Britain's oldest avocet spotted at West Midlands nature reserve (www.bbc.co.uk)

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An avocet spotted at an RSPB nature reserve in the West Midlands has been confirmed as the oldest of its kind ever recorded in Britain.

The distinctive black and white wading bird, identified at RSPB Middleton Lakes in Staffordshire, is now 36 years old - more than five times the species' average lifespan of about seven years.

The birds were once rare to the point of extinction in the UK, being lost as a breeding bird during the 1840s, with the RSPB being integral to its recovery.

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