North police appeal over falcon shooting

A peregrine falcon was fatally injured by a shotgun blast in the latest in a series of attacks on birds of prey in the North, it emerged today.

North police appeal over falcon shooting
Tue, 19 Oct, 2010 - 14:35

A peregrine falcon was fatally injured by a shotgun blast in the latest in a series of attacks on birds of prey in the North, it emerged today.

Police appealed for information on the shooting after the bird was found injured on the Craigaroddan Road in Portaferry.

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