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Eagle-eyed walkers help bring missing kestrel home

Lucy ThorneSouth of England
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Six-year-old Kestrel Noddy is safely back at home after three days in the wild

A kestrel that has been missing for three days is home safe thanks to a group of eagle-eyed walkers.

Noddy was "spooked by a group of magpies" on Saturday while he was being exercised in Bracknell, Berkshire.

Angela Norwood, from Berkshire Birds of Prey, has thanked everyone for their help to find the six-year-old kestrel.

She said it was the assistance of the walkers at Buckler's Park in Crowthorne that ensured his safe return.

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Noddy was spotted by a group of walkers in Buckler's Park, Crowthorne

A relieved Norwood said: "He flew down to me at Buckler's Park, it was very lucky there was a group of walkers that saw him and kept an eye on him.

"We'll just slowly free feed him and get his weight back up."

Volunteers spent long hours attempting to coax Noddy home after he flew off at Great Hollands recreation ground on Saturday afternoon.

Norwood and her team were concerned about potential predators and a lack of food posing a risk to Noddy, who was bred in captivity, if he remained in the wild.

She believes he managed to feed himself while in the wild but is delighted to have him home.