{"id":110,"date":"2024-11-08T00:12:44","date_gmt":"2024-11-08T00:12:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/egzllsn.cluster027.hosting.ovh.net\/?page_id=110"},"modified":"2025-04-02T18:59:58","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T18:59:58","slug":"garden-birds","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wildliferescuecork.com\/index.php\/garden-birds\/","title":{"rendered":"Garden Birds"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-colibri-id=\"110-c1\" class=\"style-474 style-local-110-c1 position-relative\">\n  <!---->\n  <div data-colibri-component=\"section\" data-colibri-id=\"110-c2\" id=\"about\" class=\"h-section h-section-global-spacing d-flex align-items-lg-center align-items-md-center align-items-center style-475 style-local-110-c2 position-relative\">\n    <!---->\n    <!---->\n    <div class=\"h-section-grid-container h-section-boxed-container\">\n      <!---->\n      <div data-colibri-id=\"110-c3\" class=\"h-row-container gutters-row-lg-2 gutters-row-md-2 gutters-row-2 gutters-row-v-lg-2 gutters-row-v-md-2 gutters-row-v-2 style-476 style-local-110-c3 position-relative\">\n        <!---->\n        <div class=\"h-row justify-content-lg-center justify-content-md-center justify-content-center align-items-lg-stretch align-items-md-stretch align-items-stretch gutters-col-lg-2 gutters-col-md-2 gutters-col-2 gutters-col-v-lg-2 gutters-col-v-md-2 gutters-col-v-2\">\n          <!---->\n          <div class=\"h-column h-column-container d-flex h-col-lg-auto h-col-md-auto h-col-auto style-477-outer style-local-110-c4-outer\">\n            <div data-colibri-id=\"110-c4\" class=\"d-flex h-flex-basis h-column__inner h-px-lg-2 h-px-md-2 h-px-2 v-inner-lg-2 v-inner-md-2 v-inner-2 style-477 style-local-110-c4 position-relative\">\n              <!---->\n              <!---->\n              <div class=\"w-100 h-y-container h-column__content h-column__v-align flex-basis-100 align-self-lg-center align-self-md-center align-self-center\">\n                <!---->\n                <div data-colibri-id=\"110-c5\" class=\"h-global-transition-all h-heading style-479 style-local-110-c5 position-relative h-element\">\n                  <!---->\n                  <div class=\"h-heading__outer style-479 style-local-110-c5\">\n                    <!---->\n                    <!---->\n                    <h2 class=\"\">What to do if you find a&nbsp;<em style=\"color: rgb(247, 144, 7); font-family: &quot;Playfair Display&quot;;\">garden bird&nbsp;<\/em>and how to&nbsp;<em style=\"color: rgb(247, 144, 7); font-family: &quot;Playfair Display&quot;;\">handle&nbsp;<\/em>them<\/h2>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div data-colibri-id=\"110-c6\" class=\"h-text h-text-component style-480 style-local-110-c6 position-relative h-element\">\n                  <!---->\n                  <!---->\n                  <div class=\"\">\n                    <p><span style=\"color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400;\">Here is some information about them and a guide on what to do in case you find an injured one. In any doubt, always contact us first.<\/span><\/p>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div data-colibri-id=\"110-c7\" class=\"h-x-container style-481 style-local-110-c7 position-relative h-element\">\n                  <!---->\n                  <div class=\"h-x-container-inner style-dynamic-110-c7-group style-481-spacing style-local-110-c7-spacing\"><span class=\"h-button__outer style-482-outer style-local-110-c8-outer d-inline-flex h-element\"><a h-use-smooth-scroll=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/wildliferescuecork.com\/index.php\/front_page\/contact-us\/\"  data-colibri-id=\"110-c8\" class=\"d-flex w-100 align-items-center h-button justify-content-lg-center justify-content-md-center justify-content-center style-482 style-local-110-c8 position-relative\"><!----><!----> <span>Contact us<\/span><\/a>\n                    <\/span>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"h-column h-column-container d-flex h-col-lg-auto h-col-md-auto h-col-auto style-483-outer style-local-110-c9-outer\">\n            <div data-colibri-id=\"110-c9\" class=\"d-flex h-flex-basis h-column__inner h-px-lg-2 h-px-md-2 h-px-2 v-inner-lg-2 v-inner-md-2 v-inner-2 style-483 style-local-110-c9 position-relative\">\n              <!---->\n              <!---->\n              <div class=\"w-100 h-y-container h-column__content h-column__v-align flex-basis-100 align-self-lg-center align-self-md-center align-self-center\">\n                <!---->\n                <div data-colibri-id=\"110-c10\" class=\"d-block style-484 style-local-110-c10 position-relative h-element\">\n                  <!---->\n                  <div class=\"h-image__frame-container-outer\">\n                    <div class=\"h-image__frame-container\">\n                      <!---->\n                      <!---->\n                      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1466\" height=\"1466\" src=\"http:\/\/egzllsn.cluster027.hosting.ovh.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/cropped-WRC-71-scaled-1.