What is this bird? - Finland (Espoo) (1 Viewer)

[otro_chino]

Hi! The other day walking around Lauttasaari beach in Espoo, Finland, when out of the blue we spotted this bird which is unfamiliar to me!


Here is the photo:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OaxNghNGiCh0PmrBpIbUe1i0pivAExYD/view

Please can you help me to identify it!?

Thanks in advance!!

 

[Indobirder]

Shape looks like that of a Ring-necked Pheasant.

 

[Butty]

Seems to have along tail and to be otherwise consistent with common pheasant.

 

[otro_chino]

Thanks for your answer! I was observing him/her for a while but didn't see any other pheasants around Is it common behaviour that they are all alone? or maybe it escaped from captivity?

 

[Butty]

Commonly alone, yes. In UK, anyway, some breed ferally but many/most are reared in semi-captivity and then released in order that they can then be shot by rich people.

 

[otro_chino]

Thanks for your answer! In my opinion it is cruel rich people shot them just for fun

 

[delia todd]

Hi Otro and a warm welcome to you from all the Staff and Moderators.

I'm sure you will enjoy it here and I look forward to hearing your news.

 

[KC Foggin]

Thanks for your answer! In my opinion it is cruel rich people shot them just for fun

I grew up in a section of NYC where all the Pheasants went gone from hunting.

Then they put a time limit on their hunting season so my younger brother and I wound up raising about 50 and took care of them until they became adults and then we released them. It didn't take long for them to fly off and hopefully live a long life.