Bruce, one of Dunfermline’s iconic peacocks, has been put to sleep after he was hit by a car.

The proud bird was known for his adventurous spirit and found his home by a car garage off Pittencrieff Street.

The Peacocks in Pittencrieff Park group reported that a driver accidentally struck the six-year-old with his vehicle on Friday, leaving a "very nasty" foot injury.

Bruce was later put to sleep.

A Facebook post by peacock warden Suzi Ross said: “It has been a very sad weekend.

“Bruce, who stayed up at the garage, was unfortunately run over by a driver who was reversing into the garage. Bruce sustained a very nasty foot injury.

“Unfortunately, we could not catch him until late Saturday. I gave him some painkillers then Sunday morning took him to the vet.

"By that time, the foot could not be saved and we had to put Bruce to sleep.

“He was a handsome boy and we will all miss him and his adventures.”

Bruce arrived in the Glen from Blairgowrie in June 2018, one of seven new arrivals that summer.

The Glen's much-loved peacocks have the 'Freedom of the City' and have been resident in Pittencrieff Park since 1905, when philanthropist Henry Beveridge returned to Dunfermline from India and gifted it its first birds.

On a brighter note, the group welcomed the arrival of three new incubated hatchlings in recent weeks. The chicks are expected to be moved to their home at the aviary in a couple of months.

Abbey the peahen is still nesting in the aviary and her three eggs are due to hatch any day. Caroline’s eggs have now hatched with four new babies who are all doing well so far.

The peacock aviary is unable to have visitors inside at the moment but the new viewing window will, for the first time, let visitors see how the young peachicks are progressing.