Day 3 bird still alive phoned repairs and lost the plot politely though phoned pest control and finally got somewhere.
Bird stuck in gas fireplace.
Additionally if flues are open when accidents occur home residents will be able to see the birds fall into the fireplace.
Arranged someone to come out who arranged for a gas engineer to come out at the same time to remove fire as it was pinned in.
A fishnet with small holes can be used in place of a towel to trap a bird in a fireplace.
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.
Choose a box that fits the fireplace opening without much room around the sides to avoid the bird traveling or getting.
Don t light a fire.
If a nest catches fire it can ignite any creosote deposits that may be in the chimney causing.
Remember chimney swifts are a protected species.
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.
How to get a bird out of a fireplace if there s a nest if possible wait for any baby birds to fledge and leave the nest.