Rare red-footed booby rescued on Sussex beach

East Sussex WRAS rescuers had a surprise when they turned up to rescue a seabird on St Leonards Beach to find it was a Red Footed Booby.

The birds are normally found on the Galapagos Islands so is obviously a long way from home.

The amazingly beautiful bird had been washed ashore but has poor feather condition.

Rescuers managed to catch the bird easily on the beach and brought it back to WRAS's Casualty Centre at Whitesmith for initial care.

The bird is expected to be transported to RSPCA Mallydams Wood at Hastings first thing Monday morning for more specialist care.