Three wild birds in Scotland and England have tested positive for a dangerous strain of bird flu.

She gazed over towards the chinchilla 's cage, almost as though half-expecting to see the wild bird crammed in there.

They could hear the sounds of the gallery forest, including the intermittent calls of the wild bird.

But a single dead small garden or wild bird should be left alone and Defra need not be contacted, a spokeswoman said.

To spend your life with a wild bird of prey is an astonishing joy.