Four black-winged stilt chicks are born at the RSPB Frampton Marsh in Lincolnshire.
A nature reserve in Lincolnshire is celebrating the arrival of four black-winged stilt chicks - the first time the species has bred in the county.The birds are more often seen in southern Europe and only been four previous incidences of them breeding in the UK have been recorded since 1945.The pair made their nest within a fenced off protective zone, which increases the chances of species such as avocet, lapwing and redshank raising young.
Mr Badley said staff and volunteers worked "incredibly hard" to protect all the species at the reserve.Image caption,The stilts, which are long-legged wading birds with black and white plumage, arrived at the site on 1 May and the pair's first egg was laid on 11 May, with three more appearing in the following days.Dr Chris Andrews, visitor experience manager, said the species had been expanding their breeding range to the south of the UK.
"Much of Spain and France have been experiencing severe drought conditions, which has doubtless caused the influx of stilts to the UK this spring, alongside other species like night heron, purple heron and great reed-warbler," he added.
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