article_snippet.sent: It is believed the large shorebird - that was heading to It breeding grounds in Canada and Alaska - was last seen in UK in 1988.
article_snippet.sent: More than a thousand bird watchers and photographers lined the water's edge to catch a glimpse of a rare bird .
article_snippet.sent: The commotion started when a birdwatcher identified one of the rare birds on the Somerset Levels and word got around.
article_snippet.sent: Photographers line the water's shore to take the perfect shot of the rare bird, only in UK for the third time .
article_snippet.sent: One birdwatcher Michael Trew, 70, said word spread about the rare bird via an online forum at 7.30am yesterday.
article_snippet.sent: I have only been bird watching for five years
highlights_snippet.sent: Rare bird was heading from South America to breeding grounds in Alaska .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Large shorebird - with long beak and spindly legs
highlights_snippet.sent: -  last seen in UK in 1988 .
  