A Glossy Ibis was reported and photographed from the Hogarth Hide this afternoon but wasn't present at 4.15pm. It expanded its range substantially northwards in the 1940s and to … Sighting Ref : IB134823: Sighting Date : 12 Nov 20: Common Name : Glossy Ibis: Scientific Name : Plegadis fulcinellus: Location : Tacumshin: County : Wexford LATEST SIGHTINGS 30th November 2020. Click Submit to share your rare bird sightings via our simple form. Messages posted to this forum will also be sent as a plain text email to the BIRDING-NZ newsgroup. Spoonbills are characterised by their flattened bills with spatulate tips which are swept from side to side, partly open, through shallow water to detect food. westerly is a mini influx of Glossy Ibis into Dorset! Details of this sighting are only available to our BirdGuides Ultimate or our BirdGuides Pro subscribers. Short-toed Lark – 1 in fields near Carn Vean Tea Room. Four Glossy Ibis at Saltpill Pond, Home Farm Marsh Curlew and Oystercatcher disputing feeding territory. Subscribers can access more detailed information, including site specifics, a map and finder's comments. The glossy ibis was first found in the New World in 1817 (New Jersey). Whale and Dolphin Sightings: South Mainland: 8 Killer Whale (27s pod) off Sumburgh head. They are smaller than we initially thought they would be, but still have an aura of the exotic about them. Adults mostly dark with iridescent green and reddish tones. Black-bellied Dipper at Voe. Glossy Ibis - Britain © Jeremy Mcclements. This long-legged, long-billed bird forages in flocks through wetlands and wet agricultural fields, searching for insects, small fish, and seeds. Please login or subscribe to view this information. Little Bunting – 1 still in a field behind Gimble Porth, Tresco. Some details of this sighting are only available to our subscribers. Cot Valley: juv. © 2020 BirdGuides, Warners Group Publications Plc. Have you seen something interesting? The question is, how long will it stay around?! Curlew won. ... Lots and lots of people around today, but still some sightings, 2 buzzards, 5 redwings, plenty of goldcrests and nuthatches, some angry song thrushes, the two fields near the carpark had 5 little egrets and 25 curlews. * Bird News Pro and Bird News Ultimate subscribers receive full sighting details. Sparrowhawk at Ungirsta. Audubon saw the species just once in Florida in 1832. Glossy Ibis – 1 with cattle in field on Green Lane, later on Porth Hellick Pool before flying to Salakee Farm fields. All Rights Reserved. Please, Map details of this sighting are only available to our. Bird Sightings: South Mainland: Carrion Crow at Toab. Lady Fen is open for self-guided hare walks. Date Species Site Count Observer; 06/04/20: GLOSSY IBIS: Moss End: 2: L R Blundell: 17:00: Flew low making flight call. Sighting Ref : IB134616: Sighting Date : 05 Nov 20: Common Name : Glossy Ibis: Scientific Name : Plegadis fulcinellus: Location : Hazel Hatch: County : Kildare If you continue to use this site we’ll assume you’re happy to receive all cookies. However, a glossy ibis was attracted to the reserve and could be seen feeding along the flooded Newton Lane near to the Phalarope Pool on 10 th November until it was flushed and not seen again. Glossy Ibis in Dorset Wed 04 Nov 2020 - Sat 05 Dec 2020. Much excitement today as a glossy ibis was spotted on the freshmarsh! Central Mainland: Waxwing at Law Lane, Lerwick. At distance, Glossy Ibises look uniformly dark, but a close look in good light reveals stunning colors: deep maroon, emerald, bronze, and violet. See you soon. Bird sighting information. Greylag Goose – 1 the field opposite the entrance lane to Carn Vean Café - Bird News - Devon Bird Sightings - Devon Birds Glossy Ibis, Fremington,North Devon. While glossy ibises are certainly not regular enough to be expected on a trip to a UK wetland, any sightings are not entirely unexpected. Not sure if it has been reported on this forum before but it has been noted on some local Facebook pages. … Insect Sightings: South Mainland: Angleshades at Bakkasetter. The outcome was that Glossy Ibis will be removed from the end of 2012. All hides are now closed, but the footpath between Main Observatory & Friends Hide remains open (wellies recommended). Glossy Ibis and Moorhen at Haroldswick. 1/10. SU3668. Glossy Ibis, Fremington,North Devon. Other sightings of this Glossy Ibis List: 04/12/2020 08:05 Dorset. © 2020 BirdGuides, Warners Group Publications Plc. Very thin white border surrounding the dark facial skin. This long-legged, long-billed bird forages in flocks through wetlands and wet agricultural fields, searching for insects, small fish, and seeds. Some details of this sighting are only available to our subscribers. Ibises are somewhat heron-like but have shorter necks, rounder (often bare) heads and more slender, curved bills. The sexes are alike but there are seasonal differences and juvenile is distinguishable on close view. The glossy ibis is an increasingly frequent stray from southern Europe. Click Submit to share your rare bird sightings via our simple form. Glossy ibis - Joe Seymour Dark eyes. Use this forum to report bird sightings (especially rare and unusual birds), census and field count results, and trip reports. If you continue to use this site we’ll assume you’re happy to receive all cookies. We use cookies to improve your experience of this website by remembering your usage preferences, collecting statistics, and targeting relevant content. Glossy Ibis Recent sightings of Glossy Ibis. Marazion Marsh: Glossy Ibis prior to 07:00 when it flew up St Erth valley. Newquay, Towan Head: c100 Manx Shearwater per minute, also a … The shop is closed, but the café is open for takeaway drinks & snacks. Re: Glossy Ibis sightings I recently returned from a week in Southern Spain, where I spent half a day at La Janda - an agricultural area with lots of wet rice fields. In total it seems 8 different individuals were logged along the Dorset coast with 3 being seen in the harbour with 2 logged in the Studland/Ballard area and another seen over Lytchett Fields and later again at Holton Pools (4 at Christchurch Harbour and 1 at Portland/Weymouth). Unmistakable in most of its range, though American birds are best distinguished from White-faced Ibis by distribution and facial pattern. Thank you to Trevor Girling for Titchwell's weekend sightings. Find out where and when this bird was seen. Hopefully it will decided to spend some time on the reserve and make the most of the warm sunshine and calm conditions.