He said none of his neighbours know where the bird roosts and that – despite contacting nearby places that might have peacocks and rescue charities – nobody had claimed Pete.
Kokkinos said the street was “a little bit worried about him when it was turning to winter” but Pete seemed to have “taken it all in his stride”.
“He’s getting a little bit tamer,” he said. “He knows we’re not trying to hurt him in any way.”
According to the British Trust for Ornithology, the birds are “often associated with stately homes” but because of their “free-flying nature and tendency to wander some distance” they can turn up elsewhere.
They are not native to the UK.