Will reunited with beloved bird thanks to power of a tweet

Updated 3:18pm Monday 7th July 2014 in NewsBy Clare Snowdon

A BIRD-loving Amman Valley granddad has been reunited with his beloved rare pal four days after it escaped - thanks to a tweet.

Exotic bird breeder Will Rees was feeding one of his Guinea Turacos when the bird - a colourful fruit-eating native of West Africa - escaped the pensioner's clutches and took flight over the Amman Valley.

“I was devastated and didn’t know what to do,” said the 89-year-old who lost his wife of 67 years earlier this year.

“I’ve had birds since a very young age, they are part of my life, and they helped me through a very difficult few months.

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