A spectacled warbler (Sylvia conspicillata) was yesterday spotted in the dunes at Burnham Overy, to the delight of birdwatchers who have travelled across the country for a glimpse of the brownish-grey bird, which measures about 13cm.
The reason for the excitement is that this is only the eighth recorded sighting of a spectacled warbler in Britain.
While fairly common in Africa and the Mediterranean, the bird’s forays to Britain might be rare, but of its seven visits to these shores, this is the second sighting in Norfolk.
In 2011 one was spotted on Scolt Head Island, not far from Burnham Overy. But this time, the more easily accessible Gun Hill at Burnham Overy is where one of the birds has landed.
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