Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) and Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)

   Yesterday Cosme Damián Romay arrived in Ferrol at half-morning. He is taking part of this competition that is "Big Year", a modern practise imported from EEUU, that consist on watching maximum number os birds species on a local patch. Personally...I don´t give a damm about this, but have no problem helping anyone whenever I can. And Damián wanted to add some new species for his list here, in Ferrol.
   But weather didn´t help us! A hailstorm covered Neda streets with a white mantle. It was cold and windy.

  We went to a cattle farm, located in San Pedro de Leixa. When I was young, spent many, many hours watching and learning about Nature at these fields. So, always is special for me to return there. Also a surprise was waiting for us (well, not an absolut surprise, so Pablo Pita had reported us before about location of these birds):

  Resting over the roof of a small building, a Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) and 6 Cattle Egrets (Bubulcus ibis)!!

  Both are typical mediterranean birds, although appear with increasing frecuency in these northern lands (usually at winter end). Damián take advantage of each ocasion when I watch a "rarety" for taking a photo. I´m sure after this, he´s saying everybody I´m a "rareties seeker", ha, ha (cabronazo...)

   Photo is good for apreciate distance and location of birds. When a old woman came out the house, I asked her If we could enter the country state. Just in time!, cause then Ibis and Egrets left the roof and flied to a meadow near there.

    I made a mistake with camera settings, and seems images are a bit moved... or maybe out of focus. But Ibis is really spectacular close up.

    A "hen" came to feed at the same meadow (or it seems...):

Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)

Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)

   Maybe the last 2013 surprises? I expect not. At these dates, many galician birdwatchers are coming to the ría (estuary) of Ferrol. And it´s quite possible another interesting watchings could be discovered soon.

Me (left) and Delfín González (right) in Neda shore, some days ago

 Well, see you on next post!