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Titre :	Nesting behaviour of the first breeding Great White Egrets in Britain
Auteurs :	Kevin Anderson, Auteur ; Simon Clarke, Auteur ; Roger Lucken, Auteur
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	British Birds (106(5) MAY 2013)
Article en page(s) :	258-263
Résumé :	The first recorded breeding of Great White Egrets Ardea alba in Britain occurred at Shapwick Heath NNR, Somerset, in 2012. Breeding behaviour was first noticed at one site in early April and at a second site nearby in late May. The first of three chicks at nest I hatched on about 2nd May; all three chicks from this nest fledged, the first on 9th June. At nest 2, two chicks hatched, the first on about 2nd July, but only one fledged successfully. The nest-site, breeding behaviour, feeding rates and diet, and chick development are described.

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