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A project to reintroduce the great bustard, a bird which became extinct in the UK in the 19th century, has taken a "huge step" forward with the first successful hatching of wild chicks.
The new arrivals mark the first successful breeding attempts for the bird in this country since 1832, according to the Great Bustard Group which has been working to bring the species back.
So far at least three chicks in two nests have hatched.
David Waters, the man behind the reintroduction of great bustards to Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, described the appearance of the chicks as "absolutely brilliant".
Mr Waters, a former policeman who founded the Great Bustard Group in 1998, has dedicated his time to bringing back the "spectacular" bird to one of its former strongholds.
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