Bird lovers across the UK have been left shocked after the Internet-famous peregrine falcon chicks were poisoned.

The chicks started their journey high up on the Worcester Cathedral, far away from human and most animal threats on the ground.

Three chicks hatched in the nest earlier this year, and the delighted cathedral launched a live stream to show their journey to the rest of the world.

Their parents, a falcon couple named Peter and Peggy, tended to the chicks as the world watched on.

But suddenly in May, the three chicks died.

Now a post-mortem examination of two of the chicks has revealed that the cause of their untimely death was ingesting poison.

Worcester Cathedral said: ‘Two of the carcases were recovered by the Peregrine Falcons in Worcester team and sent to a lab for analy

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