Swift First Aid & Care

You have found a fallen Swift   Don't throw it in the air - Don't feed it - Don't delay     1. Put your Swift in a quiet, warm, safe, calm & clean environment  - a ventilated shoe box is ideal        and put it somewhere away from any disturbance. See photo on the right  - the Swift is calm    2. Take a photo and if you can, weigh the bird too - you can assess its age using the photos below    3. Give it water by running a wetted cotton bud around the edge of the beak avoiding the nostrils    4. Measure the Swift's wing length (see photo below). It can only fly if its wings are each at least 16cm long    5. Don't try and care for the Swift yourself. It is high-risk, difficult, expensive & time-consuming    6. Contact a Carer from the list below; give them information about your Swift; get the Swift to them ASAP The distance to measure is the red line on the photo (left) Swift chick at 2 weeks old - it weighs 38 grams Swift chick at 3 weeks old - it weighs 45 grams Swift chick at 4 weeks old - it weighs 50 grams Swift chick at 6 weeks old - it weighs 44 grams Call a UK Swift Carer -  providing advice, treatment and care The individuals, charities and organisations below may be able to assist: NB: These are all independent care providers. Where we can we check on their abilities and procedures, but unfortunately this is usually not possible. If you are not happy with any care provider's response please select another. If you find a carer's services unacceptable, please inform the RSPCA, they are the only body in England with the legal right and duty to inspect animal care premises. In Scotland all Carers need to be Licenced and a copy of the Licence must be on display where the public can see it, including on web sites. E-mail and Internet web page links are underlined   Cheshire -  RSPCA Stapeley Grange Wildlife Centre, London Road, Nantwich CW5 7JW Open 08:00 to 20:00 (21:00 May to Sept) Call 0300 1230722   Cornwall (North) - Michelle Clement - Call 07508532811 or use WhatsApp   Cumbria - Kendal College Animal Rescue Milnthorpe Road, Kendal  LA9 5AY  telephone 01539 814700 Monday to Friday only   Derbyshire - Pet Samaritans - St Bernard's Animal Sanctuary & Wildlife Rescue Centre, Chesterfield S41 9EA  - call 01246 455777 / 07872421878   Devon (edge of Somerset) North Combe, Shillingford, Tiverton - L Goss - Call 07732 943781   Essex (Basildon) - Nature's 2nd Chance Wildlife Rescue click here to e-mail   Essex (East) Transport Only - Wildlife Ambulance - 24 hour Rescue Hotline - Call 03001 026999   Essex (Maldon) Wildlife Rescue, 30 Cross Road Maldon, CM9 5EE - Call 07811 307162   Essex (South) South Essex Wildlife Hospital - Call 01375 893893   Hampshire - Hart Wildlife Rescue Unit 9 Lower Soldridge Business Park, Soldridge Road, Medstead, Alton GU34 5JF   Hampshire -  Wildlife Rescue - Ringwood - Please phone 01425 477500 / 07765 327558   Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire - Clare Nuttall - Please phone 07917877333 or e-mail here   Hertfordshire -  Wildlife Welfare -  Please phone 01438 313526   Isle of Wight Bird Rescue - Please phone 07939 103398 or 07505 200160 or e-mail iowbirdrescue@gmail.com   Kent - Folly Wildlife Rescue, Broadwater Forest Wildlife Hospital, Fairview Lane, Broadwater Forest, Tunbridge Wells, TN3 9LU telephone 01892 543 213   Kent  and surroundings areas - Founder of Gabo Wildlife Carly Ahlen  Call - telephone 07470 857171   Lancashire (South) - Bolton & Bury Swifts - please Call/Text/WhatsApp 0755 7796508   Lincolnshire (South)  M Sutherland -  Click the link to e-mail / 'phone 07947 664811   London Wildlife Protection - 07909 795064  If you find a sick or injured bird call the Emergency helpline between 9am and Midnight   London - Claire Nuttall  Call - 07917 877333   Manchester (Greater) - Bolton & Bury Swifts - please Call/Text/WhatsApp 0755 7796508   Norfolk/Suffolk/Cambs border - Claire Scarff - Texts, calls, WhatsApp to 0777 3226963   North Shropshire Summer Wings Rescue 07508 332241 (please text or leave a message if no answer)   Nottingham & Derby - Feline & Wildlife Rescue - Click the link to go to their website and make contact (also on Facebook)   Nottinghamshire - Newark - Furr & Feather Wildlife Rescue - Use 0789 2682067 to send a text   Oxfordshire Wildlife Rescue, Woodway Road, Blewbury, Oxfordshire, OX11 9HW  - Call 07549 322464   Scotland - Aberdeenshire - New Arc Wildlife