New Bird in Rehab Avairy

   The bird in this aviary is a juvenile female peregrine that was brought to us in June this year.  She had fallen from the nest and sustained a broken right shoulder.

   This is now healed and she has been put into this large pre-release avairy so that she can exercise and get fit.  As she was too young to have learnt to fly and hunt before she was injured, she will need to be taught how to do this.  When her wing is completely sound she will be worked to a lure and once she learns to chase and catch this, we will take her to a suitable area and make sure that she can catch her own food, before she is released.  Before returning to the wild she will be fitted with a radio transmitter which will enable us to monitor her progress.

   Keep checking our website for more updates.

   Kath

update

just an up date all the tawny owl have gone now and so the aviary is empty at the moment and is being cleaned ready for the next birds to be placed into the aviary. 5 of the owls are now in an aviary in a select location as part of the conservation project and all the other have been released to the wild