Young sea eagle takes up residence among Oxfordshire's red kites
by Patrick Barkham from on (#4Y207)
Bird is one of six released on Isle of Wight as first residents in England for 250 years
It is one of the country's top predators, with a 2.4-metre (8ft) wingspan and a preference for plucking fish from the ocean.
So a young sea eagle's choice of landlocked Oxfordshire as its home is unexpected. More surprising still is that the bird has lived for four months almost completely unnoticed by the public close to the M40 and the commuter belt.
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