Northwards once more
July 4, 2021
This was actually LAST weekend, but this is the first chance I have had to update the website;
One of the most majestic birds of our skies, a Peregrine Falcon had been taken to a vets in Sheffield, where it was kept for around four weeks whilst it mostly recovered from its injuries. They had been in touch already with Emma at Knoxwood who had agreed to take it in - it just needed transport!
Alas, it had missed a trip northwards by one day when we were notified of its travel requirements, so it was the following weekend that we arranged for an overnight stay at Meltham Wildlife Rescue in Huddersfield from where we collected it and took it up to Knoxwood for the remainder of its recuperation.
Although the vets advised that the wing had been x-rayed and shown no breakage, it was definately dropped so could have done with being strapped to support the wing while it healed. Alas, both Peregrines and Kestrels do have to be A1 to be fit to be released back to the wild, so we will have to see how this one fares - it will have the very best chance available at Knoxwood (no pressure Emma), so it's fingers crossed for the birds' onward care up there.
Nigel
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