rare one-in-a-million white house sparrow

These little sparrows, were fluttering in the fields of the west Wales countryside.
The flock of 20 was spotted by an amateur photographer holidaying near the site in New Quay, who was intrigued by the white bird in their midst.

'This was the first time I had taken any pictures of small birds,' said Mr Lloyd, 45, from New Zealand.'It is not too rare to see part white sparrows but I think this is a little bit unusual because this one is completely white,' said Mr Lloyd.
'I have read that these white sparrows are picked on and sometimes its own kind can turn against it. What I found unusual is that this one was so comfortable with the rest of the sparrows.'

The white feathers, which are very rare, are the result of a condition known as leucism,it affects the pigmentation of the skin but unlike albinism it does not turn the eyes pink. Sometimes leucism affects just parts of a bird's body, so you get blackbirds with white heads or wing patches.