An injured gannet which was found in Burnham-On-Sea earlier this year has been released back into the wild from a cliff-top in Devon.
The bird had been blown inland during heavy storms back in March and needed care and attention, which it received at the RSPCA’s Wildlife Centre near Taunton.
Wildlife assistant Paul Kennedy, who helped care for the bird, told Burnham-On-Sea.com: “It is great to see the bird released back into the wild. It’s what our job is all about – preparing the animals to be able to fend for themselves.”
Two of the birds were released from clifftops at the Valley of Rocks, near Lynton in Devon, after being blown inland during a storm on March 12th this year.
One was picked up in an outdoor swimming pool in Burnham-On-Sea and the other was blown by high winds into a block of flats at Westward Ho! in Devon.
The Bunham gannet had an injured foot caused by fishing line and was treated at Secret World wildlife rescue centre, before being rehabilitated at the West Hatch Wildlife Centre.
The pair were kept in outdoor pools to allow their feathers to become waterproof so they could float and dive while at sea.
