Pheasant Terrorises Village – Ananova

A pheasant is terrorising a North Yorkshire village by trapping people in their homes and attacking them in the street.

Men, women, children, prams, bikes, dogs and cars are said to have have fallen foul of the bird in Newsham, near Richmond.

Sonia Hall was attacked by the creature while she was out for a walk with her two-and-a-half-year-old grandson Jacob, reports the Daily Telegraph.

Her son Charles Hall, 34, who runs a local hotel, said: “She was really shaken up by it. She tried to beat it off with her handbag but from what she said it is quite vicious.”

Mrs Hall’s partner, Robin Leonard, a retired glass fitter, said: “The pheasant’s attack left her with a scar on her leg.

“The postman was passing by and saw the attack so ran over to help. The postman is scared to come into the village now in case the pheasant attacks him.”

Bob De’Ath, chairman of Newsham Parish Council says: “Although it seems humorous, there is a serious concern that this pheasant could injure young children if it goes for their face.

“It is terrorising the whole village. We are now starting to get official complaints about it, so I have written to the RSPCA and the RSPB to ask for advice on the matter.”

Lyndsey Waddell, chairman of the National Gamekeepers Organisation, said: “You get a similar thing in a variety of other birds as spring approaches and the breeding season begins.

“All the bird is doing is protecting what it considers to be its territory.”

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