a heronry.

No not St.James, a bit north. I don't really know why I'm being coy about it

I do love herons. He's perched there, all still, waiting for a fish to come along, then he'll be under the water like a flash.

We’ve got a heron who seems to like landing in the local field.

I’m sure it’s the same one. I don’t know why it seems to prefer the field when there is a perfectly good river not far across

@Soubriquet

We’ve got a heron who seems to like landing in the local field.

I’m sure it’s the same one. I don’t know why it seems to prefer the field when there is a perfectly good river not far across

I see one in a field too! There is also one that flies over our house in the same direction at more or less the same time every day and I assume the same one flies back later in the day. Are they very habitual creatures by any chance?

yes, it's a grey heron.

A heron or an egret???

Deffo a grey heron. We have lots of them around where I live.

Yes a heron
He is just hunched over 🙂