Bird hit mirror on motorway, anything further I need to do?

societys_child

:rotfl::rotfl:Thanks for the laughs everyone :rotfl::rotfl:

As the police said, you needn't have reported it . . smallpurplepill .. haha, take one n go have some fun

smallpurplepill

Thanks for all the responses and reassurance (and humour!)

Yeah, I probably worry about things too much and about "doing the right thing" and "what people might be able to do to me" etc.

I'll have another look at the car in the daylight tomorrow but don't think I'll find anything

Tucker

Relax and forget about it.

Life's too short.

McKneff

Its lovely that the OP didnt take offence and enjoyed the humour.

Lots would, but like Tucker (OMG not THE Tucker), life's too short.

Nice thoughts to everyone.

Hope your car is okay,
Annie

Inactive

I bet that it was a stupid pheasant, they really are stupid birds, now I have never ever seen a crow get mashed on the road, clever birds crows..;)

hcb42

I hit one in similar circumstances on the A1 late last year.

the Traumatic bit (for me!) was the bird (pheasant) got embedded in the grill, and was like the roadrunner, stuck in my grill of my car, head sticking out one end, feet the other. I knew it was stuck somewhere as feathers kept flying up over the car, although i could not actually see the bird until I stopped and got out of course.

I pulled over on the A1, somewhere south of York, at a HMRC weighing station or something for trucks, and got a copper to pull it out.

I had rang my boss, a hotel manager, and he sympathetically suggested I put it in the boot and Chef could cook it for dinner. I didnt take him up on suggestion, and declined the offer of anything other than a vegetarian dinner that night!

Parva

McKneff wrote: »

Just absolutely forget about it.
I believe that the only animals yu have to report any accidents with are dogs, which goes back many years when most dogs were actual working dogs so that the dog owner knew about it.

Yep, you must report it to the police if the accident involves a dog but I also believe that larger farm animals are included in this also, goats, sheep, cows (ouch) and of course horses. Not sure if pigs would be included but then they're not often seen wandering across a road.

Rolandtheroadie

Is deer perhaps another animal you need to report?

DirectDebacle

From the RTA

(8)In this section “animal” means horse, cattle, a.s.s, mule, sheep, pig, goat or dog.

birkee

Viper_7 wrote: »

Any witnesses? this is clearly the birds fault. I'd look at claiming damages from the birds insurance.

Yeh ! Get the bird up before the beak.

(For the younger readers 'the beak' is an old term for magistrate or judge.)