Hello, today I saw a soaring waterside bird, but I really struggled to identify it. It soared over one area for a good two minutes, pretty high up too. I’ve attached some photos but they’re pretty bad quality. It had darkish wings with a light underside and a tucked in neck. Thanks
Pete
Birding is for everyone no matter how good or bad we are at it,enjoy it while you can
If it was a pelican, depending on which species, the wingspan would be 2-3 times wider than an egret :-O Sounds like it should be easy to tell, but without anything for scale it's impossible to guess the size.
Compare this video with the shape/shadows in your first two photos, particularly 33ish seconds and on:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmU0QK-Ogvo