News from the RSPB site

A new breed of high-flying student is set to capture the hearts of city dwellers in the nation's second city with a pair of nesting kestrels taking up residence in one of the UK's top universities. The RSPB will be showing up close and personal views of the kestrels as they raise their family at the iconic Aston University in Birmingham city centre this spring and summer. Aston is known for its teaching quality and high league table rankings but even its star pupils wouldn't predict that it could be on the map for its credentials as a wildlife haven.

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