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Monkey Shine —Beautiful Seabirds Rehabilitated At Newport Haven

Two seabirds found covered in oil on a beach have been rehabilitated at an unlikely Isle of Wight venue.

The beautiful Razorbill’s were found by a member of the public earlier this month, who took them to the Carisbrooke vets, where they were checked over and washed several times to remove harmful oil from their feathers.

The team at Newport's Monkey Haven animal sanctuary was then asked to rehabilitate them until ready for release. 

They are members of the Auk family – seabirds with long barrel-shaped bodies, short tails, wings and legs – like Puffins and Guillemots.

A spokesperson for Monkey Haven said:

"The birds have been in our care for nearly two weeks now and we are pleased to report they are both doing great!

"They have good appetites and are loving the sand eels we’ve been serving up for them, purchased fresh from a local angling shop.

"They have been preening themselves in their water bath which helps stimulate the oil glands to waterproof their feathers, and they have both had their pre-release check-ups at the vets.

"We’re really hopeful they will be fully waterproof and ready to be released in the next few days!"

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