South Devon Seabird Trust.
www.seabirdtrust.co.uk
Specialising in the Rescue, Treatment and Rehabilitation of Oiled Seabirds
Established in 1983
Registered Charity No. 1048739
The two razorbills pictured have just been released by the Trust at Hopes Nose, South Devon. They stand for a moment or two in order to get their bearings before flying off. Razorbills are members of the auk family. They are shy birds which, when in care tend to group together away from the other auks. Their beaks can deliver a severe bite and they can clamp on to a hand or arm of an unprepared carer or rescuer.
Most of the sea birds we have cared for are guillemots - also members of the auk family.
This charity is second to none in the results it achieves in the care, treatment and rehabilitation of oiled seabirds. Our aim, is and always has been, to treat each bird as an individual - each one requiring assistance - and each one having the same hope of full recovery and a chance to return to the wild. This has meant that an average of 74% of the birds admitted into our care have been returned to the wild, and information received back from our ringed birds has provided the proof that they are successful after release.