Spoonbill and Whoopers at Noah’s Lake today.

 
John Crabb
 
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23 October 2018 09:12
 

Sorry, no idea.

 
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23 October 2018 08:23
 
John Crabb - 22 October 2018 11:25 PM

I imagine it is already well known that there is a Spoonbill, maybe two, at Steart Marshes. I saw one from the Quantock hide on Saturday 20th Oct.

Any idea if it was juvenile or adult?

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22 October 2018 23:25
 

I imagine it is already well known that there is a Spoonbill, maybe two, at Steart Marshes. I saw one from the Quantock hide on Saturday 20th Oct.

 
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22 October 2018 18:59
 

On arrival at the hide around 16.40, I noticed 2 Whooper Swans swimming towards the tin shed in Noah’s Lake. I then looked at the logbook to find that someone had seen one at midday and had also seen a Spoonbill so I enlisted the help of other visitors with a scope and sure enough there was a Spoonbill on an island in the Southwest corner. I then went along the railway line to try to find the Swans again as they were out of sight from the hide and saw at least 2 and probably 3 asleep near the shed.