Sir, You report (some editions, August 20) that conservationists fear the wryneck may have disappeared from Britain as a breeding species. They say there were no sightings in the three years to 2003. My husband and I, with a group of about ten other ornithologists, watched a wryneck for at least half an hour near Kenfig Pool, South Wales on September 25, 2003. My husband has field notes to confirm this.
Yours faithfully,
JUDITH R. WALKER,
39 Western Avenue,
Newport, South Wales NP20 3SN.
August 20.