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Some of the world's most endangered birds have been given a new home in the UK after a journey from Russia's Far East.There are thought to be fewer than 200 spoon-billed sandpipers left in the world.
Now 13 have been brought to the Slimbridge Wetlands Centre in Gloucestershire.
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Spoon-billed Sandpiper - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Spoon-billed Sandpiper (Eurynorhynchus pygmeus), is a small wader which breeds in northeastern Russia and winters in Southeast Asia. ...