Breeding Birds
- The only breeding pair of Golden Eagles in England hatch a chick for the first time in three years at Haweswater.
- 580 singing male Corncrakes are counted, up from 537 in 1995.
- The first inland breeding of Avocets in modern times takes place at a site in London. However breeding success at coastal colonies in East Anglia is poor.
- A pair of Hoopoes successfully breed in Mid Wales.
Read more about this topic: 1996 In Birding And Ornithology, Europe, Britain
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