My non-birder daughter lives in Blackburn, near Furness Park and near
a creek. Yesterday (Th.27 Sept., a very warm windy day) she rang to say
she had seen a completely new bird in her garden. "'Walking and running
about on the ground, brown with streaks or stripes". When she tried to
get closer for a better look, it took off vertically "with whirring
wings". "Bigger than a duckling."
My immediate suggestion was a Quail - possibly a Painted
Button-quail, which are famous for suddenly appearing in suburban gardens.
Daughter agrees it was similar shape to King Quail (known from aviaries)
but bigger.
I report it in case anyone else has seen any, perhaps at Blackburn Lake
(not very far upstream).
Anthea Fleming
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