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Pic: CorinMesser/BNPS<br />
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Pictured: The 11th century Christchurch Priory in Dorset has had a 5ft long golden salmon on top of its 120ft tower.<br />
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In for the kill...<br />
<br />
There's a catch... flying fish not so tasty after all.<br />
<br />
A pair of peregrine falcons keen on a fish supper swoop in to grab the catch of a lifetime.<br />
<br />
But they soon discovered the flying fish was in fact the weather vane on a church spire.<br />
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The 11th century Christchurch Priory in Dorset has had a 5ft long golden salmon on top of its 120ft tower.<br />
<br />
The quirky attraction was installed in 1969 by three local businessman to highlight the historical importance of salmon fishing to the town.

BNPS.co.uk (01202) 558833.
Pic: CorinMesser/BNPS

Pictured: The 11th century Christchurch Priory in Dorset has had a 5ft long golden salmon on top of its 120ft tower.

In for the kill...

There's a catch... flying fish not so tasty after all.

A pair of peregrine falcons keen on a fish supper swoop in to grab the catch of a lifetime.

But they soon discovered the flying fish was in fact the weather vane on a church spire.

The 11th century Christchurch Priory in Dorset has had a 5ft long golden salmon on top of its 120ft tower.

The quirky attraction was installed in 1969 by three local businessman to highlight the historical importance of salmon fishing to the town.