A rarely seen Bulwer's petrel, nicknamed Buggerlugs, which lost its way and ended up on a pub balcony in Sydney, is flown north and released back into its natural habitat.
A rare bird normally found in the central Pacific, which lost its way and ended up on a pub balcony in Sydney, has been released back into its natural habitat.
In the first officially recorded appearance of a live Bulwer's petrel in Australia, the bird nicknamed Buggerlugs, is thought to have been blown south byHe was found on the balcony of the Cronulla RSL, and later dug in his claws when two attempts were made by well-meaning wildlife carers to release him onto the chilly waters off Sydney.
from the Southern Oceans Seabird Study Association in Wollongong said Buggerlugs was a long way from home.When he was identified as a Bulwer's petrel, the international birding community became excited.
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