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Wildlife Agencies Need Fresh Water To Help With Oiled Birds.

The Oiled Wildlife Response Network have said they need thousands of litres of fresh water.

The Oiled Wildlife Response Network have said they need thousands of litres of fresh water, as well as more equipment, in order to help clean oiled seabirds.More than 100 guillemots and razorbills were discovered on beaches along Wicklow and Wexford two weeks ago with oil on their feathers.Wicklow County Council has said that it is observing the coastline where oiled birds were reported."The presence of oiled birds was confirmed on the beaches at Greystones North and Brittas Bay North," the statement added

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