A malnourished parrot has been rescued by police officers searching for drugs in a house in Surbiton.

Officers attended an address in Saint Andrew's Square last week to execute a drugs warrant but found no one home and no drugs on the premise. 

Sergeant Dave Williams said: "Officers found the parrot who appeared to be in a bad way and called the RSPCA.

"It wasn't what they were there for but policing is just one of those jobs that can throw anything your way."