Blue throated macaw pair missing from London zoo (Update; Found safe)

[Zara]

Anyone in the area, eyes peeled for the pair. Disappeared while out on a flight.

London Zoo: Two rare parrots disappear during routine flight

Blue-throated macaws Lily and Margot took flight on Monday and have not been seen since.

www.bbc.com

 

[expressmailtome]

This happened at a zoo in the US recently, but with different species of macaws. Ironically, the same zoo lost two of its piping guans when a visitor/visitors left the walk-through exhibit doors open. All of the birds were found safely, and hopefully that will happen here as well.

 

[Shezbug]

The Melbourne zoo had a missing macaw (maybe 2 but I can’t recall) a while back too.


On the topic of BTMs I saw a heap were recently released to add to the wild population.

 

[tka]

They were found in Cambridgeshire - a good 60 miles away.

London Zoo’s flyaway parrots Lily and Margot found 60 miles away in Cambridgeshire

A good illustration of how far parrots can travel, and worth bearing in mind for members whose pets have flown away.

 

[Zara]

Thanks for the update @tka !

A good illustration of how far parrots can travel, and worth bearing in mind for members whose pets have flown away.

Yes, even enduring 6 days out in the British weather amongst all the other dangers.

 

[tka]

To be honest, I don't think the weather would have been much of a problem. It's been rainy but unseasonably warm, which temperatures reaching up 16/17°C and rarely dipping below 8°C. If they had an outside aviary and were acclimatised, and were able to shelter from the rain, I don't think they would have had much trouble.

 

[Zara]

That's good to know!