Spoonbills migrating at night ? (1 Viewer)

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Spotted_Bigbird

Member

• Mar 31, 2020

• #1

Hi All,

Last night at around 1 am, I saw and heard a group of what I believed to be Eurasian Spoonbills migrating north.
Has anyone here heard of or seen spoonbills migrating at night ? Are they usually very vocal ?

Thanks for your insight !

 

Richard Prior

Halfway up an Alp

• Mar 31, 2020

• #2

More likely to be Cranes?

 

Nutcracker

Stop Brexit!

• Mar 31, 2020

• #3

Richard Prior said:

More likely to be Cranes?

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That seems likely; Spoonbills are notorious for being almost totally silent :t:

 

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Spotted_Bigbird

Member

• Mar 31, 2020

• #4

Thanks for the replies.
It were definitely not cranes, I know those well.
They were completely white. The sound was somewhat gull-like but nighttime gulls would also surprise me, no ?

 

jurek

Well-known member

• Mar 31, 2020

• #5

A group of gulls flying at night is not unusual. IMO more likely to be seen than migrating Spoonbills. Gulls-latecomers arrive at roost well after dusk, and gulls sleeping in cities (e.g. on street lights on a riverside or bridges) are often flushed at night.

 

dantheman

Bah humbug

• Mar 31, 2020

• #6

If there is any food, fishing or other industry going on anywhere they will still be up and about and travelling to/from.