29 July 2014 Last updated at 22:05
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The first flamingo egg in eight years has been laid at a wildlife centre in Wearside, according to the charity that runs it.
Staff at the Washington Wetland Centre spotted the egg on Monday in one of the bird's nests.
It follows a project in which Chilean flamingo eggs were brought into the centre and humans reared the chicks.
They were then integrated into the existing flock in the hope it would encourage natural breeding.
The Wildfowl and Wetland Trust (WWT), which runs the centre, said the last successful breeding took place there in 2006.
Workers have swapped the new egg for a clay dummy while they take care of the real one.
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