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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Davidbr" data-source="post: 1205612" data-attributes="member: 58902">Why? Not everybody cares about the origins of the birds that they see; a Baikal Teal is a magnificent sight, no matter where it comes from, and for birders who aren't lucky enough to be able to travel to East Asia to see one in their native range, a trio of wire-hoppers in Cleveland might be as near as they get. I don't think we need to know about every Bar-headed Goose, Black Swan etc  on a town park lake, but I'd encourage everyone to report any more unusual escapes that they come across. Somebody, somewhere will be interested in having the opportunity to see these birds (probably me |=)|) and, in terms of individuals per year, most will be less frequent than many BBRC rarities; I've seen more Pallid Harriers in the UK (two), for example, then I have Diamond Doves (one).</blockquote>