A woman had the 'shock of her life' when she looked out her window to see something had crash-landed in her garden.
The resident, who lives on Manorbier Crescent in Walton, looked out her window on Sunday, October 3, to see a white swan sitting by her patio doors.
The bird had crash-landed into the garden and the woman called the RSPCA for help.
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RSPCA inspector Anthony Joynes said it’s the fifth swan in three days to be rescued by his team.
He said: “It’s not every day a big swan crash-lands in your garden, so we understand what a surprise it gave this householder.
"It was very windy yesterday and that may have contributed to him losing control and landing in a garden. And because the garden was quite compact, the swan couldn’t take off again."
The bird did have a little blood coming from a mark on its bill so the RSPCA took the bird to Stapeley Grange wildlife centre as a precaution.
Anthony added: "The team there will care for him and once he has been rehabilitated, he will be released back into the wild.”
On Saturday, October 2, a pair of swans crash-landed on Derby Road in Liverpool.
Anthony was able to catch the male, and released it back into the wild nearby, and the female luckily flew away on her own.
Later on that day, Anthony rescued a swan that had dropped down into the overflow of Carr Mill Dam. He was able to catch it and release it back into the reservoir.
Today, Anthony rescued another swan from Clegg Lake in St Helens, after it was suspected of swallowing a fish hook.
It was taken to Stapeley Grange Wildlife Centre where they will x-ray the bird and decide on what treatment will be appropriate.
As well as the dangers of being blown off course in stormy weather or being injured by fishing litter, water birds such as swans and geese can sometimes confuse roads or car parks for rivers or lakes while flying overhead and come in to land on the hard surface, which can cause injury.
If you spot a bird that appears injured or in need of help please call the RSPCA’s emergency hotline on 0300 1234 999.
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