Birdwatchers flock to Peak District after rare sighting of bearded vulture in UK

Species is one of Europe’s largest and rarest raptors, last seen in England in 2016

Birdwatchers have been flocking to the boggy and desolate moors of the Peak District to try to spot a bearded vulture, one of the rarest birds ever seen in the UK, which has set up home on a remote cliff in the national park.

This is only the second sighting of a bearded vulture in the UK, one of the largest and rarest raptors in Europe, and which was last seen in England in 2016.

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