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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jacana" data-source="post: 1479485" data-attributes="member: 21533">I do agree we should keep an open mind, but the chances of vagrancy from Africa are miniscule. Resdient species make up tiny proportion of all vagrants. Take for example the African and Asian Desert Warblers. Asian are migratory, African are resident, and even though African are closer, all the vagrant Desert Warblers in the UK have been Asian the same goes for Mcqueen's Vs. Houbara Bustards. Best example I can think of though is Crested Larks, there's a cross channel population around Calais 21 miles from England and just look at the number of records we've had, just 20!I'm happy to be proved wrong, but all the evidence so far points towards a hybrid.</blockquote>