A young peregrine falcon that was found injured and unable to fly near Nottingham's Queen's Medical Centre has been successfully rehabilitated and reunited with its parents and siblings. The rescue was a joint effort between Brinsley Animal Rescue (BAR) in Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire Wildlife Hospital, highlighting the collaborative work of wildlife charities in caring for birds of prey that come to harm, often during the vulnerable early stages of learning to fly.

The female bird was discovered grounded at the end of June, and staff later established she was the offspring of a male peregrine BAR had treated successfully the previous year. Because BAR lacked facilities for a young bird to practise flying, she was moved to a large aviary at Leicestershire Wildlife Hospital before being released on Thursday, where she quickly located her family after hearing their calls. BAR co-founder Jon Beresford described the moment as "a privilege" and said it "really brought tears to our eyes".