Heronry

Heronry

A Heronry is a breeding ground for herons, sometimes called a heron rookery.

Notable Heronries

Some of the notable heronries are:
* Cleeve Heronry (gbmapping|ST463662), in a woodland near the village of Cleeve in North Somerset.
* Hilgay Heronry (gbmapping|TL635992) is in Norfolk. It is situated in a small copse on the edge of The Fens. An average of c.40 pairs of Grey Heron nests each year at this site, in Ash "(Fraxinus excelsior)" and European Larch "(Larix decidua)" trees.
* Kaggaladu Heronry is in Karnataka state of India. This heronry, in the Tumkur district of Karnataka, was first made known to the outside world in 1999 by members of the Tumkur-based NGO Wildlife Aware Nature Club [ [http://www.indiabirds.com/HotSpots/ListSpots.asp?sentstring=45 IndiaBirds.com - HotSpots ] ] .

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  • Heronry — Her on*ry, n. A place where herons breed. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • heronry — [her′ən rē] n. pl. heronries a place where many herons gather to breed …   English World dictionary

  • heronry — noun (plural ries) Date: 1616 a heron rookery …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • heronry — /her euhn ree/, n., pl. heronries. a place where a colony of herons breeds. [1610 20; HERON + RY] * * * …   Universalium

  • heronry — noun a breeding woodland for herons. Also known as a heron rookery …   Wiktionary

  • heronry — her·on·ry || herÉ™nrɪ n. place where herons breed …   English contemporary dictionary

  • heronry — noun (plural heronries) a breeding colony of herons, typically in a group of trees …   English new terms dictionary

  • heronry — her·on·ry …   English syllables

  • heronry — her•on•ry [[t]ˈhɛr ən ri[/t]] n. pl. ries orn a place where a colony of herons breeds • Etymology: 1610–20 …   From formal English to slang

  • heronry — /ˈhɛrənri/ (say heruhnree) noun (plural heronries) a place where a colony of herons breeds …  

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