Hundreds of bird watchers have flocked to a nature reserve in Dorset after a rare short-toed eagle arrived there on Saturday.
About 700 people travelled to Morden Bog, near Wareham, over the weekend after the raptor was spotted by guide Paul Morton.
It is thought to be first sighting of the species on the British mainland.
The birds are common in central and southern Europe and have a wingspan of up to 6ft (190cm).
Short-toed eagles (circaetus gallicus) migrate from Africa in the spring and can live up to 30 years.
The only previous official UK sightings have been on the Isles of Scilly in 1999 and in Jersey in 2011.
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