Cranes now Breeding in Suffolk, after 400 years

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Originally Posted by BBC

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.

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/6659827.stm for more of the article.

Welcome news. :)

That's a really clear sound I haven't seen any apart from in a zoo.