A tiny baby bird caused a full-sized flap in Upper Hutt yesterday when it fell from its nest, with the fire brigade called to its rescue.



Four fire fighters were called to help the featherless little creature after a young girl and her mum spotted in on Elm St, around 11am.



Avalon fireman Doug Tonks said the pair were distraught that the wee bird might die.



"When we got there they’d put it in a basket to keep it warm. They were very worried about it," Tonks said.



True to fireman form, the crew wasted no time once they received the call about the bird, heading straight to Elm St, where they parked the fire truck under a tree.



"It was great piece of driving by our driver to get the truck in there," Tonks said.



"Then I just stood on the roof of the truck and popped the bird back in the nest. I think its mother was in the other tree, it was freaking out a bit.”



It was the crew's first bird rescue, although some of the men had rescued cats before.



Tonks said overall, the operation went very smoothly, and the team were back at the station in time for lunch.