A feathered friend joined pupils at Farnworth school after flying straight out of its home. The Rio Quaker parrot was spotted by St Peter's Primary School teacher Dianne Buckley at breaktime, when the bright blue-bird perched on the school’s fence. Dianne said: “The Year One children had gone out for playtime when I spotted the parrot, it was perched on the fence before it came and landed on my shoulder.
(Image: Dianne Buckley) “It was obviously somebody’s pet - it was tame, we made sure the children didn’t frighten it. READ MORE: J Maher's store in Great Lever to close after fifty years CPC report 2024 praises Bolton Council's approach Bolton Royal Hospital's record breaking number of patients “Luckily my colleague managed to grab her, and we kept her in the school's IT suite under a basket whilst we worked out who we should contact. “The kids nicknamed her Bluey – we gave her cucumber and seeds and put a branch in there for her whilst we waited.
She was having a right feast! “The kids wanted to keep her as a school pet, but we knew she had a home to go to. “We knocked on doors to see if anyone had lost a parrot, but no one came forward.” Dianne and her colleagues managed to contact Stephanie Williams, who owns a bird rescue centre, Every Feather & Wildlife Rescue, who was able to identify the bird through a tag on its leg.
(Image: Dianne Buckley) Dianne added: “She was so affectionate, I didn’t know why people would choose a bird as a pet before th.