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| Lost ducklings rescued from castle keep in Tamworth | Lost ducklings rescued from castle keep in Tamworth |
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| Twelve ducklings have been rescued after falling from a wall and getting separated from their mother in Staffordshire. | Twelve ducklings have been rescued after falling from a wall and getting separated from their mother in Staffordshire. |
| They fell from the wall behind the Nationwide Building Society in Market Street, Tamworth, and got trapped at the bottom of the castle keep. | They fell from the wall behind the Nationwide Building Society in Market Street, Tamworth, and got trapped at the bottom of the castle keep. |
| Street wardens spent two hours on Tuesday morning trying to rescue them with a child's fishing net. | Street wardens spent two hours on Tuesday morning trying to rescue them with a child's fishing net. |
| The ducklings were eventually reunited with their mother. | The ducklings were eventually reunited with their mother. |
| 'Quack loudly enough' | 'Quack loudly enough' |
| Warden James Harrison climbed down into the keep and managed to capture the ducklings and put them into a cardboard box. | Warden James Harrison climbed down into the keep and managed to capture the ducklings and put them into a cardboard box. |
| Mr Harrison's colleague Michael Osbourne, who was first alerted to the ducklings by market staff, said they then tried to find the mother, who had flown away. | |
| Mr Osbourne said: "We were trying to get the mother duck to follow us down to the river, without much success. | Mr Osbourne said: "We were trying to get the mother duck to follow us down to the river, without much success. |
| "Eventually, we managed to get the ducklings to quack loudly enough to encourage her to fly down on to the top lawn by the wall. | "Eventually, we managed to get the ducklings to quack loudly enough to encourage her to fly down on to the top lawn by the wall. |
| "We then released the ducklings from the box and the mother then made her way to the river, closely followed by all 12 ducklings. | "We then released the ducklings from the box and the mother then made her way to the river, closely followed by all 12 ducklings. |
| "It was a real team effort to rescue these ducklings and reunite them with their mother. It took us about two hours, but we were delighted to be able to help out." | "It was a real team effort to rescue these ducklings and reunite them with their mother. It took us about two hours, but we were delighted to be able to help out." |