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Yorkshire Swan & Wildlife Rescue Hospital @swanrescue.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks to an observant member of the public, we were recently able to assist this adult swan at Elsecar Reservoir, reported to us with a fishing hook in the webbing of bird’s foot. The hook was carefully removed, and the swan immediately returned to his family.

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Yorkshire Swan & Wildlife Rescue Hospital @swanrescue.bsky.social · 2d

Someone has an appetite! One of our new hedgehog arrivals, pictured here tucking in to the all day buffet 🦔

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Yorkshire Swan & Wildlife Rescue Hospital @swanrescue.bsky.social · 2d

A new arrival this evening from Treeton, reported with a leg problem. The bird is unable to stand, and the limb is warm indicating infection is likely present. She will now get both the help and treatment needed back at our base.

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Yorkshire Swan & Wildlife Rescue Hospital @swanrescue.bsky.social · 4d

Another visit to Roundhay Park, for a report of a swan carrying a fishing hook with line attached. Our rescuer was able to successfully remove the tackle from the animal’s neck, and without lasting injury the bird was released back to the waterway a short time later.

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Yorkshire Swan & Wildlife Rescue Hospital @swanrescue.bsky.social · 4d

🎃 A little early for trick-or-treating, but this swan certainly gave the residents of Thornton, East Yorkshire a surprise this evening! 🦢

The bird had taken flight in the fading light and perhaps clipping overhead telephone cables, crash landed into the residential gardens below.

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Yorkshire Swan & Wildlife Rescue Hospital @swanrescue.bsky.social · 7d

The animal was uninjured, and has since been released to a nearby waterway.

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Yorkshire Swan & Wildlife Rescue Hospital @swanrescue.bsky.social · 7d

Crash landed birds continue to dominate calls to our helpline, typical for the time of year when inexperienced cygnets take flight for the first time. This bird was kept safe in the garage of a Thorne resident during the week, until we arrived to assist.

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Yorkshire Swan & Wildlife Rescue Hospital @swanrescue.bsky.social · 8d

Our first call out yesterday morning was to a swan on the Aire & Calder Navigation Canal, reported to be towing a fishing lure and large amount of line from her leg.

The bird was swiftly caught by our rescuer, the tackle safely removed, and the bird returned to the waterway a short time later.

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Yorkshire Swan & Wildlife Rescue Hospital @swanrescue.bsky.social · 9d

This is never a decision we take lightly, and is a sad reflection of the great challenges when undertaking the rescue and rehabilitation of injured wildlife.

Yorkshire Swan & Wildlife Rescue Hospital @swanrescue.bsky.social · 9d

Given the bird’s extremely weak condition and poor realistic chance of a full recovery, we sadly felt in this instance the kindest option was to peacefully end her suffering.

Yorkshire Swan & Wildlife Rescue Hospital @swanrescue.bsky.social · 9d

The bird’s wing and body cavity was crawling with maggots and infection heavily set in, with extensive injuries that were clearly many days old.

Yorkshire Swan & Wildlife Rescue Hospital @swanrescue.bsky.social · 9d

We attended the River Dearne one evening recently. Determined after half an hour of searching in ever fading light, we eventually found our swan in the darkness and in a very poor state, taking refuge among the reeds.

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Yorkshire Swan & Wildlife Rescue Hospital @swanrescue.bsky.social · 10d

A swan admiring her reflection in a garden mirror, after crashing out the sky in Selby on Saturday morning. Thankfully uninjured, the bird has since been released locally.

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Yorkshire Swan & Wildlife Rescue Hospital @swanrescue.bsky.social · 18d

A crash landed swan required our help recently in Wakefield, after the animal had found itself in a residential garden. Thankfully, there were no injuries and the bird was immediately released to a nearby flock.

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Yorkshire Swan & Wildlife Rescue Hospital @swanrescue.bsky.social · 20d

Our heartfelt thanks and deepest gratitude to those of you kind enough to contribute via the appeal on our post yesterday. Your donations have gone a long way in helping to cover the £2,000+ of invoices/bills we’ve received in recent weeks. This generosity and support is so hugely appreciated.

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Yorkshire Swan & Wildlife Rescue Hospital @swanrescue.bsky.social · 20d

We attended Greasbrough yesterday, to a cygnet on the Dam reported to be trailing fishing line from the bird’s beak. Our volunteer was able to rescue the animal, and the fishing tackle was safely removed.

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Yorkshire Swan & Wildlife Rescue Hospital @swanrescue.bsky.social · 21d

Account Name: Yorkshire Swan Rescue Hospital
Account Number: 46446577
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Thank you so much in advance for your support 🦢🐰🐦‍⬛🦉🦡🦊🦌🦆🐥🦔🐾

Ways to Donate

We are always most grateful to receive the support of our generous contributors, whom without, our vital work in assisting injured swans and wildlife would simply not be possible. We do not receive...

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Yorkshire Swan & Wildlife Rescue Hospital @swanrescue.bsky.social · 21d

You can donate via our website at www.ysrh.org.uk/donate or directly through this post below. If you'd prefer to support us by donating directly to our charity account or by setting up a monthly direct debit, our bank account details are as follows;

Ways to Donate

We are always most grateful to receive the support of our generous contributors, whom without, our vital work in assisting injured swans and wildlife would simply not be possible. We do not receive...

www.ysrh.org.uk

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Yorkshire Swan & Wildlife Rescue Hospital @swanrescue.bsky.social · 21d

Every contribution, no matter how small, makes a real difference to the countless wild animals we assist and care for each year, so we would very much appreciate your help to keep us going 🙏🏽

Yorkshire Swan & Wildlife Rescue Hospital @swanrescue.bsky.social · 21d

We receive many thousands of calls to our helpline and social media pages for help annually, but the sad reality is that only a very small minority of those who reach out for our assistance (sometimes repeatedly) go on to support our continued work.

Ways to Donate

We are always most grateful to receive the support of our generous contributors, whom without, our vital work in assisting injured swans and wildlife would simply not be possible. We do not receive...

www.ysrh.org.uk

Yorkshire Swan & Wildlife Rescue Hospital @swanrescue.bsky.social · 21d

A plea for help! 📣

The last few weeks have been incredibly costly. Just now, we're facing over £2,000 in essential expenses which include veterinary medication, x-rays, blood tests, leg identity rings, feed, bedding, annual insurance and website hosting.

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Yorkshire Swan & Wildlife Rescue Hospital @swanrescue.bsky.social · 22d

Our thanks to the kind reporter who also sent us this video, taken of the bird whilst waiting for assistance to arrive.

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Yorkshire Swan & Wildlife Rescue Hospital @swanrescue.bsky.social · 22d

Despite the very wet conditions, we attended to this swan earlier today at Skelton Lake, reported to be carrying a fishing hook through the bird’s beak. The swan was rescued, the tackle safely removed, and the animal returned to the water a short time later.

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Yorkshire Swan & Wildlife Rescue Hospital @swanrescue.bsky.social · 23d

After wading through thick silt to reach the bird, she was safely caught by our rescuer and immediately released into the safety of a nearby adjacent waterway to complete her moult.

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Yorkshire Swan & Wildlife Rescue Hospital @swanrescue.bsky.social · 23d

Normally residing on an 12 hectare wetland, the waterway had completely dried up over the summer months, leaving the animal vulnerable given she was in annual moult and therefore unable to fly, and without access to water.

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