Spoonbils at Pagham

We saw this pair of Spoonbills in Bremere Rife in the northeastern corner of Pagham Harbour.  The intrusion by the rather stroppy-looking Little Egret was quite unexpected.  It strode up as if intending to see them off and the decided that it had bitten off more than it could chew and flew away.  Apparently there were three Spoonbills in and around the area at the time.  One of these had rings and it was thought that they had come from Belgium.  This was our second sighting of Spoonbills ever in Britain.  The first time was last year at Church Norton where we saw just one.