Injured BOP

trebor28

What should i do with this guy?
think its a Peregrine.

a friend notified me today that he was on the road outside his house.

i live in tipp, is there a wildlife ranger i should contact?

in the mean time what can i do with him?

swifts need our help!

It may just be weak because it hasnt learnt to catch food for itself but I would have expected it to be with its parents.

Feel the breast. Is it meaty or does the bone stick out

V Bull

Contact John Lusby of Birdwatch Ireland....he is the Raptor Officer..and it looks like a Peregrine Falcon


BirdWatch Ireland Unit 20, Block D, Bullford Business Campus, Kilcoole, Co. Wicklow, Ireland
Tel: 353 (0)1 2819878 353 (0)1 2819878 Fax: 353 (0)1 2810997
E-mail: info@birdwatchireland.ie

trebor28

email has been sent to john lusby.

i havent handled him at all, hes feisty enough, they claws could do a lot of damage.

any recommendations on food/water/housing for the time being?

V Bull

@ trebor28

PM sent..

dodderangler

May not be injured hopefully it's not
Gorgeous peregrine tho I was only in tipp this morning pity didn't see this post earlier could've had a look at it
Get it to a ranger anyway or a falconer if you know one
I don't know one in tipp unfortunately
Hope it gets back to wild ASAP
If it looks hungry I doubt you have chicks there but sometimes beef cut up in tiny chunks does te trick

Also do not give to anybody that says they will look at it without seein some form of i.d
Anyone would be glad to take a peregrine for free especially people with pigeons!
So do not give it to anyone without I.d please

Tiercel Dave

Hi Trebor, This years Peregrine, about 10 to 12 wks old at this stage. Hard to see if it's male or female, but I'd guess male. Doesn't need any water. If hungry will eat only raw meat. Best would be Pigeon or Pheasant breast, no lead shot!!!
Would do ok on fresh lean beef for a few days but will need to have feathers after that in order to 'cast'. Beef, about the size of your thumbnail can be fed from the end of a pencil or suchlike as he hisses at you. Aim for the back of his tongue.
Keep in a dark cardboard box, bigger than the one he's in in photo. Cut slots about 4inch long, half inch wide about 2inch up from bottom of box. About 4 slots should suffice.
Dave

OpenYourEyes

Just in case any contact numbers on this can be of use to you - has numbers for NPWS Conservation Rangers and various veterinary places that seem to help out with wild animals
http://www.irishwildlifematters.ie/animals/contacts.html

And just to reiterate what DodderAngler said - I'd be careful who you hand the bird over to alright!

Kess73

Depending on where you are in Tipperary, Kevin O'Dea from Mountainview Wildlife rescue would be a great shout.

He is excellent at rehabilitating birds of prey. His contact number is 087 6282450 and he is a listed rehabilitator.





www.mountainviewwildliferescue.com

trebor28

contacted john lusby.
he in turn got someone to contact me, and they collected the bird this morning.

on first examination he didnt think there was anything wrong with him, just underweight and very hungry.

sad to see him go but hopefully he make a full recovery.

trebor28

Kess73 wrote: »

Depending on where you are in Tipperary, Kevin O'Dea from Mountainview Wildlife rescue would be a great shout.

He is excellent at rehabilitating birds of prey. His contact number is 087 6282450 and he is a listed rehabilitator.





www.mountainviewwildliferescue.com

that link isnt working for me kess.

Judgement Day

Glad to hear that everything worked out in the end - a fine looking creature! However, I have to say that, yet again, information on who to contact is hard to find online - at least for me. Trying to find your local wildlife ranger should be made very easy and it ain't. As somebody who used to be a serious conservationist I'm just amazed at how basic facts aren't available. Assuming that the Wildlife Rangers come under the National Parks & Wildlife Service - do they? - when you go to the overly complicated NPWS site here http://www.npws.ie/ it's a dead end. Why am I not surprised.

Tiercel Dave

Hi Trebor, did he say if he thought it was male or female? Have you any idea how close the nearest eyrie is? Don't say where, just interested in how far it might have traveled. Good that you got a result!
Dave

trebor28

Tiercel Dave wrote: »

Hi Trebor, did he say if he thought it was male or female? Have you any idea how close the nearest eyrie is? Don't say where, just interested in how far it might have traveled. Good that you got a result!
Dave

Hi Dave,

i cant remember him saying if it was a male or female, but he was clling him "he" whether that was just the term he used to describe him or that he was actually male i dont know.

i know there is a pair nearby, about 7 miles away from me.

have seen adults out hunting overhead my own place a couple of times.

Birdnuts

One of the NPWS lads was telling me that the washout summer has hit productivity of Peregrine nests in Wicklow hard. I'd say this bird was struggling to feed itself with the constant downpours of the last few days.

dodderangler

Silly question but did the fella that collected the bird show you some sort of I.d first
Looks like a tiercel aswell

WildIreland

Hi all,

Just noticed this thread now. Good to see that the young peregrine found its way to a suitable carer and will soon be back where it belongs out in the wild.

I'd like to reiterate the recommendation made earlier re. the Irish Wildlife Matters site -- www.irishwildlifematters.ie -- it has all the relevant information on what to do if you find an injured or abandoned bird or animal, including how to assess whether any intervention is needed at all.

If intervention is necessary, the site provides information on basic first aid and care for injured wildlife, and the contact page lists NPWS wildlife contacts, registered rehabilitation specialists and wildlife-friendly vets around the country.

It's an excellent resource. I get people calling Ireland's Wildlife fairly regularly asking what to do with wildlife casualties, and always point them in the direction of Irish Wildlife Matters.