wgeoff

A Black Woodpecker seen on a telegraph pole in UK last week was reported as a UK first record. It was posted on the national UK Birdline service and several twitchers turned up to see it, when it was noticed that the bird didn't move much.

It was later discovered to be a lifelike model placed there by the local telegraph company to deter real woodpeckers from making holes in the pole.

So, beware any bird that doesn't move.

[ Last edited by wgeoff at 26/02/2010 08:34 ]