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| Rare bird gets twitchers flocking | Rare bird gets twitchers flocking |
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| Birdwatchers are flocking to the Kent coast following reports of a sighting of a Pacific seabird never seen before in Britain. | Birdwatchers are flocking to the Kent coast following reports of a sighting of a Pacific seabird never seen before in Britain. |
| A tufted puffin was sighted at the Oare Marshes nature reserve, near Faversham, according to the Birdguides website. | A tufted puffin was sighted at the Oare Marshes nature reserve, near Faversham, according to the Birdguides website. |
| Fiona Barclay, of Birdguides, said the creature was seen flying up and down the Swale on Wednesday. | Fiona Barclay, of Birdguides, said the creature was seen flying up and down the Swale on Wednesday. |
| If verified it will be the first time the bird, found in the North Pacific Ocean, has been sighted in the UK. | If verified it will be the first time the bird, found in the North Pacific Ocean, has been sighted in the UK. |
| Grahame Madge, of the RSPB, said: "If it's accepted it will be a first for Britain and will obviously attract a great deal of attention. | Grahame Madge, of the RSPB, said: "If it's accepted it will be a first for Britain and will obviously attract a great deal of attention. |
| "It's something that's clearly significant, to get a seabird from another ocean in the north Atlantic." | "It's something that's clearly significant, to get a seabird from another ocean in the north Atlantic." |
| If it is confirmed, the bird's arrival would be the latest in a run of such seabirds turning up in the Atlantic, Mr Madge said. | If it is confirmed, the bird's arrival would be the latest in a run of such seabirds turning up in the Atlantic, Mr Madge said. |
| The tufted puffin is a similar size to the puffin found in the UK but has a different plumage, including blood-red tufts on its head during the breeding season. | The tufted puffin is a similar size to the puffin found in the UK but has a different plumage, including blood-red tufts on its head during the breeding season. |
| Birdwatchers await rare bird spot | Birdwatchers await rare bird spot |