Birds never cease to suprise and amaze in the places they often choose to frequent. This morning news broke of the second Glossy Ibis of the winter,not at some bird-filled wetland site as you might expect,but on a thin strip of muddy grass between a North Shields housing estate and the busy road from Billy Mill to Tynemouth. Apparently present for it’s 3rd day,the bird was reported to a birder by a local resident. It fed well on worms,allowing close approach and was still present at 3pm.
A.S.Jack
