Est. 2020 · Health pages checked by a vet

A field guide to feral, racing and fancy pigeons, and the people who look after them.

Wood pigeons rarely sit still on open ground. One that lets you walk right up to it usually needs help.
Health · Updated Oct 2026

What To Do If You Find An Injured Pigeon

A towel, a cardboard box and a phone call will do more good than food or water. Here is the order to do things in.

Emergency, UK

Bird on a road or out of reach?

Call the RSPCA and let them handle it.

0300 123 8960

Or find a local wildlife rescue →

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Did you know
Pigeons drink by sucking water up, like through a straw. Most birds have to scoop and tip their heads back.
Which is why a rescued bird needs a dish deep enough to dip its beak in up to the nostrils.
pigeon drinking water
No head-tipping required.

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