Rare peacock brings traffic to a standstill in Bognor

A rare albino peacock was spotted “casually” ambling up and the Lower Bognor Road, the road which connects Runcton to Bognor, as cars swerved to avoid hitting the bird. It was one of four which had escaped from a nearby campsite that day.

Sian Warren, 30, and her boyfriend Tim Smith, 45, both volunteer for West Sussex Wildlife Protection and were returning from another rescue job when they spotted residents warning of the peacock on Facebook.

The couple drove up and down the road, but the peacock was nowhere to be seen. Suddenly Tim glimpsed the peacock in a nearby field, dangerously close to a 5ft ditch which it was “threatening” to jump into.

Drivers swerved to avoid the peacock as it pottered up and down the road (Image: April Osbourne) Sian “took my chance and grabbed it” and was able to return the magnificent bird to its owners at Langerish campsite who were “very pleased”.

Sian and Tim have been volunteering for the rescue charity for two years, which they fit around full-time jobs.

The couple were inspired to join after discovering a severely thin and lost fox cub two years ago while out walking their dogs. Sian carried the cub in her hoody while Tim made a call to the wildlife rescue who came and collected the cub.