Devastated land, scarred by peat digging, has been transformed into suitable habitats for birds unfamiliar to the UKThe news that night herons had bred in Britain for the first time barely registered on the ornithological Richter scale. Perhaps this was because it happened on the Somerset Levels, the UK's new hotspot for long-legged wading birds.Over the past couple of decades, first little egret, then little bittern, great white and cattle egrets, and now night herons, have flown across the Channel. Many ended up on the Somerset Levels, liked what they saw, and settled down here. Meanwhile, bitterns came over from East Anglia, while cranes were given a helping hand from us, via a reintroduction scheme. Now that we can see five or six of these exotic newcomers in a day, we have become rather blase about them. Continue reading...
The night heron: at home on the Somerset Levels
17. září 2017 22:37
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Celý článek: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/sep/17/night-heron-somerset-levels-birdwatch
Zdroj: The Guardian