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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Malcolm Farrow" data-source="post: 1556828" data-attributes="member: 78704">I've contacted BDS's Conservation Officer about whether I should make the site I've been visiting public. Clearly a resident, breeding population (if it is) would be a matter of conservation importance, and as part of the site is on private land, it's vital that the land owner isn't suddenly faced with lots of folk turning up. However, I suspect there could already be many more around in suitable habitat in this part of east Suffolk, so it may well be that the population will quickly expand and colonise the UK. I saw more than 30 this morning - probably an equal number of males and females and as they're pretty unobtrusive, I suspect my guess is well short of the true figure. I didn't see any breeding behaviour, but it's hard to believe these are all recent migrants.</blockquote>