Our latest Trust baby has just been born and is a Caracara. The mother pushed the egg out of the nest site and it has since been incubated in the hospital. It is hoped to be able to return it to the mother once it is of a suitable size. More about this next month.

We have treated two Trust birds this month. Parsnip, an Oriental White Backed Vulture sustained a cut to a talon on her left foot. This was glued by our vet and Parsnip underwent a course of antibiotics. She has now returned to her aviary. The other was Charlie Brown, a Lanneret mentioned last month. He has fully recovered and has also returned to his aviary.

Barn Owl

We are also caring for two Barn owls; one is a young one which had been pushed out of its nest box by the rest of the family. It is a bit on the thin side but does not have any injuries. We are feeding it up in the hope that it can be returned to the next box and will be well enough to hold its own with its brothers and sisters. The other one came to us via the vet centre in North Warnborough, probably suffering from concussion. It is recovering well.

Tawny Owl

We are treating three adult Tawny Owls. One from Basingstoke was very thin when it arrived and had a shoulder injury which may have prevented it from hunting. It is now recovering. A second one came from Salisbury with a badly swollen head and eye and was breathing very noisily. It was euthanased by our vet. The third one has just come to the hospital via our vet with a serious eye injury. It will not eat or take food which may lead to it having to be hand fed or tube fed.

Young Peregrine Falcon