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Abseilers have swooped in to rescue a seabird that was trapped on a cliff with rope around its leg.
The juvenile gannet became tangled in its nest halfway down the 300ft (91m) chalk Bempton Cliffs in East Yorkshire on Monday.
It was spotted after its parents flew off for the winter along with thousands of other migrating gannets.
RSPCA abseilers from around the country descended 150ft (45m) down the cliff to free the "clearly distressed" bird.
"The bird had extensive line and plastic wrapped round its leg and would never have been able to fly and leave the nest without our assistance today so we're all extremely happy," a RSPCA spokesperson said.
Full article here.
The juvenile gannet became tangled in its nest halfway down the 300ft (91m) chalk Bempton Cliffs in East Yorkshire on Monday.
It was spotted after its parents flew off for the winter along with thousands of other migrating gannets.
RSPCA abseilers from around the country descended 150ft (45m) down the cliff to free the "clearly distressed" bird.
"The bird had extensive line and plastic wrapped round its leg and would never have been able to fly and leave the nest without our assistance today so we're all extremely happy," a RSPCA spokesperson said.
Full article here.
