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Avocets breed in Gloucestershire for the first time

16th May 2012

Avocets breed in Gloucestershire for the first timeConservationists are celebrating after an iconic bird has bred in Gloucestershire for the first time [...]
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Wild cranes return to their motherland

14th May 2012

Wild cranes return to their motherlandIt was a case of the old welcoming the new when adult wild cranes flew back to WWT Slimbridge on [...]
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Spoon-billed sandpiper marathon report

By Spoon- billed Sandpiper project 30th April 2012

Spoon-billed sandpiper blog

Huge congratulations to Nigel Hewston, who ran the London Marathon in aid of the spoon-billed sandpiper. You can still support Nigel at www.justgiving.com/sandpiper Now that he’s caught his breath, he’s posted a report of his race. I won [...]

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Drought or Flood?

By Julie Ward @ Welney 13th May 2012

Julie's Welney Blog

Well, with much media interest, following the ‘feast or famine’ line of whether we are in a drought or are we flooded, we are very much flooded on the Ouse Washes, including the footpaths, but the region continues to be in drought [...]

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Flamingo chicks hatch

By Andy Wooldridge @ Martin Mere 17th May 2012

Andy's Martin Mere diary

Six greater flamingo chicks have been born at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre. Twenty three eggs have been laid so far this year; so the Grounds team are still expecting many more chicks to hatch in the next week for the award winning Downy Duckling [...]