Conservationist's delight at arrival of new bird

This fluffy little chick has given conservationists cause to celebrate after it was found pecking around in Westcountry undergrowth.

The baby storm petrel is the first of its species ever recorded on Lundy Island, off the North Devon coast, and its discovery has provided further evidence that the island’s seabird protection project is making progress.

Bird ringers Luke Phillips, Tony John and Tony Taylor – all members of Lundy Field Society – came across the tiny chick while searching for manx shearwater hatchlings in a west coast colony, and were amazed at the find.

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