24 April 2018
A rare bird that was released
into the wild after being hand-reared in the Fens has returned from its winter
migration, wildlife experts have said.
The black-tailed godwit was one
of 26 raised at the Wildfowl
and Wetlands Trust (WWT) in Welney, Norfolk.
They were
released last summer and migrated as far as Portugal for winter.
Conservationists said the
sighting was a "wonderful and welcome surprise", as the birds were
not expected to return from their wintering grounds this year.
Their release was part of Project
Godwit, a partnership between the Royal
Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) and the WWT, and
aimed to increase the population of black-tailed
godwits in the UK.
The wading birds were hatched in
captivity and hand-reared by wildlife experts from the charities to protect
them from predators.
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