To see a mockingbird: birdwatchers fined for breaking Covid rules

Five twitchers travelled to Devon to photograph a northern mockingbird, last seen in the UK in the 1980s

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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.