07:48 17 June 2016
Staff monitoring the behaviour of
the birdlife in the Fens have spotted a particularly amorous individual
residing in the washes.
Black-tailed godwits are usually
monogamous birds, but one particular male has surprised researchers with an
unusual trait – he has managed to win the affections of two female partners.
It is the first time the
behaviour has been noticed at the Wildfowl and Wetland Trust’s Welney Wetland
Centre near Downham Market.
Experts claim the male in
question could be trying the tactic this summer as the numbers of black-tailed
godwits breeding in the UK are at precarious levels.
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