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As many of you know, I spend any spare time I have volunteering at the Hawk conservancy Trust. If you haven't been, it's a great day out. At the Trust is the National Bird of Prey Hospital and I've seen first hand the amazing work that is carried out there.

The Trust can receive over 200 wild-injured raptors each year, and all are admitted to National Bird of Prey Hospital – formerly known as Hilary's Bird of Prey Hospital after Hilary Smith, one of the founders of the Hawk Conservancy.

The injuries for these wild birds can consist of broken wings, damaged legs and talons, eye injuries or sometimes just very low condition where the bird is virtually starving. In some cases poisoning has occurred and this leads to the Police Wildlife Liaison Officer becoming involved, who will aim to establish if the poisoning was deliberate or accidental. Wherever possible, all the birds are rehabilitated as soon as possible and released back to the area they were found.

Injured birds often require several stages of rehabilitation ranging from complete rest (sometimes immobilisation) up to regular exercise for more advanced patients. Both indoor and outdoor flights are used, as well as confinement bays to keep particularly nervous birds in safe conditions.

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