My seagull in a chimney

[Deano's Right Foot]

We have seagulls nesting on our roof as we do every bloody year. Their nest is on a cluster of four chimney pots.

I am working in our newly decorated office (nice white and cream decor) which has a fireplace which has been cleared and is an empty hole with a a board slotted in at the chimney entrance to stop debris falling down.

I can now hear some scrabbling around just above the board and it seems that a baby seagull has fallen down. It's about as big as a blackbird now, but I don't think it can fly.

What shoud I do? Try and rescue it immediately but risk it flapping around the house in a blind panic, crapping everywhere or wait for it to die and then get it out. I've got loads of work to do today bebfore 5 (just checking the essential threads of NSC first) so I haven't got all day on this one.

Advice please.

[Barrel of Fun]

I would try and rescue it. If it is injured, at least put it out of its misery. A swift stamp on its head should do the trick. Alternatively find out what has happened and call the RSPB, they will advise you or even come and rescue it.

You won't get any peace until it is gone or dead, so....

[Gwylan]

We had a few birds dropping down a chimney in our old house.

I'd get the poor thing out quickly, they don't normally panic and flap around, they're generally too scared to. The ones we've had have generally been OK after a while and we just put them straight outside.

And then get Dwayne's mate around to sweep the chimney. :)

[Deano's Right Foot]

But I've seen a newly decorated room TOTALLED by a pigeon once. It flew around banging into walls and windows, injuring itself and leaving bloodstains, soot and shit splattered everywhere.

OK - I'll move the filing cabinet out of the way and get the cover off then. I think I'll use the recycling box to try to catch it in as I slide the cover off. What is it's a big hairy rat though? Or something else? :nono:

[Easy 10]

Light a fire. Barbecued seagull is considered a delicacy in some south american countries. Should be ready for a brunch.

[Barrel of Fun]

Or you could opt for a spit roast.

Spit roasting a bird is popular in the swinging circles.

[Muzzman]

Originally posted by Deano's Right Foot
Or something else?

Like what, Father Christmas?

[Deano's Right Foot]

Originally posted by Muzzman
Like what, Father Christmas?

No it's not as big as FC. But it could be a small animal that was stolen from Druscillas by our French exchange student who went there yesterday. Like a meerkat or a penguin perhaps.

Filing cabinet is now emptied ready for moving it out of the hole that once was the fireplace...

[Bozza]

This is good. Should keep me entertained until the 2pm game...

[Barrel of Fun]

NSC is breaking new barriers. From a live birth, a dead bird in East London to an live animal rescue. The entertainment value just keeps building.

[Deano's Right Foot]

No scrabbling for five minutes or so - maybe it's having a rest, or...

OK - I'M GOING IN.




Actually I think I'll change into my decorating clothes first - this could be messy.

[Redhead]

go up on the roof and drop something down the chimney air raid styley till it stops making noise :)

[Deano's Right Foot]

Originally posted by Redhead
go up on the roof and drop something down the chimney air raid styley till it stops making noise :)

Are you CRAZY? Who do you think I am - Rod Hull?

[Deano's Right Foot]

Scrabbling's back - it sounds BIG! :eek:

I've taken one bit of board off but there's cardboard above. Loads of debris and dust dropping down so I'm going to get a plastic sheet to try to wrap around the fireplace before I take the whole thing out.

[Redhead]

Originally posted by Deano's Right Foot
Scrabbling's back - it sounds BIG! :eek:

I've taken one bit of board off but there's cardboard above. Loads of debris and dust dropping down so I'm going to get a plastic sheet to try to wrap around the fireplace before I take the whole thing out.

Nuke it?

[zefarelly]

go and buy some smokeys from the builders merchants . . . . light it at the bottom and smoke the bastards out, if it doesn't get out at least it'll suffocate and die !

which reminds me . . .I must procure some industrial strength elastic for my new catapault project :eek:

[Muzzman]

Originally posted by Deano's Right Foot
Scrabbling's back - it sounds BIG!

