The East Atlantic Flyway, one of seven locations that have been nominated for consideration as Unesco prepares to update its famous list, is in line to become the first World Heritage Site of its kind. The flyway, which runs along the east coast of England, its route takes in wetlands located in Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex and Kent. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) said the flyway had been added to the list “in recognition of its vital importance to Bird populations and wildlife”. The RSPB has long campaigned for what it calls “the UK’s wild bird superhighway” to be made a World Heritage Site. More than one million overwintering birds fill British wetlands each winter, according to the charity, with 200,000 migrating and breeding birds arriving in spring before 700,000 birds flock to these areas in the autumn. Some of these birds stay in Britain, while others

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