People were feeding scraps of food to birds that became trapped under a motorway bridge in Ellesmere Port.
Following complaints of "excessive pigeon excrement", National Highways carried out structural work on the M53 in a bid to "block pigeons" from the under space. This meant metal sheets were erected on the bridge to stop more birds from nesting there.
But over the weekend, it was discovered some pigeons were trapped in the bridge, prompting urgent action to be taken, Cheshire Live reports. Some locals were "posting food through the gaps" as they heard the trapped birds unable to get out, said campaigner Tanuee Holway who has been providing regular updates on Facebook.
