WRAS rescuers received an emergency  call from Creams ice-cream parlour in Brighton late last night. A pigeon has been in the store the previous day and had managed to get himself stuck behind some of the shop fittings.

Rescuers attended around 10pm to assess the situation and it soon became clear this wasn’t a simple rescue. The pigeon had managed to get himself trapped in the space between the wall and the shop display, around 10ft down.

Not leaving much room for manoeuvre, ladders were used to get above the shop display and rescuers had to use two extending poles and a net to catch the pigeon.   Rescuers managed to guide the net down the back of the display and gently encourage the bird into the net.  At first the pigeon was not very keen but it was eventually caught.

Once inside the net, rescuers managed to lift him out and get him secured in a carrier before being transported back to WRAS's Casualty Centre at Whitesmith.  He is now bedded down at the centre. Thank you so much to the staff at the store for calling us and being so helpful.

A wound on the birds chest needed treating and the bird is now under veterinary care but it is hoped that he will eventually make a full recovery.