Not long ago a juvenile female Marsh Harrier was brought to the Sanctuary by Stephen Hall, who found the bird with a damaged wing over at Southwold on the Suffolk coastline – an area prevalent with reed beds & marshland which form the natural habitat for this rarely-sighted species.
After a trip to the vet for a check-up and some further treatment & rest-&-recuperation time at the Sanctuary, the bird was passed ready for release and it was taken back to the place where it was found. Here we met Stephen again, who carried out the release – Any reports that the Harrier flew strong, circled a few times and then was joined by another Harrier.
Mr Hall said “I would like to thank Suffolk Owl Sanctuary for their expertise and work in getting this bird back to full health,and also allowing me to have the chance to be involved in the release of such a beautiful creature back into the wild”.
