Neighbors call cops over 'screaming woman' who discover it was just a parrot

ENGLAND (TND) — Police in England responded to reports of a woman screaming but discovered it was, in fact, a pet parrot making the sounds.

According to Yahoo News, three police cars were dispatched Tuesday to the residence in the U.K. to reports of a woman shouting for help.

Steve Wood, 54, said he began to panic when police started knocking on his door. Wood, a bird keeper and a retired policeman, reassured the officers and confirmed it was hisyellow-naped Amazon parrot Freddie who was causing the ruckus.

Yahoo says Wood, who owns 22 parrots, recorded a video after the incident in which he says,“I might be in a bit of trouble cause a concerned neighbor has been passing by telling me that there is screaming coming from my house – a woman screaming for help ...This is brilliant. This has made my year, thank you very much.”

Two officers can be seen laughing alongside Wood in the video.

“We were contacted shortly before 1.50pm on Tuesday 4 July by a member of the public reporting the sound of a female’s screams in the area of Larup Avenue, Canvey," Essex Police said after the encounter. "Officers attended to conduct a welfare check, but upon arrival discovered the noise was in fact caused by a number of parrots inside a property. Officers engaged with a member of the public at the property and we thank him for his understanding and patience.”