Big Bustards
An interesting item on local TV today. Very shortly a small flock of Bustards are to be released on Salisbury Plain with a view to reinsating these birds which have been extinct in the UK for many years. For those not familiar with the English Bustard, it is the largest flying bird ever to inhabit the UK, a fully grown one attaining some twenty pounds in weight. It occured to me that a twenty pound fully feathered flying Bustard might be a thing to be aware of for anyone low flying around that area.