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Hundreds of bird lovers flocked to a sleepy West Yorkshire cul-de-sac this morning to catch a glimpse of an ultra-rare bird from America not seen in Britain for a decade. Around 300 bird watchers crowded into the road in Shelf, West Yorkshire, where the scarlet tanager was first spotted on Monday perched on a washing line. Hundreds of bird lovers …