The Common Quail, Coturnix coturnix, is a small bird in the pheasant family Phasianidae

Phasianidae

The Phasianidae is a family of birds which consists of the pheasants and partridges, including the junglefowl , Old World Quail, francolins, monals and peafowl. The family is a large one, and is occasionally broken up into two subfamilies, the Phasianinae, and the Perdicinae...

. It is widespread and is found in parts of Europe, (should not be confused with the domesticated Japanese Quail

Japanese Quail

The Japanese Quail, also known as Coturnix Quail, Coturnix japonica, is a species of Old World Quail found in East Asia. They are a migratory species, breeding in Manchuria, southeastern Siberia, northern Japan, and the Korean Peninsula, and wintering in the south of Japan and southern China. They...

, Coturnix Japonica, original from Asia that although visually similar have very distinct calls).
It is a small (17 cm) rotund bird, essentially streaked brown with a white eyestripe, and, in the male, a white chin.