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The first wild Great Bustard chicks in the UK for 177 years!
This week at least two female Great Bustards have hatched chicks on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire. One female was seen with two chicks on Sunday and another female was seen feeding a chick on Monday.
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Great Bustards at the Hawk Conservancy Trust
A memorandum of cooperation has just been signed by the Great Bustard Group and the Hawk Conservancy Trust. The two organisations have come together to produce the UK’s only Great Bustard aviary and to have it on public display. The GBG also have information about the Great Bustard and their work in Russia and the UK on display alongside the birds.
The aviary houses two male Great Bustards. The oldest was given to the GBG by Belgian authorities after a large illegal bird collection was discovered and confiscated. A genetic study revealed this bird to have Spanish origins and it is believed to be 20 years old and has always lived in captivity. The second bird is one the GBG reared in Russia in 2004, but before it could be released into the wild in the UK it suffered a bad injury to its shoulder, which prevents the wing fully opening. Neither of these birds are able to exist in the wild in the UK.
This is the first time the GBG has been able to display captive birds to the public, and gives the project a new and much needed public window.
To visit this unique attraction contact the Hawk Conservancy Trust, or to arrange a trip to the Great Bustard Reintroduction Project on Salisbury Plain, or a special Hawk and Bustard Day combining the two please contact the GBG.
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 GBG publish new Bustard Studies
A new volume of the journal series Bustard Studies concerning research of all Bustard species has just been published by the GBG. Bustard Studies Vol.7 contains the proceedings of a conference organised and hosted by the GBG titled Great Bustards: Conservation through nest management and rear and release methods.
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A visit by Mark Avery
 GBG recently hosted a visit by Dr Mark Avery, RSPB's Conservation Director and Andy Evans, head of Species Recovery for RSPB. The meeting was very positive and ideas are now being discussed to find ways for GBG and RSPB to work together for the Great Bustard, both in the UK and Russia.
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Great Bustard Group on Facebook
You can now show your support for the GBG by joining us on Facebook. Log in and join the GBG Group for more news updates and photos.
Birdworld's Wildlife Watch Weekend 6th-7th June
Come along and visit the GBG's stand at Birdworld's special weekend, celebrating the UK's wildlife.
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Photographic sessions are available, providing excellent opportunities to photograph Great Bustards up close. More>
International News
Great Bustards found in Uzbekistan...
Research planned in Iran... More>
Bustard Concert
The Great Bustard is the inspiration behind a new peice of music composed by Ronald Corp... More>
Proceeds from book sales to GBG
Chairman of the GBG Tustees and co-illustrator of The Grouse - Artist's Impressionsis will donate all proceeds to the GBG... More>
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