All-white calf surprises wardens

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Staff at a nature reserve in West Sussex had a surprise when the first of seven expected Highland calves arrived - as it was completely white.

Peter Hughes, RSPB Warden at Pulborough Brooks, said he had never seen a white one before, and it was unexpected even though both parents were blonde.

"I've seen Highland cattle in most of the usual colours - red, yellow, black, and dun," he said.

Cattle have grazed the flood meadows of the Arun Valley for centuries.

The calf and its mother are currently out of public view with the other expectant cows, but once all the calves are born and ready, they will rejoin the rest of the herd out on the brooks.