I was sent this photo of a mystery bird photographed in a garden in Higham Ferrers (east Northants). It was seen, appropriately enough, on 4 July.
I’ve seen this bird in the wild but never as well as this. I was sent a recording of its call too, and that pretty much nailed it.
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A Bob-white… we had one round here for a while – locals kept telling us about this weird bird call, then one evening it was on our neighbours roof… yes, a very weird thing to encounter in lowland England…….
Our village escapees ove rthe past few years include the now-resident Harris’s Hawk (3 years escaped, owner given up), an Eider (pinioned, on brook about 8 years ao) and most bizarrely a Wallaby………..
Um, Reeves? Seeing the tail would help I guess.
Bob-white quail.
Got me. Never even heard of it. Weird call though.