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Puffin Rescued 110 Miles Inland Makes Wild Return After RSPCA Rehab
HEREFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND, JUL 17 – Oona the puffin was one of only six treated by the RSPCA team and weighed half the normal adult weight when found 110 miles inland in June 2025.
- The RSPCA team released Oona the puffin at Martin's Haven beach in Pembrokeshire, after her rescue from 110 miles inland, demonstrating successful rehabilitation.
- Discovered in June, Oona the puffin was found 110 miles inland from her coastal habitat, likely lost or disoriented, highlighting her unusual inland presence.
- After initial care, Oona was transferred to RSPCA West Hatch Wildlife Centre in Taunton, early July, where she received specialist wash, recovery pool therapy, and fish meals.
- Wildlife Supervisor Ryan Walker said `Finding a puffin that far inland is extraordinary`, while veterinarian Elliot Goodwin saw her bobbing happily in the water.
- These rare rescues underscore that only six puffins in ten years have been treated, highlighting their conservation importance, with puffins listed as a red status species and Skomer Island hosting Britain’s largest colony.
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Shropshire StarStranded puffin found in the Midlands over 100 miles from home is released back to sea after vet rescue
A stranded puffin which was found in the Midlands - 110 miles from its coastal home - has been released back into the wild after being rescued and nursed back to health.
Puffin Released Back Into The Wild After Being Found 110 Miles Inland | West Wales Chronicle : News for Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion, Swansea and Beyond
The very unusual guest – who was named Oona by rescuers – is one of only six puffins to ever be treated by the team at the animal welfare charity’s West Hatch Wildlife Centre near Taunton.She came into the centre’s care after being found in the inland county of Herefordshire in June. RSPCA West Hatch Wildlife Supervisor Ryan Walker, said: “She was found in a garden in Herefordshire, around 110 miles inland – a less than ideal place for a puffin …
Puffin found 110 miles inland released back into the wild in Pembrokeshire
Rare rescue sees seabird named Oona nursed back to health after landing in Herefordshire garden A PUFFIN that somehow found its way more than 100 miles inland has been returned to the sea in Pembrokeshire after being rescued in a Herefordshire garden. The bird, affectionately named Oona after a children’s book character, was discovered in June in the landlocked county — some 110 miles from the coast — and taken to Vets for Pets in Hereford. At j…
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