Headstarting is a collaborative effort between WWT, BirdsRussia and the RSPB, and occurs as part of the International Arctic Expedition mounted each year by BirdsRussia under the leadership of Dr. Evgeny Syroechkovskiy.

For anyone who wants more video…

13 Jul 2012
by Saving the spoon-billed sandpiper
1 Comment

…here’s seven minutes of otherwise unedited footage of the final leg of the eggs’ journey, their arrival at WWT Slimbridge, Nige and Nicky checking the eggs, the eggs hatching…and the first SBS chicks to hatch in the UK!

 

  1. Ken Tucker (AKA Turnip) 13 July 2012 at 21:53 Reply

    😀

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