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Buddhist Vegan Birder

Buddhist Vegan Birder

wrong place, wrong time
Can I count a Black Swan as a 'tick' in the UK considering they're an introduced/escaped species? Saw one today, the first I have not seen in captivity.

thanks,

Lisa x
 
Buddhist Vegan Birder said:
Can I count a Black Swan as a 'tick' in the UK considering they're an introduced/escaped species? Saw one today, the first I have not seen in captivity.

thanks,

Lisa x
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I guess the majority out there would not tick it. The Black Swan is not considered to be self sustaining and was not afforded admission on to the official British list, unless things have since changed.
 
I think I'll have to pass on adding the Black Swan... did try to get Scaup, Med Gull and Roseate Tern today that had been reported locally, without success unfortunately. I was lucky that I managed to stumble on the Goldcrest! :)

Lisa x
 
Buddhist Vegan Birder said:
I think I'll have to pass on adding the Black Swan... did try to get Scaup, Med Gull and Roseate Tern today that had been reported locally, without success unfortunately. I was lucky that I managed to stumble on the Goldcrest! :)

Lisa x
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Never mind, if it makes you feel any better I've never had Roseate Tern either. ;)
 
DaveN said:
I guess the majority out there would not tick it. The Black Swan is not considered to be self sustaining and was not afforded admission on to the official British list, unless things have since changed.
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That's the problem with wildfowl isn't it? To me Black Swans, especially here in Sussex where they have been breeding at a number of sites for years, are as self-sustaining as Mandarins for example, and a damn sight more so than Golden or LA Pheasants, both of which are acceptable....confusingly contradictive methods
 
birdboybowley said:
That's the problem with wildfowl isn't it? To me Black Swans, especially here in Sussex where they have been breeding at a number of sites for years, are as self-sustaining as Mandarins for example, and a damn sight more so than Golden or LA Pheasants, both of which are acceptable....confusingly contradictive methods
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I know what you mean and surely it's only a matter of time before they are excepted onto the British list. A maximum of 9 pairs bred in 2001 but no doubt the number is now much higher.
 
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