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Eggs laid
BigAl Patron Saint of Left Handers Keeper of the Glowing Pickle and Monobrows Started conversation Jul 30, 2007
Latest news, reported in the 'Rural View' section of the Salisbury Journal (26/07/07):
A female Great Bustard has laid two eggs in a nest on Salisbury Plain, the first time the world's heaviest flying bird has laid eggs in Britain for 175 years.
Although the two eggs have proved to be infertile, director of the Great Bustard Trust, Dave Waters, says that it means the Salisbury Plain bustards are in good condition.
The last time a GB laid an egg in Britain is thiought to have been around 1832 when Queen Victoria was a young girl and would not be crowned for another 5 years.
Mr Waters [had] thought that 2008 would be the first year of nesting as the males need to be 4-5 years old before they can breed. So 'It is a terrific boost to have it happened earlier'.
hebinfertility is thought to be due to the young age of the males.
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