On a mild but windy day offering intermittent sunshine we
ventured back into the Valley on the back of a report of Spoonbill near
Harrisons from the ever reliable Chiddy.
We scoured the area to no avail but
felt it was worth covering the area fully, so, we headed for Marsh Hide and
over the embankment I picked out a distant white bird beyond the view of the
hide and sure enough through our bins we had connected with the bird. I was
pleased to pick it up, Dan had already found Spoonbill this year flying over
Memorial Park and this was not the photo opportunity he had hoped for. Shortly
after we entered the hide, Devine intervention made his day as the bird flew
and settled right in front of us for a moment before exiting stage left.
The bird remained in view albeit distant and as we were on a
roll I insisted we walk to the water meadows for waders and the elusive Cattle
Egret. The waders let us down but after several visits we had our Egret, two
days later than my 1992 bird at the reserve!
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