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News Archive
Below are the news reports for Birdworld, covering significant events concerning the animal collection, such as births, arrivals, departures, and deaths.
Birth: December 2008
A female Jenday Conure chick has hatched and is being hand reared.
Arrival: 27 November 2008
A pair of Southern Ground Hornbills have arrived: a 2-year-old female from Marwell Zoo, and a 1-year-old male from Linton Zoo.
Depart: 5 October 2008
One of the Striated Caracara chicks that was born earlier this year has moved to Calderglen Country Park, South Lanarkshire, to establish a new breeding pair. The other is undergoing training for the flying demonstrations.
Birth: 15 September 2008
Three more White-faced Whistling Ducks have hatched.
Birth: 15 August 2008
Five White-faced Whistling Duck ducklings have hatched.
Birth: 12 August 2008
Three Red-Winged Starlings have hatched.
Death: 11 August 2008
One of the female Trumpeter Hornbills and her two chicks have sadly died.
Birth: August 2008
Three more Purple Glossy Starlings have hatched, and are being hand-reared.
Birth: 26 July 2008
Two Crested Guan chicks have hatched, although one, noticeably smaller and weaker than the other, has since (13 Aug) sadly died.
Birth: July 2008
A total of 7 Purple Glossy Starlings have hatched over the last month and are doing well. Several more hatched but failed to survive.
Birth: July 2008
Three Trumpeter Hornbill chicks have hatched, to two sets of parents.
Birth: 9 June 2008
Three Striated Caracara chicks have hatched, although the smallest has since (13 June) died.
Birth: 30 May 2008
Two Red-Winged Starlings have hatched.
Arrival: 1 April 2008
A new male Red-Winged Starling has arrived, to form a second breeding pair with one of the existing females.
Notes:
Where possible, the dates given are for the event itself, but some zoos do not make this information available, when the date of announcement is used instead.
Seasons: Winter = Jan - Mar, Spring = Apr - Jun, Summer = Jul - Sept, Autumn = Oct - Dec.
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