PUBLISHED: 09:09
08 September 2017 | UPDATED: 14:14 08 September 2017
They’re
usually elusive, shy and unsociable – but a Breckland heath has offered a
glimpse of a “secret gathering” of stone-curlews as they prepare for their
annual migration.
Cavenham
Heath, near Mildenhall, has become a departure lounge for these rarely-seen
travellers, as they congregate to roost and feed before flying more than 1,000
miles in search of some winter warmth in northern Africa and southern Spain.
The
stone-curlew is one of the UK’s rarest breeding birds. They are notoriously
secretive in the breeding season and, as many nest on private or inaccessible
land, there are few public places for people to go and see these unusual birds
without the risk of disturbing them.
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