Wildlife watching in the North East
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Recent North East news
- Bumper year for Marsh harriers at Leighton Moss
- Leucistic Great tit
- 21 year old owl breaking records in Kielder
- Six Hen harrier chicks hatch in Northumberland.
- Hen harriers incubating 6 eggs on Northumberland nest
- Farne Islands puffin count gets underway
- Northumberland's Wildlife Habitats Show Improvement
- 24 Hour Protection for Hen Harriers in 2008
More North East news
- Black Grouse turn the corner in England as numbers climb above 1000.
- Bad week for seal pups as many die and some are rescued after storms.
- Major new wetland reserve to be created on Teeside
- Endangered White-clawed crayfish thriving in Northumberland.
- Red kites breed in North East England for the first time for 170 years.
- Corncrake regains toehold in English countryside
- The Forestry Commission is mounting a major survey to track down and conserve Kielder’s rare wild goats.
- Record Number of Little Auks Seen on Farne Islands
Black Grouse turn the corner in England as numbers climb above 1000.Although times have been hard for the Black grouse, conservationists hope that the species may have turned the corner after years of decline thanks to more sensitive land management.