FIREFIGHTERS freed a pigeon trapped in netting on the roof of Lloyds Bank.

One crew from Swindon Fire Station responded to a 999 call about the tangled bird on the High Street building at 3.27pm.

A spokeswoman for the Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service said: "A crew rescued a small trapped animal.

"They released a pigeon from the netting using the aerial platform and handed it over to a wildlife rescue representative."

Comments made online from people who claim to have been at the scene suggest that the pigeon had been trapped for hours or even as long as a day before it was rescued.

One said: "They should take the netting down. It's not nice sitting in the office watching pigeons get stuck and some die."