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A bird of prey has been stolen during a break-in at a building site.A bird of prey has been stolen during a break-in at a building site.
It is understood that the Harris hawk was kept in a cage by a member of staff who trained the bird during his lunch break. Worker Francis McInally had taken the Harris hawk, named Nico, to the site to train during his lunch break.
It was taken by thieves who stole thousands of pounds worth of building equipment from the site at Stirling's Castle Business Park. It was taken by thieves who stole thousands of pounds worth of building equipment from the site next to Stirling's Castle Business Park.
Officers from Central Scotland Police said the incident happened sometime overnight on 12 February. Mr McInally, 47, appealed to the thieves to return the five-and-a-half-month-old hawk, saying: "I just want the bird back."
Officers from Central Scotland Police said the incident happened overnight on 12 February and urged anyone with information to contact them.
The bird is believed to worth about £300.The bird is believed to worth about £300.
A spokesman for the force said: "The total value of the theft amounts to a four-figure sum and the bird itself was valued at a three-figure sum. Every day during lunch break I took the bird into the fields nearby, training it to fly and hunt Francis McInally
"A vehicle would have been required to move the equipment and we are appealing for anyone who may have seen any suspicious activity between 1800 GMT on 12 February and 0630 GMT the following morning to contact us." Mr McInally said: "I've had the bird since it was 16 weeks old and have trained it myself.
"It's not the value of the bird, it's the time I've spent on it. I had four months training the bird and it'd just reached the point of perfection and now it's away.
"I'm just hoping to get it back some way."
Mr McInally, from Cowie, said he had been a hawk enthusiast for nine years and that he had spent much of his spare time working with the birds.
He added: "I took him into work with me because I like to train him every day and get him fit.
"Every day during lunch break I took the bird into the fields nearby, training it to fly and hunt."
Mr McInally said Nico would be scared being with other people.
He said: "It has a ring on its foot with a phone number on it. If whoever took him can just phone and leave the bird somewhere, I'll come and pick it up. I just want the bird back."