Im not sure if anyone has seen this bird shown on the internet or whether its been on peoples pagers (if you have one) but since tuesday people have been going to see this bird in Thrupp.
I understand its quite a big thing in the bird world as there are only a few that come over from europe to the UK each year, thus making it a big rarity.
The thing that amazes me is that its been there for nearly two months but no one locally had any idea what it was, someone has even claimed its been shot at?! i just wander how many birds go unnoticed like this?
I went along last night to see if i could find the bird (its quite close to me) and although i didnt see the bird i heard it, but you could tell where it was from the masses of people and there were even signs to guide you to the bird.
I say i heard the bird and didnt see it, which im happy with, but i had to leave as the crowd of people was getting too much. There was probably over a hundred people when i left and probably hundreds more people over the weekend. But dosnt all this activity disturb the bird? when i left people were shining torches into the tree where it roosts to try and see it rather than waiting patiently for it to fly out of its own accord, thats why i left because i was fed up with the behaviour of the people there, not really respecting the villages or the bird.
But any way rant over! Im glad ive heard this bird at least, if anyone wants some info on it go to
www.birdguides.com