A pair of rare white-tailed sea eagles have been spotted in west Suffolk.
The species, which is Britain’s largest bird of prey with a wingspan of up to 2.5m (8.2ft), was driven to extinction in the UK in the 20th Century.
A reintroduction programme has helped the birds, nicknamed “flying barn doors”, return to the Britain.
Birdwatchers, who were alerted to the rare sighting, have said they feel “lucky” to have now seen one of the birds.
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Wow that’s great to hear! And those borders are indeed lucky to witness the pair. A wingspan up to 2.5m is insane
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The species, which is Britain’s largest bird of prey with a wingspan of up to 2.5m (8.2ft), was driven to extinction in the UK in the 20th Century.
A reintroduction programme has helped the birds, nicknamed “flying barn doors”, return to the Britain.
Eileen Wyatt and Angela Woodrow from Norwich were holidaying in Suffolk for a few days when they learnt the bird was nearby.
A spokesman for the Suffolk Wildlife Trust said “the current [UK] population, including the pair seen near Bury St Edmunds, are descended from reintroduced birds”.
“The sight of white-tailed eagles further inland in Suffolk demonstrates how they are adapting in the face of habitat loss and climate change,” he said.
Younger white-tailed eagles tend to be “vagrant” - leaving their family of origin in search of food and potential new territories.
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