Nature lovers are getting a bird's eye view of a rare feathered friend at an East Yorkshire wildlife haven.

Bird boxes and nesting shelves fitted with miniature video cameras were installed at Tophill Low Nature Reserve in spring.

Now one of the camera sites has been occupied by a pair of spotted flycatchers, which are on the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) red endangered list.

The exciting hi-tech development is giving visitors a fascinating insight into the lives of one of East Yorkshire's rarest birds.

Live video footage of the pair building a nest. laying eggs and rearing their young is beamed directly to a screen in the visitor centre.

The spotted flycatchers arrived at Yorkshire Water's Tophill Low site, between Beverley and Driffield, in May, after spending the winter in central Africa.

Richard Hampshire, site warden, said: "It was one of the most exciting moments at Tophill Low when the pair took up residence near one of the camera sites.

"The quality of the footage is absolutely perfect, giving visitors an unrivalled bird's eye view of one of the UK's most threatened species rearing chicks.

"The new additions have certainly been keeping mother and father busy with the pair making around 1,500 trips every day to forage for food.

"They return each time with at least a dozen flies to sustain their rapidly growing young."

Spotted flycatcher has become an increasingly rare visitor to Britain after suffering severe decline over the last 25 years.

Few people ever catch more an than a passing glimpse as the bird darts around searching for insects.