Adobe StockAn RAF Typhoon jet was forced to declare a mid-air emergency over the North Sea following a bird strike.
The incident occurred on Wednesday afternoon after the fighter jet took off from RAF Lossiemouth in Moray at around 11.30am.
It flew to just south of Edinburgh, according to Flightradar24, before coming back and beginning to circle within an area of the Moray Firth close to the base.
It issued a squawk, which alerts others that the aircraft is experiencing an issue.
The Typhoon circled for around 30 minutes before eventually returning to RAF Lossiemouth.
A spokesperson confirmed that the mid-air emergency was caused by a bird strike and that the aircraft managed to land safely, by which time the emergency alert had been stopped.
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