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Mousehole Wild Bird Hospital Cornwall

Fawkes the Herring Gull

This is Fawkes, loving his bath! Fawkes was rescued by Jeremy and examined by our vets who thought he had a concussion (Fawkes not Jeremy! ) He tested negative for […]

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Happy New Year 2025

Happy New Year We would like to thank all of you for your support and good wishes and share with you a wonderful drawing created by one of our very […]

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Celebrating the Yglesias sisters and our hospital

We were honoured to be invited to the first viewing of a short film by Barbara Santi the owner of Awen productions. ‘Wild Bird’ was created by Barbara and her […]

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National Robin Day

Today is National Robin Day. On this day we celebrate the nation’s love of songbirds. Songbird Survival support people to take action to help them through the tough winter months. […]

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Remembering those lost……

Today we remember those who lost their lives in the Penlee Lifeboat disaster. On 19th December 1981, the weather conditions were amongst the worst ever seen, with winds at hurricane […]

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An unlikely friendship

We continue to be closed for new patients due to the outbreak of Avian Influenza in the local area. However, we are still caring for our current patients, two of […]

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Confirmed Avian Influenza outbreak in Penzance. What does this mean for Mousehole Wild Bird Hospital?

We are sad to report that there has been an Avian Influenza outbreak in a poultry smallholding on the outskirts of Penzance. This means that in order to protect our […]

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Something a little different

We recently welcomed a Manx Shearwater to the hospital. This little one was found on a beach near St Austell and climbed up a gentlemen right up to his shoulder […]

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Flying free

A few of our lovely young herring gulls are definitely ready to go and make their own way in the world. Here’s a short clip of a few them exploring […]

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