Early this morning I spotted a Red-throated Diver fairly close in on the sea at Bexhill-on-Sea. Later in the day it started to drift in even closer until it finally decided to sit on the shingle. By this point it seemed to be struggling a little and had even appeared to go under the waves a couple of times before coming out of the sea. We called the East Sussex Wildlife Rescue Ambulance Service (WRAS) who responded quickly and very impressively arrived about 45 minutes later from Brighton. The bird appeared generally ok but was apparently underweight. Later they found that it also had a problem with its left eye. It is now being cared for by WRAS and you can follow its progress on their Facebook page.
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| Red-throated Diver |
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| Red-throated Diver |
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| Red-throated Diver |
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| Red-throated Diver |
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| Red-throated Diver |