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Another Day, Another Batch of Ducklings at the Royal Arsenal...
By 9.00 AM today we were back in the lagoon at the Royal Arsenal catching 16 ducklings and their mother. This lagoon had absolutely no...
Rae Gellel
Apr 28, 20232 min read
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Volunteers Dig Out Trapped Swan with Their Bare Hands
An absolutely exhausting rescue today in Thamesmead, when for the second day running, a swan crash landed into a fenced off area which...
Rae Gellel
Apr 27, 20232 min read
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A Double Rescue in the Pouring Rain
We’ve just returned from two consecutive and very sodden rescues in the same area. The first: A mother duck had nested on a roof terrace...
Rae Gellel
Apr 19, 20232 min read
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Spring 2023 Has Arrived - & We're Already Back Rescuing Ducklings at the Royal Arsenal...
Today we had nine separate rescues in a row, and exhausted isn’t the word! The day isn’t even over yet. One of these nine was at our old...
Rae Gellel
Apr 1, 20232 min read
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End of An Era: Famous Plumstead Peacock Relocated to Sanctuary
It's the end of an era for Plumstead, as our famous wandering peacock is set to start his new life at a sanctuary tomorrow afternoon....
Rae Gellel
Dec 23, 20223 min read
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Ricky the Ticky Magpie is Released!
Goodbye to Ricky the Ticky magpie, released today. He was found by a local Veterinary Care Assistant dragging himself along the ground,...
Rae Gellel
Sep 17, 20221 min read
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Cygnets Brought Back from the Brink of Death
An unexpected and at first, very upsetting rescue occurred this evening. Two of our volunteers, Darren and Fran, we're waiting on the...
Rae Gellel
Sep 17, 20222 min read
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Two Trapped Birds, Two Very Different Outcomes
Two consecutive rescues this afternoon, one with a positive outcome, one with a pretty heartbreaking outcome. The first was a report of a...
Rae Gellel
Sep 17, 20222 min read
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Another Nine Ducklings Rescued at the Royal Arsenal
Another nine ducklings rescued from the Royal Arsenal complex this evening - from the same ornamental lagoon as the last brood, although...
Rae Gellel
Sep 17, 20222 min read
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Cockerel Found Running Loose on the M20
This stunning chap was discovered running loose on the M20 last night. He was handed into the PDSA Thamesmead's out of hours service, and...
Rae Gellel
Sep 3, 20222 min read
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25 Ticks Removed from "Ricky" the Magpie
This magpie arrived yesterday evening with a whopping 25 ticks on his neck and head. He was unable to use his legs which we see a lot in...
Rae Gellel
Sep 2, 20221 min read
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Back at the Royal Arsenal to Rescue More Ducklings
We were all feeling a bit worse for wear today, generally exhausted and perhaps a bit hung over (don't judge me!), when we received yet...
Rae Gellel
Jul 31, 20221 min read
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Fox, Pigeon & Swan - Another Day of Rescues
Another long day with a string of rescues. Firstly, Lisa and I attended to a young fox collapsed in a doorway in Mottingham, dragging his...
Rae Gellel
Jul 30, 20222 min read
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Entangled for Days in a Heat Wave - Another Victim of Anti-Bird Netting
Last night at around midnight, we received a report about a pigeon trapped in anti-bird netting on a balcony at a block of flats in...
Rae Gellel
Jul 29, 20222 min read
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Ducklings, Pigeons & Bats - all in a day's work!
Another long, hot afternoon with a string of rescues! First, MORE ducklings in an ornamental fountain at the Royal Arsenal, for the...
Rae Gellel
Jul 12, 20223 min read
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A Midnight Call Out to a Fox Attacked by a Dog
Last night, my pyjamas doubled as a rescue uniform when we received a message around midnight via Dartford Animal Rescue about a fox cub...
Rae Gellel
Jul 9, 20221 min read
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Pigeons Left Without Food & Water for Two Days Due to Anti-Bird Netting
This evening we were alerted to two pigeons trapped in anti-bird netting on a balcony in Eltham. They had been there since Thursday with...
Rae Gellel
Jul 6, 20222 min read
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Garter Snake Found in Eltham Garden
A recent unusual case that required some help from our friends at South East London Reptile Rescue to resolve. Yesterday, we were alerted...
Rae Gellel
Jun 9, 20222 min read
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We Were Too Late to Save These Cubs
We've had two very sad cases involving fox cubs lately. The first was in SE14, an area we typically struggle to cover even in quieter...
Rae Gellel
Jun 9, 20221 min read
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Terrapin Surrendered to Vet Starts New Life at Sanctuary
Many thanks to the Turtle Sanctuary in Staplehurst for agreeing to take in another South East London terrapin today. This one was found...
Rae Gellel
Jun 8, 20221 min read
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