BIRDS - Injured; Rescued; Displaced; Surrendered

09/06/2025

We received a call from a resident of a 7th floor apartment who witnessed a pigeon collide with his window and then land on his balcony. The pigeon appeared to be disoriented and had sustained a leg injury, rendering it unable to stand on one leg or fly.

Consequently, the resident contacted us for assistance. While we arranged for a rescue, the member of the public successfully contained the pigeon in a box, providing it with water and ensuring its safety.

Upon my arrival, I observed that the pigeon was underweight, suggesting it had been lost for an extended period and unable to access food. Fortunately, the pigeon had leg bands bearing contact information, which enabled me to reach out to her owner. The owner arranged to collect her later that day, and whilst in our care, she hungrily ate some food, which hopefully alleviated her distress.

Please tag or chip your birds to ensure that they can be reunited with you swiftly should they get lost and found. So glad this little one was, and is now on her way to recovery with her family where she belongs.

08/06/2025

08/06/2025

We had a call last week from an elderly woman who had witnessed two magpies having a battle in her garden the day prior that had then moved to her roof before finally one flew away. Since then though she had heard a continually scratching sound coming from one corner so suspected there was still a magpie up there and possibly trapped.

I climbed up my ladder to discover she was correct. A poor adult male magpie was stuck in the gutter under some tiles and despite obvious frantic attempts over the last 24 hours to free himself, was still hopelessly trapped.

It didn't take long to carefully lift a couple of tiles up then gently ease the poor thing out and secure in my rescue basket to be carried back down the ladder for assessment. He was completely exhausted and quite flat, unable to stand. Covered in hardened mud from the gutter his wings and feathers on one side of his body were stuck together and his shoulder had been scraped down to the bone with his attempts to get out from under the rough tiles.

I took him straight to the amazing team at Melbourne Bird Veterinary Clinic who always go above and beyond for our wildlife. By the next day I was thrilled to hear the bird had regained some strength and was now standing and eating on his own. There were no fractures however the wound on his shoulder was quite nasty so they wanted to keep him in a bit longer for treatment and to ensure it was going to heal to enable flight. Last reports was doing well.

07/06/2025

The perils of leaving a free ranging cockatoo unsupervised in your house for a few minutes......

01/06/2025

UPDATE: Sunny has been reunited with his family!

This cheeky scaly breasted lorikeet made its way into the Pro Shop at a Golf Course in Burwood then promptly sat on the shoulder of the lovely lady that worked there, clearly asking for help.

We have taken the little one into care who hasn't stopped eating since we picked it up. If you or someone you know has lost a similar bird, we would love to potentially reunite you.

26/05/2025

Help! We are at full capacity (actually over full capacity) of pigeons at the moment and urgently need to either find permanent homes or foster carers. Please contact us if you think you can help.

24/05/2025

Billy and Louis tell us when they want to go to bed.....

23/05/2025

Thank you Petbarn for thinking of us when you had a stack of bird food products that were unable to be sold as out of date and/or damaged. Harriet and I were very excited to pick it all up as a donation to our Rescue, rather than it all going to waste being thrown out.

Looking through the items, most are premium high end products that we normally would not have been able to afford and are perfectly eatable. What a treat for the birds in our care!

Thank you ###x

22/05/2025

This beautiful Donek pigeon was found in the grounds of a school in Donvale, hungry, weak and appearing a bit dazed. We collected the little one and took straight to the amazing pigeon friendly vets at Melbourne Bird Veterinary Clinic . After a thorough check up and overnight stay, it is now in our care whilst it regains it's strength and we try to get it back home again.

If you believe it to be yours, we would love to hear from you.

19/05/2025

This muscovy duck was spotted hanging out at a service station in Endeavour Hills for several hours today not wanting to leave. As it grew dark and was getting late the manager called us to help as was concerned for the duck's welfare.

When I arrived I discovered the poor thing had an injured leg and was clearly thirsty as was trying to drink from the oily puddles in between the fuel pumps. After evading capture for several minutes (as he was able to fly) I managed to catch the limping duck and safely secure him. Back at home he enjoyed some food and fresh water and a soft hay bed to sleep on for the night. He will be given a vet check tomorrow.

15/05/2025

Please microchip your pets including your birds, and most importantly - keep the information on them up to date!

If you move house, change phone number and/or email address, or rehome your pet - make sure their microchip reflects these changes!

One in three pets will get lost in their lifetime with 40% of animals being unable to be reunited with their families.

I have scanned two animals this week with my initial relief that they were actually chipped soon become frustration upon finding one had an incorrect phone number, and the other having details of a previous owner and not the current one. After a bit of tracking down both owners were eventually found, though took several hours for one and several days for the other.

Please chip your animals and keep them updated.