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| Pigeon survives 200 miles trapped behind grille | Pigeon survives 200 miles trapped behind grille |
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| A pigeon survived a 200-mile journey trapped behind the grille of a car. | A pigeon survived a 200-mile journey trapped behind the grille of a car. |
| Martin Stacey struck the bird while driving through Gloucestershire on his way to Guernsey. | Martin Stacey struck the bird while driving through Gloucestershire on his way to Guernsey. |
| Mr Stacey was only made aware of the bird by a passerby at the end of the trip, that included travel on a motorway and an eight-hour ferry ride. | |
| Mr Stacey said: "Somehow it survived the impact and became stuck behind my front grille about eight inches off the road." | |
| The bird was freed from its precarious perch by a local garage mechanic and released after being checked over by a vet. |