Wellington Bird Rehabilitation Trust

Hey look! 👀 🕊️ Another great way to support us, and a perfect time of year to plant! WIN WIN! Feathers and Flora nursery is located onsite at WBRT (type this into google for correct address)
We sell a range of different plants and have a fully stocked stall at the moment! Come check it out these school holidays and support a great cause while doing so!
Self service with cash and eftpos 🫶

CONGRATULATIONS to Kirsty Rees, on winning this months Raffle ✨ We will get in touch to organise getting this to you!
It’s always exciting to announce the winner of our raffles. Keep your eyes peeled for the next! 🙌 Thanks to EVERYONE who purchased an entry! All proceeds help us, help the birds. 🦆

‼️Muscovy still needing a forever home ‼️
We have put a few requests out asking if anyone has a space for some extra, or maybe some to start your flock!
With 10 Males and 6 Females, we are desperate to get them a home ASAP! Please get in touch! 🫶

DRAW CLOSED✨
Closing TODAY! Buy your tickets now to avoid missing out on a chance to win!

LAST 2 DAYS TO ENTER! $2.50 tickets still available for our midwinter Raffle! Follow the link below to purchase! Entries close TOMORROW at 4pm - GET IN QUICK! 🙌✨

https://feathersandflora.co.nz/products/a-teariffic-raffle-copy?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1pPG3s_cd_oOulGhC1Ij-6ZXb7W9-lT-OqrSjVXyInXFyo7vMox7HXxPQ_aem_L-NOny99DKq1Fs5LYeOl9g

Here at WBRT one of our bigger costs is food for all the different birds we take in. It ranges from Honey Eater for nectar eating birds such as Tui to Mackerel Sprats for Cormorants and everything in between. For example if you have a look at the Kereru diet poster you will see that little of their extensive diet is cheap and they certainly chow down on it.

We recently put out a call for dog biscuits and were absolutely delighted to get 80kgs donated by Helen and a large amount from Nicole and many others including Miramar Vets.

This is on top of a number of our regular food donors including fireman Stu and his wife and from Kaibosh (https://www.facebook.com/Kaibosh.NZ/) and from Kiwi Community Assistance (https://www.facebook.com/kiwicommunityassistance) of foods that are either damaged or no longer fit for human consumption. We hugely appreciate the support and can not do without it so “A Big Thanks” to our food heroes, you all rock!

LAST 2 DAYS TO ENTER! $2.50 tickets still available for our midwinter Raffle! Follow the link below to purchase! Entries close TOMORROW at 4pm - GET IN QUICK! 🙌✨

https://feathersandflora.co.nz/products/a-teariffic-raffle-copy?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1pPG3s_cd_oOulGhC1Ij-6ZXb7W9-lT-OqrSjVXyInXFyo7vMox7HXxPQ_aem_L-NOny99DKq1Fs5LYeOl9g

DONT forget to grab your $2.50 ticket, to be in the draw for our latest raffle!
Donated on behalf of the wonderful Gruetzmacher Family, all the way from Germany!

Entries close at 4pm on the 4th July and will be drawn the following day!

Thanks for all your support!

Auf Wiedersehen!!

Mid Winter Verlosen Willkomnen to this months raffle! How fantastisch! Thanks to our wonderful friends The Gruetzmacher Family from Germany, who donated our latest raffle. We are so grateful! Purchasing a ticket for only $2.50 each will get you into the draw to win the following; Metal Bird feeder Nectar Feeder plus Ne...

