Irish sea eagle found covered in oil in Britain

A WHITE-TAILED sea eagle, released last year as part of a reintroduction project in Killarney National Park, has been returned to the wild after being found injured in Scotland.

Seven weeks ago, the young male bird was discovered unable to fly by a kayaker in an isolated cove on the coast of Aberdeenshire. Its plumage had been badly oiled by an unidentified substance.

But, after a successful period of care at the Scottish SPCA’s Wildlife Rescue Centre in Fife, where its feathers were washed to remove the oil, the eagle has again been set free.