Gannet Clyde’s surgery to regain eyesight

Aim: To raise funds for cataract surgery, the only hope Clyde one of our Northern Gannets has of regaining sight to enable release to the wild.

Bonnie and Clyde are two of last year's young Northern Gannets,Britain's largest Seabird.      

Bonnie and Clyde arrived at our hospital as young birds both with their own health concerns, whilst Bonnie has recovered well and is almost back to full health unfortunately Clyde has an ongoing potentially life changing problem. He has cataracts causing partial blindness. The surgical skills and treatment from a specialist Veterinary surgeon is the only hope Clyde has of restoration of his sight.

Although the specialist surgeon has greatly reduced the cost of surgery for Clyde and our charity such specialist care is going to cost in the region of £2000.

We would love for Clyde to be able to see Bonnie again and to hopefully return to the seas together back where they both belong. 

If you can give any amount towards the funding of Clyde’s treatment he and we would hugely appreciate it. 

Thank you 

A few Gannet Facts:

-When fully grown their wingspan is expansive often more than 6ft across.

- They fly comfortably at 35 miles per hour and can dive from a height of 30 meters, achieving speeds of 60 mph when entering the water to dive for fish.

- Gannets mature at 5 years old. 

- Their lifespan is 17-20 years with one Gannet recorded as living for 37 years.

This project successfully funded on 6th April 2022