FOUR baby robins, who travelled 192 miles in the back of a trailer, are being cared for at Secret World Wildlife Rescue.

Named John, Paul, George and Ringo, the little chicks came all the way to Glastonbury from Warrington, near Liverpool, before the driver realised they were in his trailer.

Barry Dalton, from Compton Commercials in Glastonbury, said: "We had to go and collect two of our trailers from Warrington, near Liverpool.

"We brought them back to Glastonbury, and when we were giving the trailer a safety inspection I could hear cheeping.

"I looked down and saw a little bird on the floor, and thought, what are you doing there.

"I put him in a box, but then I could still hear cheeping from the trailer, so I looked inside, and up on the cross member by the fifth wheel there was a nest of baby birds. "They’d come all the way from Warrington to Glastonbury in the chassis of our trailer – a 4 hour, 192 mile journey.

"We took the nest out carefully, and contacted Secret World, who have taken the birds in.

"Sometimes we find old nests in our vehicles but we’ve never found a nest full of baby birds before."

The robins cannot be returned to their parents, so are being reared at the animal rescue centre in East Huntspill.

Marlies Hebdon, of Secret World’s animal care team, is caring for the orphans.

"They can fly a bit now and I’m encouraging them to feed themselves," said Marlies.

"All being well, they will be with us for a couple of weeks, spending some time in an outside aviary before they are ready to be released back into the wild.

"We’re so glad that Barry cared enough to save these young birds and that he knew he could call us for help.

"We’re here 24/7 for orphaned and injured wildlife, and we’re getting busier – that’s why we’ve launched an urgent appeal.

"Please support us and make sure we’re always here for baby birds like these robins, and any wild animal who needs us.

"You can donate at www.secretworld.org"