A BALD Eagle has been reunited with its owners three days after fleeing her home and escaping to Herefordshire.

Cremorne, who is based at the International Centre for Birds of Prey in Newent, just over the Gloucestershire border, went 'AWOL' on Monday night.

The seven-year-old initially made for Redmarley Wood before being sighted in Ledbury and Bromsberrow Heath and then a tree in Leddington, a small village just outside Ledbury.

However, despite the efforts of staff from the ICBP, the bird continued its bid for freedom and took off in the direction of Hereford, eventually being rescued in Perton Quarry near Dormington around 7pm last night following a number of phone calls from members of the public.

The ICBP said equipment used to track the eagle had failed, meaning they were unable to pin point her specific location.

"If you see her, please do not approach as she can be easily spooked and is likely to fly away if you do," the centre had posted on its Facebook page shortly after her disappearance.

The Centre said at no time was she in danger to people, pets or livestock.

Bald Eagle's are usually found in North America, often close to large bodies of water.

They can have a wingspan of more than seven feet and build the largest tree nests ever recorded for any animal species.