Spoonbill at Alkborough Flats in North Lincolnshire, England - September 2016
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Spoonbills are tall white waterbirds with long spatulate black bills and long black legs. In flight they fly with necks and legs extended, in the water they feed with elegant sideward sweeps of their bill. In the breeding season adults show some yellow on their breast and bill tip. The species is of European conservation concern and a very rare breeding bird in the UK. Most birds migrate south in the winter, but numerous individuals remain and winter in Western Europe.
Overview
Latin name
Platalea leucorodia
Family
Ibises and spoonbills (Threskiornithidae)
Where to see them
Although still uncommon, spoonbills can be seen on coastal sites in north-west and south-west England and East Anglia. RSPB reserves to visit include the Exe Estuary reserves, Arne, and Titchwell Marsh.
When to see them
All year round
What they eat
Mainly aquatic insects and small fish.
Population
UK Breeding:- 0-4 pairs
UK Wintering:- 20 birds
Spoonbill at Alkborough Flats in North Lincolnshire, England - September 2016
www.rspb.org.uk/discoverandenjoynature/discoverandlearn/b...
Spoonbills are tall white waterbirds with long spatulate black bills and long black legs. In flight they fly with necks and legs extended, in the water they feed with elegant sideward sweeps of their bill. In the breeding season adults show some yellow on their breast and bill tip. The species is of European conservation concern and a very rare breeding bird in the UK. Most birds migrate south in the winter, but numerous individuals remain and winter in Western Europe.
Overview
Latin name
Platalea leucorodia
Family
Ibises and spoonbills (Threskiornithidae)
Where to see them
Although still uncommon, spoonbills can be seen on coastal sites in north-west and south-west England and East Anglia. RSPB reserves to visit include the Exe Estuary reserves, Arne, and Titchwell Marsh.
When to see them
All year round
What they eat
Mainly aquatic insects and small fish.
Population
UK Breeding:- 0-4 pairs
UK Wintering:- 20 birds