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Unusual Owl found in Eastbourne Town Centre
31 December 2008
Sussex Police called WRAS out to a very unusual owl found in the day time in the middle of Eastbourne on 29th December.
WRAS rescuer Tony Neads responded and found the owl to be a Long Eared Owl.
"According to the RSPB website they are not normally found in East Sussex" said Tony.
The bird was underweight and weak so was transported to St Tiggywinkles Wildlife Hospital for specialist assessment, treatment, and for help with the eventual release.
"There are thought to be between 1460-4770 pairs breeding in the UK. They are very secretive birds and nocturnal so should not have been found in the day time in the middle of Eastbourne." said Trevor.
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It is very easy to assume a bird has been abandoned when you find it on the ground, but quite often it is a fledgling learning to fly. When a fledgling takes its first flight it is going to be unsuccessful, it is natural for them to spend 2-3 days on the ground sometimes before they can fly properly. Mum and dad will normally be nearby 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.