A recorded trilling, a Woolies bread tray and a clutch of determined bird lovers turn out to be the ideal combination to rescue a disoriented powerful owlet.

Michael Bianchino had been monitoring one of three powerful owl pairings at the Cheltenham end of Lane Cove National Park earlier this month when he spotted an owlet stranded on the ground, possibly disturbed by nearby poorly timed tree-lopping being conducted by Ausgrid.

Michael Bianchino takes the Powerful Owl chick under his wing.

The first attempt at placing the recently fledged chick on a branch failed, with Mr Bianchino later the bird dangling upside down, tangled in a creeper.

With a big hailstorm brewing, he decided to wrap "Bethany" into a towel and seek a veterinary check for injuries.