That birdwatcher, Charles Darwin, was one of the first to write about the Johnny Rook, but he wouldn't be the last.

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Birdwatcher Andy Cotton said he was amazed at how close the bird came to inquisitive birdwatchers when he viewed it on Monday.

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It was first spotted by birdwatcher Michael McKee on 13 December.

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To Roberts, Lake Zakher has reliably proved something of a birdwatcher's paradise, with herons, flamingos and stilts among the rich diversity of species drawn to this rare water source.

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More than 150 years ago, a birdwatcher on a trip to the Falkland Islands scribbled down some notes about the behavior of a winged creature that sailors called the Johnny Rook.

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