Retail workers can have their fair share of tough customers over the festive period - but staff at Next in Newcastle had to chase one tricky intruder around the store for two days before she gave herself up.
In fact it took two inspectors from the RSPCA to catch the small bird which got stuck inside the Eldon Square shop on Sunday (November 13) - even goading staff by sitting atop a Christmas tree for a while.
The bird, believed to be a type of finch, flew in through a window and got stuck between the store’s glass front and internal walls, flying up across several floors making it a huge task to catch.
