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Spoonbill

            A week later and another trip to Slimbridge on the 1st of April.

A adult Spoonbill flies in to land by the Tack Piece Lagoon.

Spoonbills are relatively rare breeding birds in the UK, but their numbers are increasing. They are most often found along coastal sites in southern and eastern England. The main stronghold for breeding spoonbills in the UK is Holkham Nature Reserve in Norfolk.

Spoonbills are named after their bizarre spatula-like bill. Generally feeding in flocks, they swing their slightly open beaks from side to side through shallow pools of water. Their remarkable bill is packed full of sensors attuned to the tiniest vibrations, and once located, unlucky beetles, crustaceans, worms, small fish, tadpoles and frogs stand no chance of escape.

Taken on: April 1, 2025

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Avian

Bird

Nature

Nikkor Z 800mm f/6.3 VR S

Nikon Z9

Slimbridge

WWT

WWT Slimbridge

Wildlife

Wildfowl

Wildfowl And Wetlands Trust

Spoonbill

Platalea leucorodia « less

Sets appears in: • Slimbridge WWT

Groups appears in: • British Wildlife • UK Nature more » • Slimbridge Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust • Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust • Countryfile • Wildlife UK • BBC Springwatch (Official) • Wildlife of the British Isles • Oxfordshire Photographers • WILD BRITAIN. • Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) • Amateur Wildlife and Nature • Wildlife and Landscape Photography • The Wonderful Wildlife UK • wildlife and the wild • Nikon Z 9 • NIKON NIKKOR Z 800mm f/6.3 VR S « less

Camera: Nikon Z 9, f/7.1, 1/2500 sec, 800mm, ISO 400 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon Z 9
Lens:	NIKKOR Z 800mm f/6.3 VR S
Aperture:	f/7.1
Exposure Time:	1/2500 sec
Focal Length:	800mm
ISO:	400
Exposure Bias:	-1/3 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 14.2 (Macintosh)
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