A TEAM of experts from the RSPCA centre in Nantwich have been nursing a puffin back to health after a member of the public found the bird wounded on an Anglesey beach.
The rare puffin arrived at Stapeley Grange on September 7, having been found with a serious wound to the body.
The migratory bird was initially treated with antibiotics and given pain medication and vets have since seen a great improvement.
Lee Stewart, the manager at Stapeley Grange, said: “He is feeding well and even putting on weight, which is encouraging.
“We are hoping to get him fit and well as soon as possible so that he can return to the Atlantic Ocean.”
Mr Stewart has said that they are now waiting for the wound to heal completely so they can sew it up and ensure that he can fly.
Stapeley Grange doesn’t often find itself treating puffins as patients, with this being the eighth one in 10 years to be treated at the centre.
The Nantwich RSPCA branch is one of a few that has the facilities and vets necessary to treat such a unique case, with Mr Stewart noting that many centres are also struggling with a lack of funding.
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