Cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis) flock landing on marshy pastureland near grazing cattle, Somerset Levels, UK, October 2019.

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Cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis) flock landing on marshy pastureland near grazing cattle, Somerset Levels, UK, October 2019. Cattle egrets have been wintering in the UK in increasing numbers in recent years, began breeding in the UK in 2008 in Somerset and now also nest in several other counties.

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Size: 4798px × 3199px
Location: Somerset Levels, UK
Photo credit: © Nick Upton / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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