'Extremely rare' bird spotted at Derbyshire nature reserve

By Martin_Naylor  |  Posted: July 23, 2016

An "extremely rare" bird, which has only been seen in Derbyshire eight times before, has arrived at a nature reserve in the county.

The Caspian tern was spotted at visited Derbyshire Wildlife Trust's Carr Vale Nature Reserve on Friday.

Nick Brown, of the trust, said, "We think there are only around 290 records of Caspian terns in the UK and most of these sightings have been coastal.

"It is extremely rare to see one in Derbyshire, this is only the ninth record. I was lucky enough to see one at Willington Gravel Pits in 1993.

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