Glossy Ibises Bolton : 20th October 2013
Glossy Ibis, Bolton
I had been following the presence of four juvenile Glossy Ibises on “Bird News Anywhere” for a few weeks and we even went to the fields at the back of Bob’s Smithy Inn (at 1448 Chorley Old Rd, Bolton BL1 7PX ) on our way up to Scotland on the 2nd of October. That time we had been unsuccessful even if we did meet some other birders also looking for them. This time we were luckier. We parked in the lay-by on Walker Fold Road – an incredibly busy road for a country lane and quite dangerous for the inattentive. We spoke briefly to another birder and he pointed to the four birds at the far end of the field. With the scope at full zoom they gave a reasonable showing but it got more interesting when we decided to walk around in front of the pub and walk up the road to the footpath that comes along the far side of the field and which we hoped would give us close views hidden behind a low stone wall.