Being frightened of the dark might be a drawback to some but it was the saving grace for a sparrowhawk which took a wrong turn and ended up inside the Wicks Building Supplies warehouse in Lottbridge Drove, Eastbourne this evening (Thursday 13th March 2008).
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Horrendous cruelty and suffering for swans over the weekend in Sussex
Swans in East Sussex had a rough ride over the weekend with Wildlife Rescuers needing to rescue one swan which had been shot in the head, a dog attacked swan, a road casualty swan and one which kids were attempting to kick.
The four incidents have infuriated the volunteer rescuers which have had to pick up the pieces.
A busy start to the year for volunteers
Volunteer rescuers from East Sussex Wildlife Rescue and Ambulance Service (WRAS) have had an extremely busy start to 2008 and over the weekend over 70 phone calls were received reporting casualties.
"Normally at this time of year our average is more like 5-10 calls a day, this is over 3 times that number." said Trevor Weeks founder of East Sussex WRAS.
“I Don’t Like Mondays” sung by WRAS
The winter is supposed to be the quietest time of year for WRAS, but yesterday volunteer rescuers were rushed off their feet with calls to over 21 casualties. Normally the January call-out rate is averages about 5 a day. "This has been an amazingly busy day" said Trevor Weeks " it reminds me of the Boomtown Rats’ song "I Don’t like Mondays"! I hope that the rest of the week does not stay as busy."
Cygnet required surgery after being caught in fishing line
Volunteer rescuers from East Sussex Wildlife Rescue and Ambulance Service rescuers were called out by Eastbourne’s "Swan Watch" yesterday (Wednesday) after a cygnet was seen acting strangely and gagging with line hanging out its mouth.
WRAS rescuers were on site fairly quickly and luckily the cygnet came out of the water and rescuers were able to catch the cygnet fairly quickly. The line was no longer in the mouth but entering a puncture wound at the back of the neck.
Update: Happy end to cygnet rescue
Further to our previous press release, the cygnet has now had its surgery to remove the hook and the vet has given the cygnet the all clear to be returned to Langney Pond tomorrow (Friday). WRAS rescuers will drive to collect the swan tomorrow morning and return him to his family at Langney, Eastbourne.
Debbie the Pigeon rescued in 5 hours Rescue operation at Debenhams
East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service called out East Sussex Wildlife Rescue &and Ambulance Service after being receiving a call that a fox was trapped in the old air ventilation ducting inside the Debenhams store in Terminus Road, Eastbourne yesterday afternoon.