You may have spotted the Red Arrows over Leek this weekend - but did you know their flight was grounded early after a bird collided with one of the world famous display planes?

The Red Arrows could be spotted over Leek on Saturday as part of their flight from Hawarden, in Wales, to Scampton, in Lincolnshire.

The aerobatic team took to the skies in order to perform a display at Rhyl Airshow.

However, the display was forced to end a few minutes early after one of the planes was damaged by a mid-air collision with a bird.

Thankfully though, nobody was harmed and the plane was able to land with no further damage.

A spokesperson for the Red Arrows said on Saturday: "Thank you to everyone at this weekend's Rhyl Airshow.

"We had to finish today's Red Arrows display a few minutes early after one of our jets suffered a bird strike, damaging the cockpit canopy.

"This type of incident is not uncommon in aviation and is extremely well-trained for.

"In this instance, Red 6 and the whole team responded perfectly together, with no further risk to the pilot and aircraft.

"Happy to report the jet landed safely and the pilot is unhurt.

"Thank you for all of the well-wishes and many messages of support, asking about the pilot."