A “magnificent” bearded vulture has been spotted in the UK for the second time. The bird was captured by photographers on Howden Moors, near Sheffield, on Sunday morning, with the species having only been seen once before in the UK in 2016. Mr Bowell said the bird was tracked through the West Midlands and Derbyshire, but nobody had “pinned it down” until the weekend. He said he was told of the bearded vulture’s location by another bird watcher, then walked for two hours to get to the remote location. The bearded vulture has been classified by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as being near threatened.

Source: Irish Independent July 13, 2020 19:30 UTC