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Red Kite in the garden
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I have found a Red Kite in the garden, apart from being caked in mud I can't see anything wrong with it. It seems dehydrated and can't be bothered to move except to flap its wings briefly when the dog got too close. I have given it some water through a syringe, washed his wings down with a hose and dried him with a towel. Now he is in a barn in a box of hay. Is there anything else anyone can think of that might help him survive?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.you seem to have done all the right things but suggest you try and contact your nearest wild life centre for professional advice. We have red kites flying over our house every day. Beautiful creatures. Hope you have saved one. Could put a little bit of raw meat or chicken near to him. See if he eats it.
Pat.
Pat.
They are lovely birds, Poor thing may have worn its self out if it needed hosing to get the mud off its wings, Mud is very heavy, and it may have been bullied by other birds, If it looks well let it recouperate for another hour and if it looks like it has more strength, Let it go, Try to get some professional advice also, This is Tiggywinkles is telephone number they are open 24 hours a day, they will help you 01844 292292
http://www.sttiggywinkles.org.uk/
http://www.sttiggywinkles.org.uk/