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Anything that flies
Received a telephone call last week from Thames Water, telling me two red kites were trapped in a sludge tank at a sewage works.
How two of them ended up in there, however the tank was approx 20ft deep and ladders were needed. Fortunately, although still very messy at the bottom, the sludge tank was empty.
After many frantic calls with Thames Water, and other organisations, trying to arrange for the kites rescue, I spoke with the RSPCA, and after describing the size of the red kites, and how they usually behave, etc when approached, they called me back confirming they were sending someone out.
By this time I also had confirmation the Fire Service was assisting.
To cut a long story short, the two birds were rescued, taken to the vets, given a good cleaning (!) and finally released.
However, it turned out the red kites were in fact two buzzards!
Thanks to Thames Water, the RSPCA and the Berks Fire Service for coming to the rescue.
Photos courtesy of Berks Fire Service.
How two of them ended up in there, however the tank was approx 20ft deep and ladders were needed. Fortunately, although still very messy at the bottom, the sludge tank was empty.
After many frantic calls with Thames Water, and other organisations, trying to arrange for the kites rescue, I spoke with the RSPCA, and after describing the size of the red kites, and how they usually behave, etc when approached, they called me back confirming they were sending someone out.
By this time I also had confirmation the Fire Service was assisting.
To cut a long story short, the two birds were rescued, taken to the vets, given a good cleaning (!) and finally released.
However, it turned out the red kites were in fact two buzzards!
Thanks to Thames Water, the RSPCA and the Berks Fire Service for coming to the rescue.
Photos courtesy of Berks Fire Service.
