First Glossy Ibis for the outer islands

Glossy Ibis at Farquhar (Annie Gendron)

Three Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus have been reported from North island, Farquhar by the island Conservation society team: Annie Gendron, Elena Levorato and William McNeely. The birds have been present since mid-March. SBRC has accepted 12 previous records, all of them in the inner islands. This is the first report west and south of Mahe.