please help, injured bird

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lilfatman

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found this bird in the garden, it was trapped between two fences, it opens its wings and trys to fly but seems to be too week, i have it in a box in the garage with a bit of dog food and water, anyone know if there is any where local to take it to, also an id of the bird would be helpfull, i think its a kestrel but i am not sure

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Sparrowhawk, give it somewhere peaceful and it should recover. Shock is this birds worst enemy which it seems to be getting over.
 
Poor thing. Looks more like a sparrowhawk than a kestrel. It does look like it's been in the wars. I'm sure there's someone on here who keeps/has knowledge of birds of prey. Hopefully they'll be along soon to give some advice.
 
Poor thing, keep it warm and try feeding it small morels of fresh meat it should recover

Good on you for rescuing it
 
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thanks for quick response will keep it in garage overnight and see how it is in morning
 
RSPCA Advice [from http://www.rspca.org.uk/servlet/Sat...79&previousPage=1114778749280#1112958902413]:

An injured bird will need veterinary assistance and then care by someone who is experienced in the specialist care needed to rehabilitate the animal for release. So contact the RSPCA 24-hour Cruelty and Advice line 0300 1234 999 to get more advice. Alternatively, if the injured bird has already been contained in a closed, but ventilated box the bird should be taken directly to a local veterinary surgery for assessment and treatment. Placing the bird into a darkened box can help to reduce stress and will contain the bird in a confined area to reduce the risk of further injury.

Caring for any sick or injured animal involves considerable time, expertise and patience to give the casualty the best chance of survival for release back to the wild. It is an offence under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 to take a wild bird into captivity, with a few exceptions, such as when the intention is to temporarily care for a sick or injured bird until the bird is fit for release. In case of Schedule 4 birds, the 'rehabilitator' must also notify Defra (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) to register the bird or pass it to a licensed person.

[ps Just checked - sparrowhawk is not schedule 4]
 
As already said Its a musket (male sparrow hawk)
The most important thing especially in this weather is liquid
Forget the dog food this is a wild hawk feeding on live prey

Do you have an eye dropper or syringe?
try and get a few Ml of glucose ( Sugar or honey) water into it
(open beak drop liquid at the back of the throat you don't want to drown it)

the chances are that it is just exhausted A cool dark place and rest is
what it needs

I would suggest forgetting the RSPCA

and try

Fenlands rescue

George should be able to put you in touch with a local rehabber
that will collect it if it needs long term care or give you more advice
for its short term care
A vet is always a good plan just to check that nothing is broken
 
From experience,listen to Chris,contact George,he will get the bird located to a proper rehab place..........(y)

And well done for caring enough to look after it.
 
the bird looks wet, if so they wont fly very well, added with the tiredness id say these are the reasons for not flying, like *** have said a cool dry place, somethin like a cat carrier with carpet/towel in the bottom and a towel over the top to keep it dark, and the bird shoudl then stay calm
 
update

i opened the garage door about 6am this morning and the sparrorhawk nearly took my head off as it flew out and up into the distance, once again thanks for all the advice, felt good to see it fly again
 
Awesome!! I was trying to find this thread to see how you got on!
Give yourself a pat on the back and a pint/glass of wine for your good deed!
 
lilfatman said:
update

i opened the garage door about 6am this morning and the sparrorhawk nearly took my head off as it flew out and up into the distance, once again thanks for all the advice, felt good to see it fly again
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Excellent news.well done fella...........:clap:

Similar story.
 
good happy ending story :clap:
 
lilfatman said:
update

i opened the garage door about 6am this morning and the sparrorhawk nearly took my head off as it flew out and up into the distance, once again thanks for all the advice, felt good to see it fly again
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Thats great news (y)

I didn't want to say anything last night but there was a 50 / 50 chance that
it would have been dead this morning.

I have had a few rehabs and the exhaustion is just too much
( especially on The smaller hawks
like spars and Kestrels, that have a phenomenally high metabolic rate)
Although I have got liquid and food ( the next day) into them
they seem to pull through then a day or two later ................:(
Thankfully the successes far out weight the failures (y)
 
lilfatman said:
update

i opened the garage door about 6am this morning and the sparrorhawk nearly took my head off as it flew out and up into the distance, once again thanks for all the advice, felt good to see it fly again
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So where's the photo's, don't tell us your forgot your camera :LOL::LOL:

Good news though, well done :clap:
 
If he had taken the camera and been ready to snap he would have then been on here asking "how do I remove the spawk from a Nikon d90?"
 
Yes - great outcome.
 
yes a great end for the bird, just a shame i didnt think about taking anyother photos, mind you what a shot that would of been a sparrorhawk sticking out of a camera :thinking:

once again thanks for all your comments
 
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