A pair of Spoonbills has successfully nested and raised a brood at EWT Abberton Reservoir this summer, marking a first for my home county of Essex.
Spoonbills nest in Essex for the first time
Unfortunately, I have been unable to visit EWT Abberton Reservoir since this news began to circulate on social media a few weeks ago.
However, I have seen Spoonbills every year in the UK since 2012 and also in several years prior to that. Most of my records have been from the nature reserves along the north Norfolk coast although I have seen them in Essex, including at EWT Abberton Reservoir, as well as in Suffolk and Kent.
I have never been able to photograph Spoonbills in the UK but here are a few of my photos from sites in Europe, including them in "fast asleep and not doing a lot mode", something that they are noted for!
Photo: Spoonbill at La Rocina, Coto Doñana, Andalucia, Spain
Photo: Spoonbills at Salinas y Marismas de Trebujena, Andalucia, Spain
Photo: Spoonbills at Salinas y Marismas de Trebujena, Andalucia, Spain
Photo: Spoonbills at Salinas y Marismas de Trebujena, Andalucia, Spain
Photo: Spoonbills at Salinas y Marismas de Trebujena, Andalucia, Spain
Photo: Spoonbills at Salinas y Marismas de Trebujena, Andalucia, Spain
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