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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Emily Beament

Rare bird returning to county after 200 years of extinction

A young red-billed chough has successfully taken flight from a nest in Kent, marking the first such event in over two centuries, conservationists have announced.

The successful fledging of the chick at Dover Castle comes just three years after a reintroduction programme, led by Wildwood Trust, Kent Wildlife Trust and Paradise Park, began to restore the species into the region.

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