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| Missing vulture Gandalf found on Scots island of Islay | Missing vulture Gandalf found on Scots island of Islay |
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| A vulture that went missing from a bird of prey centre in North Lanarkshire has been found about 100 miles away on the island of Islay. | A vulture that went missing from a bird of prey centre in North Lanarkshire has been found about 100 miles away on the island of Islay. |
| The bird, called Gandalf, disappeared from the World of Wings centre in Cumbernauld on 23 March. | The bird, called Gandalf, disappeared from the World of Wings centre in Cumbernauld on 23 March. |
| There had been no confirmed sightings until a farmer on the Hebridean island spotted the vulture on his farm. | There had been no confirmed sightings until a farmer on the Hebridean island spotted the vulture on his farm. |
| Gandalf was caught by a local bird expert and is being returned home. The vulture was hungry but unharmed. | Gandalf was caught by a local bird expert and is being returned home. The vulture was hungry but unharmed. |
| She had been chased away from the skies above Cumbernauld by three buzzards who attacked as the vulture performed an aerial display. | |
| It was the second time that Gandalf, a Ruppell's Griffon Vulture, native to Africa, had vanished from World of Wings. | It was the second time that Gandalf, a Ruppell's Griffon Vulture, native to Africa, had vanished from World of Wings. |
| The bird, which has a 10.5ft wingspan and can soar up to 37,000ft, went missing for a week in August 2010. | The bird, which has a 10.5ft wingspan and can soar up to 37,000ft, went missing for a week in August 2010. |
| Gandalf has been the star at the World of Wings centre since 2006, when she was brought from the Sahel region of central Africa as part of a breeding programme. | Gandalf has been the star at the World of Wings centre since 2006, when she was brought from the Sahel region of central Africa as part of a breeding programme. |