Shearwater

A wedge-tailed Shearwater was picked up by fellow rescue group WIRES on Windang beach, exhausted. She was handed in to Australian Seabird Rescue team member Kay who noted the only apparent problem was a superficial wound to her head - probably from a seagull. So into care for a couple of days to get her back on her track. She had a band on her leg so we got onto the phone to our mate Lindsay of SOSSA (Southern Oceans Seabird Study Association) who once again with his comprehensive records was able to give us her history. She was banded on the 30th April 2005 as a fledgling off Wollongong, so who knows how many thousand kilometres she's flown in that 7 years. But her instinct has told her to come home to mate. Lucky for her with Kay's care she has been released to do just that. Unfortunately we didn't get a photo of this very pretty bird.

Betty