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Our 2025 UKWT Transports...

Updated: Jan 2

793 animals were gone out to/transported to emergency care, in Wales, England & Scotland, during 2025…

*(‘Gone out for’ is when Drivers have gone out to an animal that has passed away - or not been contained properly, despite instructions, and has escaped/been predated - just before they got there, which is about 1% of our number).




A SUMMARY OF OUR 2025 TRANSPORTS…

  • 1 Swan, 2 Dunnocks & 1 fledgling Dunnock, 2 Fox Cubs, 1 Fox (Vixen), 3 Crows & 1 fledgling Crow, 2 Rabbits & 10 Rabbit Kits, 3 Swifts, 8 Blackbirds, 2 juvenile Blackbirds & 3 fledgling Blackbirds, 1 Rat & 12 baby Rats, 4 Jackdaws, 2 juvenile Jackdaws & 1 fledgling Jackdaw, 114 Herring Gulls (Adults, Juveniles & Chicks) & 1 Lesser Black Backed Gull, 220 Pigeons (Adults & Youngsters), 1 Racing Pigeon, 93 Hoglets, 119 Hedgehogs, 3 Collared Doves & 2 juvenile Collared Doves, 2 Goldfinch & 1 young Goldfinch & 1 nestling Goldfinch, 4 Ducklings, 1 nestling Jay, 6 fledgling birds (exact species unknown), 11 Magpies & 2 juvenile Magpies & 1 fledgling Magpie, 2 Leverets, 1 Woodpecker, 3 Red Kites, 1 juvenile Kestrel & 2 Kestrels, 4 Mice & 6 baby Mice, 5 Starlings, 4 House Martins & 5 fledgling House Martins, 1 day old hatchling bird, 1 nestling Dove & 1 Dove, 4 nestling birds (species unknown), 9 Bats, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 1 Tawny Owlet & 1 Tawny Owl, 4 Sparrow Hawks & 1 fledgling Sparrow Hawk, 1 Barn Owl, 2 Oyster Catcher Chicks, 1 juvenile Cuckoo, 5 baby Voles, 2 Kingfishers, 1 Moorhen Chick, 1 nestling Great Tit, 3 nestling Robins, 1 Turkey (an unusual domestic transport for us), 1 Buzzard, 3 Sparrows, 1 Badger, 2 Nestling Finches, 1 Gannett, 1 Swallow, 2 Garden Birds & 2 nestling Garden Birds (exact species unknown), 1 Cygnet, 1 Baby Grebe, 1 Hobby, 1 Wren, 9 baby Rodents, 2 Goldcrests, 1 Weasel, 1 Bullfinch, 3 Owls (exact species unknown), 2 Woodcocks & 1 Rook.


  • [AND ONE GULL FAMILY SUPPORTED IN SITUE, WITH FOOD & WATER, UNTIL THE YOUNGSTERS HAD FLEDGED, BY THE ANGLESEY DRIVERS TEAM.]


  • Where it says ‘exact species unknown’ - those are cases when a Wildlife Rescue would request a pick up from a member of the public without giving us the full info on the bird species, during exceptionally busy times of the year.  It may have been because the the bird was very young and not easy to identify until they had arrived at the Rescue or the Finder wasn’t great at describing the bird, so we knew enough to know which carrier to use (large or small) but we never got updated on the exact species, after the bird had been dropped off.




A 2025 Overview:

January - May:


  • ANIMALS TRANSPORTED/GONE OUT FOR: 1 Swan, 1 Dunnock, 1 Fox Cub, 1 fledgling Crow, 1 Rabbit, 1 Swift, 1 fledgling Blackbird, 2 Crows, 1 Rat, 1 juvenile Jackdaw, 1 Herring Gull Chick, 9 Pigeons (adults & youngsters), 7 Hedgehogs, 1 Collared Dove & 1 young Goldfinch.


June:


  • ANIMALS TRANSPORTED/GONE OUT FOR: 29 Baby/adult Pigeons, 1 Duckling, 1 Nestling jay, 4 Fledgling birds, 18 Hedgehogs & 28 Hoglets, 7 Magpies, 4 Jackdaws, 1 Leveret, 1 Woodpecker, 1 Red kite, 1 juvenile Kestrel, 2 Mice, 4 Starlings, 1 fledgling House Martin, 29 Gulls (3 adults & 26 babies), 1 Fox cub (vixen), 2 Blackbirds, 1 day old hatchling bird, 7 baby rabbits, 1 baby Dove, 1 nestling bird (species unknown), 1 baby Rat, 2 Bats, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 1 Tawny Owlet, 1 Sparrow Hawk.


