A BIRD of prey that disappeared during a falconry display at the Lanchester Show has been spotted by readers.

Since the story appeared in The Advertiser, falconer Rob Allott has been inundated with nearly 300 phone calls from people. He has travelled hundreds of miles following up the calls and is holding out hope after a family showed him a photograph of a falcon which had settled on a neighbour's shed in Lanchester, not far from where Jack went missing. Rob knew instantly that it was his falcon.