Spoonbill colony raise young in Norfolk at Holkham NNR (1 Viewer)

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rarebirdalert.co.uk

• Aug 2, 2010

• #1

Spoonbill colony at Holkham NNR
It has been confirmed that a colony of Spoonbills has been established at Holkham NNR in Norfolk.

Full details can be found on the RBA website

 

Rob Smallwood

Well-known member

• Aug 2, 2010

• #2

6 pairs apparently....

 

birdboybowley

Well-known member.....apparently so ;)

• Aug 2, 2010

• #3

2010..the year of the herons!!

 

Jos Stratford

Eastern Exile

Staff member

• Aug 2, 2010

• #4

Blimey, Britain turning into Club Med!

 

James Thomas

Well-known member

• Aug 2, 2010

• #5

Who found them?

 

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Amarillo

Well-known member

• Aug 3, 2010

• #6

Great stuff

So 6 pairs of spoonbills, a pair of purple herons and a pair of little bitterns

anyone know if cattle egrets bred again this year?

 

Espen

Well-known member

• Aug 3, 2010

• #7

dont think so but lets tot up how many heron/egret/bittern etc specie have bred this year

Heron:2, purple/grey

egret:1, little

bittern:2, little/great

spoonbill:1, eurasian

6 in all out of 12, pretty impressive!

 

Ronayne88

Seán Ronayne

• Aug 3, 2010

• #8

Great to hear, however, spoonbills are not herons, nor do they belong to the family ardeidae which include the herons, egrets and bitterns.

 

Richard Klim

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• Aug 4, 2010

• #9

Ronayne88 said:

Great to hear, however, spoonbills are not herons, nor do they belong to the family ardeidae which include the herons, egrets and bitterns.

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Americans would say they're all 'waders', but we don't really have an equivalent vernacular name in Britain and Ireland.

Richard

 

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ColinD

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• Aug 4, 2010

• #10

Can anybody remind me when the bred in Lancashire recently? I thought it was within the past 5 years but I can't find anything in my back copies of the Lancs Bird Report. I know that there was a write up about it in one of them.

 

Richard Klim

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• Aug 4, 2010

• #11

ColinD said:

Can anybody remind me when the bred in Lancashire recently?

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Ribble, 1999. Time flies!

Richard

 

Capercaillie71

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• Aug 4, 2010

• #12

There was also the successful breeding in Dumfries and Galloway in 2008:

http://www.birdguides.com/webzine/article.asp?a=1425