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Western reef heron spotted in UK for first time as climate change shifts bird migration patterns

Matthew Pearce

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A western reef heron, a tropical bird typically found between west Africa and India, has been sighted in north Wales for the first time in UK history. The bird was spotted in Foryd Bay and later at Caernarfon harbour. Experts attribute this unprecedented sighting to climate change, as increasingly mild winters allow tropical species to survive in Britain. The event signals a broader trend of changing bird migration patterns due to warming temperatures.

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The fact that they are getting here in the first place, and then surviving, is likely to be because of increasingly mild winters.

The sighting has excited birdwatchers nationwide, experts said it also demonstrated how changing climate conditions have altered the bird's range.

The heron was first spotted in Foryd Bay at the weekend before flying to nearby Caernarfon harbour where it fed among the boats.

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Appearance of a western reef heron in north Wales is unlikely to be the last, as heating temperatures mean species can survive Britain’s winter, say experts

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