Many hours later next day I woke up to a fluttering sensation around my head. Thinking that this hangover was worst than all the others I got up to get a glass of water and found the Goldcrest sat on my cupboard. It looked a lot better than I did so I opened the window and it eventually flew out.
God knows how it survived a boozy night out with the lads.
Is that what you call pulling a bird & bringing them back home?! Typical bloke- falling asleep too
Dave Thacker said
Mon Jan 18 7:26 PM, 2010
Reading this thread reminded me of something that happened over 30 years ago. As a good looking, virile young man I use to spend my Saturday nights frequenting the night clubs in Manchester. One evening as I was just about to enter Fagins nightclub with my mates, a Goldcrest flew into the window just in front of me and knocked itself out. I picked it up and with my mates already entering the club and the bouncers looking impatiently at me and I was a little drunk so I put the bird in my jacket pocket.
Many hours later next day I woke up to a fluttering sensation around my head. Thinking that this hangover was worst than all the others I got up to get a glass of water and found the Goldcrest sat on my cupboard. It looked a lot better than I did so I opened the window and it eventually flew out.
God knows how it survived a boozy night out with the lads.
Mark Rigby said
Fri Jan 15 2:42 PM, 2010
My mum heard a bang on her window last week and went outside to investigate. She found a male Bullfinch, burried head first in the snow with only its tail visible.
She took it indoors and cupped it in her hands for a few minutes until its got itself warm, then she took it back outside threw it up into the air. It plummeted back down to earth with a thud!!
Ha Ha, only joking She put it high up in a shrub away from the cats. After plumping itself up and getting its bearings it flew off!
Paul Heaton said
Fri Jan 15 10:39 AM, 2010
To be honest Mel a small box is the best, always keep the bird calm and in a quiet room, access after a few hours or overnight and release where bird was found.
Keep Birding
Melanie Beckford said
Fri Jan 15 9:01 AM, 2010
What kind of bag are we talking here?
l know it's not small but a pillow case do ?
Paul Heaton said
Fri Jan 15 7:33 AM, 2010
After some similar advice Debs Wallace saved a Pied `wagtail over in levenshulme last week.
Keep saving the birds
Phil Owen said
Thu Jan 14 11:23 PM, 2010
Agreed and well done Sid, it has to be a worth it just to save at least one bird's life, in this instance a Coal Tit, never mind the various species that yourself and the bag have saved.
Nice to hear this, so keep up the good work!!!
sid ashton said
Thu Jan 14 10:10 PM, 2010
Today I saved a life - I was sitting looking out at the garden when I heard a bird strike our kitchen window - it's quite a big window and we do have a couple of those cut out silhouette RSPB bird "scarers" that are supposed to help keep the birds from hitting the glass. They don't always work. This was a Coal Tit lying in the snow and quite obviously stunned. We keep a cloth bag handy for the purpose of reviving birds that have hit the window and so into the bag it went. Kept it there for about 10 - 15 minutes without disturbance - opened the bag and away the bird flew.
We have done this several times over the years after being told about it by a bird ringer. We have saved Bullfinch, Nuthatch, Green Finch, Blue Tit and Gold Crest.
I thought people on the forum would know about this technique but chatting to Phil Owen he thought it would be a useful posting - hope it can save more lives. Who knows we may start a "Bird in the Bag" list :
Many hours later next day I woke up to a fluttering sensation around my head. Thinking that this hangover was worst than all the others I got up to get a glass of water and found the Goldcrest sat on my cupboard. It looked a lot better than I did so I opened the window and it eventually flew out.
God knows how it survived a boozy night out with the lads.
Is that what you call pulling a bird & bringing them back home?!
Typical bloke- falling asleep too
Many hours later next day I woke up to a fluttering sensation around my head. Thinking that this hangover was worst than all the others I got up to get a glass of water and found the Goldcrest sat on my cupboard. It looked a lot better than I did so I opened the window and it eventually flew out.
God knows how it survived a boozy night out with the lads.
She took it indoors and cupped it in her hands for a few minutes until its got itself warm, then she took it back outside threw it up into the air. It plummeted back down to earth with a thud!!
Ha Ha, only joking She put it high up in a shrub away from the cats. After plumping itself up and getting its bearings it flew off!
access after a few hours or overnight and release where bird was found.
Keep Birding
l know it's not small but a pillow case do ?
Keep saving the birds
Nice to hear this, so keep up the good work!!!