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A Birds of Praa picture book
Real rescue stories.
Brought to life for little readers.
Morris – The Story of a Cornish Puffin. A picture book inspired by a real rescue on the Cornish coast.
Inspired by a real rescue on the Cornish coast
Morris, as illustrated in the book
The story of Morris
A little puffin a long way from the sea.
Morris was found stranded on a Cornish beach, far from the open water and the other puffins he belonged with.
But he wasn’t alone for long. Local people spotted him, came to his rescue and took him in, keeping him safe and giving him all the time he needed to get better.
Slowly, Morris grew stronger. And once he was well again, there was one last thing to do: find him a safe new home, somewhere he could live alongside other puffins.
It’s a gentle, hopeful story about kindness, community and the wild creatures who share our coastline. And it all began with a real puffin.
Meet the real MorrisMorris in real life
The real Morris.
Morris isn’t only a character on the page. He’s a real puffin, and his story is based on a real rescue on the Cornish coast.
A stranded puffin, and people who stopped to help: that really happened. We turned it into a picture book so children can meet the kindness behind it, and so they know the birds in the story are the same birds we share our beaches with.
Where is Morris now?The pictures are storybook. The puffin is real.
Cornwall · January – March 2026
Morris wasn’t the only puffin in trouble.
Over the winter of 2026, nine puffins were rescued along the Cornish coast, from Sennen and Mount’s Bay to Falmouth and Trevose Head. Morris was the last, found at Hawke’s Point in Carbis Bay on 23 March.
Morris today
Morris now lives at the Cornish Seal Sanctuary.
Morris now lives in a puffin colony at the Cornish Seal Sanctuary in Gweek, Cornwall, safe and surrounded by other puffins. And this is where Morris’s new life now begins.
Gweek, Cornwall
Who we are
Two people. Lots of wings.
We’re a couple who are passionate about bird rescue, and we work alongside others in the area to make sure no wild birds are left without care.
Most of our rescues involve corvids like crows, jackdaws and rooks, but we’ll help wildlife wherever we’re needed, from puffins and owls to buzzards and cuckoos. It’s all voluntary. Nobody pays us to do it; we do it because a bird in trouble needs someone to turn up.
Everything we know has been learned hands-on, one bird at a time, alongside the other people in our community who care as much as we do.
The books came from a simple thought. Children notice the wildlife around them, and a good story is the best way we know to help them (and the grown-ups reading beside them) care for it. So we’re turning real rescues into picture books, starting with Morris, and putting our share of the income back into helping more birds.
Our wildlife rescue work
Every bird deserves a second chance.
Corvids are what we help most often: jackdaws, crows and rooks come through our hands more than any other birds. But wildlife doesn’t choose its moment, and we’ve cared for a wonderfully wide range of species.
Our most frequent rescues
- Jackdaws
- Crows
- Rooks
And so many more.
More corvids
- Magpies
- Chough
- Jay
Owls & birds of prey
- Tawny Owls
- Buzzards
Gardens & countryside
- numerous Blackbirds
- Starling
- House Martins
- Woodpeckers
- Cuckoo
Seabirds & coast
- Puffins
- Razorbills
- Guillemots
- Gannets
- Herring Gulls
- Shag
- Fulmar
- Manx Shearwater
And one surprise
- Blue-fronted Amazon Parrot
Coming soon
More real rescue stories are on their way.
Morris is just the beginning. Here’s a first peek at the birds whose stories we’re telling next.
Coming soonTeasel the Owl
An owl’s true rescue story, retold for little readers.
Coming soonJack the Jackdaw
A jackdaw’s true rescue story, retold for little readers.
How the books help wildlife
Stories that help real wildlife.
When you buy a Birds of Praa book, you’re not only choosing a bedtime story. Our share of the income from the books goes back into our rescue work, and one day, we hope, towards a wildlife rescue centre of our own.
Every book helps
A share of the income from each book goes straight back into Birds of Praa’s wildlife rescue work.
Care for real birds
Helping to keep rescued birds warm, fed and cared for until they’re ready for the wild.
A place of their own
Our long-term ambition is to establish our own wildlife rescue centre, so no bird goes without care.
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