You could call these guys very lucky or very unlucky...

Just don't call them late for dinner.

This is amazing... I'm curious how the whole bird vomiting came up, so to speak. Like, what? The birds mistook these guys for a couple of little baby birds?

Also, this:

The tale of survival stunned some locals, who were amazed that the pair showed no apparent signs of skin chafing, sunburn or other effects associated with long-term exposure at sea.

Maybe the birds hovered over them, beating their wings to give them a cooling breeze and shelter from the sun?

An Australian Immigration Department spokesman said that the pair would be questioned.

hm.

The birds mistook these guys for a couple of little baby birds?

There's a Far Side cartoon to that effect.

That or a birdie Heimlich.