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A barn owl that was rehabilitated and released by the RSPCA more than five years ago has been found alive and well by the banks of the River Rother in East Sussex. “...
Little egrets
18th June 2010
The population of little egrets has grown by 811% in the past decade, according to a report, Waterbirds in the UK 2007/8.
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