A personal note from Nys. While I recover from hip surgery, our incredible staff, supervisors and volunteers have kept the hospital running through one of the most challenging periods we have ever faced.

With avian influenza putting pressure on bird rehabilitation across the region, our team has set up new biosecurity protocols to keep our patients safe and our hospital open. Here is what has changed.

Until protocols change, please ring the doorbell at the entrance of our property and wait there. Our staff will come to you in PPE and assess the bird outside the facility. Here is why, and how it works.

We are still unable to accept clutches of mallard ducklings or seabirds with non traumatic injuries. Not sure what you have found? Send us a photo first and we will point you in the right direction.

Flock is fundraising for a dedicated kererū aviary, a purpose built seabird enclosure and a native songbird aviary. Here is why each one matters and how you can help.

Our founder Nys spoke with Lisa Owen on RNZ Checkpoint about Wellington's blustery winter, 640 plus bird admissions this year, and two storm grounded seabirds who found their way back to the coast.

Cat caught a bird? Baby bird on the ground? Bird hit your window? Here are the answers to the bird rescue questions Wellingtonians search for most, all in one place.

We were thrilled to be featured in the NZ Herald recently, with journalist Janhavi Gosavi covering two storm-grounded seabirds that came through Flock's care during Wellington's wild weather. You can read the full article on the NZ Herald website here. This story also made it to the airwaves. You can read about our RNZ Checkpoint interview here. The birds, a mottled petrel found in Alicetown and a fairy prion from Upper Hutt, were both grounded by the conditions and needed im

We are thrilled to announce that Flock Birdcare Wellington Charitable Trust is now officially registered on the New Zealand Charities Register. Here is what this means for the birds, our supporters, and the future of wildlife rehabilitation in Wellington.

Flock Birdcare Wellington accepts injured and sick native birds from across the Wellington region. Find out if your suburb is in our service area and how to get help for a bird in need.

Flock Birdcare Wellington holds an active DOC permit (No. 120038-FAU) - making us Wellington's only independent permitted bird rescue. We are authorised to temporarily hold and transfer native species including kereru, tui, kotare, silvereye and fantail. Here's exactly what our permit covers.

We had the awesome opportunity to be interviewed about our rescue work and Jeanette the Korokoro car park duck on Wellington Access Radio 106.1FM - episode 500 of The Hutt Zone!

A swell warning for Wellington and Wairarapa Coasts means seabirds may be blown off course and stranded. Here's what to do - and why you should always check a rescue is DOC-approved.

Our patient Pluto was humanely euthanised this week. We want to be completely transparent about how and why this difficult decision was made - because honesty is part of ethical wildlife care.

One of our favourite patients this week - a kotare (sacred kingfisher) who survived both secondary poisoning AND a cat attack. Now eating 20 crickets a day and fresh kingfish from the Coromandel.

Jeanette the Korokoro car park Muscovy duck became a local celebrity - and her rescue was no easy feat. A borrowed SPCA trap, a very cautious duck, a Hutt City News feature, and a happy ending. Here's the full story.

Bingo the pukeko came to us with rickets - the result of a well-meaning member of the public keeping him without the right knowledge. He's now healthy and free. Here's what you need to know.

A plain guide to bird rescue in Wellington, covering Flock Birdcare Wellington, the SPCA, DOC and The Nest Te Kōhanga, and which one to call first.

Blown off course in stormy Wellington weather, a gorgeous mollymawk ended up stranded in a Hutt City car park. Our volunteers rescued him after dark - a once-in-a-lifetime bird rescue.

Step by step advice for anyone who has found an injured or sick bird in Wellington, Lower Hutt or Upper Hutt, including who to call and what to do first.