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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Vespa" data-source="post: 1370031" data-attributes="member: 71072">Crikes this makes you think about how journalistic stories get out of control. There should be a competition for the closest to the real story. Here's a guess at what really happened:1. Mrs Davies has an interest in Ornithology2. She went on holiday to Norway3. Mrs Davies had a passing interest in maybe seeing a Snow Bunting4. She didn't see one5. She went home6. She looked out the window and mis-identified a Chaffinch (fair enough...)7. She mentioned it to a neighbour - "Well Fancy That!" indeed8. Neighbour's son is a 'journalist'9. It's a quiet New Year day in media land10. Journalist looks up some 'bird facts' and we have a story....Either that or it's the dip of the century; and she'll have that Snowy Owl devouring a Snow Bunting on her bird table tomorrow <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></blockquote>