Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus Alkborough Flats, Lincolnshire, May 2023

A record-breaking flock of 11 birds on the Flats in late May 2023

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Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus Alkborough Flats, Lincolnshire, May - August 2021

This bird arrived on May 20th and is still present as of August 15th. It arrived as a 2cy, first-summer bird in dull pluymage but has now moulted into almost full adult plumage apart from the outer primaries and now looks very glossy and bright in good light.

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