From the Leicester Chronicle, March 28, 1845
On Sunday last, as the pilot engine was proceeding towards Loughborough, and when just beyond the Barrow station, a hawk attempting to fly across the line was knocked down by the engine.
On returning to Loughborough, the hawk was found on the spot with its head cut completely off and a snipe in its mouth.
From the wounds at the back of the head, the snipe had evidently been killed by the hawk.
Being too heavy, prevented the hawk from flying with its wonted rapidity, and thus was the cause of its death also.
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