I found this gorgeous rare Purple Heron this afternoon at the Huntspill seawall in Somerset! 😍😀 I have to confess, when it first flew up from the edge of a field I thought it was a Buzzard! 😅 Then as it turned and I saw the neck & trailing feet, I thought it was a Bittern... finally I realised it was in fact a Purple Heron! That's the best order for confirming an ID.... common bird, unusual bird.... then a rare bird! 😁

Texans call this a “buzzard” and we definitely wouldn’t get it confused with that lovely heron!😂 Photo credit: @TexasStandard