Suggested RT Calls Please
Can someone suggest an appropriate RT call for this situation, please?
I was doing a land-away (with instructor) at a fairly busy GA aerodrome. When leaving, we were cleared to a taxiway, we arrived, did the power checks and called "Ready for departure." The tower cleared us to lineup for departure. We began rolling along the 30m of taxiway to the runway. No problem so far.
But then two male pheasants entered the taxiway. As we approached, they confronted each other and began a cock-fight.
I said something like "I wouldn't take out life insurance on them" or something smartarse, and then, "They are going to move, aren't they?" I kept going, assuming that a large shredder on the front of the plane and a lot of noise would distract them from each other. However, they kept at it. As I was about hit them, the instructor slammed on the brakes (quite right - could be a long wait getting the prop checked out). We stopped, trying to see over the nose, but aware that we were cleared to lineup and someone else had called turning final.
Eventually, the fight moved to the side, they went past under the wing (I assumed that they could do limited damage to the undercarriage), we were on the runway and away, asap. I looked back and they were still fighting.
For some reason, this situation does not appear in the CAA RT handbook. If we had had to delay, I'd like to know what would the correct call would be? "Tower, unable to proceed, cock in prop?"
Any suggestions? (Or even better, what's the best RT call you have ever heard?)