31 Jul 2008 - July Rescues

SPECIES

 REASON FOR RESCUE

OUTCOME

 RECOVERED FROM

HEDGEHOG

Out during the day, very thin, obvious respiratory problems.

ATSCU / EXP

Comrie, Perthshire.

YOUNG HERRING GULL

Being mobbed by other birds causing it to be driven into busy traffic.

ATSCU / UNH / RTSA

Rosefield St, Dundee.

HEDGEHOG

Out during the day.

ATSCU

Kirriemuir, Angus.

YOUNG HERRING GULL

Bird trapped within small enclosed car park which had very high perimeter walls.

UNH / RTSA

Exchange Street, Dundee.

SPARROW

Bird found to have badly fractured leg and pelvis crush injury.

PTS

Montrose, Angus.

ROE DEER

Called by Tayside Police to early morning RTC where deer had been hit by vehicle. Animal had deep lacerations / friction wounds to front legs & broken spine. 

TTV / PTS

Tealing, Angus.

GULL

Reported to be lying at side of road with fractured wing.

ANF

Lochee Road, Dundee.

HERRING GULL CHICK

In residential garden, stuck between shed and fence.

UNH / RTSA

Hilltown, Dundee.

SPARROW

Cat attacked. No obvious wounds.

ATSCU

Woodside, Dundee.

HERRING GULL CHICK

Fell from nest on high roof. Badly fractured wing.

PTS

Carnoustie, Angus.

FOX

Injured fox reported to be trailing badly injured back leg.

ANF / ONG

Monikie, Angus.

FERAL PIGEON

Twig stuck between legs.

ONG

Town Centre, Perth.

KESTREL FLEDGELING

Found in verge at side of road. No sign of nest or parent birds.

ATSCU

Menzieshill, Dundee.

PIGEON

Reported to be stuck in hedge, bird flew off upon approach of rescuers.

REL

Whitfield, Dundee.

MUTE SWAN CYGNET

Badly inflamed / warm right leg joint restricting animals mobility.

 TTV / ATSCU

Tayport, Fife.

BUZZARD

Grounded in woods. Injury to head and closed / swollen right eye.

TTV / ATSCU

Lundie, Angus.

GULL

In road, reported to have injured / broken wing. Bird clipped by another car whilst rescue team on route.

Uplifted by SSPCA

Whitehall Crecent, Dundee.

HERRING GULL FLEDGELING

Stuck within enclosed access stair to Dundee Sheriff court.

UNH / RTSA

Bell Street, Dundee.

BLACK LABRADOR DOG

Animal stuck in mud in inner harbour. Rescued with assistance from Coastwatch patrol officer.

Recovered to shore.

Broughty Ferry, Dundee.

GULL

Being mobbed by other birds.

AF / RTSA

Reform Street, Dundee.

WOOD PIGEON

Cat Attacked, open wounds.

ATSCU

Letham, Perth.

HERRING GULL FLEDGELING

Has minor injury to leg.

ATSCU / RTSA

Dundee Railway Station, Dundee.

HERRING GULL FLEDGELING

Grounded in rear garden area. 

RTSA

Broughty Ferry, Dundee.

HERRING GULL

Possible RTC, bird mouth breathing and very poorly.

EXP

Linlathen, Dundee.

GREY SQUIRRELS x 3

Orphaned when nest accidently destroyed in tree felling operations.

ATSCU

Auchterarder, Fife.

PHEASANT

Found in residential garden with possible wing injury.

ATSCU

Carnoustie, Angus.

HERRING GULL

Fracture to wing.

TTV / ATSCU

Montrose, Angus.

PIPESTRELLE BAT

Cat Attacked multiple puncture wounds to body.

DBA

Fintryside, Dundee.

WHALE

Five SWRT personnel responded to reports that a whale was stranded on shore at Limekilns.

AF / ONG

Forth Estuary at Limkilns.