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🦢Please mind the gap……unfortunately this swan missed the memo and crash landed onto a local railway track.
❤️Our rescue team quickly headed out to the station and, escorted by members of network rail, walked down the tracks to help the swan.
🤕It looks like he had a bit of a bumpy landing as he had sustained some injuries to he his leg, and so was taken back to our centre to receive treatment. We will keep you updated on his progress.
#swan #swanlifeline #swanrescue #wildliferehab #wildliferescue #wildliferehabilitation
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🦢 The end of the summer saw a flurry of rescues, plus the release of some of our longer term patients.
❤️Here is a little video of some of those moments over the last month or so.
#swan #swanlifeline #swans #cygnet #cygnets #wildliferescue #wildliferehab #wildliferehabilitation
🦢Our team recently went out to help this little cygnet who had oil on his feathers. When we arrived, we could see that he would need to come back to the centre for a good clean. We also noted that he did seem to be in his own within the flock, and no obvious sign of his parents.❤️Back at the centre, he was given a few good showers to remove the oil, and he then spent a few days resting up in our ICU.💫He is now making friends with sour cygnets in the outdoor ponds as he is gaining back his feathers waterproof coating. #swan #swans #cygnet #cygnets #wildliferescue #wildliferehab #wildliferehabilitation #charity
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❤️Ryan Gosling is all grown up!
🐣Named by you, our followers, Ryan came to us as a little yellow fluff nugget after being found alone at the riverside.
🐥He loved his food and grew quick! He shed his fluffy yellow feathers, and moulted in his big boy grey ones, as he moved from our ICU to our outdoor pens.
🐦With just a few flight feathers left to grow out, he’s now almost frilly grown and ready to start his own adventure in the big wide world.
#swanlifeline #goose #greylag #greylaggoose #wildliferescue #wildliferehab #wildliferehabilitation
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🐣Another day and another duckling rescue!
❤️Our team managed to help rescue this Mum and her Ducklings earlier this week. After a quick check to make sure they were all in good health, they took them to a lock river to be released.
#swanlifeline #swans #duck #ducks #ducklings #wildliferescue #wildliferehab #charity
⛈️ Remember those late storms we had back in March? Well one of those caused this male Swan to have a bumpy landing.
🦢 After a suspected collision with some power lines, he was found with a nasty leg injury and so came back to our centre for treatment.
❤️It was a slow recovery, but week by week he continued to make improvements. Earlier this month, he was finally strong enough to be returned back home.
#swanlifeline #swan #swans #wildliferescue #wildliferehab #wildliferehabilitation #charity
🐣Another week and another duckling rescue! This female mallard had decided to maker her nest in a school playground!
🌳The school children loved watching her sit on the nest and were very excited when the eggs hatched. As the nest was quite some way from the river, we were called in to help.
❤️Our rescue team carefully caught Mum and all her ducklings, and then took them down to the local river to release them.
💫The school children were delighted to know that the whole family had been taken back to the river.
#swanlifeline #swan #swans #duck #ducks #mallard #ducklings #wildliferescue #wildliferehab #wildliferehabilitation #charity
😂Just a normal day walking some geese to the park!
❤️This family needed our teams help to safely escort them across a road and into the safety of the local park.
💫Thanks to everyone that helped with the geese herding, and the traffic that patiently waited as we got this family to safety.
#swanlifeline #swan #geese #wildliferescue #wildliferehab #charity #wildliferehabilitation
🐥This little cygnet was support with an injury to the back of his neck, so our team went out to investigate.
❤️Back at our ICU, the wound was treated and the team monitors him for 24hrs.
🦢As there were no signs of infection and the wound healing well, we were able to return him to his family shortly after.
#swanlifeline #swan #swans #cygnet #cygnets #wildliferescue #wildliferehab #wildliferehabilitation #charity
💫This #volunteersweek we wanted to say a MASSIVE thank you to all those that give up their time to come and help us at Swan Lifeline.
🦢From helping in the office to looking after the birds, assisting with rescues or cleaning out the pens - we simply couldn’t do it without you.
❤️ Thanks to all of you for your continued help and support.
#swanlifeline #swan #swans #volunteersweek #volunteersweek2024 #wildliferehab #wildliferescue #wildliferehabilitation #chairty
🐥Our first cygnets of the year have arrived at the centre.
❤️These little ones were found alone, and separate our best efforts, we were unable to locate their parents.
💫They are currently staying in our ICU so they can keep nice and cosy. They will be staying with us for around 8 months until they are fully grown, so make sure you follow us get all the updates!
#swanlifeline #swan #swans #cygnet #cygnets #wildliferehab #wildliferescue #wildliferhabilitation #charity
🦆Ever wondered how we actually rescue a Mother Duck and all her ducklings? Well one of staff rescuers recorded this little video to show you how it’s done.
🐥Firstly, we ensure all the ducklings are with Mother Duck, as their instinct is to follow her wherever she goes.
❤️Then, carefully and patiently, we slowly steer Mother Duck towards the open end of a keepnet. The other end is closed so once in the net they are unable to sneak out again.
💫Once we have secured them in the keepnet, we carefully remove Mother Duck and her ducklings, place them into a carrier for transport and then release them to the river.
#swanlifeline #duck #ducklings #ducklingrescue #mallard #charity #wildliferehab #wildliferescue #willdiferehabilitation
