'Distressed' birds rescued after being blown off course

6 September 2016 at 10:25am

Two sea birds have been rescued from a Ceredigion village after being blown off course.

The Manx shearwaters were found in a distressed state at a pub in Tresaith following recent stormy weather.

The RSPCA took them to Gower Bird Hospital for assessment and rehabilitation.

Credit: RSPCA

The charity has received several call-outs recently about the welfare of Manx shearwaters, which they say is due to the time of year.

In 2011, more than 500 juvenile Manx shearwaters were rescued from the surf in Newgale and from gardens in Pembrokeshire after they were blown off course by 44mph winds.

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Red kite discovered in a West Wales garden was one of the oldest ringed birds to have survived in the British wild

 7 Mar 2014 06:20

The fork-tailed bird of prey was found by a couple in Aberarth, Ceredigion, said the RSPCA, who had put the injured bird to sleep

A red kite grounded in the garden of a house in Ceredigion has been identified as the second oldest ringed bird to survive in the wild.

The distinctive, fork-tailed bird of prey was discovered by a couple in their garden at Aberarth, said the RSPCA.

The couple could see that although the bird was able to walk around and had no visible injuries, it was emaciated and unable to fly, so they decided to call the RSPCA for help.

When animal collection officer Ellie West arrived she noticed that his feathers were completely water-logged and there was dried blood around his wing suggesting that the kite had been involved in a collision.

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