A young peregrine that fledged from Leicestershire Cathedral this summer has been euthanised after being found with gunshot injuries in nearby Kibworth.
A post on social media yesterday by the Leicestershire Peregrine Project, an initiative run by the Leicestershire & Rutland Ornithological Society in collaboration with Leicester City Council and Leicester Cathedral, reads as follows:
In happier news for Peregrines in Leicestershire, Market Harborough District Council’s planning committee has recently approved the installation of a Peregrine nest platform on the council’s Grade II listed Symington Building.
Leader of the council Phil Knowles said the Peregrines “are a much-loved feature of Market Harborough”, and added: “We are delivering what we believe our community wants.”
The work will take place in time for the 2026 breeding season and is being sponsored by WW Brown & Sons, the local building contractor carrying out restoration work on the historic landmark.
More detail on the BBC News website (here).
UPDATE 16.00hrs: Appeal for information about the shot Peregrine in Leicestershire (here)
Raptor Persecution UK 
Ban all shooting immediately now, period. Whoever puts it in the manifesto and does it gets my support.
The description of multiple wounds would suggest a shotgun whereas the vet deemed an air rifles most likely. Presumably there was no shot or slug evident on any X-rays? Assuming both wings bones were intact it would be unlikely for the femur to have shattered resulting from a fall to earth.