MARTIN JOHNSON

Twitchers are an excitable bunch, for whom a fleeting glimpse through the binoculars of a lesser spotted, pink crested, hook billed Siberian marsh warbler is liable to provoke an unrestrained whoop of delight.
And you can well imagine something similar occurring at Taunton last week when the sighting of another rare bird may have prompted even that breed of Essex supporter who thought he’d seen it all before to give his next door neighbour a violent shake.
“Wake up! You won’t believe this, but I think I’ve just spotted Alastai...