Rare bird, white-throated needletail, killed by wind turbine in front of crowd of twitchers

Rare bird, white-throated needletail, killed by wind turbine in front of crowd of twitchers

"There had been only eight recorded sightings of the white-throated needletail in the UK since 1846. So when one popped up again on British shores this week, twitchers were understandably excited. A group of 40 enthusiasts dashed to the Hebrides to catch a glimpse of the brown, black and blue bird, which breeds in Asia and winters in Australasia. But instead of being treated to a wildlife spectacle they were left with a horror show when it flew into a wind turbine and was killed."

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