Flamborough headland was all a-flutter yesterday when an extremely rare bird was sighted over the headland.
A baikal teal, initially spotted by Brett Richards, flew in from the sea in the company of two common teal.
Not quite believing his luck, Brett followed it to North Marsh to try to confirm his first impression. Sure enough, there was the bird sitting, larger than life, on the water.
Then the alert went out to other twitchers in the area - which was when Education Officer, Steve Race and Visitor Services Manager Scott Smith, picked up the news and dashed down the coast to see the exotic visitor for themselves. They weren't alone. The sighting eventually attracted people from far and wide.
And here's why...there have only ever been a handful of sightings of the baikal teal in this country. The last one was in 2001 at RSPB Minsmere - so yesterday was a red letter day for our region.
Scott's photo of the baikal teal
Everyone else trying to get a photo of the baikal teal