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
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.
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!
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.
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.
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 :