July:


  • ANIMALS TRANSPORTED/GONE OUT FOR: 34 Hedgehogs, 33 Hoglets, 2 Kestrels, 2 Red Kites, 1 Barn Owl, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Sparrow Hawk, 1 baby Rabbit, 6 baby Rats, 1 fledgling Dunnock, 2 Oyster Catcher Chicks, 1 juvenile Cuckoo, 2 baby Mice, 1 fledgling Sparrow Hawk, 5 baby Voles, 39 Gull Chicks, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Rabbit, 1 Moorhen Chick, 1 Bat, 1 nestling Great Tit, 1 nestling Goldfinch, 1 fledgling Jackdaw, 3 nestling Robins, 1 Buzzard, 1 Crow, 2 Blackbirds, 2 fledgling Blackbirds, 3 Sparrows, 3 nestling Garden Birds, 2 juvenile Magpies, 1 Magpie, 2 fledgling Garden Birds, 48 Pigeons (adults/babies) 3 Ducklings, 3 House Martins, 1 fledgling House Martin, 3 fledgling Gulls & 5 Gulls.


  • [AND ONE GULL FAMILY SUPPORTED IN SITUE BY THE ANGLESEY DRIVERS TEAM.]


August:


  • ANIMALS TRANSPORTED/GONE OUT FOR: 3 Bats, 47 Pigeons (Adults & Babies), 5 Juvenile Gulls, 1 Badger, 2 Nestling Finches, 1 Gannett, 2 Swifts, 1 Swallow, 1 Racing Pigeon, 1 Fledgling House Martin , 1 Fledgling Magpie, 1 Dove, 22 Hedgehogs, 3 Gull Chicks, 11 Gulls, 1 Sparrow Hawk, 1 House Martin, 1 Baby Mouse, 2 Juvenile Blackbirds, 12 Hoglets, 1 Garden Bird, 2 Baby Garden Birds, 1 Cygnet, 5 Baby Rats, 1 Baby Grebe, 1 Rabbit Kit, 1 Magpie, 1 Starling & 1 Lesser Black Backed Gull.


September:


  • ANIMALS GONE OUT FOR/TRANSPORTED: 1 Collared Dove, 43 pigeons (adults & babies), 1 Sparrow Hawk, 1 Hobby, 1 Kingfisher, 2 juvenile Collared Doves, 1 Fox (Vixen), 1 Garden Bird, 19 Hedgehogs, 2 fledgling House Martins, 3 baby Mice, 1 Leveret, 11 Gulls, 1 Gull Chick, 1 Wren, 1 Bat, 8 baby Rodents, 2 Magpies, 1 Blackbird, 15 Hoglets, 2 Goldcrests, 1 Goldfinch & 1 Weasel.


October:


  • ANIMALS GONE OUT TO/TRANSPORTED: 1 Bullfinch, 1 Collared Dove, 2 Mice, 2 Bats, 1 Goldfinch, 1 young Jackdaw, 3 Owls, 1 baby Rodent, 1 Blackbird, 1 baby Gull, 5 young Gulls, 1 Rabbit Kit, 31 Pigeons (Adults & Babies), 11 Hedgehogs & 5 Hoglets.


November:


  • ANIMALS GONE OUT TO/TRANSPORTED: 8 Hedgehogs, 1 Dunnock, 2 Blackbirds, 9 Pigeons (Adults & Youngsters), 1 Woodcock & 1 Rook.


December:


  • ANIMALS GONE OUT TO/TRANSPORTED: 7 Hedgehogs & 4 Pigeons & 1 Woodcock & 1 Turkey (lost/abandoned - an unusual transport for us: we were requested to take them to a safe place).



AND...

  • UKWT operates by providing Drivers Teams to Wildlife Rescues & Vet Practices. Rescues/Practices get their own Whatsapp groups, with myself in, the Drivers who want to support them in, and someone(s) from the Rescue/Practice. Transport requests are popped into the Whatsapp groups and I oversee them all to make sure that transports are filled ASAP and run smoothly. [Each 'UKWT Drivers Team' represents a chunk of the transport gaps in the UK filled, so that wildlife casualties/orphans found by people who can't transport themselves - or wildlife dropped into Vet Practices - can ALWAYS get to emergency/ongoing care &, hopefully, a second chance at a new wild life.] We started 2025 with 35 Drivers Teams & ended with 51. (Already in 2026, we're now in the process of setting up our 52nd Drivers Team, for the Full Of Joy Wildlife Rescue). Find out full info HERE.


We passed the milestone of 1000 animals transported by UKWT (ever) this year AND then, only a short while later, we passed the milestone of 1300 animals transported by us, to emergency care, since we opened in August 2020. (Here's just a few pics of animals helped. You can check out more info on our TRANSPORTS page).





 
 

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