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What is this bird? It is in my garden,
Sabinawilkinson
29/05/2022 21:51
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Germain
29/05/2022 22:12
It looks like a sea bird - possibly a young Herring Gull. Advice here is to leave them well alone if they are downed in the garden and are not going to be prey to dogs or in danger. Their parents usually know where they are and will come down to feed them - a bowl of water is appreciated. There are very few rescues that will take them - I do know of one down in Devon. The problem is if they become habituated to humans they can become a nuisance and those beaks can inflict some damage
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Sabinawilkinson
14/06/2022 21:05
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It was a skua, the rspb have collected it
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Internetman
17/06/2022 10:48
It’s an adult great skua, I think — not a garden bird at all, so possibly a victim of something like avian flu. Where in the UK are you?
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Richard G B
17/06/2022 11:26
Best to keep well away from the beak of that one,
Skua's are pretty vicious and the beak can inflict some damage to a soft hand.
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