Bird of a different feather . The Red Footed Booby, which was found on Durban Harbour in early November, has been residing at The Centre for Rehabilitation of Wildlife in Durban ever since. This bird is usually found on the Christmas Island off the coast of Australia.
CROW nurses assume the bird was brought on ship.
He was very thin when he first arrived and extremely exhausted. He will be released within a month's time as soon as his feathers are properly oiled. Various members of different bird clubs have already visited the Centre to see the booby. CROW is currently trying to raise enough funds to fly the booby back to his home island. We know you cannot always include the organisation's contact details, but this way people can at least find them if they want to - all their details are on the site.