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Police fine birdwatchers who breached Covid rules

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Police fine birdwatchers who breached Covid rules by travelling to Devon to catch glimpse of northern mockingbird which has not be spotted in UK for more than 30 years Birdwatchers travelled to Exmouth, Devon, to catch glimpse of the rare bird Chris Biddle tweeted about the sighting of the rare bird in his garden this … Read more

More than 100 birdwatchers descend on Norfolk salt marsh to catch glimpse of rare rufous bush chat

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So is THAT what all the fuss was about? More than 100 birdwatchers descend on Norfolk salt marsh to catch glimpse of a rufous bush chat that has not been seen in UK for 40 years  The rare species was last observed in UK at Prawle Point in Devon, in 1980  Rufous bush chat is … Read more

Hundreds of birdwatchers flock to catch glimpse of rare bearded vulture in UK skies

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Hundreds of birdwatchers flock to catch glimpse of rare bearded vulture which has been spotted in UK for only the second time after last sighting in 2016 The bearded vulture has been spotted in the UK for only the second time ever It was seen flying over Sheffield, Derbyshire and the West Midlands on Sunday … Read more

Lockdown birdwatchers are on tenterhooks monitoring osprey nestcam

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Birdwatchers are on tenterhooks monitoring an osprey nestcam during the coronavirus lockdown as a female sits waiting for her missing male mate who has the future of a breeding programme in his talons.    Hundreds online, including BBC presenter Chris Packham, are observing the nest on a heath along the edge of Poole Harbour, where a … Read more