Eryri: Owner and pet parrot rescued after getting stranded on a Snowdonia mountain

The Rescue team said the woman was part of a group of parrot owners from Derbyshire walking in the area and flying their birds in Cwm Idwal. Credit: Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Organisation

A woman in Eryri, or Snowdonia, was rescued from a mountain after becoming stranded following efforts to locate her pet parrot.

The Ogwen Valley mountain rescue team said the walker was part of a group of parrot owners from Derbyshire who had been flying their birds in Cwm Idwal.

The owner and her parrot were chased by a falcon, causing the parrot to fly away.

After being rescued, "both parrot and owner were lowered to safe ground" and were guided down the mountain. Credit: Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Organisation

The team said: “The owner's tracker showed the parrot to be high on the upper cliffs of Glyder Fawr and she climbed up to retrieve it.

"Unfortunately, the parrot decided freedom was great and flew back down to the group unassisted, leaving the owner and her second bird now stuck."

In order to rescue the woman, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency along with teams in North Wales Mountain Rescue Association climbed up to the base of the cliffs and sent a team member up to her location to save her.

The owner's tracker showed her parrot to be "high on the upper cliffs of Glyder Fawr" and she had "climbed up to retrieve" it.

After being rescued, "both parrot and owner were lowered to safe ground" and were guided down the mountain.

After getting rescued, Jeckyll, the second parrot, perched on its owners' rucksack and greeted everyone with a "Hello".

“Once safely on belay, both parrot and owner were lowered to safe ground before being guided down off the mountain", the rescue team added.

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