Seagulls Get A Rough Time of it 👇😞
Here at WBRT we get lots of seagulls in for care. Usually they have suffered a fractured wing or have been entangled in fishing line.
Yesterday we posted about someone deliberately swerving in their car to hit a seagull.
Today we have attended what is probably a poisoning event (to be investigated) in the Pauahatanui inlet on Grays Road near Cambourne. We were alerted about 1230 and immediately had two people attend with cages and nets. They found 7 barely alive and 9 dead gulls. Dogs had seemingly got to a couple unfortunately as this toxin has caused paralysis, so they cannot get away fast enough. 2 died shortly after being recovered and a fifth one sadly looks like it won’t survive the night despite our best efforts. 😢

If you see any more sick gulls please phone ASAP on 0508 69 2473. If you see any dead gulls please recover them and dispose of them appropriately to reduce the chances of secondary poisoning to other birds and animals. If you have any idea of how this happened please FB us.

Yesterday I was working my day job out at Seaview and I took a call from a lady with an injured juvenile seagull that had been hit by a car. She was also doing her day job but she put that on hold and drove to meet me with the seagull. When we met it turned out that she and her colleague had watched a driver in Taita deliberately swerve to hit the seagull. As much as they wanted to pursue the driver they quickly stopped and grabbed the seagull off the road. To Ellen and Bayden of The Dog Wizard New Zealand you are both angels!
To the driver in Taita, you are an A***e!


Fortunately the seagull does not have any obvious fractures or lacerations and has been given fluids, pain relief, food and a warm bed. Tomorrow it will be radiographed and vet-checked and I am hopeful of a good outcome.

WE NEED DOG BISCUITS!
We use this food as a part of some birds captive diets! After a busy few months, we have run out of the biscuits. 🙃
We are asking our awesome supporters and followers if you have any excess or can donate a bag! We have easy access storage lockers at our gate where donations can be dropped off, or we can arrange drop off points if this is easier!
Thanks to you all in advance 🐾🦆🫶

Spot our Raffle model in the background 👀
To enter the draw to win this gift pack (Plover not included 😝) follow this link; https://feathersandflora.co.nz/products/a-teariffic-raffle-copy 🦆

https://feathersandflora.co.nz/products/a-teariffic-raffle-copy

Willkomnen to this months raffle! How fantastisch! Thanks to our wonderful friends The Gruetzmacher Family from Germany, who donated our latest raffle. We are so grateful!

Purchasing a ticket for only $2.50 each will get you into the draw to win the following;

Metal Bird feeder

Nectar Feeder plus Nectar Mix

Original Artwork Cushion by Kaori Jackson

Ferrero Rocher (16 pack)

Winter Chenille Socks

DONT MISS OUT on this Wunderbar raffle that not only feeds your feathered friends, but has a little treat for yourself too.

Entries close at 4pm on the 4th July and will be drawn the following day!

Thanks for all your support!

Auf Wiedersehen!!

A beautiful day to pop out to our plant stall at 583 Ohariu Valley Road! We have help on hand if you needed any advice. Buy a plant and help save a bird 🦢 ☘️

What a glorious morning. ☀️ Our sweet resident Paradise Duck, Lady is soaking up that sunshine!

Who needs some Pet Muscovy Ducks in their life?! YOU DO!👍👏
These quiet, tail wagging, head bobbing domestic ducks are an absolute pleasure to be around, and come with the quirkiest traits. We have recently taken in 8 males and 6 females, all needing a new place to call home.

We also still have an “angel wing” pair; Glider and Blider, along with 2 others with the same ailment that are ready to go!

WBRT desperately need your help to get these fun loving ducks safe and secure, forever homes. Let us know if you can help! Even if it’s just one to add to an already established flock! 🙏

Glider and Blider - A sweet (Angel Wing) Boy & Girl duo ✨
They need a special home where they can be watched over to ensure their wings don’t cause any issues getting around etc.

Get in touch if you can help provide them the safe space they deserve ❤️

These 5 beautiful Pekin Ducks (Domestic Breed) are needing a new, safe & forever home after being left to fend for themselves in an wild area that is not appropriate for them! If you are able to help these birds out, and once we have verified you are able to provide them what they need to thrive, we can arrange rounding them up, and transporting them. Thanks in advance to anyone that can help

Congratulations Ian & Leigh for being drawn as this months Raffle winner! The Boston Living Pack, and a gorgeous Lavender plant is coming your way!
To those that did not win this time, please know we are so greatful for the purchase as this in turn, is a donation to the work we do, and makes a massive difference to the birds in our care

Low Cost Bins never rubbished our request when we asked for help!

