Sharandys Birds of Prey

30/05/2026

Today's rescue, this Tawny Owl has had a collision, probably with a vehicle. He was taken to another vet in Crediton and we picked him up this morning. Not looking good I'm afraid, clearly a head trauma, off to see our Vet tomorrow 😪

29/05/2026

Today's rescue...

We were called to a property in Bridport where a young fledgling Jackdaw had got itself trapped behind a garden shed. Unfortunately when they tried to help it they were met by the aggressive adults that were just trying to protect their young chick.

They called us and we went to help. Yes the adults were there kicking off, understandably. With the help of the property owners, we managed to move the shed enough so that Matt could squeeze himself behind the shed and retrieve the chick. Although we think it might of been there for a while we discussed the next move and agreed that, although a little underweight the best place for it was with the adults. So Matt managed to get it up in the tree, where the adults were very vocal and determined to get to the chick. We then left them all quietly to reunite. 🤞🤞🤞

28/05/2026

What a lovely day we have all had up at Sharandys today, until Sunday we are having a "Meet a Snake" hour between 1pm and 2pm daily. Pop along and meet Banana Dave..... if you dare!!!

27/05/2026

A busy couple of weeks with the rescues.

Image 1. A young Tawny Owl was found at the Untied Reformed Church in Sidmouth, we think it may have been found somewhere else and left there as there are no signs of any Tawny Owl nests as this was a built up area.

Image 2. A young Tawny Owl chick found in Bridport, damage to wing, very underweight and was handed into Bredy Vets.

Image 3. A young Kestrel was found out near Crediton after falling out of the nest, the chick had been out in the hot weather all day on Tuesday and when we got there it was dehydrated, underweight and suffering from heat stroke. We are monitoring the nest with the other 3 chicks in to make sure the parents are still coming back to feed them. Sadly we had to bring the this little one back with us to treat him, otherwise he wouldn't have survived.

Image 4. This baby Tawny Owl was taken into a vets in Weymouth by a member of the public. Now this one is a very poorly and very underweight, we have settled it in and fingers crossed.

21/05/2026

After a year of trying to rehome the Pidgeon's we rescued last year, this amazing charity were the only people that helped us, after numerous calls to many Pidgeon rescue organisations that were no help at all.

Thank you so much for taking on the birds and we can now work and support each other with wildlife rescues, which is how it should be!!!

https://www.facebook.com/littlestwildlifehotel

21/05/2026

19/05/2026

We are so excited to celebrate our first birthday with you all on Saturday 6th June! 🥳

There will be special discounts, freebies, fun and games for everyone to join in with.

We will also be joined by the fabulous Sharandys Birds of Prey 🦅 as well as stalls from The Stable Soap Company🐴 and Buddy & Ben 🐶 selling their gorgeous products.

Please come along and join us!

15/05/2026

Sadly we were called out to a Buzzard found on the side of the road. We think probably hit by a vehicle. Severe injuries and a very badly broken wing which couldn't be fixed as it had also become infected in the bone 😕 😢

Sadly we had no other choice than to end it's suffering 😢

15/05/2026

It's that time of year when the Tawny Owl chicks are fledging, we have had a few call outs recently regarding worried people finding them and not knowing what to do. If, as in the pictures below you spot a fledgling like this, please leave well alone. It's what they should be doing. They are still being fed and being looked after by the adults. Please keep your distance and do not disturb them. However if you have concerns that a chick is in area which is not natural please contact us for advice. But do not touch them. Thank you.

11/05/2026

For everyone that has met Ginnie, we are so proud to have him featured in the Church's Shoes Spring/Summer 2026 campaign 😀 ❤️ 🥳