Twitchers look to the skies in the hope of spotting rare sea eagle close to the Norfolk Broads.
Rare Bird Alert (RBA) suspect the sea eagle is from Europe or Scotland and it has been noted that it has been ringed so is certainly recorded somewhere.
First spotted towards Essex in March, and later in Sheringham, the sea eagle reportedly turned inland from there. This has led to many experts believing it could end up in the Broads as it would provide a suitable habitat for the impressive bird.
The Broads would be seen by the sea eagle as a good breeding ground with plenty of other wildlife in the area as prey. The sea eagle would eat fish from close to the water surface, ducks, small mammals and birds. Larger sea eagles have been known to take off with prey as big as lambs.
The white-tailed eagle is the UK’s largest bird of prey and is on the RSPB ‘red status’, meaning the species is either globally threatened or has suffered severe population decreases over recent years. This makes the possibility of spotting one over the Norfolk Broads even more special.
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