Gorgeous golden pheasant makes a rare trip out of the woods to Huddersfield

A golden pheasant - which usually prefers to hide from sight in dense woodland - is a regular visitor to a Bradley garden

Henryk Zientek

19:59, 21 OCT 2017

A rarely seen multi-coloured bird has been visiting the garden of a Bradley couple.

The male golden pheasant – resplendent in its yellow and orange-red plumage – has been spotted on consecutive days by Anne and Steve Bushell, who live at Bradley Road.

Mr Bushell, 66, a retired mental health officer, said the inquisitive gamebird made its first visit about 4.30pm yesterday (THURS) and turned up again about 10.15 this morning (FRI).

Mr Bushell took video of the bird as it strutted around the back garden and came up to the sun lounge window.

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Exotic bird gets Hounslow locals in a flap

This large multi-coloured bird, revealed to be a Golden Pheasant, was seen in the court yard of offices in Staines Road earlier this week.

It has since made a couple of appearances there, and has also been spotted in Hounslow High Street.

Natasha Malhotra works in NHS offices in Staines Road. She first saw the bird, thought to be a male, on Wednesday (September 17).

The 30-year-old, who also lives in Hounslow said: “It’s really amazing to see, especially in Hounslow.

“I’ve been told it has been around for the last week, and it has been in and out of our office courtyard.

“I first saw it two days ago, when I was popping out for lunch and saw it in the bushes. I thought it looked just beautiful. It’s quite big, bigger than a parrot, and its tail is really really long.

“A colleague of mine has seen it in the High Street as well. It’s caused a bit of a stir in Hounslow.”

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