With both vaccinations completed and reserves starting to open their hides up again, we headed off to Burton Mere Wetlands. When we got there we discovered that the larger than usual numbers of cars was due to the presence of a Glossy Ibis on the reserve. Naturally we were interested so we hot-footed it down to the Bunker Hide where it had been seen from.
When we got there is was a bit too full of people, not very socially distanced. In fact, one of the female staff popped in to berate all the blokes for their bas behaviour and a few of them left the hide a little sheepishly. Naturally, the bird had flown the coop and, although it was to be seen by the odd person during the day, we did not manage to get it. Nor did we see the Spoonbills that had also been flying about!
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