Gallery: Marine mammals
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Common Dolphin stranded at Lancing in March 2005.
Common Seal pup rescued from West Beach Newhaven in July 2002.
Common Dolphin stranded at Lancing in March 2005.
Common Seal resting on a concrete groyne at St Leonards-on-Sea.
"Lewes" the common seal monitored in the River Ouse in 2006. (© Sussex Express)
10 day old Harbour Porpoise stranded on Eastbourne Beach in 2005.
It is very easy to assume a bird has been abandoned when you find it on the floor, but quite often it is a fledgling learning to fly. When a fledgling takes its first flight it is going to be unsuccessful, so it is natural for them to sometimes spend 2-3 days on the floor before they can fly properly. Mum and dad will normally be near by but they do not always fly down to feed every few minutes as they are trying to encourage the youngster to fly. Both the youngster and the parents are good at hiding themselves.