The Fuzhou Coast Guard disclosed on the 11th that recently, when the Meizhou ship of the Fuzhou Coast Guard was patrolling the waters under its jurisdiction, it found a "little eagle" covered with gray-brown feathers that was suspected to be injured and fell on the deck of the ship. Due to the strong wind and waves at the sea and the high-speed sailing of the ship, the Coast Guard law enforcement officers were worried about secondary damage to "Little Eagle". They immediately rescued it and found cardboard boxes to build a temporary nest for "Little Eagle".

Subsequently, the Coast Guard law enforcement officer contacted Fuzhou by phone Consult the Municipal Forestry Bureau Resource Station for relevant information. According to the staff's identification: this is a juvenile gray-faced buzzard, which is a national second-level protected bird. It is inferred that due to the sudden heavy fog on the sea that day, the gray-faced buzzard accidentally collided with a ship during its flight due to low visibility. Falling and injured. Under the guidance of the staff, Coast Guard law enforcement officers conducted a full body check and fed him food and drinking water.

Coast Coast Guard law enforcement officer Feeding grey-faced buzzard eagles. Photo courtesy of Fuzhou Coast Guard

According to staff, gray-faced buzzards breed in eastern Russia, Japan and other places, and overwinter in India, Myanmar, Indochina, Malaysia, the Philippines, Indonesia and New Guinea. . The domestic population is very small and relatively rare. Breeding also occurs in northeastern, central and southern provinces. Generally, they move to the breeding grounds from the end of April to the beginning of May every year, and leave the breeding grounds from the end of September to the beginning of October.

At present, the Coast Guard law enforcement officers have handed over the gray-faced buzzard to the staff of the Forestry Bureau for professional rescue, and will release it into the wild after it fully recovers.