Today we had another dramatic rescue situation! We were
carrying out our daily monitoring of the Little Tern colony when we spotted a
Razorbill in trouble a little way offshore. It was soaking wet and struggling
to swim. It managed to get to the safety of the shore but immediately came
under attack from the Little Terns, who were protecting their nests from this
harmless intruder.
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| How did I end up here?? (P.Manley) |
We dashed down to the shore and walked towards the bird from
opposite directions. We were able to walk straight up to it and pick it up
without it struggling or trying to get away; always a bad sign. We dried it off
and left it to rest in a dark box.
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| Much happier after a rest (P. Manley) |
After an hour it was much more energetic; we
got some pretty painful bites trying to catch it in the box!
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| Ready to be released! (E. Witcutt) |
We took it down to
the shore, this time away from the Little Terns and released him back into the
water.
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| Eager to go (P. Manley) |
After a few seconds he dived down and started fishing. Then off he went
out to sea to live out the rest of his life. Another happy ending!
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| Happy as Larry! (P. Manley) |
- Em and Paddy
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