Heavy storms have brought an unexpected visitor down to earth in Hove.
Staff at the Kingsway Bowls Club in Hove were faced with a confused gannet when they arrived at work yesterday.
The seabird should be making its way from Europe to north Africa for the winter but it was probably separated from its friends in the appalling weekend weather.
Foreman Kevin Murdoch said: "I thought I should bring it into the warm. I put on some gauntlets to catch it but it went for me."
The bird was taken away by an RSPB officer and was expected to be released after being checked for injuries.
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