Release
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SWIFT RELEASE – PLEASE DO NOT ….
Never throw a swift high into the air!
Never release a Swift from elevated locations!
We are witnessing with concern lots of releases from high buildings….please think about the risks – on nature many fail and that is one of the reasons they are found grounded.
IN CASE SOMETHING GOES WRONG THE SWIFT MAY CRASH LAND WITH FATAL CONSEQUENCES NOT HAVING A SECOND OPPORTUNITY!
By our experience, after hundreds of hand-reared swifts, we certainly may predict when a swifts is ready and capable to fly away – but that is a “feeling” and not a certainty – we don’t play.
Please look at the video – perfect release from ground level BUT imagine the second release if conducted on a high building – no second chance
Remember, a healthy hand-reared swift may take off even from the ground!
Yes, a Swift can take off from the ground!
NOT READY YET…
Never throw a swift high into the air!
If ready, the juvenile will fly away. Otherwise give them some time trying the following days
We should never release swifts from elevated locations. In case something goes wrong the swift may crash land with fatal consequences not having a second opportunity
NOT READY YET…Never throw a swift high into the air! If ready, the juvenile will fly away. Otherwise give them some time trying the following daysWe should never release swifts from elevated locations. In case something goes wrong the swift may crash land with fatal consequences not having a second opportunity
Gepostet von Falciot Vencejo Swift Rehabilitation am Mittwoch, 12. August 2015
The kiss
RECOVERY OF HAND-REARED COMMON SWIFTS on Mealworm Diet The recoveries of hand-reared swifts are important events, albeit sad ones due to the admission of injured or dead birds The two recoveries exposed below are particularly important as they prove the success of a project research on diets conducted with a lot of effort, which expose that is totally safe and feasible to hand-rear swifts with a diet based mainly or only on supplemented mealworms. CASE 1:Torreferrussa Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre, Barcelona, Catalunya-Hand-rearing(26 June 2010): A chick is admitted under severe emaciation and dehydration, weight 21g. It was found in Vilassar de Mar, Barcelona (19 July 2010): Released at 35 km from its home place. Weight: 43g, 25 days on the rehabilitation centre-Recovery(15 May 2013): The swift was found in Masnou, 7km from its home place and 37km from the release area. It was trapped in a kitchen extractor and covered in oil. Even the effort to recover the patient, unfortunately it did not survive.CASE 2:Cervais Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre, Gouveia, Portugal-Hand-rearing(08 July 2011): A chick is admitted with a weight 25g(25 July 2011): Released with a weight 43g, 18 days on the rehabilitation centre-Recovery(31 October 2014): Found dead in a house attic
Gepostet von Falciot Vencejo Swift Rehabilitation am Mittwoch, 11. März 2015
