The blue finch, a nonmigratory bird native to South America, was spotted perched on a branch in a garden in Tibberton.
James Crompton had spotted the blue finch in his mother’s garden and admitted he had never seen a bird like it before.
“I had never seen one before,” he said.
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“So I got my camera from the car, and thankfully, the bird was still there sitting in a tree.
“I managed to get close enough to get one good photo before it flew off.”
Mr Crompton said he searched books about UK and European birds and could not find a single page identifying the Brazilian bird he saw in his mother’s garden.
The Blue Finch is mainly found in Brazil and is extremely unlikely to be found wild in the UK.
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“As far as I can tell, this is Britain’s first blue finch sighting,” he added.
“I imagine all the strong winds and storms we’ve had recently blown it off course, which is how it ended up here.
“I showed it to some mates who are more expert birdwatchers than me and they agreed it definitely is a blue finch.”
Worcestershire Wildlife Trust confirmed that the bird captured by Mr Crompton was a blue finch.
A spokesperson said: “It is a bird native to South America, mainly Brazil.
“It’s not a species that migrates or is likely to have found its own were, having been caught up in a strong storm, for example.
“It’s almost certainly a bird that has escaped from captivity and someone’s probably very upset to have lost it.”