Fire crew called to aid of trapped seagull in Cliftonville

Seagull rescue Photo Phil Cutler

Firefighters were called to Cliftonville to help a seagull in a flap yesterday (May 24).

A fire crew was called to reports of the seagull trapped in a telephone cable above Edgar Road at around 5:39pm.

Crews used a height vehicle and small tools to rescue the bird, before passing it into the care of Kent Wildlife Rescue Service.

They had completed the rescue by 6.32pm.