Easter Good Deed

[Jon Lad]

My wife and I were walking near Carperby in Wensleydale today and found a bird of prey with a damaged wing near some old lead workings. We didn't know what it was, not a buzzard or peregrine. I carried it wrapped in my fleece and walked the 1 1/2 miles back to the car. Then we drove 16 miles to Thorp Perrow Arboretum near Bedale, where there is a Falconry Centre. The owner got one of the falconry staff to come from home, as it was 7.30pm by now, he identified it - an osprey! It had a Natural History Museum London tag on one of its legs. The falconer said they get lots of people bringing buzzards and other birds but not ospreys. They took our contact details, I hope it survives as they migrate from Africa. I don't know what damaged its wing. Maybe some FlaminG Character shot it:thumbdown: It was pure chance we found it, as we had gone to look at these old mine workings a few hundred yards from the footpath.

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Excellent job Sir!

[armchairarborist]

should be in good hands with them.. they have lots of birds, nice trees too:thumbup1:

[Frankie Lawrence]

well done looks an incredible find

[tommer9]

Absoloutely fantastic find. Such a rare sight the osprey. Heres praying (preying lol) that it makes a full recovery. Magnificent birds. Top commendations to you and the trouble..

[Bart]

Top job, nice one

[Dionysus]

i know there is a breeding program for ospreys in england, may well be related to that with the natural history museum tag, nice work mate, it was that birds lucky day, no doubt it wouldnt of made it if you hadnt of come along.

[Parker]

Nicely done, hopefully the bird will make a full recovery!

[felixthelogchopper]

Good work, Fella

[Jon Lad]

I'm going to ring tomorrow to see how it is doing. At least its got a better chance there than on that moorside. It was weak when we picked it up, so it must have been there a while. I doubt it would have let me near it if it had any strength left, never mind carry it in the crook of my arm so far, then put it in a car.