Its fledging time for around 300,000 Manx Shearwater chicks from Skomer, Skokholm and Ramsey and they are heading out into a gale so many will be coming ashore in the next few days. Apparently a lot on Newgale beach today.
If you find one please just keep it in a box and release it at dusk onto a sheltered bit of the coast. Its not a problem for the birds to be kept for a couple of days as they will have a LOT of fat reserves and when the wind drops off a bit they will find it easier to navigate out to sea. Don't try and release them in the daytime or if its flat calm.
If you would like the bird ringed before release contact Richard Dobbins, John Hayes or myself for advice.
