Rare birds' arrival an 'unmissable sign' climate emergency has reached Britain

Pushed northwards by global heating, exotic birds like the rainbow bee-eater seen nesting in Norfolk will likely become established summer visitorsRainbow-hued bee-eaters breeding on the Norfolk coast this summer and three rare black-winged stilts fledglings in Yorkshire are an "unmissable sign" that the nature and climate emergency has reached Britain, according to conservationists.Birdwatchers are flocking to north-east Norfolk to see the bee-eaters, a colourful rare visitor from Africa and southern Europe, after seven birds were spotted close to Cromer by a local birder. Continue reading...