Commuters asked to help spot wildlife on rail tracks

COMMUTERS have been urged to contact Network Rail if they spot injured animals on the train lines, after an owl was hit by at least two trains near South Gyle station.

Jennifer Davidson, 34, from South Gyle, said she and fellow rail passengers watched in horror as the bird, which had been sitting by the tracks, was "sucked" underneath two high speed trains on Friday morning.

Ms Davidson said she attempted to remove the badly injured owl - which the SSPCA believe may have been of the rare barn owl breed - but it moved to the other side of the track, where ScotRail staff would not allow her to go.