Budgies cannot live in the wild. Try luring it down into its cage by leaving food in there. If you have trained the bird to step on your finger, you can carry it home by gently putting it up a loose sleeve and holding the wrist bit shut.
If you climb a tree, take something like a pillow case, tucked in the belt or back of the trousers, with a long length of clothes line attached so that the bird can be lowered to the ground when captured. This will be easier and safer than trying to climb down. There should be somebody below to keep track of where the bird goes should it fly off.
Put notices with photo in all local vet surgeries for a 20 mile radius. This is very important particularly if your bird is handed in injured.
Ring all local animal rescues including the RSPCA in a 50 mile radius.
Write a letter to all local papers, free sheets and magazines with a photo. Ring the news desk and tell them that your other birds (or pets or your attractive small child) are pining- this gives the paper a chance to photograph the remaining animal and makes an animal story.
Leaflet houses in local streets.
Put ads in local newsagents.
Tell the milkman, the postman and local joggers.
Ask local dog walkers if they saw anything.
Ring your local radio station phone in to ask everybody to help.
Ask your local street cleaner.
Ask your local pub if it has a notice board etc. Ditto the Community Centre, Church Hall, vicar, local supermarket etc.
Check fruit trees, parks, allotment buildings, barns, trees near chicken runs, anywhere where a bird might find food.
Put details of your bird on relevant websites.
Put pictures on lamp posts offering a reward, not saying how much. Give your phone number, not your address, on strips of paper in a plastic envelope under the poster so that people can take one if they don't have a pen.
Be prepared for sickos who ring you up to say how they smashed your bird on the head etc. - they are disturbed. Never arrange to meet somebody who says they have your pet, without bringing somebody with you for safety.
