Anthony Lowney recording birdsong in the Philippines

A PENRITH man has become only the second person to record and photograph a species of rare bird which is said to be “critically endangered”.

Melmerby May Day retiring queen, Jayne Bailes, with her successor, Catherine Ivinson, and their attendants 25 years ago.

A round the clock watch is being maintained on England’s only pair of breeding golden eagles, nesting in a Lake District eyrie. The eggs are expected to hatch in mid-May and volunteers from the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds are conducting the 24-hour watch on the rarest birds in the country.