Secret Squirrel....
 

Saw the not unusual sight of a helicopter parked on the sport field at Tally Ho Police Training Center next to Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Birmingham.

this one though was painted matt black and had no markings at all. S76 sort of shape. Any info?

Probably a Dauphin (AS365).

This one had a tail rotor.

What about a Bell 429?

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com...9256d0d303.jpg

Just saying'.....

S76ish

There are some Agusta 109s around the UK that now sport matt black schemes and 'discrete' registrations.
https://www.avbuyer.com/uploads/imag...4b_600X370.jpg

Did it have a camera fitted PB?
There was a black twin squirrel with camera around Brum recently, perhaps 'BHX movements' might be somewhere to start.

I'm surprised that regs permit a registration that's not in a contrasting colour.
That would be difficult to identify unless up close.

Sometimes up *really* close.

Spot the registration on this one: Clue - The registration characters are several inches high and in a prominent location.

http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviatio.../8/0609853.jpg

ZE413. Those airframes have obviously been replaced by Dauphins.

That could very well be the type. Thank you.

No camera. I work in the city centre and have noticed a lot of extra activity since the Westminster Bridge incident.

Is Mat black paint a good camouflage for an aircraft; would that not be the "best" colour to see from the ground against a blue sky?

Not a problem if you do mainly night flying....

There may still be a few permanently in the service of our very finest world renowned Special Forces.

NEO

A109 UK
 

Yes the 'Hooligans from Hereford" have used 109's in the past-parked on a Police training ground,seems to fit ;)

I thought they had been replaced by Dauphin N3s operated by 658 Sqn.

They have a long time ago now.