Glossy ibis with cormorant : RSPB Otmoor

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  • Опубликовано: 29 авг 2024
  • I'd not seen a glossy ibis (Plegadis falcinellus), at least not in the wild, until this year. I'd been told to look out for something that, when in flight, "looks a bit like a cormorant" (Thanks Tim!! :) ).
    Sure enough, when I finally did see one in flight (at RSBP Otmoor, Oxfordshire, UK) in March 2021, it did indeed bear some resemblance to a cormorant (Great cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo), at least to my relatively inexperienced eye. During my subsequent visits to Otmoor, when questioned "Have you seen the ibis?", I'd been passing on the tip about double-checking any flying birds which "look a bit like a cormorant".
    A few weeks later, a couple of additional birds were occasionally being seen at Otmoor (and at Port Meadow, in nearby Oxford city). I had to laugh though, when I spotted this pair flying towards the Flood field at Otmoor, complete with cormorant in tow!
    I think the comparison is probably justified, at least for the casual observer.

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