“They’re so feisty, robins, so he wasn’t giving up without a fight,” she added.
“The left wing was badly stuck to both sides. We tried coconut oil to get it off – but it’s so fragile that would have caused a bone break.
“The bones in birds’ wings are hollow and light, allowing them to fly so we did have to lose some feathers to get it off which he will regain, depending on how long he takes to moult,” she explained.
“The problem with small birds is that they can die of stress.”
However the good news is that the robin, who has been given pain relief, is “in great form” and Julie hopes he will be able to be released back into the wild within a few months.