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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ruby" data-source="post: 165628" data-attributes="member: 3679">I was contemplating the situation re: the Squacco Heron which was down in the south-east last week......First reported sighting was in Dungeness (I'm thinking first UK landfall)2nd day it was at Reculver in North Kent3rd day Abbington Reservoir in EssexSo I'm thinking.... "Bet it turns up at Minsmere or somewhere on day 4..."It didn't of course.... never been seen or heard of since, so anybody's bet as to what might have happened to it.Anyway........ Having thought "Minsmere", my almost immediate 2nd thought was "Hang on. What if this bird doesn't know the rules, and doesn't realise that it's supposed to fetch up at some well known birding hot-spot, where dozens of birders will be stood around waiting to id it."This led me on to wondering whether most exotic birds are actually spotted (because most of the good habitat is identified/protected and well watched) or do we miss the vast majority just because there aren't enough birders to go round.Even a well-watched County like Kent would only have a tiny proportion of its countryside watched by birders, I should have thought.Back to the Squacco...... I guess it could still be happily making its way North, but just making sure it steers clear of RSPB reserves and the like (I guess it could just as easily be heading back to the Med, or have come to a sticky end...)Any thoughts??</blockquote>