Mostly birds again this week, with a few hogs for good measure.
You may have seen the press coverage of our lovely cuckoo Idimili. She was flown to Turin yesterday, accompanied by Lucy. They traveled first class all the way. Shortly after they arrived, they made a trip to an open area and Lucy released her. Other cuckoos had been seen in the area the day before, so hopefully she is now with her own kind, fattening herself up before heading south to the forests of the Congo.

Lucy cried loads, leading to rumours of localized flooding in the Turin area!! She did get to see the Turin Shroud though, before flying back the next day.
These are definitely our noisiest patients at the moment, five goldfinches.

They have now graduated from an incubator to a cage, and never stop singing.
We have two tufted ducks in.

Mrs Train Duck is now free, and living on a lake owned by Simon's friend Ray. All the other ducks have moved from the main ward, either to ward 2 or outside.
Babs, our resident fantail dove has successfully reared her two squabs to fledging. The left the nest last week, but didn't go far, just onto Simon's lawn.


I suspect that's about as far as they will ever go!
The coot and pheasant who have been sharing accommodation since they arrived are still together, but look rather different now.


They are living outside in a large pen until they are big enough to be released. Together, I imagine!
We now have seven baby squirrels. These are the latest who, due to a careless tree surgeon, lost their dray. There is nothing wrong with them, but we will have to keep them now until they are old enough to be released.

Please don't ask me what they are doing in this picture!
The baby I brought home last week is doing well, and has apparently been named Lulu.

She now has a boy to share with.
This tiny pipistrelle bat arrived last week, but has already been released.

In the orphan room we have about 25 baby hedgehogs. it is unbelievably hot and smelly in there first thing in the morning! We also have a baby dormouse in the main ward, but I haven't seen it yet. I will try to get a photo tomorrow.
I have had to make the decision to give up one of my shifts, due to worries that I am getting exhausted. From next week I will no longer be working on Mondays, just Fridays. I have also had to stop orphan feeding until the end of the season. I am hoping that after a rest I will be able to go back to both.
I will of course, keep posting these updates, as long as people still read them!
Sue
PS Should have said the pics of Lucy and Idimili are by Jim Incledon
This is our dormouse. I defy you to say it's not cute!!


This is a sparrow hawk who arrived a couple of days ago.

You may have seen the press coverage of our lovely cuckoo Idimili. She was flown to Turin yesterday, accompanied by Lucy. They traveled first class all the way. Shortly after they arrived, they made a trip to an open area and Lucy released her. Other cuckoos had been seen in the area the day before, so hopefully she is now with her own kind, fattening herself up before heading south to the forests of the Congo.

Lucy cried loads, leading to rumours of localized flooding in the Turin area!! She did get to see the Turin Shroud though, before flying back the next day.
These are definitely our noisiest patients at the moment, five goldfinches.

They have now graduated from an incubator to a cage, and never stop singing.
We have two tufted ducks in.

Mrs Train Duck is now free, and living on a lake owned by Simon's friend Ray. All the other ducks have moved from the main ward, either to ward 2 or outside.
Babs, our resident fantail dove has successfully reared her two squabs to fledging. The left the nest last week, but didn't go far, just onto Simon's lawn.


I suspect that's about as far as they will ever go!
The coot and pheasant who have been sharing accommodation since they arrived are still together, but look rather different now.


They are living outside in a large pen until they are big enough to be released. Together, I imagine!
We now have seven baby squirrels. These are the latest who, due to a careless tree surgeon, lost their dray. There is nothing wrong with them, but we will have to keep them now until they are old enough to be released.

Please don't ask me what they are doing in this picture!
The baby I brought home last week is doing well, and has apparently been named Lulu.

She now has a boy to share with.
This tiny pipistrelle bat arrived last week, but has already been released.

In the orphan room we have about 25 baby hedgehogs. it is unbelievably hot and smelly in there first thing in the morning! We also have a baby dormouse in the main ward, but I haven't seen it yet. I will try to get a photo tomorrow.
I have had to make the decision to give up one of my shifts, due to worries that I am getting exhausted. From next week I will no longer be working on Mondays, just Fridays. I have also had to stop orphan feeding until the end of the season. I am hoping that after a rest I will be able to go back to both.
I will of course, keep posting these updates, as long as people still read them!
Sue
PS Should have said the pics of Lucy and Idimili are by Jim Incledon
This is our dormouse. I defy you to say it's not cute!!


This is a sparrow hawk who arrived a couple of days ago.



