– We received calls from passengers on this ferry about the bird, and we judged that it needed to come in for examination and care, says Andréas Forsman, communicator at Stockholm’s wild bird rehab.
According to Andréas Forsman, the brown sole is a very unusual bird in our latitudes and, as far as he knows, it has only been seen once before in Sweden.
The bird attracted a lot of interest among bird watchers. In pictures on Facebook, among others, you can see a large crowd of bird watchers gathered in Värtahamnen photographing the brown sole, which worsened the already bad prognosis considerably, according to Stockholm’s wild bird rehab.
In very poor condition
Whether the exotic visitor survives the night is unclear, says Andréas Forsman.
– It’s a young bird. The general condition is very bad and it is now receiving care. The patient is extremely malnourished and lacks between 40-50 percent of his normal weight.
Andréas Forsman does not want to speculate on how the bird ended up on the ferry or on the future of the brown sole.
– It is too early to even discuss that issue, he says and continues:
– But we appeal to the public not to call us and ask about the condition of the brown sole. All our time is devoted to saving wild birds, regardless of species, and we have no time to answer questions about individuals, and certainly not to receive site visits.