The single Golden Oriole was spotted in West Cornwall on Saturday ... chest with some dullish green feathers, suggesting it was female. The RSPB states: “Golden Orioles are very secretive ...

The group said the "enigmatic" female bird was found suffering from ... the first and last time in my life I will see a golden oriole in this country," said FAW volunteer Victoria Hayward.

The female and the immature can be confused with a dull Baltimore oriole. Female and immature hooded orioles are entirely yellow below, slimmer, and longer tailed and have a thin, downcurved bill.