The return of Cranes to Norfolk

There is evidence that cranes were consumed at banquets in the middle ages, and in 1533 an Act of Parliament made the taking of cranes’ eggs an offence, punishable by a fine. The Common Crane became extinct in the UK in the seventeenth century becaue of hunting and the destruction of its habitat.
On 15th September 1979 two common cranes appeared near Hickling Broad, in Norfolk. I have not seen the cranes for myself, and my story features the fictional Horling Broad, loosely based on my reading about Hickling Broad. In 1982 a young crane was successfully raised there - the first young crane to be raised in England for about 400 years. Now there about 30 to 40 birds in the winter, with about eight breeding pairs.
Information about Hickling Broad from the Norfolk Wildlife Trust:
http://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/naturereserves/search/hickling_broad/