What kind of bird is this is? (in my house)

[Shuvi Tupya]

Just been woken up to the sound of an excited doggie chasing something round the house and discovered this in the bathroom. Should i just Chuck a towel on it and get it outside, or am i supposed to call the rspca or something?

I don't think it can fly anymore...and have no idea what it is.

[Use Psychology]

i dunno what it is but it has a nice goatee

[balders118]

Looks like a common quail to me, but hard to tell as I can't really see if it's plump enough from that that. I'm not sure if Quails are native in the UK but they are definatly kept as pets, so it could well be an escapee. They do tend to run rather than fly as well, so it may be fine in that department.

[Shuvi Tupya]

Oh well, I have just released it into the garden, it seems to able to walk perfectly well..

I really should close the back door when i go to bed!

Edited by Shuvi Tupya on Wednesday 24th August 07:27

[FamilyGuy]

I'm not an expert but it does look like a quail - my wife used to keep a couple. Sadly it may not be an escapee. Quail's eggs are a sought after delicacy but after they stop laying some owners just throw them out, leaving them to the local predators.

ETA: Our's were kept to the end of their natural lives.

ETA: It may be not able to fly because it's wings have been clipped - they are quite flighty otherwise. We didn't clip our's and it made for a few fun times catching escapees.

Edited by FamilyGuy on Wednesday 24th August 07:53

[Shuvi Tupya]

You may well be right, It has not managed to get out my back garden yet.

There are plenty of cats round here too..

[Fleegle]

I think you may have stumbled across a dodo there

[Kenty]

Looks close to a female Quail, the eye marking is a little different however.

[Vieste]

What he said female Quail

[hornetrider]

Which you have sentenced to death by dumping it in your garden, if the above is true from the Quail fanciers among us. Go pick it up, box it and ring RSPB.

Edited by hornetrider on Wednesday 24th August 09:03

[AJS-]

An Albatross in disguise

[ascayman]

your windows need a clean.

[Autopilot]

Who cares what it is, it's tooled up with a razor, I'd steer clear if I were you and not agitate it.

[Japveesix]

Definitely a female quail so could well be an escaped pet (hence why it was in your house) rather than a wild bird (which are pretty timid and hard to see).

You should have shaved it.

[dudleybloke]

its latin name is tastyus dinnerus.

[Ikemi]

http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/content/knowhow/glossar...

HTH

[Eric Mc]

dudleybloke said:

its latin name is tastyus dinnerus.

What declension is that?

[dudleybloke]

Eric Mc said:

dudleybloke said:

its latin name is tastyus dinnerus.

What declension is that?

depends on how hungry you are.

brutus was starving so he et tu.

[Mini1275]

I think it's a Penguin.

I'm pretty sure, anyway,

[balders118]

Mini1275 said:

I think it's a Penguin.

I'm pretty sure, anyway.

I think you're on to something here, it can't fly so that's a tick in the penguin box.