They are
further thrilled to have discovered that one pair of the birds, who were born
in different parts of Devon, have paired up and are now busy raising their
13:17, 20
JUN 2019
Two pairs
of rare Pied Flycatchers, which are on the ‘Birds of Conservation Concern’ red
list, are successfully breeding at Lydford Gorge in Devon, thanks to work done
by rangers at National Trust.
They are
further thrilled to have discovered that one pair of the birds, who were born
in different parts of Devon, have paired up and are now busy raising their
young at Lydford Gorge on Dartmoor.
The Devon
pair of birds were ringed in 2014, and the National Trust has been able to
discover that the male was born near Widecombe-on-the-Moor and the female hails
from South Molton. As Pied Flycatchers migrate thousands of miles during
the winter before returning to the UK to mate in the spring, it’s not known how
or when they paired up, however, the Trust is delighted to see these endangered
birds doing well after careful work to attract them to the area has worked.
The baby
birds will start to be seen taking their first forays outside the nest in June;
however keen bird spotters can come and look out for the birds at Lydford
Gorge, who are expected to stay there until late August when they fly south
again to the African continent.
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