Birdworld

Holt Pound, Farnham, Surrey GU10 4LD

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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.

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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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