Maybe it is Father Christmas after all.

[Deano's Right Foot]

All ready now - here goes...

[Deano's Right Foot]

It's a bloody squirrel!!!!

[Gwylan]

Originally posted by Bozza
This is good. Should keep me entertained until the 2pm game...

This is great - it's better than any game. :)

Have we alerted Rolf Harris yet?

[tedebear]

Originally posted by zefarelly
go and buy some smokeys from the builders merchants . . . . light it at the bottom and smoke the bastards out, if it doesn't get out at least it'll suffocate and die !

which reminds me . . .I must procure some industrial strength elastic for my new catapault project :eek:

I'm reporting you!! :p :lol:

[Gwylan]

Originally posted by Deano's Right Foot
It's a bloody squirrel!!!!

:lolol: :lolol: :lolol:

Nut-tastic

[Deano's Right Foot]

I'll try to get pictures.

How the hell am I going to get this out wihtout making a mess.

It's in the recycling box now but it might come out any minute....

[Muzzman]

Originally posted by Deano's Right Foot
It's a bloody squirrel!!!!

Is he wearing a red coat and does he have a white beard?

[zefarelly]

stamp on its head . . .its a rat really, but without the intelligence

[Deano's Right Foot]

Originally posted by Muzzman
Is he wearing a red coat and does he have a white beard?

Don't think so - but he's got a fluffy tail. He's in here somewhere...

[tedebear]

Originally posted by Deano's Right Foot

It's in the recycling box now but it might come out any minute....

Give him a football and see if he can do any tricks?? Might help him stay focused instead of trashing the place?

[nail-Z-gull]

http://www.comedy-zone.net/images/people/cartoonists/secret-squirrel.jpg

Any resemblance to this hero? ???

[Deano's Right Foot]

No - it is a seagull. My mistake.

[Redhead]

Originally posted by nail-Z-gull
http://www.comedy-zone.net/images/people/cartoonists/secret-squirrel.jpg



:lolol: :bowdown:

Is it a red or a grey squirrell, isnt one very rare in these parts?

[Muzzman]

Originally posted by Deano's Right Foot
No - it is a seagull. My mistake.

Phew that's alright then.. for a moment there I thought the thread title would need changing.

[tedebear]

Originally posted by Deano's Right Foot
No - it is a seagull. My mistake.

Right then - chuck in a few chips with curry sauce and all should be ok..

[Seagullible]

more pics please

this is so cool by the way - do I need to get a life?

[Deano's Right Foot]

Here he is - now what?

[zefarelly]

theres no meat on that ? feed it to a cat

[Seagullible]

call the RSPB

[Redhead]

Its a tumble weed

[Muzzman]

Ahhhh.. Give it a name first, then it's off to the RSPB with it I presume..

.. or you could just throw it in a nearby river.

[zefarelly]

Originally posted by nail-Z-gull
http://www.comedy-zone.net/images/people/cartoonists/secret-squirrel.jpg

Any resemblance to this hero? ???


wheres Morroco Mole ?

http://blogs.warwick.ac.uk/images/mmannion/2005/08/13/secretsquirrel-moroccomole.jpg

[tedebear]

poor thing - its lost its mother!! Take it back up on the roof and put it in the nest..don't be so horrible you lot!!

[eastlondonseagull]

Call the club quick. Am sure Matt Hicks could help out.

[Deano's Right Foot]

How am I supposed to get on the bloody roof? Two years ago one of them fell off an apparently next door found it hopping around the garden and got it back up again. The endangered their own life and two days later the silly thing was lying dead on our front path anyway having fallen off again.

[tedebear]

a ladder is a useful device for such heights?

[Seagullible]

Have you got a catapoult?

[Lammy]

Can I just be the first to say;


:clap2: NSC GOLD:clap2:


Stick some newspaper in the bin with it, put something over the top (with holes), put to one side, call RSPB and get on with work.

[Barrel of Fun]

I think it will now be rejected by the mother, so the best bet is the RSPB. Or at least they will give you some advice.

