Pippa’s Army Missing Bird Tips

• When your bird is flying off, it is important that you make a noise so it knows where you are.

• Take note of the direction the bird flies and how tired it looks. It will help give you an idea of where it lands.

• A pet bird is not going to have stamina to fly very far at first. They generally stay within a mile /1km of where they were first lost for a few days.

• The first 24hrs are crucial. You need to get out there and physically look and call for your bird.

• Watch for wild birds. Your bird maybe hiding, scared and silent but if there are wild birds around they have a tendency to be very vocal about an intruder. They can help you identify your birds location.

• Alert any neighbours and make sure they can contact you.

• If you have other birds take one with you in a travel cage as you walk the streets. The birds call could bring the other one back to you.

• You are not likely to find your bird in the dark, so when the daylight fades go inside and start online.