WHAT'S BUZZING OR FLYING NEAR YOU 2018

Had this pretty girl (not sure if its actually a girl but hey ho) turn up in the garden. I think she hit the shed windows-not 100% sure. Made her a little bed in the heated greenhouse, got water and food. She perked up after an hour or so and has roosted on some tomato plant supports under the potting table.

Shut the greenhouse up for the night as she's asleep now. Hope she is better in the morning.

 

Hope Shes ok Snorky , they often fly into our widow they see the sky reflection and go for it

 

I just saw her land at the back of the garden near the shed and she waddled over next to the greenhouse. Assumed she hit the shed window but her breathing doesn't sound great (but then again i have no idea what a birds breathing should be like!!)

Is she a collared dove? Her eyes are dark red but her legs/feet are grey.

 

Wow brilliant piccies @Sheal

 

Yes
I'm glad you have given her shelter over night ... please do not forget to give her the option of flight in the morning


Fab captures @Sheal Loving Woody!

 

I'll be up at 5 again with this bloomin jet lag so will open up the greenhouse for her again asap.

 

Ouchie! Hope your biorhythms settle back to GMT soon!

 

Have a read here S it might help.
Why Birds Hit Windows—and How You Can Help Prevent It

How to Help a Window Collision Victim
If you find a bird dazed from a window collision, examine it for external injuries. If the wings are both held properly, neither dangling, and the eyes seem normal, see if it can perch in a branch unassisted. If so, leave it to recover on its own.

If the bird has a noticeable injury, get it to a wildlife rehabilitator as quickly as possible. Broken bones usually need proper attention within minutes or hours to heal properly without surgery. Use this online directory to find a rehabber near you.

Meanwhile, place it in a dark container such as a shoebox, and leave it somewhere quiet, out of reach of pets and other predators, for 15 minutes. If the weather is extremely cold, you may need to take it inside, but don’t keep the bird too warm. Do not try to give it food and water, and resist handling it. The darkness will calm the bird while it revives, which should occur within a few minutes unless it is seriously injured. Do not open the box indoors to check on it or it might escape into your house and be hard to get back out!

Take the box outside every 15 minutes or so and open it—if the bird flies off, that’s that! If it doesn’t recover in a couple of hours, take it to a wildlife rehabilitator. Remember that, technically, it is illegal to handle a migratory bird without a permit, and medically helping an injured bird requires training, so your job is just to transport the bird to a rehabilitator.

 

Please my I just add a warning to @martin-f 's post. In the main, you should not *handle* a bird; any observations should be done by eye, not by hand.
Birds can die from simply being picked up - so do make an informed decision and weigh up the pro's and con's before you do, what to you is, "the right thing" but may not actually be the right thing for a wild bird.

 

Thanks Snorky and "M". There's quite an assortment of birds visiting at the moment but as soon as I pick my camera up they're gone! I think perhaps they see the reflection of the lens.

 

Sad news, poor birdy didnt make it.

Went in the greenhouse and found she'd fallen off her perch and died below it. She was quite firm so must have been a few hours ago. She had quite bad breathing when I found her so wondering if there was something else wrong with her.

At least she went and had a few warm hours and wasnt pestered by the dogs or anything else.
Going to go bury her upon the hill between the trees....couldnt bare to chuck her in the bin, poor thing.

 

Two Hawfinches had been seen yesterday in the churchyard here in Wareham so I had a look this morning, I was just about to give up when one flew into a tree 50 yards away. I just managed to get a couple of pics and it flew off!!!

 

Someone's just woken up after over wintering in the greenhouse.