A CHATTERBOX parrot from Littleport went for a wander last Wednesday and was found three days later unable to utter a word.

Charlie the Harley, an African Grey, flew out of owners Frederick and Margaret Tunnel’s house near City Road as Mr Tunnel opened the gate to let a visitor in.

“By Saturday morning, when he still hadn’t come home, we were starting to think the worst,” said Mrs Tunnel.

Charlie was finally found on Saturday, perched on a BMW near the King’s Lynn roundabout by the car’s eagle-eyed owner, who had seen the ‘lost’ posters put up around the village. “He’s obviously a bird with a bit of class,” said Mr Tunnel. “We’ve no idea how far he travelled, but he’s lost a lot of weight and is very traumatised.” More details here.