Clackmannanshire: More than you Imagine

Look. A red bird in the garden.
Most extraordinary. Let’s see.
Fetch binoculars and bird book.
Red and pink. What can it be?

Ornithologists are welcome.
Don’t tell twitchers. They’re a pain.
Can it really be a red poll?
Spot the difference. Look again.

Scarlet Rosefinch (rara avis)
Blown off-course by Polish winds
Perches in the Pool of Muckhart
On a cypress branch and sings.