Rescued sea eagle released back into the wild

A sea eagle which was the the subject of a dramatic rescue on the Aberdeenshire coast has been returned to the wild.

The bird was first spotted by a sea kayaker near Pennan who, upon noticing that it was distressed, raised the alarm

with RSPB Scotland.

A recue mission to the remote cove, which is not accessible by land, was launched by the charity and Banff based business North 58˚ Sea Adventures.

The eagle was released back in the wild last Tuesday from a sanctuary in Fife.

The bird has been identified as a young male released in Ireland as part of the Irish Sea Eagle reintroduction project in 2010.

Rhian Evans, RSPB Scotland’s East Scotland Sea Eagle Officer rescued the bird, who both rescued and released the bird said:

“It wasn’t until we approached the beach that we saw that the eagle was alive, but was clearly tired and wet. Despite being there for three days, it was still fairly feisty and it actually took a while for us to retrieve it. Eventually I had to flush it off the cliffs by swimming towards it! Fortunately, thanks to John raising the alarm and to the amazing expertise of North 58˚ Sea Adventures we managed to bring it safely back to the mainland and it’s currently recovering from its ordeal at the vets.”