Low Cost Bins of Wellington are an amazing company who provide all sorts of bins for dealing with waste and recycling for residential and commercial clients.
They have everything from wheelie bins to frontload bins, recycling bins and skip bins.

At WBRT we use a lot of wheelie bins to store food, shredding for bedding and waste that comes from the birds that we turn into compost.
We were always struggling to store everything due to the increasing scale of our work so I approached Brittany at Low Cost Bins and she could not have been more helpful with supplying us a good number of wheelie bins to help us out.
Every donation of goods saves us money that we can then put into improved help for the many birds we take in for care.
I would like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank Low Cost Bins for their huge and generous help to us here at WBRT

- Founder, Craig

Feathers & Flora
Tomorrow, one of our lovely plant volunteers will be onsite from 10am for a couple of hours, to help anyone with their plant purchases! Come along to our gate stall at 583 Ohariu Valley Road (type WBRT into google) Completely self service but if you did need a little advice or want to chat about how the plants support the birds then tomorrow mid morning is a great time to come out!

Spruce up your yard & help save a bird! How cool is that combo ✌️Come out to our self service plant stall at 583 Ohariu Valley Road. All proceeds help us continue helping the birds. 🌸💐

Raffle‼️ raffle ‼️raffle ‼️

This month we have a Boston Living gift pack and a lovely Lavender up for grabs! Get in quick before entries close on 1st May! 🤗

A Boston Living - Gift Pack Raffle! A sweet little gift pack, timely for Mothers Day coming up! Boston Living Peony Collection (Thanks to the wonderful individual for donating this prize) * 1 packet of Rose Draw Liners * 3 Rose Scent Sachets * 3 Rose Soaps * Additional Lavender plant from our Feathers and Flora collection All proceeds...

Hey you!!!! Remember us Muscovy Ducks?
We still need special forever homes!
Please send WBRT a message if you can provide us one! 2 Males and the rest females (8)

Rehome ‼️‼️
Sweet dude Sunny needs a new forever home!! He is at Araucana but can’t live in the area he is currently kept.
Please contact Nisha directly on 021 558 457

Thanks!

3 female geese needing a new forever home! Please get in touch with the wonderful people at Black Sheep Animal Sanctuary Ōtaki if you can help! ‼️

ADOPTION ALERT ‼️ Picture Perfect Muscovy

If you think this fantastic four (F) can join your flock, or you want some more info, get in touch via Facebook or [email protected]

This is one of the lovely ducks we care for at WBRT. She has a permanent beak injury requiring her to have monitoring and provisions of easily accessible feed. While we are a rehabilitation with the goal of rehome and release, broken beak ducks & 1 legged ducks will always be welcome to a home here, to help them still thrive in life! (We do adopt out if people have appropriate environments)
Donations to our Charity help significantly towards continuing helping ducks just like these! You can do this through our give a little;
https://givealittle.co.nz/org/duckman

We are also running this months small, but sweet charity raffle. Only $2.50 a ticket, it’s an easy way to help make a difference! (even if you don’t win the prize!) You can check out the latest one here;
https://feathersandflora.co.nz/products/a-boston-living-gift-pack-raffle

Thanks to all those who have donated before, & those that are kind enough to give now and in the future. You are amazing!

Check out Wildlife Delights! 🦅 Fun, wildlife themed Fashion Jewellery, created by one of our own in the team ✨With goals to support charities in future, through sales, how could we not support them in getting started! 👍
We are pleased to see the first lot to release is the AVIAN range. Great choice! Go give them a follow/like today! 💛

Popular! He's already found a home