A BUZZARD has been rescued from a primary school in a village near Redditch.
The bird of prey was found caught in football goal netting at Inkberrow Primary School, on Main road, Inkberrow, by a pupil who alerted staff.
Chloe Bullock and her husband John Bullock, of Two Hoots Bird Rescue, were called to safely rescue the buzzard.
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She said: "He was found in the goal netting and Inkberrow Primary school this morning by a young boy who saw him and alerted staff.
"He wasn't easy to see as he was at the bottom of the playing fields. It took 20 minutes to carefully cut him free as it was tight around his neck and feet.
"He has no injuries or breaks and will be released after a rest. He is now upstanding and very alert and has eaten."
A picture taken later this afternoon shows the buzzard safely in the care of Two Hoots Bird Rescue.
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The primary school reopened today after being forced to close yesterday due to a severe water leak which affected the whole of the village.
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