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Mystery Camden peacock is London Zoo fugitive which escaped last year
The peacock perched on a garden fence in Fitzjohn's Avenue, Hampstead. - Credit: Archant
Bosses at London Zoo believe the mystery peacock spotted roaming the streets of Camden this week is a fugitive which escaped last year.
The peacock wandering down Fitzjohn's Avenue. - Credit: Archant
Members of the public have been left baffled by the peacock which has been spotted in several Camden locations since Friday but the Ham&High can reveal the errant bird is an escapee from London Zoo.
The feathered female, known as a peahen, is believed to be the same bird which escaped from the Regent’s Park zoo last June.
A London Zoo spokesman said the bird originally escaped after a member of the public left open an entrance to the Snowdon Aviary enclosure.
Zookeepers have been tracking the peahen, which roosts in tall trees in Regent’s Park, since it escaped but have been unable to re-capture it.
The peacock on Haverstock Hill, in Belsize Park, on Friday. - Credit: Archant
The bird first came to attention last year when it was spotted walking through Camden Town and was attacked by dive-bombing seagulls.
Its random re-appearance near Belsize Park Tube station on Friday afternoon sparked fears there was a new bird on the loose.
The peahen has since travelled more than a mile by foot, hopping through gardens and captivating residents along the way.
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She was spotted as recently as Tuesday morning while perched on a wall close to Finchley Road and Frognal station. Her current whereabouts are unknown but a Twitter account purportedly run by the “Camden Peacock” was set up today.
A spokesman for London Zoo said: “Keepers are attempting to get her back. If anyone spots the peafowl, please give us a call on 020 7449 6200.”
