Seabirds washed up on the Cornish coast after recent storms are the subject of an urgent RSPCA appeal.

Staff at the RSPCA West Hatch Wildlife Centre in Somerset are urgently appealing to people from across the West Country to donate to help stricken seabirds.

They need towels and donations to pay for fresh fish as they care for a sudden influx of injured rare seabirds

Staff are caring for more than 260 Manx Shearwaters who came into the centre earlier this week after they were rescued by the RSPCA from Newgale beach in Wales, where they were caught up in difficult weather conditions.

Others were also rescued in Cornwall and brought to the centre near Taunton.

The birds are undergoing rehabilitation in the hope they can soon be released back to the wild but the team caring for them are pleading for help as they struggle to keep up with the sudden huge demand.

Anyone who can help donate towards covering the cost of feeding the birds can do so through RSPCA West Hatch wildlife centre’s dedicated Manx Shearwater fundraising page:   https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/rspca-west-hatch1