Oil spill closes Broughshane Waterfowl Park as birds receive treatment

Broughshane Waterfowl Park is in County Antrim, where a spill involving home heating oil affected the site. The fuel, also known as kerosene, came from a nearby tank. The park holds about 120 collection birds as well as wild birds. More than 20 birds were taken to the USPCA for urgent specialist treatment. The Northern Ireland Environment Agency responded by placing absorbent booms and using additional containment measures. The work was aimed at containing the oil involved in the spill. The park closed while workers continued removing oil from its pond. Oil-removal activity continued as the site remained closed. The response therefore included both measures to contain the spill and work to remove oil from the pond. The birds taken to the USPCA were transported there for specialist treatment. The park’s collection birds and wild birds are part of the site affected by the incident. Broughshane Waterfowl Park remains the location of the containment and pond-removal work described in the research.