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The White-throated Needletail - the world's fastest flying bird - was thousands of miles off course after turning up at Tarbert on the Isle of Harris. It was first seen by two bird spotters from Northumberland on Monday. There has not been a sighting of the species in Britain since 1991 when a single bird was seen four times - in Kent, Staffordshire, Derbyshire and finally Shetland.
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Twitchers are Brit bird watchers who upon hearing of a rare bird sighting, will travel to the location to trying to notch their binocular belt. This is the ninth sighting in Britain since 1846.
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"Once the news was spread on the evening, many birders started preparing for the long journey north in the hope of catching up with the bird," said Mr Duffield. "Unfortunately after showing very well to the delight of all present yesterday - probably around 40 people in the morning with others arriving in the afternoon - it was seen to hit the blade of a small wind turbine in Tarbert and was killed.
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He added: "The corpse will be sent to a museum but obviously this is just terrible. Some people will have lost the cost of their flights.
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