Staff at the Essex Wildlife Trust said the female desert wheatear was spotted at its Abberton Reservoir centre.

BBC: 'Rare' desert wheatear 'accidentally' migrates to Essex

Bird watchers have flocked to the centre since the desert wheatear (Oenanthe deserti) was first seen on Sunday.

BBC: 'Rare' desert wheatear 'accidentally' migrates to Essex

The last recorded sighting of a desert wheatear in Essex was in 1987.

BBC: 'Rare' desert wheatear 'accidentally' migrates to Essex