Wild quail is now protected in the UK, so you can only buy farmed quail. This may well have been intensively reared so if welfare is an issue for you, check its provenance before you buy.

Quail require specific habitats to have the ... pulling a disk to break the soil and allow for weedy plants like partridge pea and ragweed to grow and be a food source. In 1979, an annual survey ...

They can be eaten both boiled and fried. Partridge Eggs: Partridge eggs aren't much larger than quail eggs. They only reach about 0.7 ounces, though some appreciate this, as the red-legged ...

From midday on Monday, "bird gatherings... are banned in England. This includes ducks, geese, swans, pheasants, partridge, quail, chickens, turkeys and guinea fowl," the environment ministry said ...