As regular CFZ-watchers will know, for some time Corinna has been doing a column for Animals & Men and a regular segment on On The Track... particularly about out-of-place birds and rare vagrants. There seem to be more and more bird stories from all over the world hitting the news these days so, to make room for them all - and to give them all equal and worthy coverage - she has set up this new blog to cover all things feathery and Fortean.

Thursday, 21 September 2017

Rare seabird rescued from Gloucester ice cream factory after being blown off course


300 of the birds were rescued in the past week across the UK
  


10:58, 20 SEP 2017
UPDATED12:14, 20 SEP 2017

A rare seabird has been rescued from an ice cream factory in Gloucester after the recent strong winds blew it off course.

The exhausted Manx shearwater was rescued by RSPCA animal collection officer
Staff at the factory, which is known for making Walls Ice Cream, contacted the charity after spotting the unusual bird in their compound and becoming concerned for its welfare.

The bird, who is now being cared for by a wildlife centre before being released back into the wild, is one of more than 300 Manx shearwaters rescued by the animal welfare charity during the past week after blustery weather caused problems for the unusual birds.


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