A new arrival this evening from Treeton, reported with a leg problem. The bird is unable to stand, and the limb is warm indicating infection is likely present. She will now get both the help and treatment needed back at our base.

Another visit to Roundhay Park, for a report of a swan carrying a fishing hook with line attached. Our rescuer was able to successfully remove the tackle from the animal’s neck, and without lasting injury the bird was released back to the waterway a short time later.

The bird had taken flight in the fading light and perhaps clipping overhead telephone cables, crash landed into the residential gardens below.

🎃 A little early for trick-or-treating, but this swan certainly gave the residents of Thornton, East Yorkshire a surprise this evening! 🦢

The animal was uninjured, and has since been released to a nearby waterway.

Crash landed birds continue to dominate calls to our helpline, typical for the time of year when inexperienced cygnets take flight for the first time. This bird was kept safe in the garage of a Thorne resident during the week, until we arrived to assist.

Our first call out yesterday morning was to a swan on the Aire & Calder Navigation Canal, reported to be towing a fishing lure and large amount of line from her leg. The bird was swiftly caught by our rescuer, the tackle safely removed, and the bird later returned.

This is never a decision we take lightly, and is a sad reflection of the great challenges when undertaking the rescue and rehabilitation of injured wildlife.

Given the bird’s extremely weak condition and poor realistic chance of a full recovery, we sadly felt in this instance the kindest option was to peacefully end her suffering.

The bird’s wing and body cavity was crawling with maggots and infection heavily set in, with extensive injuries that were clearly many days old.

We attended the River Dearne one evening recently. Determined after half an hour of searching in ever fading light, we eventually found our swan in the darkness and in a very poor state, taking refuge among the reeds.

A swan admiring her reflection in a garden mirror, after crashing out the sky in Selby on Saturday morning. Thankfully uninjured, the bird has since been released locally.

A crash landed swan required our help recently in Wakefield, after the animal had found itself in a residential garden. Thankfully, there were no injuries and the bird was immediately released to a nearby flock.

Our heartfelt thanks and deepest gratitude to those of you kind enough to contribute via the appeal on our post yesterday. Your donations have gone a long way in helping to cover the £2,000+ of invoices/bills we’ve received in recent weeks.

We attended Greasbrough yesterday, to a cygnet on the Dam reported to be trailing fishing line from the bird’s beak. Our volunteer was able to rescue the animal, and the fishing tackle was safely removed.

Account Name: Yorkshire Swan Rescue Hospital Account Number: 46446577 Sort Code: 23-05-80 Thank you so much in advance for your support 🦢🐰🐦‍⬛🦉🦡🦊🦌🦆🐥🦔🐾

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Every contribution, no matter how small, makes a real difference to the countless wild animals we assist and care for each year, so we would very much appreciate your help to keep us going 🙏🏽

We receive many thousands of calls to our helpline and social media pages for help annually, but the sad reality is that only a very small minority of those who reach out for our assistance (sometimes repeatedly) go on to support our continued work.

A plea for help! 📣 The last few weeks have been incredibly costly. Just now, we're facing over £2,000 in essential expenses which include veterinary medication, x-rays, blood tests, leg identity rings, feed, bedding, annual insurance and website hosting.