Since the end of Raptor Camp on the 28th September BirdLife Malta has received 9 shot protected birds. This brings the total number of birds recovered by the organisation since the 17th September up to 30.

Two of these birds are Marsh Harriers recovered by BirdLife Malta staff from the woodland area of Mizieb. Mizieb is one of the most important roosting sites in Malta, with large numbers of Raptors roosting there during the autumn migration. BirdLife Malta staff also observed a Black Stork being shot at 30 times near Dwejra (in the same area where one Black Stork was killed last week) and received a report of a minimum of 12 raptors being gunned down at Fomm ir-Rih. One of these raptors (a Honey-buzzard) was recovered and upon examination by a veterinarian was found to have a gun shot wound that had shattered the wing joint.

Illegal hunting incidents continue to be reported from many locations across the Islands.

The photograph above shows an Xray of the injured Common Kestrel

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