Thursday, June 27, 2013

Birdwatchers see rare white-throated needletail fly into turbine on Harris

BBC News - Birdwatchers see rare white-throated needletail fly into turbine on Harris:
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An enthusiast who travelled to the Western Isles to view a rare bird has told of his "dismay" after watching it fly into a wind turbine and die.
The white-throated needletail, which breeds in Asia and winters in Australasia, was spotted on Harris.
About 30 birdwatchers travelled to the island to see the unusual visitor, which has only been recorded five times in the UK since 1950.
However, they then saw it die after colliding with the wind turbine.
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