A COUPLE of rare visitors to Herefordshire in the summer have provided St Michael's Hospice with a rare fund-raising opportunity.
When a pair of African Bee-eaters flew into the county they attracted the attention of hundreds of ornithologists, amateur and professional, who flocked to the Hampton Bishop site to view and photograph the birds.
Of the many shots taken, it was one captured by local schoolboy Max Buttriss that proved the best, and his image has now been used on notelets being sold in aid of the hospice.
The birds were first spotted by Dr Richard Miller, the hospice's co-founder, and the fund-raising idea was his brainchild.
"We're very proud of Max and his 'photo in a million'," said Max's father, John. "We're also proud to be able to help the hospice in this way."
The Bee-eater notelets are available in St Michael's Hospice charity shops around the county now, priced £2.50 for a pack of five.
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