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Last year four of Prague Zoo’s night herons were tagged with satellite transmitters, the first has already returned to its nesting grounds. It was spotted by ornithologists Lubomír Pešek and Karel Pithart on Saturday 1st April. For the first time it was possible to map this species’ journey to its wintering grounds and...

The night heron, as it is commonly called, is a medium-sized, wading bird species. It has a large head, strong beak and short tail; in adults the colouring is contrasting - a dark top to the body, a light face and underside, grey sides and yellow legs. During nesting it has conspicuous white feathers on the crown. Chicks are...
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