Watch Sheffield golfers enjoy different type of birdie as escaped parrot joins their game

A group enjoying a game of golf at a Sheffield course achieved a different type of birdie when an escaped parrot came to join them and perched on their shoulders for much of the day.

The group were playing at Tinsley Golf Course earlier this month when they spotted a bright green parrot, with splashes of red, blue, orange and yellow, in the trees nearby.

The friendly parrot decided it wanted in on the action, and perched on the backs and shoulders of two of the golfers as they attempted to take their shots.

Both golfers could not stop laughing as they persevered with the game, with their new colourful friend in tow. After the memorable game came to an end, the group set about trying to find out where the parrot had come from.

A quick search of Facebook revealed that the owner of a nearby salon had lost their parrot, and the group helped to reunite him with the friendly bird. "The positive side of social media, and the closest I got to a birdie," joked one of the golfers.