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spoonbills and little egret
Prestdj

spoonbills and little egret (Platalea leucorodia, Egretta garzetta)

back when i started birding back in 1985, i could have never imagined seeing these 2 birds together less than 20 miles from home, my first spoonbill i saw was at leighton moss in 1987 and my first little egret i had to get lift all the way down to northampshire pitsford reservoir that was 1989.
how things have changed
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Habitat
reedbeds
Location
swillington ings
Date taken
30/08/2021
Scientific name
Platalea leucorodia, Egretta garzetta
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delia todd
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Indeed Pete. I saw my first Little Egret at Pagham Harbour in Sussex back in the '90s and a year or two later there were loads of them in Poole Harbour. In the early 2000's I had the briefest of sightings of a Spoonbill flying past.

Since then I've only seen the odd egret in Scotland, though they are visiting more regularly now. Yet to see another Spoonbill in the UK. I live in hopes.

That's a right grand picture lad - very well done.
 

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Britain & Europe
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Device
Canon Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Aperture
ƒ/8
Focal length
560.0 mm
Exposure time
1/800 second(s)
ISO
1000
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
1I0A4720.jpg
File size
2.2 MB
Date taken
Mon, 30 August 2021 7:25 AM
Dimensions
2691px x 1795px

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