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First white stork chicks born in Britain for 600 years peer out of their nest for first time

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Beak-a-boo! First white stork chicks born in Britain for 600 years peer out of their nest for first time in historic sighting Pictures show the chicks at their parents’ nest at Knepp Castle in West Sussex  The baby birds were born earlier this month as a result of the White Stork Project The project is … Read more

Rare stork that vanished from the British countryside over 400 years ago is reintroduced

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The rare white stork that vanished from the British countryside over 400 years ago has been successfully reintroduced in West Sussex. The rare birds — once a common sight in Britain until around the end of the Civil War in the 1600s — have now returned to the Knepp Estate of Horsham, West Sussex. This … Read more