Mouth swabs to probe rare blood lines

1182395927 28fNK S Mouth swabs to probe rare blood linesGoshawk chicks in Kielder Water & Forest Park are having their mouths swabbed in a bid to discover more about the creature’s blood lines in the 62,000 hectare (155,000 acre) Northumberland wilderness.

The bird, once persecuted to extinction and which reappeared in Kielder in the 1960s, is one of the rarest in

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More happy returns for Northumberland's bird records

635463361 EkyAu S More happy returns for Northumberlands bird records

Marsh harrier chicks celebrating life in Northumberland.

Northumberland Wildlife Trust is delighted to announce that up to four Marsh Harrier chicks have recently fledged at its East Chevington reserve.

What makes this breeding even more exciting is the fact that this is the first confirmed breeding of Marsh Harriers

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