'Miracle' eagle with broken wing spotted back above Scottish coast
Summary
A sea eagle with a healed broken wing has been seen flying again above Scotland's Isle of Mull. Despite falling from its nest as a chick during a storm in 2023, the bird, nicknamed Kinky, survived and was cared for by its parents for an unusually long time.Key Facts
- The eagle fell from its nest as a chick in 2023 and survived with a badly broken wing.
- The bird, called Kinky, has a distinctive crooked wing where the bone healed.
- Kinky's parents stopped breeding for a year to care for the injured chick.
- The eagle was recently seen flying over Loch Spelve on the Isle of Mull.
- Experts say Kinky might face challenges from adult eagles now that it is older.
- Sea eagles were hunted to extinction in the UK by 1918.
- A reintroduction program started in Scotland in 1975, helping the population recover.
- White-tailed sea eagles have been living again on the Isle of Mull since the 1980s.
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