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Seabirds & Waders

Norma Henderson WIRES Northern Beaches Branch. Seabirds & Waders. The Rescue – be prepared. Wear glasses for eye protection Have gloves ready. Take special care of. Long thin legs Long thin bills Feathers. The Rescue. Waterbirds can be smelly, they Deficate Regurgitate

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Seabirds & Waders

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  1. Norma Henderson WIRES Northern Beaches Branch Seabirds & Waders

  2. The Rescue – be prepared • Wear glasses for eye protection • Have gloves ready

  3. Take special care of • Long thin legs • Long thin bills • Feathers

  4. The Rescue Waterbirds can be smelly, they Deficate Regurgitate Best container is a CARDBOARD BOX Contact the Bird Co-ordinator

  5. Feeding water birdsRehydrate with glucose or Vetafarm SparkForce-feed initially. Teach self-feeding

  6. Seagulls • Often nest on unused boats • Easy to rear • Imprint badly

  7. Gannets • Juveniles in trouble • Look for:- • Fishing line entanglement • Fish hooks external • Suspect fish hooks internal • Internal parasites

  8. Shearwaters • Beached washed birds - • Spring – arriving after long migration, starving, exhauxsted • Autumn – juveniles disoriented by lights, winds etc.

  9. Penguins – moulting, oiled, injuredTaronga Zoo for long-term rehab

  10. White-faced HeronChicks come into care abandonedWatch long legs and leg paralysis

  11. Darters and cormorants • Long necks • Sharp hooked beaks • Attitude • Hold bird facing away • Wear eye protection • Wear long protective gloves

  12. Release • As close as possible to capture site • Seagulls - anytime • Penguins - evening • Pelicans - anytime • Waders - morning

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