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Related: About this forumGreat white egrets breed in UK for first time
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/18280491The great white egret chick is the first of its kind to hatch in the UK
Great white egrets are breeding in the UK for the first time at a Somerset nature reserve.
At least one chick has hatched at Shapwick Heath National Nature Reserve, it has been confirmed, setting a new UK breeding bird record.
To have the egrets, a species of heron and rare visitors to the UK, breeding in the country was "incredibly exciting", manager Simon Clarke said.
There have also been unconfirmed sightings of a second chick.
"It was a great sense of relief when we confirmed we have got at least one chick on the nest," Mr Clarke told BBC Nature.
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Great white egrets breed in UK for first time (Original Post)
xchrom
Jun 2012
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dipsydoodle
(42,239 posts)1. Great stuff
Thanks for posting.
xchrom
(108,903 posts)2. i love those birds -- real beauties. and just in time for the jubilee! nt
secondwind
(16,903 posts)3. What a beautiful sight!
bahrbearian
(13,466 posts)4. Global Warming ?
xchrom
(108,903 posts)5. Seems like it. Nt