Can that bird be considered "wild"? (1 Viewer)

[Timbirder3]

Maybe it's been put back in its pen.

 

[Welsh Peregrine]

Leaving the other to slink back into obscurity? 😉

 

[condor1992]

15th Jan. I am aware of observations on the 28th Jan and onwards

 

[gsjon]

can a introduced non native animal or bird be called (wild)

 

[Richard D]

can a introduced non native animal or bird be called (wild)

Standard definition is if it's a self-sustaining population. Lady Amherst's haven't been self-sustaining for years.

 

[condor1992]

Standard definition is if it's a self-sustaining population. Lady Amherst's haven't been self-sustaining for years.

No doubt about that

 

[Phil Andrews]

can a introduced non native animal or bird be called (wild)

 

[Mono]

"Wild? I was absolutely livid!"

 

[condor1992]

I know the feeling, but my point is that if you count the expenses for chasing rarities (including ones that might be semi-wild at best) round the country for years, would it really amount to less than travelling to an entirely different region of the world for a relatively short, but much more productive, time?
Or, say, what's the point in trying to find Long-eared Owl in Britain (where it's apparently rare enough to warrant its breeding/roosting sites being kept a secret) when you can see easily it in e.g. Serbia and probably for less money, too? Heck, even in Germany it's quite common and not very difficult to see, at least by owl standards.

Forgot all about this post.
As I said, I don't have enough money to visit many countries. Especially not the US. Maybe something will change in the future, but spending one huge amount of money in one go is not the answer for me. I barely agreed to arrange a trip for myself to southern Spain to see bald ibis and imperial eagle in that way. An £53 train ticket for Lady's Slipper is already almost too much and too unacceptably high for me. That is why I spend less to see introduced birds. Regarding some birds, like LEO and ospreys, I know where to look and find them easily and don't spend much on it. Regarding other things, like the aforementioned Lady's Slipper, which will be the target of an insane trip idea in May, I can afford it, but very rarely