A Russian songbird rarely seen in Britain has turned up in Cumbria, but has already been killed by a cat.
The "very secretive" Siberian rubythroat has only been seen 17 times in the UK in the past 50 years.
The "national rarity" was identified in Brampton on Sunday, but it quickly fell prey to a cat.
The cat's owner, who has not been named, said her "heart sank" when she saw what her pet had done to the rare songbird, which usually migrates to south-east Asia at this time of year.
