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Old 17-05-2007, 04:03 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Cranes at Lakenheath Fen Nature Reserve

Cranes have been found breeding in the fens of East Anglia after 400 years.

The Suffolk wetland which the birds are nesting in was a carrot field until the RSPB turned it into Lakenheath Fen Nature Reserve 11 years ago.

Large-scale drainage of fens for agriculture had led to the birds' disappearance in the 1600s.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/6659827.stm for more of the article.

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