Last month Jean received a call from Battleflatts Vets
with news of an injured Hobby collected from a site in Withernsea on the East
Coast. With the injury being a badly broken wing, it seemed that this beautiful
bird was destined for certain death, however with both the expertise of Mark at Battleflatts Vets, and
Jean, this bird was definitely in the right hands. After Mark did a great
job of pinning and strapping the wing, Jean took over with her amazing care and
specialist knowledge. With it being such a bad break, she, an adult female, was confined to a
small box in order to let the wing start to heal. However, with the break
dangerously close to the joint, it was important not to allow the wing to be
strapped for too long as the repairing bone can then cause the joint to become
immobile.
On the mend - c/o Leanne Hoeness-heather
By the second week of June the bandage came off and she was flying at
a low height – things were starting to look promising! Fast forward another
week and the hard work, skill and patience paid off on Tuesday morning when the bird
was judged by Jean to be ready for release, having spent the last week
exercising in a more spacious aviary. Following consultation with several specialists, she was released
onto the NNR – the idea being
that the valley would offer her plenty of easy feeding opportunities
whilst she regained her strength and improved her flying. She’s already
missed this year’s opportunity for breeding but at least she'll have plenty of
time to continue to improve before heading off to Africa for the winter.
The last goodbye
Well done to Jean and Mark for their efforts, not only in saving this birds life, but for all they and what they manage to achieve.
Off she goes!
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