Injured peregrine reunited with parents after rehab
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- Brinsley Animal Rescue (BAR) and Leicestershire Wildlife Hospital jointly nursed the young female peregrine back to health after she was found grounded near the Queen's Medical Centre at the end of June, unable to fly or perch
- Leicestershire Wildlife Hospital provided aviary facilities where the fledgling could continue learning to fly, since BAR lacked the setup for a young bird still developing flight skills
- The injured falcon is the offspring of a male peregrine that BAR successfully treated the previous year, making her a second-generation patient at the Nottinghamshire shelter
- Jon Beresford, one of BAR's founders, said it is unusual for peregrines to land on the ground and suspected the fledgling hit something during her first flights out of the nest
- The released falcon heard 'some squawks' almost immediately on release on Thursday and found her parents and siblings, prompting Beresford to call the reunion 'a privilege' that 'brought tears to our eyes'
Why it matters: The successful rehab and reunion demonstrates how small regional rescue outfits like BAR collaborate with specialist hospitals — BAR handled care and assessment, Leicestershire Wildlife Hospital provided aviary space — to return grounded fledglings to wild peregrine populations, with the parent-falcon continuity highlighting BAR's repeat role in Nottinghamshire's raptor conservation.
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