Galway Swan Rescue

Volunteer organisation rescuing and rehabilitating wild birds from Galway, licensed by the National Parks and Wildlife Service.

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Birds can still be nesting! https://t.co/z2RoiajbJM

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When one has a family occasion on a Sunday afternoon & these babies have to come along too! They have to be fed regularly! This is what we rehabbers do.......

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Lots of Fledglings!
We are advising on blackbird, starling, pigeon & several more species. Most of them are fine & behaving normally. We have a tiny woodpigeon hatchling whose nest was knocked down when a... https://t.co/ZTh20JZU6w

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When we think we doing good. https://t.co/uSDw5YN8rT

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A Busy Few Days......
One of the Mill street Cygnets got caught in the strong current in the river & had to be rescued by David & reunited with the family.
Late, last night, Niamh in Headford found an injured... https://t.co/IPZEFfc2VR

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Very important information! https://t.co/qKVpuOE1j0

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Soooo... many babies!!
We have quite a few tiny, fluffy, golf ball size gull chicks. They should not be seen for several weeks yet. They are getting blown down from roof tops. The latest one was rescued by... https://t.co/YqVrkmL7Wy

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Wonderful footage. Stay safe!!! https://t.co/uVBE8uJQZJ

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Great parents! Thank you Pat for the video. https://t.co/gy52IA5zSG

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PLEASE, PLEASE read all of this. https://t.co/c5hhqNkad4

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FLEDGLINGS, NESTLINGS & HATCHLINGS!
When baby birds are fully feathered & on the ground they are fledglings & just not able to fly YET. They need their parents to feed & protect them until they are independent.... https://t.co/cCxUEbHA7z

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Hope you have all heard the cuckoo. This one was recorded in Woodville Walled Garden. https://t.co/vRRuKDBfUW

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All kinds of everything this week!
There are many fledglings about at the moment. Corvid fledglings (crow family) are obvious now. They cannot fly YET. In most cases it is best to not interfere as their very... https://t.co/9SErD47kvN

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All eight cygnets hatched in Oranmore. Let's hope they stay safe. https://t.co/hGuPYb6c1U

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The Oranmore swans are currently hatching their brood! Very exciting time! https://t.co/fvnG05naHe

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The swans in Oranmore are very attentive parents. The raft on which the nest is built is very successful. Thank you Peter & colleagues for taking such care of them. https://t.co/4PGVYqVtPw

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Our Baby Blackbird is doing very well !
He /She was rescued by Liam & his family over 2 weeks ago in Wellpark. A cat had predated the nest & he was the only survivor. They took the tiny, injured hatchling to me.... https://t.co/ZSINUZX36A

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Another Crash Landing!
This fine swan was spotted by our volunteer, David, this evening in Claddagh. He was stunned & had superficial rounds on his feet & legs. These were due to a 'crash landing on a hard... https://t.co/kx4MGj7jhD

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Duck & her newly hatched 10 ducklings relocated to a safe pond at Glenlo Abbey.
Paul Murphy alerted us to the plight of this little family in the courtyard of his apartment in city centre this evening. Our... https://t.co/qoOV5L0Sfl

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JUST HAD TO SHARE THE GREAT NEWS !!!
You may remember the fox called Rusty, that was found with a snare embedded around his body. Jillian & family had been feeding him for years at their holiday home in West... https://t.co/4yQ1AAtKmj