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-382 style-484-image style-local-110-c10-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildliferescuecork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/cropped-WRC-71-scaled-1.jpg 1466w, https:\/\/wildliferescuecork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/cropped-WRC-71-scaled-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildliferescuecork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/cropped-WRC-71-scaled-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildliferescuecork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/cropped-WRC-71-scaled-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wildliferescuecork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/cropped-WRC-71-scaled-1-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1466px) 100vw, 1466px\" \/>\n                      <div class=\"h-image__frame h-hide-sm style-484-frameImage style-local-110-c10-frameImage\"><\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div data-colibri-component=\"section\" data-colibri-id=\"110-c11\" id=\"custom-3\" class=\"h-section h-section-global-spacing d-flex align-items-lg-center align-items-md-center align-items-center style-495 style-local-110-c11 position-relative\">\n    <!---->\n    <!---->\n    <div class=\"h-section-grid-container h-section-boxed-container\">\n      <!---->\n      <div data-colibri-id=\"110-c12\" class=\"h-row-container gutters-row-lg-2 gutters-row-md-2 gutters-row-0 gutters-row-v-lg-2 gutters-row-v-md-2 gutters-row-v-2 style-496 style-local-110-c12 position-relative\">\n        <!---->\n        <div class=\"h-row justify-content-lg-center justify-content-md-center justify-content-center align-items-lg-stretch align-items-md-stretch align-items-stretch gutters-col-lg-2 gutters-col-md-2 gutters-col-0 gutters-col-v-lg-2 gutters-col-v-md-2 gutters-col-v-2\">\n          <!---->\n          <div class=\"h-column h-column-container d-flex h-col-lg-auto h-col-md-auto h-col-auto style-497-outer style-local-110-c13-outer\">\n            <div data-colibri-id=\"110-c13\" class=\"d-flex h-flex-basis h-column__inner h-px-lg-2 h-px-md-2 h-px-2 v-inner-lg-2 v-inner-md-2 v-inner-2 style-497 style-local-110-c13 position-relative\">\n              <!---->\n              <!---->\n              <div class=\"w-100 h-y-container h-column__content h-column__v-align flex-basis-100 align-self-lg-start align-self-md-start align-self-start\">\n                <!---->\n                <div data-colibri-id=\"110-c14\" class=\"h-text h-text-component style-498 style-local-110-c14 position-relative h-element\">\n                  <!---->\n                  <!---->\n                  <div class=\"\">\n                    <p>There are numerous species of garden birds in Ireland: Blackbirds, starlings, pigeons, mistle &amp; song thrush, great\/blue\/coal tit, goldfinch, chaffinch, robin, crows, rooks, sparrows, swallows and house martins are just some of\n                      the regular visitors at WRC.<\/p>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div data-colibri-component=\"section\" data-colibri-id=\"110-c15\" id=\"custom\" class=\"h-section h-section-global-spacing d-flex align-items-lg-center align-items-md-center align-items-center style-485 style-local-110-c15 position-relative\">\n    <!---->\n    <!---->\n    <div class=\"h-section-grid-container h-section-boxed-container\">\n      <!---->\n      <div data-colibri-id=\"110-c16\" class=\"h-row-container gutters-row-lg-2 gutters-row-md-2 gutters-row-0 gutters-row-v-lg-2 gutters-row-v-md-2 gutters-row-v-2 style-486 style-local-110-c16 position-relative\">\n        <!---->\n        <div class=\"h-row justify-content-lg-center justify-content-md-center justify-content-center align-items-lg-stretch align-items-md-stretch align-items-stretch gutters-col-lg-2 gutters-col-md-2 gutters-col-0 gutters-col-v-lg-2 gutters-col-v-md-2 gutters-col-v-2\">\n          <!---->\n          <div class=\"h-column h-column-container d-flex h-col-lg-auto h-col-md-auto h-col-auto style-487-outer style-local-110-c17-outer\">\n            <div data-colibri-id=\"110-c17\" class=\"d-flex h-flex-basis h-column__inner h-px-lg-2 h-px-md-2 h-px-2 v-inner-lg-2 v-inner-md-2 v-inner-2 style-487 style-local-110-c17 position-relative\">\n              <!---->\n              <!---->\n              <div class=\"w-100 h-y-container h-column__content h-column__v-align flex-basis-100 align-self-lg-start align-self-md-start align-self-start\">\n                <!---->\n                <div data-colibri-id=\"110-c18\" class=\"d-block style-493 style-local-110-c18 position-relative h-element\">\n                  <!---->\n                  <div class=\"h-image__frame-container-outer\">\n                    <div class=\"h-image__frame-container\">\n                      <!---->\n                      <!---->\n                      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2129\" height=\"2129\" src=\"http:\/\/egzllsn.cluster027.hosting.ovh.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/cropped-WRC-18.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-412 style-493-image style-local-110-c18-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildliferescuecork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/cropped-WRC-18.jpg 2129w, https:\/\/wildliferescuecork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/cropped-WRC-18-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildliferescuecork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/cropped-WRC-18-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildliferescuecork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/cropped-WRC-18-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wildliferescuecork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/cropped-WRC-18-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildliferescuecork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/cropped-WRC-18-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wildliferescuecork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/cropped-WRC-18-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2129px) 100vw, 2129px\" \/>\n                      <div class=\"h-image__frame h-hide-lg h-hide-md h-hide-sm style-493-frameImage style-local-110-c18-frameImage\"><\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"h-column h-column-container d-flex h-col-lg-auto h-col-md-auto h-col-auto style-488-outer style-local-110-c19-outer\">\n            <div data-colibri-id=\"110-c19\" class=\"d-flex h-flex-basis h-column__inner h-px-lg-2 h-px-md-2 h-px-2 v-inner-lg-2 v-inner-md-2 v-inner-2 style-488 style-local-110-c19 position-relative\">\n              <!