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Post by davidd on Jul 25, 2013 11:16:21 GMT
So this rare bird is to thank for saving us hours spent in sweltering queues of traffic:
Extract from the Echo:
MOTORISTS have protected birds to thank for avoiding a full summer of roadworks, after avocets were found nesting alongside the A13.
Two dozen pairs of the protected species were found by National Grid engineers, who were hoping to carry out £30million of repairs to overhead cables and pylons along 24 miles from Rayleigh to Tilbury.
The proposed work meant drivers would have had to contend with temporary lane and road closures on the A127, A130 and A13 throughout the summer, but the work has been put back until the end of July, so the birds are not disturbed during the nesting season.
The avocet is a black and white wading bird with a distinctive upturned beak.
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