Steve Byrne, the Manager of the Guernsey Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (GSPCA), recently informed me
of the fate of Lesser Black-backed Gull Black 9AA8, which was reported in the
vicinity of Chouet landfill covered in heavy pink adhesive gunk on 20 April
2012. Shelter staff picked up the gull, and bird rehabilitation specialist
Yvonne Chauvel set to work with others to painstakingly clean the gull’s
feathers with a flea comb! After many hours dedicated work, and almost a week of
recuperation I am delighted to be able to report (and show in a photo below)
that this colour ringed gull (which the GSPCA staff have christened “Lady
Ga-Ga”) was able to be released. More information on the story is available on
the GSPCA’S web site link
As ever my sincere thanks to the hard-working staff at the
GSPCA who do so much to help rehabilitate sick and injured birds so that they
can be returned to the wild. I hope LBBG Black 9AA8 is now back in its breeding
rhythm. Wouldn’t it be great for this bird to rear chicks this year, after its
lucky escape?!
LBBG Black 9AA8 cleaned and ready to go
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Excellent work with the gull!
ReplyDeleteI actually work in a Wildlife Recovery Center in Olhão (Algarve, Portugal) and we receive a lot with gulls due to its proximity to the sea.
Once in a while some seabirds (gannets, seagulls, ...) arrive covered with oil (from boats) and their recovery takes always some time!
The Wildlife Recovery Center is called RIAS and we have a blog where we report all our recoveries: http://rias-aldeia.blogspot.com (only in portuguese, sorry)
Best regards
Tiago Ventura