Sacred Ibis at Spalding

Roy Harvey · **Joined:** Thu Dec 30, 2004 10:23 pm **Posts:** 956

For those in the area that might be interested, the escaped Sacred Ibis has been reported from a grass field by the A16 bypass near Coronation Channel - viewed from low road bridge, this morning.

Roy

Phil Hyde · **Posted:** Sun Apr 08, 2012 11:57 am

Is it an escape Roy, or is it perhaps from the feral population breeding in one of the Low Countries (or is it France?). There seem to have been several "arrive" recently (or is it a mass escape!!)

Phil

Roy Harvey · **Joined:** Thu Dec 30, 2004 10:23 pm **Posts:** 956

I cannot be sure it's an escape Phil.
These are the comments by Paul French when this bird was first reported in Lincs.

'Sounds like a Sacred Ibis, which will either be a local escape or possibly a bird from the feral population on the Atlantic coast of France (which is Catagory C in France and potentially tickable as a 1st for Britain!). They are not that unusual in Britain though.'

Roy

Chris Grimshaw · **Posted:** Sun Apr 08, 2012 1:18 pm

Yes the bird had been seen at Spurn earlier in the day before I saw it over Thulby heading in the direction of Newark. The following day it was at Holme Pierrepoint and then finished up at Cotham Flashes in Notts. I then noted that it made an appearance at Welney and now is back in Lincolnshire.
It just shows how some birds moves around - that is if its the same bird

Paul Sullivan · **Posted:** Sun Apr 08, 2012 3:10 pm

It has a brass coloured ring on its' left leg. Looks to read W27Z or something similar. Couple of pics in discussion album
Paul

Phil Hyde · **Posted:** Sun Apr 08, 2012 4:39 pm

These folk are ringing them :
http://www.cr-birding.be/cr-SacredIbis.htm

Phil

Graham Catley · **Joined:** Tue Dec 28, 2004 11:20 pm **Posts:** 1667

Phil Hyde wrote:

These folk are ringing them :
http://www.cr-birding.be/cr-SacredIbis.htm

Phil

but with just a brass ring this sounds more likely? an escapee -- at Alkborough this morning apparently then flew off into Yorkshire

Roy Harvey · **Joined:** Thu Dec 30, 2004 10:23 pm **Posts:** 956

Sacred Ibis present at Alkborough this morning til 09.05 and then flew in the direction of Blacktoft Sands.
It was reported flying west over Blacktoft at 10.30.

The Alkborough bird was also carrying a metal ring on the left leg so possibly the same individual as the one seen at Spalding?

Picture in album

Roy

The Lincolnshire Bird Club

Sacred Ibis at Spalding

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