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Three Owls Update: 05/12/2011
Annual Helpline Figures November 2011
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Three Owls Update: 17/10/2011
Summer Newsletter 2011
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Part 3 (1.24MB)
Part 4 (1.55MB)
Three Owls Update: 20/08/2011
August Newsletter 2011
Three Owls Update: 13/06/2011
Fund Raising Event: The 2011 Manchester to Blackpool Bike Ride - By John Thorpe
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Three Owls Update: 01/03/2011 - One Year On
It is now some 12 months, since Three Owls was forced to cease its hospital and aviary work, through ill-fitting red tape from local council and government. That time has been incredibly difficult, both mentally and physically, for everyone involved with the charity, but we are coming through it, and are looking to the future and our amended work with wild birds of both 'in distress', and 'in the wild' varieties.
The Helpline has been a huge success, since its upgrade to handle not only voice calls, but also now text and email too. This has meant that wherever I have been; my office has been with me too, and has allowed us to continue to give the class-leading advice we are renowned for – wherever in the country I may have been at that time. We are recording the amount of use the Helpline provides, not only for our records, but so that everyone can see that Three Owls knowledge is continuing to help wild birds throughout the world each day.
Whilst relocating the resident birds I was on the roads a great deal – not only in transporting the birds themselves, but also in in-depth preparatory work with the different sanctuaries prior to receiving the birds, and a huge amount of follow-up work afterwards to ensure not only that the birds had settled, but that diets and habitats were continued as well... that work will be on-going for the lifetime of each bird.
The harsh spell during the winter caused few problems for us – despite a low of minus17degC, as we already had winter preparations in place. A huge number of birds came to visit for food from the Reserve and beyond, and included 'our' heron 'Egberta', a pair of nuthatches, flocks of finches and tits, numerous song birds, a woodpecker and (of course) an owl. I was pleased to see that despite the low temperatures, the springs on the Reserve kept flowing – providing the liquid of life to the large wildlife habitat we have down there.
There is still a final newsletter to come out, which will be sent to all those who were subscribing at the start of 2010. This will be written in the next few weeks and will detail the history of Three Owls from being founded in 1962, to where we are now, and all the plans for the future – some of which are already in motion.
Helpline proves to be a real Life-line
A huge number of people from all walks of life have been in touch over the past few months, concerned that there was no other organisation they could turn to - with the same level of experience and knowledge, in order to seek help and advice for specific wild bird 'situations'. However, we have absolutely no plans to stop our Helpline service - as I have always said "there's no use having knowledge if it isn't shared".
During the bitter winter weather we experienced during December 2010 alone, we took 300 calls for help and gave out almost 1500 minutes of detailed advice. Feedback from those calls has shown that from the information given, many many wild bird lives were saved.
We are recording the amount of use the Helpline provides, not only for our records, but so that everyone can see that Three Owls knowledge is continuing to help wild birds throughout the world each day;
14-11-10 to 30-11-10
158 Calls 652 minutes = 10 hrs 52 mins
(approx 4 mins 7 secs per call)
1-12-10 to 31-12-10
300 Calls 1469 minutes = 24 hrs 29 mins
(approx 4 mins 53 secs per call)
1-1-11 to 31-1-11
230 Calls 1101 minutes = 18 hrs 21 mins
(approx 4 mins 47 secs per call)
1-2-11 to 28-2-11
213 Calls 659 minutes = 10 hrs 59 mins
(approx 3 mins 6 secs per call)
1-3-11 to 31-3-11
313 Calls 1167 minutes = 19 hrs 27 mins
(approx 3 mins 44 secs per call)
1-4-11 to 30-4-11
329 calls 1314 mins = 21hrs 54 mins
(Approx 3 mins 59 secs per call)
1-5-11 to 31-5-11
476 calls 1985 minutes = 33hrs 5 mins
(Approx 4 mins 10 secs per call)
1-6-11 to 30-6-11
577 calls 2245 minutes = 37hrs 25 minutes
Average 3 mins 53 secs per call
1-7-11 to 31-7-11
642 calls 2625 minutes = 43hrs 45mins
Average 4 mins 5 secs per call
1-8-11 to 31-8-11
561 Calls 2101 minutes = 35 hrs 1 min
Average 3 mins 48 secs per call
1-9-11 to 30-9-11
509 calls 2316 minutes = 38hrs 36 mins
Average 4 minutes 33 seconds per call
1-10-11 to 31-10-11
423 calls totalling 1583 minutes = 26hrs 23 mins
Average 3 minutes 45 seconds per call
1-11-11 to 14-11-11
190 calls totalling 776 minutes = 12hrs 56 mins
Average 4 minutes 5 seconds per call
Annual totals
Calls - 4921
Minutes - 19993
Hours - 332 hrs 13 minutes. Overall average call of 4 minutes 4 seconds
Nigel S Fowler
Trustee
A New Chapter
The Sanctuary is currently in a transitional stage, while moving from wild bird hospital and rehabilitation, to increasing its wild bird care and conservation work.
Every single one of the resident birds at Three Owls were found quality lifelong sanctuary homes when we were forced to close that side of the Sanctuary down; through overwhelming red tape from local council and government.
We would like to express our grateful thanks to everyone who has supported us over the years, and continues to do so now. As we said when the hospitals were here; a bird is a bird, and a life is a life – we do not discriminate. This is no less the case now with our conservation work, and we are maintaining our Website, email and Helpline facilities, to enable us to spread our wealth of advice as far as possible – there's no use having knowledge if it isn't shared. The Advice Helpline has been substantially upgraded to enable out-of-office assistance by email and text, to give as many people as possible the ability to get that urgent help and advice they were looking for.
Those people who knew our founder; Mrs Eileen Watkinson MBE would know that she had far more in mind for Three Owls, than just a wild bird hospital and nature reserve. Although space on the Rochdale site is generally quite good, it is limiting in other respects, and following the vacation of the buildings at Wolstenholme Fold, we will be able to realise even more of these aims of Mrs Watkinson, as well as help an even larger area of wild birds than previously possible.
It should be noted that Three Owls is an independent charity, affiliated to the Jean Sainsbury Animal Welfare Trust, but unconnected with any other wild bird hospital or sanctuary. The family of Mrs Watkinson MBE have stated that her name must not be used in connection with any other charity than Three Owls. To this end they have already declared this with the regulatory bodies as concern was raised that others may try to profit from use of her name; quite literally by taking her name in vain.
Work is in progress to tidy-up the site where the aviaries stood, although work on the Nature Reserve is limited, as we have to work around the resident wild birds and animals, of which the site is plentiful.
In respect of all of the above, you should note that Three Owls Bird Sanctuary and Reserve is far from closed... it has simply started a new chapter in its life.
Nigel S Fowler
Trustee
Dr David J. Unwin, MB-ChB MRCGP
Nigel S. Fowler
Stewart M. F. Jennings BA Vet MB MRCVS Registered Charity No 298352
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