Desert Locust in Suffolk - 27/07/2013 (1 Viewer)

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Andy1979

Well-known member

• Jul 27, 2013

• #1

As reported on Birdguides today. Is this likely to be a migrant or import? If it's a migrant, how frequent is this?

Cheers,

Andy M.

 

James Emerson

Norwich Birder

• Jul 27, 2013

• #2

You can buy locusts, I think Desert Locusts, from lots of pet shops as food for all sorts of pets, so I would think that an escape from someone's house is more likely than a migrant or import.

Regards,
James

Andy1979 said:

As reported on Birdguides today. Is this likely to be a migrant or import? If it's a migrant, how frequent is this?

Cheers,

Andy M.

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Jon Turner

Well-known member

• Jul 28, 2013

• #3

They have turned up on Scilly - we saw one there many moons ago - an October record.

 

Steve Babbs

Well-known member

• Jul 28, 2013

• #4

And here it is. I couldn't resist a little twitch.

 

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