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Mark Martin
PostPosted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 1:10 am 
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A brief trip to the RSPB reserve this afternoon and was treated to a White Heron that came over the sea wall and into the lagoon, circled and dipped a few times then settled over in the wetlands.

Are these routinely observed? My RSPB guide doesn't mention it whilst another guide simply says a 'vagrant'? It is on the Lincs bird list so is a new tick for me. :)
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Katherine Birkett
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This is utterly preposterous, and cannot go on.

I really must go one day earlier or later than planned, as with most rareties seen at Freiston Shore, I am around either a day early or a day late. I was planning to go tomorrow!!!!!!!

AARG!
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are you sure it wasn't a little egret? there were 17 little egrets on the wetland this afternoon ,also fem marsh harrier and 10 whinchat
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Mark Martin
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Hi Paul,

My first thoughts were Little Egret as it came into view - my daughter had the scope and I had the camera. The bird was very brightly lit in the cloudless sky (rather unusual for this time of year!) and the camera lens didn't give anything unusual away - unfortunately it didn't land on the lagoon but instead chose to go to the far corner of the adjacent wetland.

It wasn't 'till I got home and looked at the images that I thought differently, a couple of photos showed yellow legs, not just feet, and a hint of yellow on the bill - the rather angular neck also seemed to hint at White Heron rather than Little Egret.

These are the only photo's that provide any detail, so please let me have your views....

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Russell Hayes
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It looks like a Little Egret.
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Also, the White Heron has a yellow bill rather than a black one......
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Its a Little Egret
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init tho !
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Mark Martin
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Thanks for the responses - am happy to go with the majority - Little Egret it is :oops:
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Katherine Birkett
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Mark Martin wrote:
Thanks for the responses - am happy to go with the majority - Little Egret it is :oops:

Don't worry - it's better than thinking you've seen a barn owl when it was actually an england flag tied to a fence post, or leading your dad on a mission to see what you think is a Stork but turns out to be a Mute Swan! :oops:
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Hi Mark, thanks for the pics, otherwise i would have been left wondering what i had missed-i was there for three hours that afternoon! (bill base bluey grey, leg length point to little), cheers
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