Glossy Ibis update

The flock of ten Glossy Ibis that were reported from Rogerstown Co.Dublin earlier in the week,have now been reduced to just two birds and have been re-located at Portmarnock. With the new road system to Dublin now fully open you could be watching these birds within 90 mins after leaving Belfast. Where the other 8 birds have gone is of course a mystery, they could have well come north,so if you are out and about this week-end keep and eye out. The last certain record of Glossy Ibis in the north was way back in 1944 so one is long overdue. There has been old records going back to the end of the 19th century and early 20th century, but like most old records they had all been shot.