Ten stranded ducklings rescued by local wildlife carers and fire crew Wildlife carers from Burnham-On-Sea, helped by a fire crew, have rescued ten stranded ducklings. The baby birds were trapped in a disused railway water tower reservoir at Firepool in Taunton where they had hatched a couple of days earlier. A distressed member of the public called Secret World Wildlife Rescue, who sent a response diver when it became apparent the ducklings would not have been able to survive much longer. When he was unable to scoop the animals out of the water, Devon and Somerset Fire Service was called into action on Monday.