Gallery: Sea birds
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Oil covered guillemot found on Eastbourne Beach.
Another oil covered guillemot from Eastbourne.
Oiled Guillemot found at Seaford Beach.
Fulmer with large fishing hook caught in its beak being treated at St Francis Vets in Hove.
Rescuer Maz with an oiled Guillemot from Newhaven Beach (February 08).
A WRAS rescuer with an oiled Guillemot caught in the Napoli spill in 2007.
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.