THE latest new arrivals at Birdland Park & Gardens are the 'loudest' in the park.

The two Crested Seriemas from Zurich, a 3 year old male and a 2 year old female from Zurich, are the first that have entered into the Bourton-on-the-Water venue's breeding programme.

Staff at the park hope that Seriemas chicks will be arriving in 2016.

Head keeper, Alistair Keen said: “We are very pleased to have the pair of Crested Seriemas join our flock at Birdland. We haven’t bred Seriemas before so it will be an exciting challenge and we are looking forward to hopefully having chicks hatch next year.”

“The two birds will be the loudest inhabitants in the park, with a shrill call during the breeding season that is similar to the sound of a yelping puppy. It can be heard from several kilometres away!”

The Crested Seriemas tend to nest off the ground and their eggs are a pale white in colour. It is also one of the only birds to have eyelashes.

Its most striking feature however is the crest, which is unique among South American birds. The crest is comprised of permanently raised slightly stiff feathers at the base of the bill which can reach 10 cm in length.

The Bourton-on-the-Water attraction has also collected a new Trumpeter Hornbill female who will join the male Hornbill at the Park soon. The bird's mother was in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and was 'Transfigured' into a cup!

Visitors can see the new arrivals at Birdland daily from 10am.