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Cat Brings Home One Of Britain's Rarest Birds, A Siberian Rubythroat
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A pet cat in Brampton, Cumbria, carried a dead Siberian rubythroat into its owner's home, a songbird so rare that Britain logged only 17 accepted records between 1975 and 2022. Experts said the underweight bird, weighing just 28g, had strayed far off course from Siberia. The owner kept it in her freezer among lollipops before calling the RSPB. It will go to a Carlisle museum.
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