Black-winged Red Bishop perched on a branch at Durlston

Durlston Country Park, near Swanage, Dorset (July 2012)

Presumed escapee. First spotted in a Purbeck garden on 21 June 2012 then reported a second time on Bindon Hill, Lulworth on 8 July 2012 (see Dorset Birds blog).

Also known as Fire-/Fiery-/Red-crowned Bishop, Black-winged Red/Black-crowned Red Bishop.

For more information on this bird species see the following links:
Black-winged Bishop / Internet Bird Collection
Black-winged Bishop / Bird Forum
Euplectes hordeaceus / IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Black-winged Bishop Euplectes hordeaceus / BirdLife International