WEIRFIELD'S PATIENT STATISTICS

This charts shows the breakdown of wildlife admitted to the hospital over the past few years:

1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
2008
AUKS (INC. GUILLEMOTS)
3
6
1
2
2
1
0
 5 4 1 2 0 0  
BADGERS
2
0
4
3
3
7
3
 6 7 11 5 9 9  
BATS
7
5
11
4
10
20
13
 19 12 15 21 9 16  
BLACKBIRDS
60
69
89
88
193
155
179
 174 248 219 220 229 201  
BLACKCAP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
BUZZARDS
1
0
1
0
0
2
1
 0 1 2 2 2 4  
CHICKEN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1  
COOT & MOORHENS
7
8
6
11
10
13
18
 21 25 13 15 16 13  
CORMORANTS
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
 0 0 0 2 0 1  
CROWS, JACKDAWS & ROOKS
6
15
13
18
30
36
37
 41 50 44 60 62 46  
CUCKOOS
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
 1 0 0 2 0 0  
DEER
1
0
0
3
1
0
0
 0 4 5 3 3 1  
DIVER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
DOVES
29
39
46
55
71
97
83
 95 126 114 129 107 130  
DRAGONFLIES
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
 0 0 0 0 0 0  
DUCKS
60
60
70
126
198
178
237
 240 264 215 191 237 76  
DUNOCK & SPARROWS
22
20
52
40
35
52
63
 90 108 76 92 87 257  
FIELDFARE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FINCHES
8
7
34
23
41
26
14
 37 54 39 45 49 39  
FIRECREST 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FLYCATCHERS
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
 1 0 0 0 0 0  
FOXES
7
0
9
6
15
12
19
 33 20 17 16 25 24  
FROGS & TOADS
0
0
1
3
4
2
2
 1 1 3 2 5 5  
GANNETS
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
 0 0 0 2 0 2  
GEESE
2
9
9
5
24
10
23
 19 19 20 30 17 12  
GOLDCRESTS
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
 1 0 1 0 1 0  
GREBE
2
3
2
1
0
0
2
 1 1 4 1 4 3  
GROUSE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
GUINEAFOWL
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
 0 0 0 0 0 0  
GULLS
14
17
17
18
21
16
22
 26 25 17 18 28 13  
HEDGEHOGS
96
171
263
197
292
369
352
 379 369 342 336 380 454  
HERONS
1
3
5
2
3
1
0
 1 1 2 5 3 2  
HOBBYS
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
 0 0 1 0 0 0  
HOUSEMARTINS
3
7
9
17
13
26
26
 43 37 43 90 81 33  
JAYS
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
 0 1 1 1 1 1  
KESTRELS
12
9
8
9
9
30
30
 20 25 26 26 21 29  
KINGFISHERS
0
0
1
2
0
2
1
 3 1 2 2 5 1  
KNOT
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
 0 0 0 0 0 0  
LAPWING 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 3 7 1 3
LIZARDS
0
1
2
1
0
0
1
 0 0 0 0 0 0  
MAGPIES
3
4
5
2
3
2
4
 2 10 6 7 17 12  
MARSHHARRIER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 7 5
MERLINS
0
0
0
1
0
2
11
 0 1 0 0 0 0  
MICE & RATS
2
1
0
12
8
9
2
 8 17 16 22 26 28  
MOLES
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
 0 0 0 1 1 1  
NEWTS
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
 0 0 1 0 0 0  
NIGHTJAR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
OSPREY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
OWLS
20
25
27
33
46
34
47
 67 60 62 74 50 86  
OYSTERCATCHER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1  
PARTRIDGES & PHEASANTS
15
15
12
20
17
10
31
 43 28 27 29 32 20  
PEREGRINE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
PIED WAGTAIL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
PIGEONS
141
103
114
146
225
204
193
 274 253 286 328 355 331  
PLOVER
0
1
1
0
0
4
0
 0 0 0 0 0 0  
POLECAT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
QUAIL
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
 3 0 0 0 0 0  
RABBITS & HARES
14
15
14
24
20
40
32
 37 52 30 50 58 46  
RAZORBILL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
REDSHANK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
REDWING 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1  
ROBINS
1
8
3
3
11
11
18
 17 13 16 30 19 37  
SANDPIPER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
SHAGS
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
 1 0 0 0 0 0  
SHEARWATERS
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
 0 0 0 0 0 0  
SHREW 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
SKUA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
SKYLARKS
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
 1 0 1 4 0 0  
SLOW WORMS
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
 0 1 0 2 1 3  
SNAKES
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
 0 0 1 0 0 0  
SNIPE & WOODCOCKS
4
4
4
1
1
0
2
 0 0 0 0 0 0  
SPARROWHAWKS
11
5
5
9
12
13
19
 24 8 21 22 14 13  
SQUIRRELS
15
13
12
10
8
18
15
 18 27 19 26 21 3  
STARLINGS
28
12
24
23
38
46
70
 69 36 58 72 58 70  
STOATS
0
1
0
1
2
0
0
 2 1 0 1 1 1  
SWALLOWS & SWIFTS
3
7
14
8
11
7
23
 28 31 19 30 38 30  
SWANS
35
21
48
48
69
94
76
 78 142 96 82 71 74  
THRUSHES
10
7
8
10
26
27
17
 32 21 24 24 23 27  
TITS
4
1
8
10
28
5
4
 19 22 28 27 22 27  
UNKNOWN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 3 47 0 1
VOLES
0
0
0
4
3
3
1
 4 0 2 0 0 0  
WAGTAILS
0
1
0
0
6
1
3
 4 1 1 3 0 5  
WARBLER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
WATER RAIL
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
 0 1 0 1 0 0  
WHITETHROAT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
WOODCOCK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 4 3 5 3
WOODPECKERS
1
1
0
0
3
0
13
 4 8 5 3 7 9  
WRENS
0
1
0
1
1
5
4
 7 3 9 14 10 14  
WRYNECK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
YELLOWHAMMERS
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TOTALS:
655
699
954
1011
1515
1595
1696
 2030 2181 1978 2232 2222 2225  

 

Statistics for the last few years are as follows:

YEAR
ADMITTED
RELEASED
CONCLUSION
1990
563
244
 In this year a major outbreak of botulism in the gull population saw 140 gulls admitted in one weekend. All of these birds needed hourly attention 24 hours a day including rehydration, tube feeding and administering antibiotics. 78 of these gulls were released. In the area, on this weekend alone, 352 birds died from this infection.
1991
517
233
1992
647
355
1993
581
288
 This year saw a large increase in hedgehog casualties with a total of 146 being treated.
1994
620
291
 This year saw our first badger arrive. The badger had been snared and required veterinary treatment and 24-hour care.
1995
655
313
 Two orphaned badgers were received this year at 10 days and 3 months old. Both required constant feeding throughout the day and after 4 months were released to a safe man-made sett. Other inhabitants included two adult swans and seven eggs. The swans recovered and were released. The eggs were incubated, kept damp and turned twice a day. To everyone's surprise, 6 of the eggs hatched. The cygnets were given a foster mum duck who helped care for them. All were released safely.
1996
699
372
1997
954
477
1998
1011
530
 This year saw 3 one-day-old baby badgers admitted. These were painstakingly bottle fed every few hours and raised. All three were eventually released once they became fully-grown.
1999
1515
805
  
2000
1595
794
  
2001
1696
813
2002 2030 947
2003 2181 873
2004 1978 802
2005 2232 t.b.a.
2006
 t.b.a. t.b.a.