Spoonbill (Eurasian Spoonbill) Platalea leucorodia

A regular but scarce migrant in the UK, mostly in East Anglia and the south coast. In 2010 several pairs bred successfully for the first time in the UK in 100s of years, at Holkham in Norfolk.

Spoonbill, Castro Marim, 26-Apr-06 Spoonbill, Castro Marim, 26-Apr-06

Spoonbill, Castro Marim (Algarve, Portugal), 26th April 2006

 

Spoonbill, Castro Marim, 28-Apr-06 Spoonbill, Castro Marim, 28-Apr-06
Spoonbill, Castro Marim, 28-Apr-06 Spoonbill, Castro Marim, 28-Apr-06

Spoonbills, Castro Marim (Algarve, Portugal), 28th April 2006

 

Spoonbill, Cley, 19-Jun-10 Spoonbill, Cley, 19-Jun-10
Spoonbill, Cley, 19-Jun-10
Spoonbill, Cley, 19-Jun-10 Spoonbill, Cley, 19-Jun-10
Spoonbill, Cley, 19-Jun-10 Spoonbill, Cley, 19-Jun-10

Spoonbills, Cley (Norfolk, UK), 19th June 2010

 

Spoonbill, Lagne de Obidos, 18-Apr-06 Spoonbills, Rushill Scrape, 20-Jun-04

Spoonbill, Lagne de Óbidos (Leirua, Portugal), 18th April 2006

 

Spoonbills (and Shelduck), Hickling Rushill Scrape (Norfolk, UK), 20th June 2004

 

Spoonbill, Cley, 6-Jul-09 Spoonbill, Cley, 6-Jul-09

Spoonbill, Cley (Norfolk, UK), 6th July 2009

 

Spoonbill, Cley, 20-May-09 Spoonbill, Cley, 20-May-09

Spoonbill, Cley (Norfolk, UK), 20th May 2009

 

Spoonbill, Cley, 20-May-09 Spoonbill, Cley, 20-May-09
Spoonbill, Cley, 20-May-09 Spoonbill, Cley, 20-May-09

Spoonbill, Cley (Norfolk, UK), 20th May 2009

 

Spoonbill, Castro Marim, 30-Apr-06 Spoonbill, La Grande-Briere, 26-Jun-09

Spoonbill, Castro Marim (Algarve, Portugal), 30th April 2006

 

Spoonbill, La Grande-Brière (Loire Atlantique, France), 26th June 2009