Stone-curlews have been returning in greater numbers each year following conservation efforts.
A Wiltshire nature reserve is expecting record numbers of a rare grassland bird this year as a decades-long conservation project starts to pay off.
Nesting on open ground, their numbers have plummeted since the 1930s due to the rise of industrial agriculture.Wardens are hoping that many of the crow-sized, yellow legged birds will return this year to nest. Conservationists are also working with farmers and land-owners to protect suitable nesting sites in counties including Norfolk, Suffolk, Somerset and Gloucestershire.
But farmers have criticised the government for a lack of clarity over what the new scheme will entail and when exactly it will be rolled out.
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