As regular CFZ-watchers will know, for some time Corinna has been doing a column for Animals & Men and a regular segment on On The Track... particularly about out-of-place birds and rare vagrants. There seem to be more and more bird stories from all over the world hitting the news these days so, to make room for them all - and to give them all equal and worthy coverage - she has set up this new blog to cover all things feathery and Fortean.

Friday 22 August 2014

Rare birds boom into life at Doncaster nature reserve

One of the most threatened birds in the UK has bred successfully for the first time at a Doncaster nature reserve.
A bittern

Staff at Potteric Carr are celebrating for after many years of work, patience and careful observation, bitterns have successfully bred on the site for the very first time.
The birds are having a rocky road to recovery following their UK-wide extinction around 1885 – a result of habitat loss and persecution at the time.

Yorkshire Wildlife Trust reserves officer Jim Horsfall said: “We are thrilled!

“Over the last three years male bitterns at Potteric Carr during spring have been making their characteristic booming sound, a call they use to attract mates.

“This of course gave us hope that one day we may see some young bitterns.

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