This remarkably chatty crow, seen here in silhouette against the autumnal colours of Claremont Gardens, shared my company (and a cinnamon bun from the station’s Feeka coffee takeaway), so I thought I’d test out its knowledge.

Well, I wasn’t disappointed, and I’m now thinking of putting him (or her) forward as a future Mastermind contender.

I asked my new friend:

1) If you eat an apple, what are you left with?

2) The middle of our planet is known as the Earth’s… what?

3) An army group made up of two divisions is a what?

4) And finally, what is a printer’s way of abbreviating the word ‘correction’?

Every answer (check them out on Instagram) was spot on! What a gifted bird.