Another swan rescue today. We get understandably frustrated by the number of calls we receive for waterfowl caught up in carelessly discarded fishing hooks and line, in most cases we cannot help as we simply don’t have the resources to help or the birds are inaccessible on or close to water. Today we managed to…
The Heron we admitted mid August has been released today and what a sight it was to see such a large majestic bird fly. This chap arrived emaciated, grounded and very weak, he could hardly stand. X-rays didn’t revieil anything untoward, however we found a high worm burden in his poo. Initially we tube fed…
This beautiful juvenile Grey Heron was admitted a week ago, they were in quite a poor condition and easily caught. They were very emaciated and quite exhausted with hardly enough energy to stand. On admission we administered special formulated food with electrolytes, to do this we have to tube feed, taking care as they have…
The three grounded baby little owls we admitted in early June have all been successfully hand reared and released. Two arrived from the same location and very dirty, one of which had a couple of injuries, including trauma to the left eye, probably from falling from the nest. Its taken weeks of treatment including antibiotic…
Whilst some heartless, selfish people take joy in shooting animals and inflicting death and suffering, we go to painstaking efforts to reduce suffering and save lives. This male mallard is one such example, can you please help us raise £2,000 to pay for his treatment and surgery? So far he’s had two operations and now…
Another day and another patient. We collected this Little Owl from a school, he was found at the base of a tree. The owl was quite dirty, you can see the debris falling off him on the examination table, he has a swollen eye and torn skin. It is probable that the injuries were sustained…
This Little Owl arrived this week, they’re a fledgling and so naturally should be living on the ground, so the advice normally is to leave well alone, but this chap was tangled up in the undergrowth so the finder intervened and brought to us. They have been untangled from vegetation, checked over for injuries and…
A week ago this tawny owl was admitted after being struck by a car. On examination we could not see any physical injuries, however they were in a sorry state. They were very lethargic with an injury to the right eye. We feared the worst however as there were no injuries or broken bones, we…
This male sparrow hawk has had a lucky escape thanks to the staff at the City Hospital, Nottinghamshire Fire Brigade and ourselves. He was found hanging pretty much upside down in a tree, in fact he was glued to the leaves by the ousing sap, he tried but could not escape the sticky leaves. We…
