AN INJURED peregrine falcon that was found "abandoned" at Alloa train station last year has been nursed back to health at Gleneagles Hotel.

Uist has been adopted by the luxury venue in Perthshire and is now part of its Falconry School, which boasts 38 birds of prey on site.

He was found by a member of the public in Alloa with tatty feathers and a split beak in March last year.

However, Uist's luck changed when the Scottish SPCA, who were called in to rescue him, contacted five-star hotel Gleneagles, to ask if the Falconry School would take him in.

Now Uist is soaring high at the glitzy hotel working alongside their Falconry Instructors as part of the community engagement team visiting local care homes, schools and groups.

Posting on the hotel's Facebook page, a spokesperson said: "Using his ring number, we discovered he was about 10 years old and had previously imprinted on humans, so he was calm and responsive to us.

"We treated his beak and assessed his flying abilities. Once healed, he went to our bird "holiday home" to regain weight and grow new feathers.

"Now, Uist is soaring high and a thriving part of our demonstration team, he also takes part in educational school trips and with local community engagement."

Uist will remain at the hotel and work as part of the team educating the public about birds of prey.