Fire fighters rescued a seagull from a five-storey building in South Shields after it became entangled in netting.
Crews from Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service used a platform to reach the bird who was tangled up in netting at Barclays Bank’s King Street premises on Monday afternoon (April 11). The RSPCA was alerted by a member of the public and fortunately the gull managed to survive his ordeal without major injury.
RSPCA inspector Suzanne Edgar attended the incident and she says the bird (pictured) was fighting frantically to break free of the netting before he was reached by the firefighters. She says businesses using netting as a bird deterrent need to have it checked on a regular basis to ensure there are no holes through which gulls and other birds can slip through.
