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Published:
July 17, 2008
Wildlife
rescuers release injured gannet from Brean Down
An
exhausted gannet has been released from the top of Brean Down
this week after being nursed back to good health by animal rescuers.
 The
injured bird was spotted in a poor condition on a nearby beach
last Friday, having been blown ashore by unseasonally strong
winds.
A
walker alerted East Huntspill based wildlife rescue centre Secret
World, who collected the bird and treated him during the weekend
before releasing him from the summit of Brean Down, as pictured
here.
Secret
World's Pauline Kidner told Burnham-On-Sea.com: "The bird
was found in an exhuasted state on the beach at Weston."
"We
fed him sardines to build him up again and, once he was keeping
his weight and water-proofed again, we were keen to release him
back to the sea."
Our
photos show Secret World's Simon Kidner releasing the bird from
Brean Down. Burnham-based rescue charity BARB was on standby to
help should the bird have come down in the sea or on the mudflats.
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