Rescue,  Nether Auquhadlie, Auchnagatt, Ellon AB41 8UW - Click the link to e-mail or call 01358701723   Scotland (Highlands) - Highland Wildlife Rescue at 146 Ladies Loch, Brora KW9 6NG  Call 07957 584817   Sheffield Yorkshire - Sheffield Swift Rescue - Click the link to e-mail or call 07850 799891   Somerset - RSPCA West Hatch Wildlife Hospital - Taunton TA3 5RT Open 0800 to 2100 Call 0300 123 0721   Somerset - Secret World Wildlife Rescue, New Road Farm, New Road, East Huntspill, Highbridge,TA 3PZ Telephone 01278 783250   Surrey - Helena Finden-Browne - Call 01483 767209 or 07977 911985   Surrey Wildlife Aid Foundation - Randalls Farmhouse, Randalls Road, Leatherhead KT22 0AL Hours: daily 9am – 8pm - Click the link for details   Sussex (East) Seahaven Wildlife Rescue, 14 Merewood Court, 60 Carew Road, Eastbourne BN21 23R - Call 03005 610608    Sussex (East) WRAS Wildlife Rescue, 8 The Shaw Barn, Whitesmith, Lewes, East Sussex BN8 6JD telephone 0300 1026 999   Sussex (West) A Ingram, (Horsham) please e-mail or call 0791 9090194   Sussex (East) Wildlife A & E, Unity Cottage, High Cross, Rotherfield, Crowborough TN6 3PX telephone 0770 957 4665  e-mail - click here   Wiltshire Wildlife Hospital, New Farm, 1 Amesbury Road, Newton Tony, Nr. Salisbury, Wiltshire SP4 0HW Call - 0785 0778752 (24 hours)   Yorkshire (North) Wildlife Haven, Thirsk Call 0777 287 1833  www.facebook.com/thewildlifehaven   Yorkshire - Leeds Swifts 07778 768719  leedsswifts@gmail.com   Yorkshire (West)  B Thorne - Ilkley - Can transport birds to local carers - Click the link to e-mail / 'phone 01943 816488   Transport of injured and sick wildlife (a nation-wide service) UK Wildlife Transporters - click on the link Ask your Vet or the RSPCA -  they may be able to help, they may know of local wildlife carers In Europe,Turkey, South Africa & beyond contact these Swift Carers who provide advice & treatment & care  -  click on the underlined text to see their website or make contact     Siranush Tumanyan (Armenia)      Belgium - Wildlife Rescue Centres      Denmark - Swift Aid Service      Lynda Huxley (Eire)    Refuge de L'Arche de Noe  Saint-Joseph des Genêts, 53200 Château-Gontier, Mayenne, France 0033 2 43 07 24 38      Les Martinets d'Azur   Nice, Provence, France      Les Remiges Noires   Chennevières-sur-Marne, France  e-mail:  lesremigesnoires@gmail.com     Le Réseau des Centres de Soins de la Faune en France      Friends of the Swifts  Sde Boker 39 Givatayim 5346559,  Israel  0505-460371     Liberi di Volare 2012 (Strada di Fiume, n.527 Trieste, Italy)           Oriana Ferrandino (Regione di Abruzzo)     Hilde Matthes (Frankfurt am Main)     Enric Fuste (Catalunya)       Andalusia / Andaluza Centros de Recuperatión de Especias Amenazadas                  Almería         CREA La Almohallas 670 94 45 92                  Cádiz            CREA Dunas de San Antón 670 94 61 98                  Córdoba      CREA Los Villares 670 94 79 01                  Granada       CREA El Blanqueo 670 94 56 99                  Jaén              CREA Quiebrajano 670 94 62 63                  Málaga          CREA Pecho Venus 670 94 45 98                  Sevilla           CREA San Jerónimo 670 94 15 92      Extremadura                 Provincia de Badajoz - AMUS (Acción por el Mundo Salvaje) 924 12 40 51                 Provincia de Cáceres - Centro de Recuperación de Fauna "Los Hornos" 927 20 01 70        Wiecej informacji na temat jerzyka, kwestii zwiazanych z jego gniazdowaniem oraz innych wskazowek mozna uzyskac na                  stronie Fundacji Ratujmy Ptaki e-mail: Warszawa , e-mail Szczecin      Johannesburg - South Africa - Friends of Free Wildlife website, telephone 082 701 8318 and e-mail     Gökçe Coşkun - wildlife rehabilitation (Turkey) & in Ankara please contact SKYD by phone +90 553 952 08 07 and  e-mail     Switzerland - Zurich Canton     Switzerland - Jura-Vaud  La Vaux-Lierre  Chemin de la Vaux 17 1163 Etoy  +41218087495   info@vaux-lierre.ch   Essential information websites for Vets & licensed wildlife rehabilitators Falciot Negre          Deutsche Gesellschaft fűr Mauersegler e.v.  Both sites are managed by qualified Veterinarians specialising in Swift care and have English language texts     Next - Videos, Webcams & Downloads            Back to Contents                                                                                         Photographs Copyright © G Westray & Anne Mandry