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By Amy Phipps

BBC News, East Midlands

A male peregrine falcon has been found dead on the roof of Leicester Cathedral.

The Leicestershire and Rutland Ornithological Society (LROS) said the bird was thought to have died on Friday from avian flu.

Government officials have not yet confirmed the cause of death.

Tests on two other peregrines found dead at the cathedral in August confirmed at least one died as result of the influenza outbreak.

The male joined the cathedral nest in the spring when it was already occupied by a female and her eggs.

In August, the female andone of her two juveniles died.

Jim Graham, LROS president said the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) ran tests on both birds to establish their cause…