The Voice of Spalding and South Holland
A tawny owl had to be rescued after it became stuck in a pipe in a Spalding home last week.
The RSPCA and Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue were called to a property in Mayfair Drive on Friday, December 3 after an occupant heard scuffling behind their kitchen wall and then spotted an owl through a hole above their kitchen cabinets.
RSPCA Inspector Kathleen Burris attended and said: “This poor owl had fallen down an old chimney in the kitchen and was trapped in a pipe.
“We could see the poor fella through a hole in the kitchen but it was too tight for the owl to squeeze through.
“We carefully tried to open the space in the kitchen but he dropped to the bottom of the pipe.
“We then had to remove a few bricks on the outside wall which gave us enough space to break the pipe and get him out.
“Thankfully, the homeowner was more concerned with the owl than the mess!
“I took the owl to a wildlife vet for a check over and then I returned to the property in Spalding a few days later to release the owl back to the wild. It’s such a fantastic sight to see a wild animal that you have rescued is now happy and healthy and released back into the wild.”
For more information about what to do if you find a wild animal that needs help, please visit the RSPCA’s website: https://www.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/wildlife/injuredanimals
