Members of the public are being urged to keep an eye out for the young of a remarkable bird, that fly more than 6,000 miles across the Atlantic within days after leaving the nest.

Every autumn, juvenile Manx Shearwaters fledge from Pembrokeshire's islands and fly off out to sea heading towards the South Atlantic.

But every year, many end up stranded on the mainland after being confused and heading the wrong way. This can be due to the growing amount of artificial lighting along the coastline at night or due to storms.

Manx Shearwaters are unable to take off from land, so those who are grounded are very vulnerable from traffic, predators or simply from being totally stuck.

Manx Shearwater often appear on the mainland an hour or two after dark and might be discovered then, hours or even days later. This is when they need a bit of help to get back out to sea to continue their migration.

If you find a stranded Manx Shearwater, please get in contact with the Welsh Wildlife Trust’s regional reps.

If you are able to, wearing gloves, place the bird carefully into a well-ventilated cardboard box, close the lid, and place it somewhere quiet and undisturbed (this is like being back in their burrow for young birds).

Then contact one of the regional reps (call, WhatsApp or text): North (Cardigan to Little Haven) 07771 561606 (Ali) South (St Brides to Amroth) 07766 911069 (Dave) North rep South rep.

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