A British parrot named Nigel disappeared from his owner’s home four years ago – then returned speaking entirely different language.

Nigel the African Grey used to speak with a strong British accent when owner Darren Chick first took him on as a youngster.

But after he vanished, Mr Chick, who is British but lives in Torrance, California, was baffled to hear him chattering in Spanish when he came back.

The bird also kept mentioning someone called ‘Larry’.

During an emotional reunion, Mr Chick cried and Nigel bit his finger.

‘He’s doing perfect, he told the Daily Breeze. ‘It’s really weird, I knew it was him from minute I saw him.’

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Nigel was reunited with Mr Chick by local vet Teresa Micco after some investigative work.

Ms Micco was initially contacted by the Happy Tails Dog Spa in Torrance after they found the parrot whistling ‘hello? hello?’ outside their shop.

They contacted Ms Micco after spotting her advert for another lost bird called Benjamin (still missing).

After scanning Nigel’s microchip and doing some research, they found his old owner Mr Chick.