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Last modified on Tue 16 Feb 2021 00.13 EST Five birdwatchers have been fined for breaking Covid-19 restrictions after they travelled to Devon to try to see a rare specimen after a Twitter tipoff. They were looking to catch sight of a northern mockingbird, normally found in North America, which had been spotted by Exmouth resident Chris Biddle. Biddle shared pictures on Twitter on 6 February of a bird in his garden along with the caption: “Spotted this little chap in our garden in Exmouth over the last few days, mainly in the holly and palm flowers. We think a northern mockingbird, any ideas...

Birdwatchers who breached lockdown restrictions by travelling to Exmouth in Devon to catch a glimpse of a rare northern mockingbird have been fined by Devon and Cornwall Police.

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