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Sunday, 11 December 2016

Joy for birdwatchers as rare duksy thrush spotted in British village

Dusky thrushTwitchers are flocking to the Duke of Devonshire's famous country seat to catch sight of the long-distance wanderer from the Far East.
By rights, the striking dusky thrush - a distant relative of our blackbird - should have been wintering in China or Vietnam.
Somehow, the bird with its distinctive brown speckled plumage and dazzling eye-markings, migrated in the opposite direction and arrived in the picturesque Derbyshire village of Beeley.-Read More

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