Spoonbill
Recent sightings of Spoonbill
| Date | Species | Site | Count | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28/06/21 | Spoonbill | Lea Farm Lake | 1 | M F Walford |
| 18:06 | Still present. | |||
| 28/06/21 | Spoonbill | Lea Farm Lake | 1 | R C Watts |
| 16:20 | From hide. | |||
| 28/06/21 | Spoonbill | Lea Farm Lake | 1 | M F Walford |
| 15:55 | Preening on the north spit island (per Lavell's WhatsApp). Access to the hide is resticted to LWT members and LWT have a covid policy in place). | |||
| 14/05/21 | Spoonbill | Winter Hill, Cookham Dean | 5 | A B Merrick |
| 10:05 | Group took off from Little Marlow GP c10:00, circled lake and eventually flew SW along line of Thames but inside Bucks. When west of large lake at Westhorpe started heading north but then about-turned and headed south, crossing Thames into Berks c10:05. Viewing from Winter Hill with one other observer (A. Padmore). | |||
| 07/05/19 | Spoonbill | Bulmershe School | 1 | F Hutchinson |
10:34 | Disbelieving moment as a large, white bird with a spoon-shaped bill flew low north-west over my head during a PE lesson! Larger than any gull, smaller than grey heron, very deep wingbeats. Did not see it front on but almost certain on bill shape and having seen recent photos of spoonbills flying over london I am almost 100% sure of ID. SU749735. | |||
| 22/08/14 | Spoonbill | Lower Farm GP | 1 | N Cleere |
| 08:55 | imm. flying high, heading west. | |||
| 06/05/14 | Spoonbill | Cock Marsh | 1 | M F Walford |
| 09:57 | Left Little Marlow and now circling over Cock Marsh (per Adam Bassett). | |||
| 06/05/14 | Spoonbill | Cock Marsh | 1 | A D Bassett |
| ad. Adult bird present at Little Marlow GP (Bucks) between 9am and 10am, flew off south and circled up very high over Cock Marsh (Berks) until lost from view just after 10am. . | ||||
| 21/10/11 | Spoonbill | Lower Farm GP | 1 | N Cleere |
| 09:15 | ad. up from behind willows, gained height and flew off west. | |||
| 09/10/11 | Spoonbill | Lower Farm GP | 1 | M F Walford |
| 15:12 | imm. Still present (per Peter Hutchins). | |||
Past records of Spoonbill
| Year | Details |
|---|---|
| 2016 | Speen Moor Plantations, 28th October. |
| 2014 | Lower Farm GP, immature, 22nd August. |
| 2014 | Cock Marsh, 6th May. |
| 2011 | Lower Farm GP, adult, 21st October. |
| 2011 | Lower Farm GP, juvenile, 9th October. |
| 2011 | Woolhampton GPs, adult, 16th June. |
| 2011 | Lower Farm GP, 8th May. |
| 2007 | Dorney Wetlands, juvenile, 13th-14th December. |
| 2007 | Bracknell, two, 17th May. |
| 2007 | Dorney Wetlands, three immatures, 16th May. |
| 2007 | Lea Farm Lake, two immatures, 14th May. |
| 2007 | Dorney Wetlands, 4th May. |
| 2003 | Queen Mother Reservoir, immature, 2nd-25th November. |
| 2003 | Finchampstead, two first-summers, 7th May. |
| 2001 | Theale GPs, first-winter, 16th-17th September. |
| 2001 | Pingewood GPs, five first-winters, 10th September. |
| 2000 | Lower Farm GP, immature, 28th May. |
| 1986 | Summerleaze GP, immature, 10th October. |
| 1986 | Wraysbury GPs, 5th July. |
| 1983 | Dinton Pastures CP, 21st October. |
| 1982 | Lower Farm Trout Lake, 7th-8th June. |
| 1979 | Theale GPs, immature, 14th-15th November. |
| 1977 | Wraysbury GPs, adult, 7th May. |
| 1969 | Cock Marsh, 11th May. |
| 1968 | Ham Island, 20th October. |
| 1945 | Ham SF, four, 19th May. |
| 1940 | Slough SF, 8th May. |