{"id":3818,"date":"2023-08-11T09:26:48","date_gmt":"2023-08-11T09:26:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scottishspca.org\/news-busy-house-martin-season-at-the-national-wildlife-rescue-centre\/"},"modified":"2025-01-15T11:07:29","modified_gmt":"2025-01-15T11:07:29","slug":"busy-house-martin-season-at-the-national-wildlife-rescue-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scottishspca.org\/news\/busy-house-martin-season-at-the-national-wildlife-rescue-centre\/","title":{"rendered":"Busy house martin season at the National Wildlife Rescue Centre"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"paragraph-4753\" class=\"paragraph paragraph--type--content-with-summary paragraph--view-mode--default\">\n<div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-content-with-summary field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item\">\n<h2 class=\"h4\">The team at our National Wildlife Rescue Centre have been very busy caring for over 162 house martins that have come into the centre since mid-June.<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Most of these birds arrived at the centre after they have either fallen from their nests or the nest has been destroyed.&nbsp; House martins will make nests made from mud high up in the eaves of buildings so it is hard for them to be returned.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>National Wildlife Rescue Centre assistant manager, Georgina Cook said: \u201cEach house martin that comes into our care needs to be hand fed every hour from early morning until late evening, and until we can see them begin to feed for themselves. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnce the house martins are at a good weight, are self-feeding and flying really well, then we will release them at the appropriate time of year. We try to mimic conditions when they would naturally fledge in the wild as much as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>For more information on what to do if you are concerned about a bird, please visit our website <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottishspca.org\/advice\/birds\">https:\/\/www.scottishspca.org\/advice\/birds<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\">If anyone is concerned about an animal, they can contact our confidential animal helpline on 03000 999 999.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The team at our National Wildlife Rescue Centre have been very busy caring for over 162 house martins that have come into the centre since mid-June. 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