After being rescued by a family, Lucky the magpie is bringing joy to a local community

A lucky magpie, saved from the brink of death and nursed back to health, has been bringing joy to a Cornish community since its release back into the wild.

For the last three weeks, the bird has been a daily attraction at the Princess May Recreation Ground in Penzance, befriending walkers in the morning, and playing with children after school.

Surrounded by Treneere Estate, two schools and an area known as The Battlefields in town, the popular park attracts young and old from the local community, who use its play area, skate park and large open green space.

Fascinated by such a tame magpie who is happy to sit on people’s shoulders, untie shoelaces and play chase with children, visitors to the park noticed two green tags on the birds’ foot and took to social media to see if anyone knew his story.

Eventually, news of this remarkable bird reached two people who did know his story – the story of Lucky the magpie.

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