Two Glossy Ibis had been reported for a couple of days at pit 95 of Cotswold Water Park. Initially arrived at the wrong pit where I found a local birder who was watching hobbies. She said that she had looked for the Ibis previously but had given up. When I told her that they had been reported an hour earlier, she suggested we go together to look for it. Pit 95 was overgrown with a few pools that are difficult to view and a permissive path that skirts the West and North. From the path entrance on Friday Ham Lane, we observed a roe deer and within a few minutes, a brief view of a single Glossy Ibis in flight. Decided to walk around the Pit hoping for a better vantage point but returned to entrance where a few birders had gathered. Stayed another 30 minutes and managed 2 further glimpses, the second of which showed the glossy coat shimmering in the sun.
No chance of a Glossy Ibis shot but managed this photo of a Comma butterflyGlossy Ibis : UK lifer 270
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