As regular CFZ-watchers will know, for some time Corinna has been doing a column for Animals & Men and a regular segment on On The Track... particularly about out-of-place birds and rare vagrants. There seem to be more and more bird stories from all over the world hitting the news these days so, to make room for them all - and to give them all equal and worthy coverage - she has set up this new blog to cover all things feathery and Fortean.

Friday, 10 August 2018

Rare endangered bird species spotted at north Norfolk caravan park


PUBLISHED: 13:38 13 July 2018

Campers at a north Norfolk caravan park were lucky enough to spot some unusual visitors.

Guests at the Old Brick Kilns Caravan and Camping Park identified a nesting pair of spotted flycatchers in a bird box on one of the site’s oak trees.

There are now thought to be fewer than 500 pairs of the birds in Norfolk.

They reported their discovery of the birds, which are red-listed as a bird of conservation concern, to the site owners, who were advised to contact the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO).

The birds can be registered as part of the organisation’s nest record and ringing scheme.

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