If a bird ever becomes trapped inside your chimney or fireplace flue you will know how to rescue it after watching this video.
Bird trapped in gas fireplace.
If the bird has left droppings in your fireplace take extra care removing them.
Take a shower after the bird is out of the house to get rid of any spores or mites the bird has shed.
I woke up to a bunch of noise coming out of my fireplace with my cat intently sitting in front of the fireplace waiting for a bounty to come to him.
Choose a box that fits the fireplace opening without much room around the sides to avoid the bird traveling or getting.
Have come down this morning to hear cheeping behind my fitted gas fire there s definitely something behind there.
Bird trapped in fireplace chimney.
Be afraid of the bird.
Move slowly and decisively.
What on earth can i do.
A fishnet with small holes can be used in place of a towel to trap a bird in a fireplace.
Ensure that the trapped creature really is a bird and not a raccoon or another wild.
If you have an open chimney where the bird can escape from below then you might want to try and coax the bird out rather than reach up and grab it.
Leave a few scraps of food in your fireplace to try and tempt the bird to come down and eat and leave the room for a while with a window ajar for the bird to fly out of.
Install a chimney cap to keep birds and other animals out of the chimney.