These birds were a part of 7 birds seen at Hoek van Holland southwest of Rotterdam, Holland. This is the only regular place in Europe to see this ship-assisted species. According to the Dutch rarity report 2000 a pair has been present at Hoek van Holland since April 1994 and reared one young in 1997, 1998 and 2000. They were also breeding in the area in 1999, but the outcome for that year remains unreported. The exact number of birds in the area is not clear, but it is reported to be 8 or 9 individuals.
The birds can sometimes be hard to find and can be seen at several different places in Hoek van Holland. These were seen at the little harbour next to the Harwich-ferry, which seems to be their favourite spot.
Disse fugle ligner helt og aldeles de fugle, man træffer på i det meste af Indien, f.eks. i storbyen Bombay - en stor havneby med rigelig skibstrafik til Europa. Det er nærliggende at antage, at de er indvandret fra Indien, da fuglene længere vestpå 8f.eks. Karachi i Pakistan - en anden meget stor havneby) har meget lysere nakke og halssider - se fotos fra Oman her på Netfugl.
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English version
Klaus Malling Olsen skriver mandag 9. april 2007 kl. 22.12 