U.S.WEIRD NEWS
A rare nutcracker in Norfolk leads this week's wildlife photos
The bird is crow-sized, with chocolate plumage and white speckles, and BirdGuides says it is the first twitchable one in Britain since 1991; it buries seeds.
On air: Kenji Moonfield, Gloria Vance and Dale Bearman on BBN After HoursPublished
At a glance
- First reported by The Guardian: “Week in wildlife: a fishing anhinga, a northern nutcracker and cuddling seals”, with reporting from BirdGuides.
- Covered on BBN on Friday, October 30, 2026, at 4:39 AM ET on BBN After Hours, by Kenji Moonfield, Gloria Vance and Dale Bearman.
The real story
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- The GuardianWeek in wildlife: a fishing anhinga, a northern nutcracker and cuddling seals
- BirdGuidesNutcracker arrives in Norfolk sparking huge twitch - BirdGuides facts used on air
What BBN said about it
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorA Northern Nutcracker turned up in a Norfolk garden on the twenty-third of October, and BirdGuides says thousands of birders are now heading to East Anglia for it.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe last long-staying nutcracker Britain could actually go and see was in nineteen ninety-one.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorMeanwhile, the Guardian's week in wildlife also has an anhinga fishing and seals cuddling.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThirty-five years between sightings. That's the longest anyone has waited for a bird to post.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorHundreds, maybe thousands, of them have reached Scandinavia this autumn. That's an irruption, and it's coming for us.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorDale, it's a bird the size of a crow.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentDale, you're the meme here, you know that? A speckled doom bird fits you.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorIt buries tens of thousands of seeds each autumn. It's got a plan, and it's very patient.
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