A falconer is appealing for help to recover a bird of prey that went missing near Market Harborough yesterday.
Andrew Blake said: It was lost from Church Langton but was last seen heading towards Kibworth.
These birds can cover distances quite quickly so may end up closer to Leicester."
He said the bird was a female Gyr/Saker hybrid.
Mr Blake who runs Bird on the Hand near Market Harborough and provides bird of prey displays at events, added: "She is quite pale beige on the underside and a darker sandy brown from above. In flight, it looks bigger than a crow but smaller than a seagull."
He said people could be alerted to her presence as small falcons can be mobbed by crows.
Mr Blake added: "She hasn't got the broad round wings of a buzzard and will look smaller that a buzzard in flight."
He is asking people to contact him if they have any news.
People can contact him 01858 540393.
The web link is http://www.birdonthehand.co.uk/Lost-falcon.asp
