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| Isles of Scilly: Fears rare songbird will never return to US | Isles of Scilly: Fears rare songbird will never return to US |
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| It is the first time the US native bird has been seen in England | It is the first time the US native bird has been seen in England |
| A rare American songbird that landed on the Isles of Scilly will never make it back home, an expert has said. | A rare American songbird that landed on the Isles of Scilly will never make it back home, an expert has said. |
| Hundreds of birdwatchers have been on Bryher to see the Blackburnian warbler, which was blown off course by strong winds, during its migration south. | Hundreds of birdwatchers have been on Bryher to see the Blackburnian warbler, which was blown off course by strong winds, during its migration south. |
| It is the first time the species has been spotted in England and the fourth time in the UK. | It is the first time the species has been spotted in England and the fourth time in the UK. |
| Lucy McRobert, of the Isles of Scilly Wildlife Trust, said "it will probably never make it back again". | Lucy McRobert, of the Isles of Scilly Wildlife Trust, said "it will probably never make it back again". |
| She added: "That instinct to migrate west to east isn't really there", and it would "probably try and head south again quite soon". | She added: "That instinct to migrate west to east isn't really there", and it would "probably try and head south again quite soon". |
| The young male, which is native to eastern North America, is thought to have been migrating to South America when it got caught in a storm. | The young male, which is native to eastern North America, is thought to have been migrating to South America when it got caught in a storm. |
| Ms McRobert said the warbler, one of the passerine order, or perching birds, was only able to make the journey from west to east, not in the other direction. | Ms McRobert said the warbler, one of the passerine order, or perching birds, was only able to make the journey from west to east, not in the other direction. |
| She said: "They land in the UK and are unable to make it back." | She said: "They land in the UK and are unable to make it back." |
| The British Trust for Ornithology said previous sightings in the UK were on St Kilda in 2009, Fair Isle in 1988 and Skomer in 1961. | The British Trust for Ornithology said previous sightings in the UK were on St Kilda in 2009, Fair Isle in 1988 and Skomer in 1961. |
| Bird watchers have travelled to the Isles of Scilly from as far as Shetland and Holland to catch a glimpse. | Bird watchers have travelled to the Isles of Scilly from as far as Shetland and Holland to catch a glimpse. |
| The young male, which is native to eastern North America, is thought to have been migrating to South America when it got caught in a storm | The young male, which is native to eastern North America, is thought to have been migrating to South America when it got caught in a storm |
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