Storms Stranding Seabirds in Wellington

Wellington News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jun 28, 2026 · 1m

Wellington’s brutal weather is sending seabirds crashing to the ground—and rescue teams are scrambling to help. Flock Birdcare Wellington recently saved a stranded mottled petrel and a cat-brought-in fairy prion needing antibiotics, just two of hundreds of birds they’ve treated this year. Gale-force winds and relentless rain are tossing birds off course, while warming oceans are forcing them to fly farther for food, arriving exhausted and underweight. Volunteers, including a young woman who woke her grandparents to save a bird, are stepping up with everything from food to care, proving…