Peregrine falcon takes flight after Doncaster shotgun attack

A peregrine falcon found with shotgun wounds on a school playing field has been released back into the wild.

The bird of prey was found on 11 December at Littlemoor Infant Academy in Askern, Doncaster, with a broken collar bone and shotgun pellets in its right leg.

The raptor was cared for at the Ryedale Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre in North Yorkshire and later released at a nature reserve near Selby.

25 January 2024