This is fantastic :clap2:

[Deano's Right Foot]

Brainwave - I've just realised that I can reach next doors roof through this window, and then hopefully mummy and daddy seagull will rescue it (or it will throw itself off...)

[Deano's Right Foot]

This window...

[Gwylan]

Originally posted by Deano's Right Foot
Brainwave - I've just realised that I can reach next doors roof through this window, and then hopefully mummy and daddy seagull will rescue it (or it will throw itself off...)

Excellent. Rod Hull and Seagull.:lolol:

[Deano's Right Foot]

RSPB say get it as close to it's parents as you can so that is what I'll do...

[Deano's Right Foot]

I can reach out I think, but if it does all goes Rod Hull on me then goodbye and I love you all...

[tedebear]

good work DRF - you get todays Nobel Seagull Prize!!

[eastlondonseagull]

Originally posted by Lammy
...get on with work.

:lolol:

[Bob the Seagull]

It's all gone quiet. Has he fallen out of the window?

[Deano's Right Foot]

I hope mummy and daddy come soon - he's looking a little precarious:

[Seagullible]

Tragidy of Good Samaritan

by Paul Hayward

NSC poster Deano's Right Foot was severly wounded after fallign from a 3rd story window while trying to re-unite a baby seagull that had fallen down his chimney with it's parents...

[tedebear]

Originally posted by Deano's Right Foot
I hope mummy and daddy come soon - he's looking a little precarious:

is he cheep cheeping?? they should hear him soon...

[Redhead]

Originally posted by Deano's Right Foot
I hope mummy and daddy come soon - he's looking a little precarious:

Maybe he's gonna jump?

[eastlondonseagull]

Originally posted by Deano's Right Foot
I hope mummy and daddy come soon - he's looking a little precarious:

:clap: :clap:

[eastlondonseagull]

Big feet.

[Deano's Right Foot]

Originally posted by tedebear
is he cheep cheeping?? they should hear him soon...

Ne not yet - I think he's in shock. He's just standing there, wobbling in the wind and looking at me:

[Redhead]

It looks like it wants to rob your wallet

[zefarelly]

doesn't look very precarious to me . . .you should have greased his feet up first :rolleyes:

you'd have got a free seagull disco dancing display then :clap:

[Bob the Seagull]

Maybe he thinks you're his Mum now? He's waiting to be fed...

[eastlondonseagull]

Looks nice and fluffy. Could you make a duvet out of him?

[Deano's Right Foot]

He's gone off to find his parents now - hopefully all will be well.

Right then - I'll get the hoover out I guess...

[Gazwag]

With feet like that how could it have been a squirrel :D


Fantastic thread btw, cant believe I've only just seen it

[Deano's Right Foot]

Originally posted by gazwag
With feet like that how could it have been a squirrel :D



Ah yes good point. I only saw it very briefly as it tumbled into the box with a load of debris and I was a little nervous at the time. The grey fluffy thing I saw I thought was a squirrel's tail. :blush:

[Lammy]

:clap2:

[tedebear]

Originally posted by Deano's Right Foot
He's gone off to find his parents now

He? Goodness you got good at sexing seagulls quickly!!

[Lammy]

This is obviously not worthy of a NSC Knighthood but surely there must be SOMETHING we can honour this HERO with?

NSC MBE?

[Barrel of Fun]

Originally posted by Deano's Right Foot
He's gone off to find his parents now - hopefully all will be well.

Right then - I'll get the hoover out I guess...

Cheerio! :wave: Cheerio! :wave: Cheerio! :wave:


Name change to Dr Doolittle is in order, surely!

[tedebear]

Is it just me or is that picture of little gully extremely funny!! :lol: with its little flippery feet crossed over...:lolol: :lol:

[Titanic]

Fantatsic effort DRF... a very exciting and heart warming adventure. :clap2:

[Deano's Right Foot]

Originally posted by tedebear
He? Goodness you got good at sexing seagulls quickly!!

I'm the BEST at sexing.

