Eye drops being given to wild Tawny Owl.

We received five Tawny Owls with various injuries, mostly head injuries probably from road traffic accidents. Two had to be euthanized and one died. The photo shows Mike Riley administering eye drops to one of the birds with a head injury. It is recovering well and should eventually be able to go back into the wild.

Wild Barn Owl recovering in hospital bay

We have treated three Kestrels; two had serious injuries and the other was very thin and is progressing well.

Figaro, one of our Brahminy Kites is still with us having had surgery on his left foot. It is recovering slowly but he will remain in the hospital for a little while longer.

Danebury

The other long term park patient is Danebury the Bald Eagle. He is in the hospital being treated for a chest infection with antibiotics and regular moisture treatment to help his breathing.

Last month I reported on Widgeon, our Harris Hawk. Following a lot of tests carried out by our vet John Chitty, it was evident that Widgeon was very ill. The decision was taken that he was to be euthanized to avoid him having any further discomfort and pain.The Gymnogene, Wordsworth has now left the hospital and is in his own aviary in the park.

We hope to release into the wild the six Red Kites currently in the rehabilitation aviary during the first week of December.