Lady amtherst pheasant , flitwick (2 Viewers)

[kingjack]

Can not sign into something that will not download,or timed out,And there was only one bird, Also that reports from people that live in the flitwick area suggest the pheasant was stolen, that fits in with the apparent sarcastic remarks, mumblings on their Facebook page, i,LL go see for myself,

I don't really understand the desire to see these exotic pheasants in the UK. If you want two extra ticks on your British list then are many difficult to see native birds one could devote ones efforts towards and then there is the traditional method of twitching vagrants. If you want to see the pheasants to admire their beauty, I won't deny they are pretty things, then a trip to Birdworld will give you stunning views of many spectacular birds.

Just what is the attraction?

The issue regards this pheasant is it sudden disappearence, and as it was unusual to see one in the wild , it would have been better to protect the bird, take it to a place similar to a bird sanctuary, many of the bird twitchers just want a photo, no concern for the bird,. And obviously the locals in flitwick were not bothered,,,,but some people in flitwick did mention on their Facebook page that three people were seen walking along the adjacent footpath to the woods , walking in and out of the bushes, they came out with a large black bin bag, weighty, they kept looking into the bag as they walked and looking around ,,,the people that saw this were ignored, I guess if people are going to steal a bird such as a pheasant, a large bin bag would be sufficient unlike a rucksack ect,,,,But these are the reasons, Flitwick appears to be a bad to place to be in for anyone

 

[Phil Andrews]

There are millions of released pheasants in the country - just cos this one / these two is a bit gaudier doesn't make it worth of greater protection

 

[jogresh]

For the sake of replying to you, fake name??? ect, Not my thing, The endless posts are down to a lack of mature answers, ie, has anyone here seen the pheasant or know of it on any forums,was the original question, not a debate about Facebook,

It's funny, coz there's a bloke on the FB Flitwick thread "Johan Kilm", who types like you, and repeatedly asks the same questions. I think you - sorry, he/she - asked the pheasant owner about 10 different times.

Eg "Bird has not been since 26 jan, Anyone in here seen it or know what's happened"

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[kingjack]

It's funny, coz there's a bloke on the FB Flitwick thread "Johan Kilm", who types like you, and repeatedly asks the same questions. I think you - sorry, he/she - asked the pheasant owner about 10 different times.

Eg "Bird has not been since 26 jan, Anyone in here seen it or know what's happened"

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If someone on Facebook is asking the person whom claims to own the bird questions about the bird, that it is normal, probably a bird watcher,.If they are asking in the same vain as me, it is because they are thinking the same,I personally do not believe the Facebook stories or the credibility of this so called owner,

 

[Dr.Boletus]

They may have had breeding populations in the recent past, but Lady A's certainly don't now and I'm not sure if Golden Pheasants do now either.

Most certainly. Both are gone now as breeding birds for sure

 

[Dr.Boletus]

The attraction/problem is that they are officially British birds by virtue of being category C species; introduced birds with established breeding populations. Therefore they feature in various field guides, and “must” be ticked by those who seek completion.

I agree, though for me it was an obsession going back to seeing a photo of it in a UK field guide in 2009. I never cared about 'ticking' everything.
Just like for me with the wood ducks, which I have finally found out where to see in the UK in an introduced-wild setting, in a nature reserve. And just like with mandarins for a ton of birdwatchers.
The Ross's goose I saw today is almost certainly not a vagrant (though the snow goose might be), but it still set my hair on end seeing it just because it is so unusual and is still in a wild setting.
For some, introduced birds bring a sense of exoticness and uniqueness, especially if they are (or were) established and/or are interesting. Native species are something completely different.