---->\n              <!---->\n              <div class=\"w-100 h-y-container h-column__content h-column__v-align flex-basis-100 align-self-lg-start align-self-md-start align-self-start\">\n                <!---->\n                <div data-colibri-id=\"110-c20\" class=\"h-text h-text-component style-499 style-local-110-c20 position-relative h-element\">\n                  <!---->\n                  <!---->\n                  <div class=\"\">\n                    <h3>General Information<\/h3>\n                    <ul>\n                      <li>Garden birds are frequently found injured or distressed due to human activity or natural predators. Common injuries include collisions, predation, and infections.<\/li>\n                      <li>Wild birds are highly self-sufficient and should not be approached unless clearly injured or in immediate danger.<\/li>\n                      <li>Many garden birds, especially fledglings, display normal behaviors that can be mistaken for distress, such as spending time on the ground while learning to fly.<\/li>\n                    <\/ul>\n                    <h3>Common Injuries in Garden Birds<\/h3>\n                    <ul>\n                      <li><strong>Road Traffic Accidents:<\/strong> Often found near roadsides.<\/li>\n                      <li><strong>Cat Attacks:<\/strong> Cats carry <em>Pasteurella multocida<\/em>, a bacteria fatal to birds without urgent veterinary treatment.<\/li>\n                      <li><strong>Collisions:<\/strong> Window impacts are a frequent cause of injury.<\/li>\n                      <li><strong>Nest Falls:<\/strong> Birds may fall from nests during tree felling or high winds.<\/li>\n                      <li><strong>Entanglement:<\/strong> Birds can become stuck in chimneys, attics, or houses.<\/li>\n                      <li><strong>Feather Loss or Breaks:<\/strong> Essential for flight, missing feathers can leave birds vulnerable.<\/li>\n                      <li><strong>Infections:<\/strong> Bacterial or fungal diseases, such as canker, can severely impact health.<\/li>\n                      <li><strong>Wing or Leg Breaks:<\/strong> Injuries that require professional care.<\/li>\n                    <\/ul>\n                    <h3>How to Spot an Injured Bird<\/h3>\n                    <ul>\n                      <li>Check for symmetry in wings\u2014drooping wings can indicate injury.<\/li>\n                      <li>Assess mobility: Is the bird standing or falling over?<\/li>\n                      <li>Look for blood, damaged feathers, or abnormalities in the beak or eyes.<\/li>\n                      <li>Observe behavior: An injured bird may appear fluffed up, stunned, or unresponsive.<\/li>\n                      <li>Wild birds should not be approachable. If you can easily pick one up, it is likely injured.<\/li>\n                    <\/ul>\n                    <h3>Fledglings: Understanding and Handling<\/h3>\n                    <ul>\n                      <li>Fledglings are young birds that leave the nest and spend time on the ground learning to fly. Parents continue to feed them during this period. This is normal and does not require intervention.<\/li>\n                      <li>If a cat attacks or brings in the bird, it requires immediate veterinary care.<\/li>\n                      <li>If a bird is on the road, move it under a hedge or to a safer spot.<\/li>\n                      <li>If the bird appears stunned, fluffed up, or lying on its side, consult a wildlife rehabilitator.<\/li>\n                      <li>Keep cats indoors temporarily to allow fledglings time to safely develop their flying skills.<\/li>\n                    <\/ul>\n                    <h3>How Fledglings Are Cared for at WRC<\/h3>\n                    <ul>\n                      <li>Nestlings and fledglings in care require intensive feeding every 20\u201330 minutes from dawn to dusk. However, parents in the wild provide the best care.<\/li>\n                      <li>Once the birds are self-feeding, they are moved to outdoor aviaries to acclimatize to weather and regain strength.<\/li>\n                      <li>Efforts are made to prevent imprinting on humans, ensuring the birds retain their wild instincts and behavior.<\/li>\n                    <\/ul>\n                    <p>\n                      <br>\n                    <\/p>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"h-column h-column-container d-flex h-col-lg-auto h-col-md-auto h-col-auto style-489-outer style-local-110-c21-outer\">\n            <div data-colibri-id=\"110-c21\" class=\"d-flex h-flex-basis h-column__inner h-px-lg-2 h-px-md-2 h-px-2 v-inner-lg-2 v-inner-md-2 v-inner-2 style-489 style-local-110-c21 position-relative\">\n              <!---->\n              <!---->\n              <div class=\"w-100 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