Hospital staff warned over 'aggressive' crow

A staff member said the crow - not the one pictured - had pecked people's heads

Staff at a Nottingham hospital have been warned to be on the guard for an "aggressive" crow near one of its entrances.

The bird began bothering people using Queen's Medical Centre after basing itself in trees between the hospital and the tram stop.

A staff member told the BBC they were dive-bombed by the cross corvid, with some people needing treatment for minor wounds.

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust has been approached for comment.

Staff at the hospital were warned about the aggressive crow

A warning sent to staff on an internal communications system warned about the bird behaving aggressively, with a notice advising staff to "avoid the area if possible".

One staff member, who did not want to give her name, said she heard that the crow had attacked people on Wednesday afternoon and on Thursday morning, before it came for her.

"The crow was sweeping down and pecking people on the head, and it caused some bleeding," she said.

"I came from the Undercroft car park into the garden, so avoided the garden, because the garden was taped off, then when I went back to go through the Undercroft the crow came from the garden and attacked me.

"It was just swooping down at me, but it unnerved me a little bit.

"One of the cleaners walked through the garden, and it followed her all the way down into the car park."

The bird has been basing itself in trees near an entrance by the hospital's tram stop

The staff member said a baby crow had fallen out of the nest, which may have angered the bird, but added it appeared to have calmed down.

"I think I heard it squawking yesterday, but all of the rest of the week it's just settled."

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