4 September 2017
The first successful fledging of
a second generation of cranes has taken place after three years of nesting
attempts on a Somerset nature reserve.
Ninety-four hand-reared cranes
were released at the RSPB site on West Sedgemoor between 2010 and 2014.
This year three pairs of those
cranes nested and reared four chicks, conservationists have reported.
Volunteer John Crispin managed to
take a photograph of the first crane to fledge, while was in flight.
Liz Antliff-Clark, volunteer
project coordinator for the RSPB in Somerset, said: "The chick will
continue to be reared by the parent birds through the winter.
"Its father Legend and
mother Elle are both six-year-old birds.
"Two of this year's four
chicks were caught, radio tagged, and colour ringed by a local volunteer team
so that their fortunes can be monitored - but this one escaped the team's
attempts."
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