Bismarck Honeyeater
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More identities than Grant Shapps.
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Lady amtherst pheasant , flitwick (10 Viewers)
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That is what I am doing asking the people on this forum, ,,,,Nobody has mentioned the pheasant in flitwick since 26 jan, ,,,It seems to have vanished, Maybe it is deceased, a predator may have attacked it, But as nobody is saying anything, I had to ask.....Also Flitwick has a Facebook page but you have to be a member and of course have your own Facebook page, haven't ,
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Only a small subset of birders had any interest in the previous naturalised population. Only a few of those had any interest in the recent resurrection. Now the stories of releases have muddied the waters that group seem to have shrunk to one.
There is discussion of the bird on this public Facebook page.
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Contrary to what some posters here have said, it appears not to be skulking and elusive it is running round the village and people's conservatory rooves.
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Contrary to what some posters here have said, it appears not to be skulking and elusive it is running round the village and people's conservatory rooves.
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Prestdj
its good to be back
just looked on birdguides
| Thu 26 Jan 2023 16:39 | Flitwick | Bedfordshire | two males at Manor Park/Fir Tree Close in recent days, at least one of which escaped from an aviary in the village |
On the Pheasant thread no one claims to have seen it since 26th Jan. There is at least one person spamming the thread with queries I don't intend to join in. The thread also has the person on claims to own the bird.
It is clear from the Facebook thread that there is only one bird.
It is clear from the Facebook thread that there is only one bird.
I did see bird guides, I could not message or comment on their threads, On another site bird forum a person named Gleb seems to suggest the bird was there on 29 Jan, but I have not been able to message this Gleb......As for this Facebook page, i can not view it myself, but others who have , say the person whom owns it has left out in the fields, the viewers of that page are a bit suspicious about that,...Anyone know anything, ????
I am unable to view these Facebook pages, but others have , they say the person whom claims to own it have said they have left the bird out in the fields, and nobody is responding to any queries, The viewers of that page say it is all a bit odd....So basically there was a lady amtherst pheasant in a wood called manor park, and now the pheasant has vanished,?????
The member formerly known as Gleb now goes by @condor1992
From their Twitter feed they saw it before Jan 15th
From their Twitter feed they saw it before Jan 15th
I may have to give up , I might travel to flitwick, but with no recent sightings, it maybe a wasted journey , .... I suspect someone has took the bird, probably 26 or 27jan, because since then , there have been no other bird watchers, so they must know something
Yes I suspect it's owner has recaptured it, although I did see someone lost a chicken on the 28th:
Prestdj
its good to be back
im struggling to see the attraction in seeing an escaped bird! maybe im out of touch?
the pheasants died out many years ago, mr evans kept the dream going for years charging a fair few pounds for trips to see them...........its gone
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sudsdetailing
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Dr.Boletus
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There are 2 males in that location right now, kingjack. As I have mentioned earlier, I am aware of sightings past the 28th January and onwards, so the information going around that it was "removed" days prior is false.
If you want to see it, visit Manor Park. There is a narrow strip of wood running parallel to the road, I took photos of the pheasant there. Back on the 15th, there was a wild bird there, which is the one I and a lot of others saw, but around the 20th a second bird appeared, which was immediately confirmed as an escapee. Numerous reports on birdguides, ebird and RBA confirm that there are 2 males now.
Don't be concerned with all the ruckus about this bird. Some consider Colin the cuckoo not a genuinely wild bird because it is used to humans and artificially fed, and some disregard the great bustards in the UK despite photographic evidence of breeding taking place. It is up to you to decide if and when you decide to visit.
Do be warned, though, the bird I saw is extremely elusive
Bewick
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Didn't a bunch of people go see the falcated duck, pelican etc.
Jos Stratford
Eastern Exile
These had the possibility of being genuine migrants, not really comparable with the Lady As that have a precisely zero chance of being a genuine migrant, and only a marginally higher chance of being leftovers from the Category C of the bygone era
Bewick
Well-known member
Did they? Aren't the falcate duck's located on the other side of Asia? Both animals are far more likely to be escapes as well. What's the point going for them as they are almost 100% just escapes, Is it more for the reason that you believe you could possibly count them with a bit of pressure of the BBRC?
BTW I am not judging this as I would of 100% went for it.
Jos Stratford
Eastern Exile
Given I don't live in the UK and wouldn't go to see them in any case, I suspect the reasons for my opinion are not that I could 'possibly count them with a bit of pressure of the BBRC' 🙂
Bewick
Well-known member
I didn't mean you necessarily- but when going for a bird, especially rarer water fowl, its almost entirely with the hope that the BBRC will count it as a legitimate sighting. The falcated was with mallards and people still rushed for it, even if the bird is very likely an escape a lot of people still try and pressure the BBRC and complain when it's completely understandable by the BBRC.
Jos Stratford
Eastern Exile
Stable isotope ratios have also pointed to Baikal Teals for example occuring as vagrants in western Europe and Falcated Duck has a track record of vagrancy beyond its usual range, I am guessing analysis of the Flitwick pheasant might not reveal anything quite so exotic 
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