Walkthrough for the quest A Bird in the Hand... in the game Kingdom Come: Deliverance. This page covers all main objectives, key steps, or helpful tips to guide you through the quest smoothly. Whenever possible, the guide points out locations for key items and details interactions with NPCs, among other tips. To ensure maximum clarity, in-game screenshots are included for easy-to-follow visual guidance.
Quest Group: Side Quests
Location: Rattay
To start this quest you should talk to Huntsman Berthold in Rattay.
Three of the Rattay Huntsman’s precious nightingales have flown off into the woods somewhere. I'm not exactly an ardent ornithologist - I'm more used to chasing bandits and thieves in the woods. But variety is the spice of life...
Huntsman Berthold
World Map / Bohemia
Berthold told me the nightingales should be somewhere in the woods towards Vranik. I'll have to keep my ears open - I have to listen out for their distinctive song and then lay the traps nearby. Then all I have to do is wait until they fly into the traps.
The Huntsman supplied me with traps for the nightingales and told me roughly where to look. I must admit a peaceful walk in the woods was just what I needed after all the chaos of recent days. I soon had the nightingales back in their cages, ready to return to the Master Huntsman.
The approximate position of one of the birds.
I've set a trap here. Now I have to wait a while and see if I catch anything.
Just drop the cage when you hear the bird ("screeching" voice) then wait some time (1 hour is enough).
If you manage to catch a bird, the cage will look like in the picture below.
The approximate position of one of the birds.
I've set one of the traps here. If any of the nightingales is nearby, it'll soon be caught.
The approximate position of one of the birds.
I've set a trap here. If there's a nightingale in the vicinity, it'll get caught soon enough.
I caught all three nightingales, now all I have to do is take them to Berthold.
Berthold was grateful. He'd already given up hope of every finding his songbirds. And I'm happy to say he showed his gratitude in silver.