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Interesting news · 21 October 2025
'Record-breaking' rare Glossy Ibis spotted on Scottish nature reserve
from heraldscotland.com
Photograph · heraldscotland.com
A rare flock of glossy ibis has been recorded at Baron’s Haugh Nature Reserve in North Lanarkshire.
Seven birds were spotted on 9 October, forming part of a wider influx across the UK thought to stem from a successful breeding season in southern Europe.
The glossy ibis is instantly recognisable by its iridescent green and purple-bronze plumage, long curved bill and graceful heron-like profile.
The domed brick drum on the north bank of the Clyde, opposite the Radisson RED at the SEC campus, is to open again in May 2027 as The Rotunda and Roundhouse.
