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Avocet chicks hatch in Devon for the first time

East Devon's Seaton Wetlands witnessed a triumphant breeding success, as two avocet chicks hatched today. This marks the first occurrence of a newly-hatched family unit of avocets ever recorded in the county.

Two avocets were seen foraging in the brackish lagoon of Black Hole Marsh on the Axe Estuary in Spring, before a pair were seen mating on the lagoon in late May, settling down...