Sole survivor of corella poisoning

A downpour of dead corellas fell from the sky in Adelaide’s north this week, horrifying a group of schoolchildren. But there’s a bit of good news, one bird has beaten the odds and survived.

Some of the Corellas that were suspected of being poisoned. Picture: Caspers Bird Rescue.

A lone corella has survived a suspected mass poisoning in Adelaide’s north that killed at least 50 other birds.

The group of corellas fell from the sky and landed on the grounds of One Tree Hill Primary School on Wednesday afternoon.

Witnesses said they had blood coming from their mouths and had seizures on the ground in front of horrified vacation-care children.

It is believed the Corellas died from poison. Picture: Caspers Bird Rescue.

Initially, the school believed all of the birds had died after being rushed to local veterinarians. However, Caspers Bird Rescue co-founder Sarah King said one corella had survived against all odds.

“That’s pretty amazing,” she said. “Unless you get a bird that you literally see (eat poison), there’s not much you can do.”

However, Ms King said the bird’s condition was still precarious.

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