Just for anyone who is interested, this is the link to the report on this forum about a Kookaburra encounter in Yorkshire almost 20 years ago.
Whilst searching Google for it again, I also found a news report saying that it had been recaptured after a year of freedom;
Kookaburra seen and heard in Yorkshire
Hi all This morning my fiance and I drove to a local spot where we walk, and whilst togging up at the back of the car, we heard a really loud and very unusual call from very close by. It stopped us both in our tracks, and I said 'What the hell was that'! It was a completely unnatural call...
www.birdforum.net
Whilst searching Google for it again, I also found a news report saying that it had been recaptured after a year of freedom;
Kookaburra caught after year of flying freedom
AN Australian bird believed to have been flying free in Huddersfield for about a year is back behind bars.
www.examinerlive.co.uk