Hilarious moment: BIRD lands on birdwatcher's head for a spot of twitching

This is the moment a bird watcher found himself slightly closer to his subject than he expected - when one landed on his head appeared to join in the twitching.

The hilarious image, captured by Simon Newman, shows Richard Baines using his binoculars to look for arctic terns, while one lands on his head appears to squint into the distance to spot what he's looking at.

Simon, 55, had been on a bird-spotting expedition with Richard, 50, on the Farne Islands, off the Northumberland coast, when the bird took an interest in him, even packing his hat and ears.

The bird, which was thought to be trying to protect its nest, spent a number of minutes standing on Richard's hat, even taking the time to stare out in the direction he was pointing his binoculars.