A round-the-clock nest protection operation is ready to swing into action this spring when one of the UK’s rarest birds returns to nest on the Ribble Estuary, but more volunteers are needed.
Black-tailed godwits are a tall elegant wading bird whose numbers are threatened across Europe, due to loss of its natural nesting habitat and persecution by egg collectors.
Less than 60 pairs of the long-legged wading birds breed in the whole of the UK and the two pairs on the Ribble are the only ones to nest in the North West.
When the birds return the RSPB and Fylde Bird Club will mount a 24-hour guard on the nests.
If you can help please go along to the Ribble Discovery Centre, Fairhaven Lake, St Annes at 7pm on Thursday 5 April 2007. Alternatively, contact Carol Coupe on 01995 642251 or e-mail [email protected].
Great work and blog thnx I like the picture of Black Tailed Godwit. They are winter visitor to India.
Posted by: Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve | Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at 02:15 PM