Newsagent boss Paul Bedford is stepping up the hunt for his missing parrot while the reward has swollen to £420. The Amazon parrot, known as Bonnie, escaped from its Dumfries home on July 31 and Mr Bedford has been searching for it every night while the 22-year-old bird’s partner, an African grey called Sammy is pining for it.
Mr Bedford, who runs Henderson’s Newsagent in Galloway Street with wife Audrey, said: “It’s just so frustrating, There have been lots of sightings of Bonnie and we got close to her a couple of times but now we are getting a bit worried with the colder weather on the way and darker nights.
“Someone put another £100 into the pot for the reward last Saturday so that’s the reward now up to £420.” Mr Bedford put up flyers in local shops and posted an online appeal on social media prompting replies from concerned pet lovers who had seen the parrot.
