 A parrot who managed to escape his cage by picking the lock has been reunited with his owner after four days. Lorrett McCutcheon, 53, had just bought the parrot, named Albert Sebastian, when he managed to jimmy the latch on his cage and disappear. He escaped his new home, in Cumbernauld, Scotland, and devastated Lorrett turned to social media to ask neighbours to search for him. Locals went our for walks trying to find him, calling his name as they went, and after four days a parrot matching Albert's description was found on a farm – 32 miles away in the Ayrshire village of Beith. Parrots are beloved pets, as demonstrated by Sandra's inconsolable reaction when she was reunited with her parrot, Chanel which went viral during the coronavirus pandemic. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Lorrett said: 'My other two birds were out in the garden that day – Albert was allowed out, but in his cage. 'As he was playing with his toys, unbeknownst to me, he was flicking the latch. 'I went upstairs, and I heard my husband screaming – 'the parrot's out, the parrot's out!' 'From that moment, my whole world turned into a nightmare. I was distraught. 'My husband was sharing it in lots of Facebook groups, and it just kept getting shared and shared. 'We'd go on walks and find people looking for my parrot. I saw people walking around and shouting his name into the trees trying to find him. 'I was knocking on doors, crying and asking people if they'd seen my bird – I must have looked crazy! 'The community was just amazing – people were sending me pictures and asking if they'd found my bird. Lorrett has made sure Albert is unlikely to escape again (Picture: Lorrett McCutcheon/SWNS) She was distraught when Albert went missing (Picture: Lorrett McCutcheon/SWNS) The community rallied together to try and find Albert (Picture: Lorr){kind=link}
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A parrot who managed to escape his cage by picking the lock has been reunited with his owner after four days.
Lorrett McCutcheon, 53, had just bought the parrot, named Albert Sebastian, when he managed to jimmy the latch on his cage and disappear.
He escaped his new home, in Cumbernauld, Scotland, and devastated Lorrett turned to social media to ask neighbours to search for him.
Locals went our for walks trying to find him, calling his name as they went, and after four days a parrot matching Albert’s description was found on a farm – 32 miles away in the Ayrshire village of Beith.