There seems to have been a mini invasion of Glossy Ibises into Britain over the last week with around half a dozen birds present. Last Thursday I caught up with one at Stodmarsh in Kent, the first time I have seen this species in Britain. However, I have seen plenty of them in India and Thailand where, at Bueng Boraphet, they seem to be increasing in numbers quite rapidly.

The amusing thing for me was that while quite a number of bird watchers were all concentrating on this UK rarity I was more interested in some of the commoner British species; I was particularly happy to see Cetti’s Warbler and Reed Warbler, birds that I hadn’t seen for over 2 years.

The Glossy Ibis was a nice bird to see, but it was a bit far away to photograph, instead here is a photo that I took in Thailand back in March.

Glossy Ibises
(Photo by Nick Upton)

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