JOHN EDWARDS
Published:
13:19 Updated: 14:59 Tuesday 11 September 2018
An
unusual breed of woodpecker had birdwatchers flocking to the Yorkshire coast
last week. The wryneck was spotted at Bempton, after a spell of easterly and
north-easterly winds. Tony Hood, secretary of Flamborough Bird Observatory,
said: “They are a former breeding bird in Britain but due to habitat loss, we
lost them in the 1960s and 1970s.” Usually found in Europe at this time of
year, wrynecks spend their winters in Africa - and the Bempton visitor proved
to be very friendly.
“It was very amenable,” Tony added. “It was near the exit road and cars
were driving past it and it wasn’t bothered. “I’ve not seen one for a couple of
years.”
The
weather conditions also brought a couple of other rare visitors to Bempton - an
Arctic warbler and a greenish warbler.
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