(Picture: Jefff Moore)

A bright orange bird who was found on on the side of an A41 road near the motorway was spotted for its unusual look.

After someone called it in, folks at the Tiggywinkles Wildlife Hospital in Aylesbury took the tropical-looking bird in, not knowing where it flew in from and assumed it was exotic.

But a quick wash later, they realised that it was just a seagull, covered in curry and turmeric. Fittingly they called him Vinny, after a vindaloo.

And it’s not the first time the incident has happened as another seagull fell into a vat of chicken tikka masala in 2016 in Wales.




So at least if your late night benders end covered in last night’s curry then don’t worry you’re not the only one.

Oh, Vinny, what are you like? (Picture: Jefff Moore)

Rescuers found that the Vinny had somehow managed to dip into a curry and get it all over his white feathers.

But thankfully, the curious seagull wasn’t harmed or injured, but just temporarily unable to fly.

‘We have no idea how he got into this predicament but thankfully, apart from the vibrant colour and pungent smell, he was healthy,’ Tiggywinkles Hospital wrote on their Facebook page.

‘This bright-orange herring gull was rescued by kind members of the public who spotted him at the side of the A41.

‘When they called to say they had picked up an orange bird, we had no idea what to expect – and would never have guessed at this.

‘This is one of the strangest casualty circumstances we have seen in a while.’

Before pic (Picture: Jefff Moore)

After a quick scrub which mildly annoyed the bird, he will soon be ready to be released back into the wild.

‘Our veterinary team bravely bathed the gull to clean off his feathers,’ they added. ‘He managed to cover them in curry water but eventually did let us scrub him clean.

And after (Picture: Jefff Moore)

‘He is now looking much better and should be able to go for release very soon.’

Followers of the page joked that perhaps Vinny always longed to be a Golden Eagle and thanked the team for their swift rescue.

Let’s hope Vinny doesn’t go for another Indian any time soon.

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