UK: Harsh winter brings unprecedented deaths of rare curlews and birds of prey

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http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/news/rare_stone_curlews_found_dead_after_falling_victim_to_long_winter_1_2012186

Rare stone curlews found dead after falling victim to long winter

By CHRIS HILL, Rural affairs correspondent
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
8:45 AM
Some of Norfolk?s rarest birds have been found dead following an extended winter and late spring which have left the region?s wildlife struggling for survival.
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Elsewhere there have also been reports of short-eared owls and barn owls found dead after cold weather hampered their ability to hunt.

RSPB conservation director Martin Harper said: ?I can?t remember a spring like this ? nature has really been tested by a prolonged period of very cold weather...