A mother duck has been quacking with joy after being reunited with her brood that became stranded after getting stuck down a drain.

A Norfolk Fire Service crew sprung to action on Sunday (April 23)  to help the feathered flock in Heacham after being contacted by the RSPCA.

Eastern Daily Press: A bucket and line were used in the rescueA bucket and line were used in the rescue (Image: Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service)

Eastern Daily Press: The ducklings stuck in the drainThe ducklings stuck in the drain (Image: Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service)

The team used a bucket and line to rescue the 11 ducklings from the drain in Blatchford Way.

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The wayward baby birds had likely wandered from the nearby duck pond in Staithe Road before getting stuck.

Eastern Daily Press: The ducklings were lifted out of the drain amid a rescue that took over an hourThe ducklings were lifted out of the drain amid a rescue that took over an hour (Image: Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service)

Eastern Daily Press: The ducklings were reunited with their mother after the rescueThe ducklings were reunited with their mother after the rescue (Image: Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service)

It took more than an hour for them to be raised from the depths of the dark and dingy drain to the surface.

All the flock were accounted for and handed back into the care of their mother, who marched them back to the safety of their home.