A gentleman brought in a rather rare and unusual bird to the centre today. It is called a Little Auk and are small black and white sea birds, not very unlike a puffin, alittle smaller but lacking in the huge colourful beak.
He was found on a wet road in belfast so chances are he has simply got lost and disorientated with the stretlights and landed on the road by accident.
He is going this evening to have a BTO identiiable ring put on his leg so if he turns up anywhere else in the world he can be recorded and traced.
Then he will be released back to the sea this evening.
Here are some pictures for you. he is very sweet..
You can see from the pics. their legs are set rather far back on their bodies. they aren't that steady on land and are designed for swimming and diving for fish.. So he likes to lie down alot.. :D
I quite like his little white eyelids..
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