[Barrel of Fun]

Originally posted by tedebear
Is it just me or is that picture of little gully extremely funny!! :lol: with its little flippery feet crossed over...:lolol: :lol:

Giving a good old glare :glare: "and don't let that happen again!"

[tedebear]

Originally posted by BarrelofFun
Giving a good old glare :glare: "and don't let that happen again!"

yeah - and let that be a lesson to you... :lol:

[WATFORD zero]

You let him Go ? :nono:

he could have done a job

[Normandy seagull]

You could feed it some tuna if it comes back or call The seagull rescue line on 07815078234

[Normandy seagull]

Failing that could be the new withdean mascot:lolol:

[Muzzman]

Wow, what an exciting start to the day. I'm off down the pub :drink:

[CHAPPERS]

Stamp on his FUCKING head.

[ben andrews' girlfriend]

Feed it Bicarbonate of Soda



BANG

[Franks Wild Years]

Whats it doing now?
Whats its name ?

[Man of Harveys]

I think it's a KIWI (not the fruit)

[Franks Wild Years]

aaargh...... there's a lion in the tree outside.


Oh no, phew, its a sparrow.



Squirrel!:lolol:

[Easy 10]

Originally posted by Deano's Right Foot
I've got loads of work to do today bebfore 5 (just checking the essential threads of NSC first) so I haven't got all day on this one..
I guess, like the seagull, your work went out the window then.

Top thread though - the most entertaining thread all year :lolol: :clap:

[Man of Harveys]

What's that decorative bit at the top of a roof called?

[Easy 10]

Actually, I think this should now be NSC's ADOPTED SEAGULL

That picture where he's just standing there looking in at you is priceless. Bozza - lets have it at the top of the board

:clap2:

[nail-Z-gull]

Originally posted by Easy 10
Actually, I think this should now be NSC's ADOPTED SEAGULL

That picture where he's just standing there looking in at you is priceless. Bozza - lets have it at the top of the board

:clap2:


:rolleyes:

[Bob the Seagull]

Good work nail-z :D

[tedebear]

yippee - he looks super!! :lol:

[Gazwag]

He should be the mascot of the youth team

[Withdean Wanderer]

What a spectacular story - NSC Gold beckons surely?

:clap2:

[Scotty Mac]

that was amazing

i can only hope that one day a seagull falls down my chimney, and i can be a hero too

[Easy 10]

HURRAH Good work Bozza :thumbsup:

Maybe in years to come, the little fella will breed and go and start his own nest near Dave the Gaffers residence. I know how fond he is of them.

By the way, did you know seagulls live till about THIRTY.
Crikey.

[hitony]

Wished i could get a bird to fall down my chimney !!!!!!! (albeit i live in a ground floor apartment :dunce:)


Brilliant thread by the way, i have not stopped laughing all the way through it :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2:

[Guinness Dave]

Originally posted by Easy 10
HURRAH Good work Bozza :thumbsup:

Maybe in years to come, the little fella will breed and go and start his own nest near Dave the Gaffers residence. I know how fond he is of them.

By the way, did you know seagulls live till about THIRTY.
Crikey. the one on my roof is gonna live til about SIX thirty



if its lucky:angry:

[Fourteenth Eye]

Originally posted by ben andrews' girlfriend
Feed it Bicarbonate of Soda



BANG


:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

LAURA !!!!!!

thats evil !!

[Deano's Right Foot]

Just logged back on and seen the new NSC logo - I am deeply honoured indeed.

MoH - they are called ridge tiles.

Easy - I did actually get manage to get a fair amount of work done amazingly.

[ben andrews' girlfriend]

Originally posted by Fourteenth Eye
:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

LAURA !!!!!!

thats evil !!

Well if they stopped waking me up in the morning, then i would feel slightly more fond towards them!

[eastlondonseagull]

Love the new NSC logo - only just spotted it, quality :lolol: :clap:

[perseus]

http://static.flickr.com/54/169853866_57c3fab5e6.jpg?v=0