Scarlet Tanager: Crowds flock to quiet Yorkshire street after rare bird blown off course by hurricane
Birdwatchers flocked to a residential cu-de-sac after an ultra-rare species was spotted in Yorkshire for the first time. The bird is believed to be a scarlet tanager, which arrived in Shelf, near Halifax, after being blown off course by strong winds from a hurricane in North America.
Hundreds of twitchers flock to cul-de-sac after rare bird spotted from America
Hundreds of twitches have flocked to a cul-de-sac to catch a glimpse of an ultra-rare bird that unexpectedly blew in from America. Around 300 bird watchers have crowded into the road in Shelf, West Yorks., where the scarlet tanager was first spotted ...
Crowds flock to quiet street to spot rare bird
Crowds of birdwatchers have continued to flock to a quiet cul-de-sac for a second day after a rare sighting of a species perched on a garden washing line. The report of the scarlet tanager in Shelf, near Halifax, is believed to be the first time one of the birds has been sighted in Yorkshire.
Hundreds of birdwatchers flock to cul-de-sac to catch a glimpse of rare bird
Around 300 bird watchers have crowded into the road in Shelf, England, where a scarlet tanager was spotted yesterday (12/11) on a washing line. It is thought the small yellow and black bird arrived in Britain after being blown off course by strong winds from a hurricane in North America.
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Fossil of huge terror bird offers new information about wildlife in South America 12 million years ago
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