heronry

American  

[her-uhn-ree] / ˈhɛr ən ri /

noun

plural

heronries

1. a place where a colony of herons breeds.

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heronry British  

/ ˈhɛrənrɪ /

noun

1. a colony of breeding herons

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Etymology

Origin of heronry

First recorded in 1610–20; heron + -ry

Example Sentences

Carl Hawke, nature conservation adviser at the National Trust, said the larger heronry was "great news to discover".

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2022

The nests were revealed as part of the British Trust for Ornithology's annual heronry census.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2022

In one wood there was a large heronry, in another a rookery. 

From Wanderings in South America by Waterton, Charles

Tradition has it that, at the marriage of Catherine Gordon with "mad Jack Byron," the heronry at Gight passed over to Kelly or Haddo, the property of the Earl of Aberdeen.

From The Works of Lord Byron: Letters and Journals. Vol. 1 by Prothero, Rowland E. (Rowland Edmund), Baron Ernle

Then I saw a lonely bird making way for the heronry.

From The Forest Lovers by Hewlett, Maurice Henry