Sparrow nearly ruins world record attempt

A sparrow nearly ruined a world record attempt when it knocked over 23,000 dominoes before being shot dead in Holland.

The unfortunate bird flew into a building in Leeuwarden where 4 million dominoes had been set up.

Only a system of built-in gaps prevented all the dominoes being knocked down. The bird was shot with an air rifle while cowering in a corner.

The organisers are out to break their own record of 3,992,397 dominoes set last year with a new record of 4,321,000.