Foul-mouthed birds of Britain

There be foul-mouthed birds in Britain. An article in the July 27, 2005 issue of The Times reports:

Parrot placed in solitary for swearing at vicar
By Jenny Booth, Times Online

A foul-mouthed parrot who stands on top of his cage shouting rude words at passers-by has been isolated after swearing at the mayoress, a lady vicar and two police officers.

Barney the blue and gold Macaw has been placed in solitary confinement by his mortified keepers after he used some extremely choice language.

Stacey Clark, who works at Warwickshire Wildlife Sanctuary in Nuneaton, said that the bird had been handed in by a lorry driver three years ago when the man was emigrating to Spain.

"We don’t know who taught him the words, but he seems to have a problem with authority figures," said Ms Clark. …

This is consonant with a November 27, 2002 news report from the BBC:

Parrot gives parishioners the bird

A foul-mouthed parrot is ruffling a few feathers after setting up home in a West Yorkshire churchyard.

The vicar has received complaints from people who have become targets for verbal abuse from the exotic bird. The mischievous African grey parrot called Charlie has been living with a flock of pigeons in the bell-tower at St Mary’s Church in Mirfield. Three-year-old Charlie regularly turns the air blue by swearing and wolf-whistling at passers-by. …